
The reliability of public EV charging stations is a critical issue, and industry experts agree that establishing a standard set of error codes would be a big step in the right direction. For some years now, CharIN’s Error Codes Working Group has been on the case, working to standardize error codes and diagnostics across EVs,… Read more…
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Microchip’s BZPACK mSiC power modules target harsh environments with >1,000-hour HV-H3TRB performance

Microchip Technology has introduced its BZPACK mSiC power modules, a new silicon carbide module family aimed at industrial and renewable-energy systems that have to survive heat, humidity, and high voltage over long operating lives. The key selling point is environmental robustness. Microchip says the modules are tested to meet High Humidity High Voltage High Temperature… Read more…
Kistler’s new KiBox2 analyzes EV powertrains at 2.5 MS/s per channel, scales to 64 channels

Kistler has launched KiBox2 E-Powertrain Analysis, an all-in-one measurement and analysis platform for electric, hybrid, and fuel-cell drives, aimed at everything from dyno testing to in-vehicle development work. At the core is a 16-channel measuring unit that Kistler says performs real-time measurement, calculation, and visualization at 2.5 MS/s per channel. The overall system can scale… Read more…
How the biggest US EV charging networks got their starts

The US charging network 2.0—The evolution of a revolution: Part 1 The US public charging “network” didn’t emerge from a single master plan. It grew out of grants, bankruptcies, corporate settlements, acquisitions—and one automaker that decided it couldn’t wait. Since the current generation of EVs emerged more than 15 years ago, the “network” of EV… Read more…
Xiid partners with eVerged to provide EV charging cybersecurity

Cyberdefense specialist Xiid has announced a strategic partnership with eVerged. The companies aim to strengthen EV cybersecurity by using Xiid’s Terniion zero-trust application control platform, and by embedding Xiid’s SealedTunnel cybersecurity tech into eVerged’s offerings. “The rapid expansion of EV infrastructure has introduced a growing number of escalating cybersecurity challenges, threatening charging stations, millions of… Read more…
Nth Cycle secures $1.1-billion offtake agreement for its recycled nickel and lithium

Back in 2021, we published an in-depth interview with Megan O’Connor, the founder and CEO of Nth Cycle, a company that developed a way to recover production-grade critical minerals from separated electronic waste and low-grade mine tailings. Five years later, the company’s electroextraction technology seems to be working out, as the company has signed a… Read more…
Windrose and Autel demonstrate real-world megawatt charging using the MCS standard

Chinese electric truck OEM Windrose and EVSE manufacturer Autel Europe have announced the successful completion of a real-world Megawatt Charging System (MCS) charging session at a customer site in the Dutch city of Roosendaal. The Megawatt Charging System, which enables charging of heavy-duty EVs at power levels up to 3.75 megawatts, is rapidly making the… Read more…
Is USPS’s new electric Oshkosh delivery van the year’s most important EV?

The most common EV some Americans will see over the next few years may be the one that delivers their mail. A new electric vehicle has now quietly launched onto US roads. As of now, you can’t buy one for your own use, but you’re going to see a lot of them in coming years,… Read more…
Advancements in thermal adhesives: enhancing battery cell-to-pack and cell-to-ribbon performance for EVs

Sponsored by Parker. A key to the advancement of high energy-density, lithium-ion, battery packs is effective management of heat generated during charge and discharge cycles. Heat is often managed by connecting battery cells and/or modules to a cooling plate or pack via thermally conductive materials (gap fillers or adhesives). Typically, they are two-component polymeric resins… Read more…
Entries open as CWIEME Awards return to spotlight electrification innovation

CWIEME Berlin, the leading exhibition for the electrification supply chain, is bringing back its industry awards for the first time in four years, following strong interest from the electrical engineering community. Celebrating the people and projects driving the next era of electrification, the awards ceremony will take place during the exhibition on May 21, 2026…. Read more…
New study finds electrifying smaller fleets may deliver larger emissions reductions

