How long does it take for a fleet to electrify? The answer depends on various factors, but it really shouldn’t take nine years—unless the fleet in question belongs to a quasi-governmental agency, and the transition is taking place against a background of unprecedented political turmoil. Postal delivery vehicles are a picture-perfect use case for EVs—short,… Read more…
Category: Charged EVs
Siemens’s Heliox brand launches new 44 kW V2G-capable DC charger
Heliox, a Siemens business, has launched a next-generation, all-in-one DC fast charging system with intelligent vehicle-to-grid (V2G) functionality. The Heliox 44 kW V2G charger provides bidirectional charging and discharging capability, allowing vehicles to return energy to the grid. Programmability features enable time-of-use charging and scheduled energy transfers, enabling fleet operators to generate new revenue streams… Read more…
Operando X-ray tomography reveals silicon-electrolyte interface dynamics in solid-state batteries
Silicon anodes can greatly boost the energy density of all-solid-state batteries, but their large volume changes often cause contact loss with solid electrolytes. Si can store more lithium than graphite, but its volume can expand by as much as 410% during charging, generating mechanical stress that cracks particles and weakens their contact with the solid… Read more…
Vulcan Energy secures €1 billion in financing for lithium production in Germany
The Export and Investment Fund of Denmark (EIFO) has granted an export loan of €100 million to Vulcan Energy for its Phase One Lionheart Project, bringing the total debt package for the project to approximately €1 billion. Located in the Upper Rhine Valley Brine Field (URVBF) in southwestern Germany, the Lionheart Project aims to establish… Read more…
Vulcan Energy secures €1 billion in financing for lithium production in Germany
The Export and Investment Fund of Denmark (EIFO) has granted an export loan of €100 million to Vulcan Energy for its Phase One Lionheart Project, bringing the total debt package for the project to approximately €1 billion. Located in the Upper Rhine Valley Brine Field (URVBF) in southwestern Germany, the Lionheart Project aims to establish… Read more…
Vianode to build synthetic graphite plant in Ontario
Norwegian battery materials developer Vianode has chosen Ontario, Canada, for its first large-scale production facility for low-emission synthetic anode graphite. The project is structured as a phased, multi‑billion‑dollar investment, starting with an initial investment of over C$2 billion ($1.4 billion). Over time, planned expansions will bring total capacity to as much as 150,000 tons annually. Vianode… Read more…
onsemi launches advanced cooling package for power MOSFETs to boost efficiency in EVs
onsemi has released its EliteSiC metal-oxide semiconductor field-effect transistors (MOSFETs) in the industry-standard T2PAK top-cool package, targeting improved thermal performance and design flexibility for EVs, solar infrastructure and energy storage systems. The new offering combines onsemi’s silicon carbide technology with top-cool packaging. The initial lineup features 650-volt and 950-volt EliteSiC MOSFETs housed in T2PAK packaging…. Read more…
Electric Miles surpasses 11,000 flexibility dispatches across UK DSOs
EVs are increasingly being used as dispatchable resources for electrical grids, and companies are springing up to address this business opportunity. One of these is the UK firm Electric Miles, which describes itself as “an EV smart charging and flexibility technology provider.” The company works with several of the UK’s electricity networks, including SP Energy… Read more…
Schaeffler showcases new compact EV range extender with integrated motor and power electronics
Schaeffler showcased a compact, highly integrated generator module for range extender electric vehicles (REEVs), new high-performance master control units designed for software-defined vehicles, and ongoing work on thermal management solutions using PFAS-free refrigerants at the CTI Symposium in Berlin. The new range extender module targets REEVs—vehicles gaining momentum in China and the US for applications… Read more…
Ampere and Stratus Materials to explore cobalt-free cathodes for Renault EVs
Ampere, the EV and software pure player from Renault, has entered into a joint development agreement (JDA) with Stratus Materials, a developer of cobalt-free lithium manganese oxide (LXMO) cathode active materials (CAM) for lithium-ion batteries. The agreement marks the first step in evaluating the possibility of inserting Stratus Materials’ LXMO into Renault’s EV fleet and… Read more…
UL Solutions expands testing to electric heavy equipment, motorcycles and scooters
