Circle K has opened its first EV charging-only location in Europe, in Gårda near central Gothenburg. The location has ten 400 kW chargers and a 1,076 ft² (100 m²) convenience store, making it the largest EV charging-only convenience location in Circle K’s global network. Circle K Gårda is positioned alongside Sweden’s E6 motorway, which carries more than 100,000 vehicles… Read more…

Renault Group, MyWheels and We Drive Solar have partnered to create a V2G-enabled car‑sharing service in the Dutch city of Utrecht. The Utrecht Energized project is now live with 50 Renault 5 E‑Tech electric cars, and will eventually include a total of 500 V2G-capable EVs. Thanks to Vehicle‑to‑Grid (V2G) technology, the EVs can store energy… Read more…

Ucore Rare Metals has reached a firm fixed price agreement for an $18.4-million increase to its current $4-million funding from the US Department of Defense to launch its RapidSX rare earth element separation technology toward full-scale operation. The funding through the US Army Contracting Command-Orlando will facilitate the construction of a production-ready commercial RapidSX machine… Read more…

Inmotion Technologies, a subsidiary of Italy’s ZAPI GROUP and a supplier of electric motors, motor control units and auxiliary electronic equipment for industrial and commercial vehicles, has released a new DCC3 converter and ACH3 inverter. The DCC3 is a rugged, compact DC-DC converter engineered for flexibility to support a range of construction applications. It converts… Read more…

Hyundai Motor Group has partnered with Incheon International Airport, which serves the South Korean capital Seoul, to deploy automatic EV charging robots as part of a demonstration project. Hyundai Motor Group will use its robotics expertise to streamline EV charging and accommodate an expected passenger influx following a planned major expansion of the airport. The… Read more…

German automotive manufacturer Rheinmetall has received a double-digit-million-euro order from a North American truck manufacturer for a mid-six-figure quantity of CWA 2000 high-voltage coolant pumps to be used in the manufacturer’s battery-powered medium- and heavy-duty trucks. Rheinmetall will supply the customer directly from 2028 to 2035. The CWA 2000 is designed for a range of… Read more…

Allison Transmission has announced a definitive agreement to acquire Dana’s Off-Highway business for approximately $2.7 billion. The acquisition, anticipated to close late in the fourth quarter of 2025 pending regulatory approvals, aims to expand Allison’s existing powertrain and electrification product lines, significantly enhancing capabilities in hybrid and electric drivetrain systems for commercial and industrial applications…. Read more…

In the rapidly evolving automotive landscape, electrification is reshaping the industry, driving companies like ENNOVI to innovate specialized solutions. Charged recently chatted with ENNOVI’s team—CEO Stefan Rustler, Managing Director Michael Meckl and Product Manager Till Wagner—to learn more about its approach to automotive interconnects. Founded just over a year ago, yet built on a foundation… Read more…

EV charging management software provider AMPECO (see our interview with CEO Orlin Radev) has partnered with i-charging, a manufacturer of DC charging hardware, to deliver a fully NTEP/CTEP-compliant EV charging solution. The California Type Evaluation Program and National Type Evaluation Program require EV Charge Point Operators (CPOs) to provide customers with accurate information about the… Read more…

Dutch semiconductor company Nexperia is now offering a portfolio of 16 new low VF optimized planar Schottky diodes in CFP2-HP packaging. The portfolio includes eight industrial (e.g. PMEG6010EXD), as well as eight automotive AEC-Q101 qualified (e.g. PMEG4010EXD-Q) products. The release supports the growing trend for manufacturers to replace devices in SMA/B/C type packaging with smaller… Read more…

Switzerland-headquartered electrical engineering firm ABB has agreed to acquire French power electronics firm BrightLoop to accelerate its electrification strategy for industrial off-highway vehicles and marine vessels. The acquisition will expand ABB’s capabilities in delivering compact, rugged and intelligent power conversion systems tailored for construction and mining equipment, electric ferries and offshore vessels. BrightLoop offers a… Read more…

US-based solid-state battery materials developer Ampcera has launched its new nano-sulfide solid electrolyte powders for all-solid-state batteries and has started global shipments to customers. Ampcera’s nano-sulfide powders feature high ionic conductivity and super-fine particle sizes in the hundreds of nanometers, addressing a bottleneck in solid-state battery development and manufacturing. The powders enable higher energy density… Read more…

Electrified Materials, a subsidiary of American Resources, has received a Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) permit issued by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the Indiana Department of Environmental Management (IDEM). Electrified Materials recycles end-of-life and non-spec lithium-ion batteries and rare earth magnet materials from products such as wind turbines, EV motors, consumer electronics… Read more…

US-based testing systems supplier Instron has released the AVE3, a non-contacting video extensometer that delivers precise strain measurement for tensile, compression and bend testing, including of battery materials. The AVE3 can measure modulus and strain to failure on a range of materials such as plastics, metals, composites, biomaterials, textiles and elastomers. It can be used… Read more…

APM Terminals Pier 400 at the Port of Los Angeles will deploy 20 electric terminal tractors from Orange EV by the end of July. The EVs represent nearly 30% of Pier 400’s diesel terminal tractor fleet. Kansas City-based Orange EV has deployed more than 1,400 of its electric Class 8 terminal trucks with some 300… Read more…

US-based Efficient Power Conversion (EPC), which supplies enhancement-mode gallium nitride (eGaN) power devices, has released a high-performance 25 ARMS, 3-phase BLDC motor drive inverter reference design. Powered by the EPC2304 eGaN FET, the EPC9196 inverter is designed for medium-voltage (96-150 V) battery-powered motor drive applications, including steering systems in automated guided vehicles (AGVs), traction motors… Read more…

Energy infrastructure provider Lynkwell is having a good year—it says it has achieved 200% year-over-year revenue growth in the first quarter of 2025. The company provides EV charging hardware, software, service and support. Manufacturing, engineering, software development, network operations and service teams are all based in the US, making the company’s products fully Build America,… Read more…

Swedish electric sports car brand Polestar has introduced battery state-of-health certificates for its pre-owned Polestar 2 models. The certificate, which documents the usable battery capacity as a percentage, is designed to give EV drivers confidence in the health of their vehicle batteries. Every pre-owned Polestar has an extensive 112-point check, a 24-month warranty and the… Read more…

Swedish electric sports car brand Polestar has introduced battery state-of-health certificates for its pre-owned Polestar 2 models. The certificate, which documents the usable battery capacity as a percentage, is designed to give EV drivers confidence in the health of their vehicle batteries. Every pre-owned Polestar has an extensive 112-point check, a 24-month warranty and the… Read more…

ENNOVI, a provider of e-mobility technologies, has introduced a new technology for sealing busbars, which prevents coolant leakage in hybrid and EV drivetrain applications. ENNOVI-SealTech can be used with either busbars or other interconnects to accommodate applications such as motors, inverters or oil pump interfaces. It offers two sealing methods: double-walled shrink tubes or adhesive… Read more…