School transportation provider First Student operates a fleet of about 40,000 buses across North America. Some 400 of those are already electric, and the company is steadily rolling out more EV deployments. The latest school district to get charged is El Dorado Springs R-2 Schools in Missouri, which just held an event to mark the… Read more…

German building façade cleaning firm Algenmax has converted its diesel vans to a customized VOLTSTATION CS30 mobile energy storage system from Miba Battery Systems. The VOLTSTATION CS30 fulfills its requirements for efficiency, cost reduction and sustainability, Algenmax said. The battery storage system provides up to 10 hours of energy, creates more space in the van… Read more…

Electrical connectors are a critical component of EV technology, serving as the vital link between various systems that enable efficient energy transfer and communication. EVs rely on complex electrical architectures to power motors, charge batteries and support onboard electronics, and reliable connectors ensure seamless system integration. Their role goes beyond functionality. Connectors influence vehicle cost,… Read more…

As promised, the newly-sworn-in president of the United States signed a slew of executive orders designed to reverse federal support for electric vehicles and charging infrastructure. One such order signaled the new president’s intention to eliminate the Biden administration’s electric vehicle policies. Under the heading Unleashing American Energy, the order stated it would “eliminate the… Read more…

The headline isn’t a misprint. Komatsu, a century-old global manufacturer of heavy equipment, has unveiled an autonomous electric underwater bulldozer. The company showed off a fully-functional prototype at the 2025 Consumer Electronics Show. The futuristic bulldozer has a battery capacity of 450 kWh and a four-hour charging time. The battery’s capacity can be increased to… Read more…

Molabo, a developer of 48 V electric drives, has introduced an expanded range of low-voltage drive systems for the marine industry. The Ottobrunn, Germany-based company says its Aries i30 drive system will bring Molabo’s ISCAD technology to the market at a more accessible price point. It was originally announced as the Aries i25 but it was… Read more…

In the early 2010s, Tesla poked a couple of bricks out of the dealership wall that separates automakers from consumers in the US market. Could that wall come crashing down someday soon? The dealership model, with its leisure-suited salespeople performing their high-ball, low-ball, “let me see what we can do” dance, has been an anachronism… Read more…

Beam Global makes a variety of innovative EV charging products. Now the company has announced that its EV ARC, BeamBike, BeamWell and BeamPatrol products have fulfilled the requirements to receive the CE mark (Conformité Européenne), a symbol indicating that a product meets EU health, safety and environmental protection requirements, allowing it to be freely traded… Read more…

German engineering firm Dürr Systems has received an order from Italian battery manufacturer for the delivery of a giga-coating system comprising four anode and four cathode lines, as well as the associated calenders, slitters and solvent recovery systems. The equipment supplied by Dürr includes the tandem coater, a system that sequentially coats the foil on… Read more…

Daimler Buses has opened its 100th e-bus service center in Lemgo, North Rhine-Westphalia, under the Omniplus service brand, which specializes in the maintenance and repair of  Mercedes-Benz eCitaro buses. Of the total of 100 Omniplus e-bus service centers, 44 are in Germany and the rest are in Belgium, Denmark, France, the UK, Italy, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg,… Read more…

US ride-hailing platform Alto has deployed off-grid chargers from L-Charge, which it will use to expand its EV fleet in Dallas and Los Angeles without upfront hardware costs or dependence on utility infrastructure. L-Charge’s charging trailers enable customers to use methane gas or hydrogen for off-grid EV charging. They are prepared for immediate deployment to… Read more…

The value of the global electric off-highway equipment market is expected to surpass $53.8 billion by 2032, according to a new report published by Research and Markets. The research company’s report, entitled “Electric Off-Highway Equipment Market Forecast 2024-2032,” valued the market at $13.2 billion for calendar year 2023, and forecast that it will increase to… Read more…

Washington state-based Brokk, a manufacturer of remote-controlled demolition robots, has become a dealer for Firstgreen Industries, a company that produces electric, zero-emission, low-noise loaders. Brokk will offer Firstgreen’s electric solution for loading as well as its more comprehensive fully electric, remote-controlled job site offering achieved by pairing Brokk demolition robots with Firstgreen loaders, Brokk said…. Read more…

UK-based clean technology group Altilium has announced a new partnership with LevertonHELM, the UK subsidiary of German chemical firm HELM, to develop a sustainable domestic supply chain for lithium in the UK. By combining Altilium’s expertise in recovering battery materials from spent batteries with LevertonHELM’s lithium production capabilities, the partnership aims to reduce the UK’s… Read more…

Charging Smart, a program funded by the US Department of Energy (DOE) that offers free technical assistance to help local governments accelerate the growth of EV deployment and charging infrastructure, is now available in all 50 states.  Under the program, a local government can earn a Bronze, Silver or Gold designation in recognition of its… Read more…

EV charging manufacturer Circontrol has introduced a new service portfolio for the support and maintenance of its customers’ charging infrastructure, designed to maximize uptime and simplify charging operations.  Since 2008, 165,000 Circontrol chargers have been installed in more than 60 countries. The portfolio features three service packs, a network of experts that combines internal resources… Read more…

Amazon is steadily electrifying its delivery fleet—the retail juggernaut and its delivery partners have more than 3,000 electric vans delivering packages to customers across Europe, and this number is expected to grow to more than 10,000 vehicles by the end of 2025. Amazon’s fleet of heavy-duty trucks is also starting to get charged—the company recently… Read more…

Munro & Associates is known for its teardowns of the latest and greatest vehicles, and CEO Sandy Munro is known for explaining technical engineering topics in an engaging, accessible style. In a new video on the Munro Live YouTube channel, Sandy pays a visit to Rivian’s Electrical Hardware Lab in California, and speaks with Vidya… Read more…

Harbinger, a manufacturer of medium-duty EVs, has raised $100 million in a Series B funding round co-led by Capricorn’s Technology Impact Fund. Other investors include Tiger Global, the Coca-Cola System Sustainability Fund, ArcTern Ventures and THOR Industries. The company will use the funds to substantially accelerate its growth by deploying higher-volume production capacity, and to… Read more…

Intelligent power management company Eaton demonstrated its AbleEdge home energy management system at the recent CES trade show. The company is also demonstrating its V2H capabilities at its Pittsburgh Experience Center. AbleEdge “provides the foundational technology required to leverage any onsite distributed energy resource (DER) to power homes.” Eaton is working with auto OEMs, energy… Read more…