New York Governor Kathy Hochul has announced the availability of an additional $28.5 million in funding to install electric vehicle fast chargers along the state’s major travel corridors. New York’s new competitive Downstate Direct Current Fast Charger (DCFC) program, funded by the National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure (NEVI) formula funding program, is designed to improve consumer… Read more…

Canadian lithium-ion battery materials developer Nano One Materials has been granted C$18 million in financing from the Government of Québec to support the piloting of the company’s One-Pot process and increase production capacity at its Candiac plant. The financing includes a $15-million Canadian ($10.5-million US) loan from the Ministry of the Economy, Innovation and Energy… Read more…

Multi-trade contractor Power Design has selected US-based EV charger supplier Blink Charging to provide EV chargers and charging services at select locations. The agreement includes the provision of 429 Blink chargers, with a total of 723 plugs for use by residents at Power Design projects throughout the US. The charging stations will be installed across… Read more…

ChargePoint and GM have announced a collaborative effort to install hundreds of ultra-fast charging ports at strategic locations across the US under the GM Energy brand. The new EV charging stations will feature ChargePoint’s latest innovations. Many will support the new Omni Port system, which allows vehicles with CCS or NACS charging ports to seamlessly… Read more…

German adhesives and equipment manufacturer DELO Industrial Adhesives has added a new retraction valve to its lineup of adhesive dispensing systems. DELO-DOT RE offers the repeatability and control of higher-end systems like jetting or volumetric needle dispensing and the simplicity of direct dispensing from cartridges. Enabled by compressed air, the pneumatic retraction valve features properties… Read more…

Australian mining company Fortescue has placed a $400-million order with Chinese heavy equipment maker XCMG (Xuzhou Construction Machinery Group). The sale, which includes over 100 pieces of electric equipment, is the largest single export deal in XCMG’s history. The massive contract includes a wide range of battery-electric heavy equipment, including electric wheel loaders, dozers, semi-trucks… Read more…

ABB E-mobility offers a wide range of EV chargers to address every conceivable application. The latest addition to the lineup is the C50 Compact Charger, a DC fast charger designed for urban and destination charging. The C50 offers a charging capacity of 50 kW, and has two charging plugs. It’s suitable for such locations as… Read more…

ICF provides energy efficiency, electrification and demand management programs to over 60 utilities across North America, including Duke Energy, Con Edison and National Grid. Now the company has launched PowerGuide, a cloud-based customer engagement, education and analytics platform designed to provide utilities and their customers real-time insights on the costs and benefits of fleet electrification…. Read more…

Netherlands-headquartered automaker Stellantis and Chinese battery manufacturer CATL have agreed to invest up to €4.1 billion to form a 50/50 joint venture that will build a large-scale lithium iron phosphate (LFP) battery plant in Zaragoza, Spain. The battery plant is targeted to start production by the end of 2026 at Stellantis’s Zaragoza site. It will… Read more…

US-based EV charging software developer WeaveGrid has raised $28 million in financing led by Toyota’s growth fund, Woven Capital, to help automakers integrate their EVs with the electric grid while optimizing the charging experience for drivers. WeaveGrid’s EV Management System (EVMS) enables grid-integrated EV charging and offers vehicle-to-grid capabilities and power distribution optimization. The strategic… Read more…

Japan-headquartered eVTOL aircraft manufacturer SkyDrive, South Carolina-based private jet charter company SAI Flight and Greenville Downtown Airport have signed an agreement to jointly develop air cargo, air taxi and emergency service opportunities using SkyDrive’s aircraft.   The three organizations are collaborating with local and state governments and local businesses to design practical routes originating from Greenville… Read more…

Irish/UK technology company Go Eve has obtained European CE Mark certification for its DockChain EV charging technology. DockChain enables multiple vehicles to connect to a single fast charger through a daisy chain of compact charging points. Each vehicle on a chain charges one at a time, at full power. The DockChain charger offers power ratings… Read more…

Qnovo, which provides battery software for e-mobility, has unveiled its SentinelX battery health and safety solution designed to protect passenger and commercial EV operators. The software is designed to act as a first line of defense for automotive original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) to prevent catastrophic safety incidents, such as fires related to faulty or degraded… Read more…

Netherlands-headquartered automaker Stellantis and US battery technology firm Zeta Energy have signed a joint development agreement to develop lithium-sulfur EV batteries that have energy density comparable to that of lithium-ion technology. The collaboration includes pre-production development and planning for future production. Stellantis aims to use the batteries in its vehicles by 2030. Lithium-sulfur battery technology… Read more…

US-based home energy technology provider ConnectDER has secured $35 million in Series D funding to accelerate its market expansion and development of its meter socket adapters for EV charging and solar power systems. The financing round was led by new investors Decarbonization Partners, which is a partnership between BlackRock and Temasek, and MassMutual Ventures. Existing… Read more…

The US Department of Energy (DOE) has awarded $50 million to be invested over the next five years to establish the Low-cost Earth-abundant Na-ion Storage (LENS) consortium led by DOE’s Argonne National Laboratory to develop high-energy, long-lasting sodium-ion batteries. The consortium includes six national laboratories and eight universities, which aim to develop sodium-ion batteries that… Read more…

Versinetic, a UK developer of EV chargers, has introduced its LinkRay Distribution Partner Program with distribution agreements in Australia and Canada. The program provides distributors with access to the company’s EV charging technology, exclusive regional distribution rights and technical support and training. LinkRay is Versinetic’s load-balancing controller for EV charging stations. It is designed to distribute… Read more…

GKN Hoeganaes, a division of GKN Powder Metallurgy, is collaborating with First Phosphate toward establishing a North American supply chain for lithium iron phosphate (LFP) batteries for EVs. The partnership follows GKN’s integration of First Phosphate’s magnetite into its proprietary Ancorsteel melting process. The process produces a high-purity iron powder, which serves as a precursor… Read more…

Charging network operator EVPassport has announced it will deploy several hundred EV chargers at Daly Seven’s portfolio of 42 hotels. Daly Seven operates a portfolio of 42 Hilton-, Marriott- and InterContinental Hotel Group-branded hotels in three states, namely North Carolina, South Carolina and Virginia. This is its first foray into offering guests access to EV chargers…. Read more…

San Francisco-headquartered WeaveGrid, a developer of charging management software for integrating EVs into power grids, has raised $28 million in a funding round led by Woven Capital, Toyota’s growth fund.  The investment will be used to broaden collaborations with automakers and electric utilities. WeaveGrid’s EV management system is designed to enable grid-integrated EV charging, and… Read more…