Industrial giant Dow Chemical (NYSE: DOW) has sold its interest in battery manufacturer Dow Kokam to MBP Investors LLC, an affiliate of Townsend Ventures. Dow Kokam makes large-format nickel manganese cobalt (NMC) lithium-ion cells and systems for the fleet transportation, stationary storage and industrial markets. The company’s Midland Battery Park in Michigan includes one of… Read more »
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Ford and Dow to work together to bring carbon fiber to mainstream vehicles
Ford’s goal is to reduce the weight of new cars and trucks by up to 750 pounds by the end of the decade, and carbon fiber components could be a big part of their strategy.
GILLIG to supply Seattle transit agency with up to 395 battery-electric buses
Transit bus giant GILLIG has announced a new five-year contract with King County Metro, which serves the greater Seattle area. GILLIG will deliver an initial order of 89 GILLIG Low Floor Battery Electric buses, with the option to purchase up to 306 more units. Built on GILLIG’s Low-Floor platform, the GILLIG Battery Electric Bus features… Read more »
Federal Highway Administration solicits feedback on how to certify Tesla’s NACS for EV charging grants
The Federal Highway Administration is seeking feedback on how government rules should be updated to support the new NACS/J3400 standard, which enables other companies to manufacture and use Tesla’s formerly proprietary charging connector. The Bipartisan Infrastructure Law includes $7.5 billion in subsidies for public EV charging infrastructure. $5 billion of that will be funneled through… Read more »
Rivian to market its electric commercial vans to customers beyond Amazon
Back in 2019, EV startup Rivian scored a great coup—an order for 100,000 electric delivery vans from Amazon. The fat order from the delivery giant gave Rivian what every young company dreams of: a solid source of income that gave it the resources to pursue its true passion (which, for Rivian, means pickups and SUVs… Read more »
LithTech launches novel raw material extraction technology for lithium, nickel, cobalt, copper and graphite
LithTech, an Australian firm, has announced its 2023 capital raising drive to enhance its magnesium separation process, which increases the brine extraction of essential raw elements, including nickel, lithium, cobalt, copper and natural graphite, used in EV batteries. After lab-scale testing, the Dow Centre at the University of Queensland has provided financial and technical support,… Read more »
EV charging station data provider Eco-Movement closes Series A funding round
Eco-Movement, a Netherlands-based provider of EV charging station data, has closed a Series A funding round. Investors included Dutch VC firm Ponooc and Dow Jones, a well-known provider of news and business information. As an independent B2B data platform, Eco-Movement provides charge point location and pricing information to navigation providers, online maps and fleet operators…. Read more »
Dow launches a new series of liquid silicone rubbers
Multinational chemical producer Dow has introduced a new range of primerless, self-adhesive, self-lubricating liquid silicone rubbers. The new SILASTIC SA 994X LSR series is designed for two-component injection molding with thermoplastic substrates, and is geared toward the mobility and transportation industries. The new product range is intended for automotive applications that include connector seals, battery vent… Read more »
A lesson in innovation: VW’s Herbert Diess invites Tesla’s Elon Musk to an internal conference
A few weeks ago, Volkswagen Group CEO Herbert Diess called 120 top-level executives to company HQ for a crisis meeting, at which he announced a series of measures to help his company catch up with Tesla. More recently, Diess went a step further, inviting Tesla CEO Elon Musk to address 200 Volkswagen executives via a… Read more »
How silicone can help to optimize reliability and accuracy of EV and ADAS sensors
Sponsored by DOW Dow Silicones Help Optimize Reliability and Accuracy of ADAS Sensors Advanced driver assistance systems (ADAS) are designed to increase vehicle safety and support autonomous driving by acting as extra sets of eyes. These sophisticated electronics help drivers spot obstacles and risks, maneuver and park more easily, take action to avoid or mitigate… Read more »