US-based safety and certification organization UL Solutions has expanded its battery-powered vehicle certification services to electric motorcycles and scooters, as well as construction, agriculture and mining vehicles. These new services will test whether vehicle electrical systems meet the requirements of UL 2850, the Outline of Investigation for Vehicle Systems of Electric Scooters and Motorcycles, or UL… Read more…
Nayax acquires Lynkwell to enhance EV charging platform with integrated software and payment solutions
Nayax has announced the acquisition of Lynkwell, an artificial-intelligence-enabled EV charging platform. Nayax says this deal will integrate Lynkwell’s advanced management software with its existing payment technologies, resulting in a unified solution for EV charging infrastructure deployment and operation. Lynkwell’s platform has been evaluated and approved by numerous utilities, government funding programs, and procurement contracts…. Read more…
Eve Air Mobility selects i-charging as the charger supplier for its electric aircraft
Eve Air Mobility is building an electric Vertical Take-Off and Landing aircraft (eVTOL). It has selected i-charging as one of the suppliers of ground support charging equipment. The contract includes equipment supply and technical support throughout the operational life of the eVTOLs. The charger i-charging is developing for Eve will ensure that Eve’s aircraft can… Read more…
Redwood Materials starts recycling operations at South Carolina site
US-based Redwood Materials has started critical materials recovery at its Berkeley County, South Carolina campus, adding an initial 20,000 metric tons of annual production. The company broke ground on the plant in early 2024. Redwood expects to expand the 600-acre campus over the next decade. Redwood’s Nevada facility produced more than 60,000 metric tons of… Read more…
Raytron develops thermal imaging tech for EV battery thermal runaway prevention
Infrared thermal imaging firm Raytron has unveiled its new thermal imaging technology for monitoring the lithium-ion battery lifecycle to prevent thermal runaway failures. Infrared thermal imaging is a non-contact technology that can provide the necessary real-time, visual temperature data to intervene before a full-blown lithium battery fire is triggered. At the early signal detection, the… Read more…
Commercial EV maker Flexis selects AMPECO’s EV charging management platform
Automotive OEM Flexis, a joint venture among Renault Group, Volvo Group and French shipping and logistics company CMA CGM, has chosen AMPECO to provide EV charging management for its commercial fleet operator customers. Flexis plans to begin vehicle production in 2026, and aims to build “a holistic electrification solution for the city logistics market.” The… Read more…
Matrix Charging Interest Group to standardize automated conductive EV charging
The Matrix Charging Interest Group (MCIG) has announced an industry initiative to standardize Matrix Charging, an automated conductive charging technology for electric vehicles developed by Easelink. MCIG’s cooperative platform aims to establish a cross-brand standard for this interface, enabling interoperability between all vehicles and automated charging infrastructure. Matrix Charging is already under consideration by multiple… Read more…
Altech demonstrates safety of sodium-nickel-chloride batteries under destructive test conditions
Solid-state battery developer Altech Batteries has completed a full suite of safety self-destruction validation tests on its sodium-nickel-chloride (SNC) battery technology, which it recently began selling. The tests were designed to simulate the most severe field hazards that can occur during storage, transport or operation. Across all the scenarios, which included direct fire exposure, rod… Read more…
PEM tests feasibility of battery cells containing 80% recycled content
The Chair of Production Engineering of E-Mobility Components (PEM) at RWTH Aachen University is working with industrial partners on the Kreislauf.IN.NRW battery cell recycling research project. The project, funded by the Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation and Transport of the State of North Rhine-Westphalia, aims to investigate the production and functionality of cells containing… Read more…
PEM tests feasibility of battery cells containing 80% recycled content
The Chair of Production Engineering of E-Mobility Components (PEM) at RWTH Aachen University is working with industrial partners on the Kreislauf.IN.NRW battery cell recycling research project. The project, funded by the Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation and Transport of the State of North Rhine-Westphalia, aims to investigate the production and functionality of cells containing… Read more…
