The University of Tennessee, Knoxville plans to deploy nine electric trucks, including a refuse truck that will be used to collect recyclable materials. The Volterra electric refuse truck is built by McNeilus (a subsidiary of Oshkosh) in Murfreesboro, Tennessee, using aluminum from Alcoa, which is not far from the UT campus. A refuse truck is… Read more »
Electric city buses have reached critical mass in Europe, Transport and Environment reports. Sixty percent of new EU city buses ordered in 2025 were electric (56% battery-electric and 4% fuel cell). At the current rate of growth in sales, all new city buses are expected to be electric by 2028. A variety of OEMs from… Read more »
Power2Drive South America is LATAM’s key exhibition and conference for charging infrastructure and e-mobility. Strongly connected to the Latin American market, it showcases innovative charging solutions, battery concepts and business models that are shaping the future of sustainable mobility. It underlines the growing role of electric vehicles in the energy mix and their contribution to… Read more »
US-based Full Circle Lithium has made its first commercial sale of FCL-X, its lithium-ion battery fire extinguishing agent, to a US-based waste management operator for on-site deployment. The sale highlights the escalation of lithium-ion battery fires in landfills, recycling facilities and waste collection systems in North America, the company noted. More than 5,000 fires occur… Read more »
Schaeffler is launching its MultiMode dedicated hybrid transmission (DHT) into volume production this year with multiple European and Asian vehicle manufacturers, the company announced at the 2026 Vienna Motor Symposium. The launch comes as the company reports growing customer demand for hybrid powertrain solutions—not just as a transition technology, but as a long-term product category… Read more »
The manufacturing assets and electric trucks of Bollinger Motors will be sold at a public auction on May 13 via a webcast event conducted by Maynards Industries. The sale includes equipment at two sites—Oak Park, Michigan and Tunica, Mississippi. The auction offers 20 2025 Bollinger B4 Class 4 all-electric trucks alongside a 2025 electric delivery… Read more »
OCSiAl has completed a new portfolio of TUBALL single-wall carbon nanotube (SWCNT) dispersions targeting silicon-rich anodes, high-energy cathodes and solid-state battery chemistries, paired with an aggressive expansion of its nanotube synthesis capacity. The new anode products address two use cases. Dispersions using ultralong SWCNTs are designed for silicon-rich anodes, where the nanotubes form conductive networks… Read more »
Swiss Post has commissioned a Kempower DC fast charging system at its new logistics center in Villmergen—an important step for the ongoing electrification of the company’s vehicle fleet. Jebsen & Jessen, an official distribution partner of Kempower in Switzerland, supplied the technology, and utility company Repower was responsible for the planning, installation and commissioning of… Read more »
Australia-based American Rare Earths, which operates a US subsidiary called Wyoming Rare, has advanced the pilot plant program for its Halleck Creek Project in Wyoming to produce a high-purity separated rare earth oxide. The company has signed agreements for initial processing to be done in Wyoming through Western Research Institute in Laramie and DISA Technologies… Read more »
Chinese battery giant CATL has agreed to supply steel producer Jianlong with batteries and integrated charging and swapping solutions for its industrial parks, steel plants, mines and other facilities. The agreement covers Jianlong’s full range of equipment, including electric mining trucks, heavy trucks, ships and construction machinery. The companies aim to deploy more than 3,000… Read more »
