US-based safety and certification organization UL Solutions has expanded its battery-powered vehicle certification services to electric motorcycles and scooters, as well as construction, agriculture and mining vehicles. These new services will test whether vehicle electrical systems meet the requirements of UL 2850, the Outline of Investigation for Vehicle Systems of Electric Scooters and Motorcycles, or UL… Read more »
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Electrifying the box—a new path to trucking electrification
Powered trailers offer a painless path to electrifying heavy-duty transport. Trucking firms are caught in a bit of a bind. They need to electrify before their competitors do, or risk being undercut on the all-important metric of cost per mile—however, electric trucks come with high upfront costs, and when it comes to long-haul Class 8… Read more »
Cadillac Optiq: US luxury brand’s compact EV powerhouse
This largish “compact” crossover SUV is luxurious, quiet, and offers substantial range along with premium features, making it a truly competitive luxury EV—and shoppers are noticing. The conversion of GM’s luxury brand Cadillac to an all-electric product line has been a quietly seismic event over the last decade. The brand is finding (it says) newer,… Read more »
High-potential testing for EVs: why reed relays raise confidence in insulation and safety
Sponsored by Pickering. EV platforms live at the intersection of high voltage, high power and strict safety requirements. From battery packs and traction inverters to DC fast chargers and cable harnesses, engineers must prove that insulation is sound during development and at end-of-line. That is the role of high-potential testing. In a withstand test the… Read more »
Dürr unveils X.Cellify DC dry electrode coating system for battery manufacturing
Dürr has announced the development of X.Cellify DC, a dry electrode coating process that forms a free-standing film of active battery material, which is fully recyclable until it is laminated onto the collector foil. The company says this approach reduces active material waste in battery electrode production, and its proof-of-concept confirms the technology’s reliability, scalability,and… Read more »
EV charging industry veteran on charger reliability, credit card readers and the impending industry shakeout
Arcady Sosinov is a veteran of the EV charging industry. In 2014, he founded FreeWire to address the challenges of securing adequate grid infrastructure for DC fast charging sites. FreeWire’s solution, which pairs battery storage with chargers, is one that is now becoming the norm in the industry. Unfortunately FreeWire, as so many startups have,… Read more »
A closer look at capacitor precharge and inrush current control
The vast majority of power converters used in the EV space—from battery chargers to traction inverters—are classified as voltage-fed, meaning they expect to be supplied from a source whose voltage varies little with changes in current draw (i.e. has a low impedance), and the best way to ensure this condition is with a capacitor across… Read more »
2026 Nissan Rogue Plug-In Hybrid: a Mitsubishi SUV with Nissan labels
Well, we didn’t see this one coming: The 2026 Nissan Rogue Plug-In Hybrid isn’t actually a Nissan Rogue. It’s a Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV with a Nissan grille and badges slapped on. When Nissan announced more than a year ago it would sell a plug-in hybrid Rogue in the U.S., the industry assumption was that it… Read more »
Inside the EV battery recall process—the complexity of safety and logistics
As EV adoption accelerates, so does the frequency of battery recalls—and the operational expertise they require. In recent months, a string of recalls from major automakers has underscored the complexities of EV battery systems. Hyundai recently pulled back a limited number of 2025 IONIQ 5s in the US after identifying a short-circuit risk linked to… Read more »
Chargeway EV routing app now includes charge-station pricing
You can find local gas prices on your phone or in the dash for every station; now one EV app has added real-time charging prices. Some drivers go to absurd lengths, driving miles out of their way, to get the cheapest possible gasoline prices. They have access to that data online for most stations, wrapped… Read more »