BASF has reported new durability test results for a glass fiber-reinforced, low-halogen Ultramid polyamide grade aimed at eMobility under-hood components exposed to coolant. EV operating profiles and frequent battery charging processes increase the required service life of plastics in vehicles under the hood to 45,000 to 55,000 hours at operating temperature, compared with 5,000 hours… Read more »
ProLogium Technology, a provider of lithium ceramic battery technology, has collaborated with Japanese utility Kyushu Electric Power and Japanese construction machinery manufacturer Nakayama Iron Works. At the recent CES 2026, the companies jointly showed a 24 V solid-state battery module powered by ProLogium solid-state batteries. The module is planned for integration into two new construction… Read more »
Beam Global makes portable off-grid solar-powered EV charging systems. Some of the company’s most reliable customers are government agencies and municipalities. Now the New Jersey Department of the Treasury has purchased multiple EV ARC off-grid EV charging systems through a competitive public bid using Beam Global’s General Services Administration (GSA) Multiple Award Schedule Contract. This… Read more »
If you build it at price parity, they will buy Charged has been covering the electric truck market for a decade, and we’ve seen a lot of startup truckmakers come and go. The market is developing at a painfully slow pace—lots of pilots, but few large-scale deployments. The major OEMs haven’t fared any better with… Read more »
Battery technology company EnPower has announced an investment in equipment dedicated to the assembly of battery cells for the unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) and defense sectors. EnPower will install the new equipment in automated battery cell assembly lines at the company’s headquarters in Indianapolis. The new equipment includes advanced features for electrode processing, quality control… Read more »
Turntide Technologies has announced that its Sierra Echo-S, an EV powered by Turntide axial-flux motor technology, will compete in King of the Hammers 2026 off-road race. The entry is intended to prove out off-road electrification in a race that combines high-speed desert sections with slow, technical rock crawling. The Sierra Echo-S aims to be the… Read more »
Chinese battery giant CATL is exploring an ocean of opportunities. As Michael Barnard reports in CleanTechnica, the company’s batteries and energy management systems are already operating in roughly 900 ships and vessels. This isn’t just a measure of CATL’s dominance, but an indication that maritime decarbonization is well underway—based on existing electrification technology. “Shipping is… Read more »
Lamppost charging specialist Voltpost has announced a strategic partnership with EVSE LLC, a subsidiary of Control Module Inc. Connecticut-based EVSE is manufacturing Voltpost’s next-generation lamppost EV charger, the Voltpost Air. EVSE has executed several successful pilot projects with municipalities and utilities, including the Los Angeles Bureau of Street Lighting. Voltpost’s lamppost EV charger is designed… Read more »
Soneil Spark’s new Spark Mobile EV Charging Station (MCT) provides on-demand charging in remote, underpowered or off-grid locations. It’s suitable for a wide range of commercial operations, including construction and mining sites, municipal fleets, outdoor events, emergencies or disaster response, and remote utility projects. The Spark MCT is equipped with 50 kWh (or more) of… Read more »
A consortium led by UK sustainability consultancy Urban Foresight has won funding from Innovate UK to lead a study called CoastalCoRRE, which will explore the concept of modular, floating electric boat charging hubs. The idea is that the portable charging hubs could help overcome the physical, electrical and environmental constraints of remote coastal locations, where… Read more »
