US energy firm Barrell Energy has launched a Series A funding round for its portfolio company, Barrell Lithium, to finance the expansion of the company’s strategic acreage position within the Smackover lithium brine project in East Texas. The round follows seed funding that the company closed in November 2024. The primary objective of the Series… Read more…

DC fast charger manufacturer Tritium unveiled its new TRI-FLEX charging platform at the recent ACT Expo 2025 in California. The platform features a distributed architecture that enables charge point operators to scale from 4 up to 64 charge points easily. The platform is designed to allow charging operators to start with what they need today… Read more…

Evolectric, which builds electric conversion kits for fleets of internal-combustion engine trucks, debuted its Gen3CircularEV Kit. The new kit combines the highest available range and payload with the shortest available wheelbase for work truck electrification, the company said, without having to sacrifice customization options. The kit is compatible with Class 3-5 Isuzu models, supports 12-foot… Read more…

ZM Trucks, which at the start of the year announced the construction of its first North American manufacturing plant and regional headquarters, both in Fontana, California, announced a new collaboration with DS24, a manufacturer of medium- and heavy-duty freight, refrigerated and specialty truck bodies. The partnership will allow ZM to provide highly tailored solutions combining… Read more…

Elevat, a tech company that specializes in crafting Internet of Things roadmaps for manufacturers of off-highway equipment, has formed a partnership with Microsoft to drive “digital transformation and offer enhanced connectivity and insights for businesses” in the off-highway industry. The collaboration will bring together Elevat’s Machine Connect and Microsoft’s Azure IoT Edge. “In today’s off-highway… Read more…

New Eagle, a company that offers engineering and design services to manufacturers of EVs and hybrids in off-highway and specialty vehicle markets, has announced an update to its Raptor platform, the Raptor High-Performance Compute Platform. The new platform comprises a rugged, GPU-enabled embedded controller built on a vision processing unit from John Deere. “Our Raptor platform… Read more…

comerical evs applictions French battery manufacturer WATTALPS is offering batteries based on immersion cooling technology. All cells and busbars in the company’s batteries are fully immersed in an electrically isolating dielectric fluid that is non-flammable, non-toxic and biodegradable. The batteries deliver passive safety thanks to technology that prevents propagation of cell thermal runaway, and active… Read more…

InCharge Energy, a provider of commercial EV charging solutions, has launched a new suite of services to provide expert support for “nearly any EV charging equipment.” InCharge’s InService maintenance and repair plans and OnDemand service are designed to serve the growing number of businesses that have one or more brands of EV chargers on premises… Read more…

Hands-free charging specialist Rocsys has announced the launch of the Rocsys Platform, an integrated solution that combines hardware, intelligent software and proactive support to simplify and scale hands-free charging for autonomous mobility. Designed to meet the demands of 24/7 autonomous operations, the Rocsys Platform is designed to ensure that electric vehicles are always charged, connected… Read more…

UK EV charging provider Roam Charging has partnered with UK property management company RMG to install 117 fast-charging points at Beaufort Park, an RMG-managed 25-acre residential development in northwest London.  The project augments Roam’s residential network at such sites as Battersea Power Station, West End Quay and Wimbledon Stadia. After an extensive site survey, Roam… Read more…

EV charging systems provider Lynkwell has launched QuickLynk, an automated onboarding product that it says reduces newly installed EV charger connection time to minutes instead of hours. By eliminating manual configuration steps, QuickLynk streamlines the setup of Lynkwell’s XLynk Level 2 charger, helping installers to be more efficient and enabling site hosts to control their… Read more…

As heavy-duty electric trucks proliferate, the need for more powerful charging systems is soaring. Shenzhen Kehua has introduced two new scalable power units designed to deliver the power output, energy utilization and load distribution required by heavy-duty EVs. The new units, which come in 480 kW and 720 kW versions, use the company’s Omni-Link Matrix… Read more…

A group of organizations operating in the Dutch EV charging industry have signed an agreement on better data exchange for smart charging of EVs. The Ede Agreement is a collaboration agreement among Charge Point Operators (CPOs), e-mobility Service Providers (eMSPs) and Charge Point Management System (CPMS) providers to work together on smooth data exchange for… Read more…

Electrovaya, a developer and manufacturer of industry-specific lithium-ion batteries, has received a new order from a longtime repeat buyer. The order, valued at $4.2 million, is for batteries for use in cold-storage warehouses operated by the customer, which has placed orders in excess of $13 million over the course of its relationship with Electrovaya. The… Read more…

Sustainability Partners (SP) has won a contract from the state of New Mexico for the electrification of over 5,000 fleet vehicles and the deployment of supporting charging infrastructure. SP provides a comprehensive, turnkey electrification solution—Electric Vehicles as a Service. EVaaS can include any combination of funding, deployment, maintenance, charging station installation, load management and ongoing… Read more…

Japanese electric motor maker Nidec Traction has launched a high-capacity auto-winding AC motor production line at its Mexico plant. The new line, capable of producing 100,000 units annually, started production in early April. The expansion supports Nidec’s “region-for-region” strategy, aimed at aligning production and service capabilities more closely with local market demands, the company said…. Read more…

South Korean battery and electronic material manufacturer Samsung SDI has started production of 46-series cylindrical batteries with a diameter of 46 mm. The modules will be initially supplied to an American customer for use in micro-mobility applications. Samsung SDI unveiled its 46-series lineup, consisting of four sizes—4680, 4695, 46100 and 46120—earlier this month. It plans… Read more…

Volvo Construction Equipment (CE) has introduced a new L120 Electric wheel loader and a refreshed 23-ton EC230 Electric excavator. The models are the first mid-sized machines in the Volvo CE electric lineup, joining three mini-excavators, two compact wheel loaders and an asphalt compactor. “The EC230 and L120 electric models give our customers options for applications… Read more…

High-power EV charging and battery-integrated systems provider XCharge North America has formed a strategic partnership with Hypercharge Networks, a North American EV solutions provider, to bring GridLink chargers to Canada. XCharge will supply GridLinks to Hypercharge, which will distribute the chargers to automotive dealerships and other customers across British Columbia and Ontario. As part of… Read more…

Electronic test and verification firm Pickering Interfaces has expanded its 41-670 (PXI) and 43-670 (PXIe) LVDT, RVDT and resolver simulator modules to include high-speed resolver simulation up to 130 kRPM rotation to provide precise testing of advanced servo systems in industries such as automotive, aerospace and defense. The updated module enables the simulation of multiple… Read more…