Infineon Technologies has retained the global number one position in automotive semiconductors for the sixth consecutive year, according to TechInsights’ 2025 Automotive Semiconductor Vendor Market Share report. The global automotive semiconductor market grew to $74.4 billion in 2025, up from $69.9 billion in 2024. Infineon’s share came in at 12.8%, down slightly from 13.2% the… Read more »
The Isle of Wight is a picturesque island just off the southern coast of England—it’s mainly known for its mild climate, coastal scenery and verdant rural landscape. Among the isle’s many seasonal visitors was Charles Dickens, who is said to have worked on David Copperfield, considered his most autobiographical novel, while staying on the island…. Read more »
ViscoTec has introduced ViscoTreat-I Slurry, a preparation and feeding system for battery electrode coating that combines material buffering, conditioning and pulsation-free delivery in a single mobile unit aimed at small-scale series production. In lithium-ion battery manufacturing, electrode coating slurry (a mixture of powdered active material, conductive carbon black and binder) must be homogenized and fed… Read more »
Pionix, a provider of open-source EV charging software, has launched a new cloud-native software platform that enables charge point operators and charging management providers to create digital twins of charging stations and EVs for load testing and real-world scenario validation. Pionix’s Virtual Charger Park (VCP) enables technicians to instantly spin up thousands of virtual chargers… Read more »
China-headquartered battery manufacturer Gotion has partnered with Green Power Morocco (GPM) and Chery Heavy Trucks to develop a heavy-duty electric logistics corridor between Morocco and France, advancing low-emission cross-continental freight transport. The 2,000-km route, which runs from Agadir (southern Morocco) through the Port of Tangier to Perpignan (southern France), is currently traveled by some 2,000… Read more »
Fraunhofer IISB has developed a 750 kW permanent-magnet traction motor for hybrid-electric regional aircraft, hitting 8 kW/kg power density through a combination of thin-lamination electrical steel, hairpin windings and direct oil-spray cooling. The machine uses NO15 (0.15 mm) electrical steel—a thin-lamination grade that reduces eddy current and AC losses at high rotational speeds—to support the… Read more »
Amorim Cork Solutions has developed ETP058, a cork-based engineered composite for use between and around battery cells in EV and energy storage systems, combining thermal insulation, flame resistance and mechanical compressibility in a single material. The composite has a thermal conductivity of 0.054 W/m·K and meets UL94 V-0 flammability rating for samples thicker than 2… Read more »
Integrals Power has secured funding under the UK government’s DRIVE35 Scale-up Feasibility Studies competition to assess scaling its LFP and LMFP cathode active material production—a program the company calls Project CATMAN. The study will map the manufacturing pathway from Integrals Power’s existing 20 tonne/year UK pilot line to a 100 tonne/year demonstration facility, with full… Read more »
Gas and diesel prices are causing many a fleet operator to take another look at the EV options available. With impeccable timing, Workhorse Group, a North American manufacturer of electric trucks, step vans, shuttles and buses, has announced a limited-time pricing promotion on its W56 electric step van lineup. Effective April 1 through September 30,… Read more »
EV Realty has opened its flagship multi-fleet truck charging hub in San Bernardino with 76 high-power charging ports and 9 MW of capacity, sufficient to serve over 200 medium- and heavy-duty trucks per day. The site is designed to serve all makes and models of medium- and heavy-duty trucks with both CCS and MCS charging… Read more »
