Chinese battery giant CATL recently completed the deployment of its 1,325th battery swapping station in China. CATL’s Chocolate Battery Swapping network, which focuses on passenger EVs, has installed its 1,020th station in Nanchang, while its Qiji Battery Swapping network for commercial vehicles completed its 305th station, located in Hangzhou, part of its East and South… Read more…

Kempower and GET Charged Fast EV Charging have launched a new EV fast charging station at Glen Oaks Shopping Center in Queens, New York. Four more stations are nearing completion located across Queens and Long Island. The new sites, in Whitestone (Queens), Levittown, Elmont and Commack, will open in early 2026. Each location is powered… Read more…

Dysprosium (Dy) oxide produced by US-based critical raw materials supplier Energy Fuels has passed initial purity and quality assurance and quality control benchmarks at an unnamed South Korean automotive manufacturer for rare earth permanent magnet production. Energy Fuels produced the first kilogram of Dy oxide at its White Mesa Mill in Utah in August 2025,… Read more…

The Windrose R700 battery-electric Class 8 semi-truck has achieved homologation in the US, the EU and China. Homologation, the process of ensuring that new vehicles meet environmental, safety and technical standards, is required before vehicles can be sold in a particular market. “US homologation was achieved at the end of 2025,” Windrose CEO Wen Han… Read more…

EV charger manufacturer MSI has released a new portable Level 1/Level 2 charger that delivers up to 9.6 kW of power (40 A). MSI’s new EZgo is designed to be “the charger you keep mounted at home during the week—and toss in the trunk when you travel. It supports 100-240 V input voltages, comes with… Read more…

Webasto Power Test Systems says it has partnered with Maccor to provide integrated electric vehicle testing systems for original equipment manufacturers, battery labs and universities. The companies say the combined offering spans cell and module cycling through high-voltage pack and drivetrain emulation, aiming to cover a broader set of validation needs as electrification testing requirements… Read more…

Sensata Technologies has announced the STEV series of high-voltage contactors for battery electric vehicles and plug-in hybrid electric vehicles, positioning the parts as high-efficiency switches with “robust protection” for modern electrified vehicle platforms. Sensata says the series targets OEM needs around safety, efficiency, and integration in high-voltage power architectures. The contactors are high-voltage switches that… Read more…

The built-in battery doesn’t power the wheels, but Honda’s prototype all-electric camping trailer offers all the benefits of electricity far from the grid. Lofty words about “challenging convention” and being “deeply committed to innovation” and taking “bold actions” for a new product are almost a staple of automaker presentations. Occasionally, however, the language may be… Read more…

EV manufacturer GreenPower Motor has reached an agreement with the New Mexico Economic Development Department (EDD) to establish operations in Santa Teresa. The new 135,000-square-foot facility in Santa Teresa will become the company’s base for North American operations and US corporate headquarters. GreenPower anticipates setting up operations at the facility in Q1 of 2026, and… Read more…

US potash producer Intrepid, water and process technology provider Aquatech and French lithium extraction firm Adionics have completed test work to produce battery-grade lithium carbonate from by-product brine at Intrepid’s Wendover, Utah potash facility. The test results demonstrate the ability to convert Intrepid’s Wendover brine and achieve a lithium extraction rate of 92.9% to produce… Read more…

Canadian EV charging solutions provider and network operator Hypercharge Networks has launched Hypercorp Energy Solutions, a new energy services initiative that operates alongside Hypercharge Networks and expands its focus beyond EV charging into battery energy storage. The company is developing Hypercorp as an advanced energy platform designed to help commercial, fleet and multi-family property owners… Read more…

Niron Magnetics has announced a collaboration with MATTER to explore integrating Niron’s Iron Nitride magnet technology and Variable Flux Motor (VFM) designs into MATTER’s high-performance electric motorbike products. The companies unveiled a first prototype at CES 2026. MATTER says it brings experience in liquid-cooled powertrain design, in-house gearboxes, and intelligent vehicle systems. Niron Magnetics is… Read more…

EV charging network Arnold Clark Charge has deployed more than 50 ultra-rapid charging hubs in Scotland. The network was launched in 2024 as part of a £30-million investment by UK-based family-run car retailer Arnold Clark. The hubs, located at Arnold Clark branches across the country, are all open to the public. Each hub has up… Read more…

Beam Global makes portable off-grid solar-powered EV charging systems. Some of the company’s most reliable customers are government agencies and municipalities. Now the New Jersey Department of the Treasury has purchased multiple EV ARC off-grid EV charging systems through a competitive public bid using Beam Global’s General Services Administration (GSA) Multiple Award Schedule Contract. This… Read more…

BASF has reported new durability test results for a glass fiber-reinforced, low-halogen Ultramid polyamide grade aimed at eMobility under-hood components exposed to coolant. EV operating profiles and frequent battery charging processes increase the required service life of plastics in vehicles under the hood to 45,000 to 55,000 hours at operating temperature, compared with 5,000 hours… Read more…

If you build it at price parity, they will buy Charged has been covering the electric truck market for a decade, and we’ve seen a lot of startup truckmakers come and go. The market is developing at a painfully slow pace—lots of pilots, but few large-scale deployments. The major OEMs haven’t fared any better with… Read more…

Battery technology company EnPower has announced an investment in equipment dedicated to the assembly of battery cells for the unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) and defense sectors. EnPower will install the new equipment in automated battery cell assembly lines at the company’s headquarters in Indianapolis. The new equipment includes advanced features for electrode processing, quality control… Read more…

Soneil Spark’s new Spark Mobile EV Charging Station (MCT) provides on-demand charging in remote, underpowered or off-grid locations. It’s suitable for a wide range of commercial operations, including construction and mining sites, municipal fleets, outdoor events, emergencies or disaster response, and remote utility projects. The Spark MCT is equipped with 50 kWh (or more) of… Read more…

Lamppost charging specialist Voltpost has announced a strategic partnership with EVSE LLC, a subsidiary of Control Module Inc. Connecticut-based EVSE is manufacturing Voltpost’s next-generation lamppost EV charger, the Voltpost Air. EVSE has executed several successful pilot projects with municipalities and utilities, including the Los Angeles Bureau of Street Lighting. Voltpost’s lamppost EV charger is designed… Read more…