Electrification announcements by major, well-known fleet operators get lots of publicity, even if these initiatives never make it past the pilot stage. But away from the headlines, small and mid-sized commercial fleets may offer more bang for the emission-reduction buck. A new white paper from Mitra EV, Small Fleets, Big Impact: A National Study of… Read more…
Qoolers’ BTMS CORE cuts battery module cooling weight by 70% with tube-based liquid thermal management

Qoolers has introduced BTMS CORE, a tube-based liquid heat exchanger for battery modules that the company says can reduce cooling-system weight by more than 70% compared with conventional aluminum designs while maintaining tighter thermal control. The Czech company says BTMS CORE is designed to keep cells in the 20 °C to 40 °C operating window… Read more…
Charging network Ionna opens 100th site, launches discounts for (certain) EV drivers

Over just a year, Ionna—the high-speed charging network backed by 8 automakers—has opened 100 sites that are reliable and pleasant. And it has 340 more in process. Two years after the Ionna EV fast-charging network was announced, and 13 months after it officially opened its first handful of sites, it switched on its 100th site… Read more…
UKBIC’s Flexible Pilot Line gives battery startups a scale-up path from lab to gigafactory

The UK Battery Industrialisation Centre has opened a new Flexible Pilot Line in Coventry aimed at helping UK battery startups and SMEs move promising technologies out of the lab and prove they can scale at lower cost and lower risk. According to the Department for Business and Trade, the new line is the only facility… Read more…
ACT Expo Announces 2026 Speaker Line-Up Featuring Leaders from Rivian, Tesla, Aurora and ABB

ACT Expo has announced its 2026 speaker roster, bringing nearly 400 fleet operators, vehicle engineers and technology leaders to Las Vegas, May 4–7, to explore the electric powertrain, autonomy and advanced vehicle systems transforming commercial transportation. AI, autonomy, advanced safety systems and alternative powertrains, as well as speakers sharing deployment experience and investment insights, will… Read more…
Drive System Design’s automated test platform runs 20,000 e-motor optimization points in under 48 hours

Drive System Design says it has cut electric motor optimization testing time by more than 75% with a new automated eMotor and Inverter Optimization Test Programme aimed at speeding electric propulsion development across automotive, aerospace, marine, defense and off-highway applications. The company’s platform tackles one of the most time-consuming parts of e-powertrain development: motor optimization… Read more…
Soneil Spark’s new Mobile Charging Trailer takes EV charging on the road (or off it)

Bringing EV charging to where it’s needed. For over 30 years, Soneil Electronics has been manufacturing battery chargers and AGM batteries (Absorbent Glass Mat batteries are the newest generation of lead-acid batteries). Soneil’s headquarters is located in Brampton, Canada, but the company has offices in the US, England, Italy, China, Hong Kong, Malaysia and Australia…. Read more…
ION Storage Systems qualifies its solid-state battery cells with a customer—production to start this year

Solid-state batteries are gradually beginning to come out of the lab and into real-world use. Maryland-based ION Storage Systems started shipping sample cells to customers in the industrial, consumer electronics and automotive sectors last August. Now one of those customers has successfully qualified ION’s Cornerstone Cell. “We have passed performance qualification with our customer using… Read more…
Dealerships sue Volkswagen over plans to sell Scout plug-in vehicles directly to consumers

In the Internet Age, consumers have gotten used to buying products directly from their makers, and many see the traditional arrangement by which automakers can sell their wares only through independent dealerships as a vestige of a previous century. “Not so!” say dealers. “We provide essential product information and after-sales service.” But EVs require less… Read more…
Harbinger unveils new electric/hybrid medium-duty work truck

Commercial EV manufacturer Harbinger has unveiled a new medium-duty, low cab forward (LCF) vehicle that is available in either an electric or plug-in hybrid configuration. The new HC Series Cab is designed to deliver enhanced maneuverability, driver comfort, safety and operational cost savings. It doubles as a mobile power station to deliver sustained power for… Read more…

