Automotive and industrial equipment manufacturer FEV is working with 18 global partners from the automotive and metal industries in the MeGiCast consortium project to investigate the potential of gigacasting (large-scale die-casting) for more efficient vehicle body production. Aluminum die casting of entire modules allows for efficient production and reduces development and production times. FEV is… Read more »
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Volvo CE reveals A30 Electric articulated hauler at bauma 2025
Volvo Construction Equipment is showing off an impressive lineup of electric vehicles and equipment at the 2025 bauma trade show in Munich. The belle of the ball is the new A30 Electric articulated hauler, which Volvo calls the world’s first battery-electric articulated hauler of its size class. The never-before-seen A30 Electric articulated hauler represents the… Read more »
LION Smart and hofer powertrain partner to bring novel immersion-cooled battery systems to market
LION Smart, a subsidiary of battery pack manufacturer LION E-Mobility, has entered into a strategic partnership with hofer powertrain. The two companies intend to develop and commercialize immersion-cooled battery systems with high market potential. The two companies mean to combine their strengths to bring new battery systems to market maturity. hofer powertrain contributes expertise in… Read more »
Nuvve wins $400-million contract from New Mexico for EV charging, V2G and microgrid development
Nuvve, a pioneer in grid modernization and vehicle-to-grid (V2G) technology, has won a contract with the State of New Mexico to provide a turnkey electrification solution. Nuvve estimates the contract’s total addressable market for the state’s fleet electrification and supporting infrastructure to be approximately $400 million. Nuvve is expected to announce the first project by… Read more »
NIO contributes to new German battery swapping technology standard
Chinese EV manufacturer NIO, which specializes in battery swapping stations, has collaborated with the German Commission for Electrical, Electronic & Information Technologies of DIN and VDE (DKE) to draft a new industry standard for battery swapping systems. The latest version of the international DIN standard (E DIN EN IEC 62840-2 VDE 0122-40-2:2024-12, Battery Replacement Systems… Read more »
Why are so many Western battery startups failing?
The US and Europe badly need to start manufacturing battery cells, and break the Chinese dominance of the market. But there’s no joy in Batteryville these days—once-promising startups are failing and/or scaling back their plans. Northvolt, a European company that was founded in 2017, and raised over $13 billion, has struggled for two years to… Read more »
From A Fleet of 200 EVs To Over 600 In One Year: First Bus’s Electric Leap
Join this session to discover how First Bus is pioneering the future of transportation with a fleet of over 600 EVs. Explore the organizational transformation that has enabled this ambitious transition. Learn how FirstBus is expanding its charging network and empowering local communities and businesses. Presented by: Faizan Ahmad, Decarbonisation Programme Director, FirstBus
Paraclete Energy shows that its SILO Silicon anode material can greatly reduce EV battery weight
Battery technology developer Paraclete Energy has released the results of a study on its SILO Silicon anode material demonstrating its potential to reduce battery weight by 50% while simultaneously doubling driving range. SILO Silicon allows a standard 80 kWh battery pack to be downsized from approximately 7,000 individual cells weighing 565 kg to fewer than 2,000… Read more »
EV charger manufacturer Tritium to start “a new chapter” under CEO Arcady Sosinov
When EV charger manufacturer Tritium fell from its perch in April, it caused tremors in the EV charging industry, as the company has sold 13,000 chargers in 47 countries, and claimed some 30 percent of the US market share for DC fast chargers in 2023. In August, India-based Exicomm agreed to take over the company,… Read more »
ZF sells over 250 million electric parking brake units
German mobility products manufacturer ZF announces that it has produced a total of 250 million units of its electric parking brake (EPB), a technology that the company pioneered nearly 25 years ago by introducing the motor-on-caliper brake. ZF says the EPB improves fuel economy by reducing weight in the brake system and enables advanced functions when… Read more »
