Quiet, calm, and identifiably a Volvo, the EX60 expands the brand’s EV lineup into the popular midsize SUV segment—in a variety of performance levels and prices. The 2027 Volvo EX60 is only the brand’s second ground-up battery-electric vehicle, after the larger US-built three-row EX90 SUV launched in September 2024. That model had major teething troubles… Read more »
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As other automakers retrench, Toyota has four new EVs in the works
WTH is Toyota thinking? Is it serving up new EVs as the US market collapses? Not at all—its methodical approach validates the EV transition. When an auto reporter gets pretty much the same question on the same day from two different people—one at a major auto brand, the other a fellow reporter—his attention is naturally… Read more »
How government helped build America’s EV charging market
The US charging network 2.0—The evolution of a revolution: Part 2» Read part 1 here: How the biggest US EV charging networks got their starts The US public charging market did not emerge from private capital alone. From ARRA to IIJA, IRA and rural grant programs, federal policy repeatedly stepped in to create baseline charger… Read more »
Inside Henkel’s Battery Application Center, where adhesive formulations meet production-line robots
Most adhesive and materials companies ship samples. Henkel built a factory inside its lab. The Battery Application Center in Madison Heights, Michigan, is set up with production-intent dispensing equipment, a six-axis ABB robot and pump systems sized for full-scale EV battery housings. OEMs and battery manufacturers can bring their actual components in, run them through… Read more »
EU consortium aims to fit a 22 kW bidirectional on-board charger in a 4-liter package
A European consortium led by Fraunhofer IZM is developing a 22-kilowatt on-board charger with a volume of 4 liters—a third of the 12-liter market average for comparable systems today—using monolithically integrated, bidirectional gallium nitride (GaN) semiconductors from Infineon. The work is part of the EU-funded HiPower 5.0 project, running from August 2025 through June 2028…. Read more »
Fluke’s FEV500 acts as a virtual EV to test DC fast chargers, replacing three separate instruments
One in five DC fast charging stations in the US isn’t operational, according to a Harvard Business School study that Fluke cites as the impetus for its new product. The FEV500 is an all-in-one testing tool for Level 3 DC fast charging stations that simulates the role of an electric vehicle—letting technicians run comprehensive safety,… Read more »
Cologne event to spotlight technologies reshaping industrial mobility
iVT Expo Europe returns to Cologne, Germany on 10–11 June 2026, bringing together more than 2,000 professionals from across the off-highway and industrial vehicle sectors for two days of technology showcases, expert discussions and industry networking. A central feature of this year’s event will be the Off-Highway Evolution Conference, a two-day programme exploring the technologies… Read more »
Just over the border in Mexico, Chinese cars sit waiting for the day they can find homes in the US
Like a pack of wolves patiently waiting outside the kitchen door, lots full of Chinese-made cars sit in Ciudad Juárez, Mexico, just across the US border. Chinese cars, which sport sticker prices far lower than anything you’ll find on a US car lot, aren’t allowed to be sold in the US at the moment, and… Read more »
Influencers are introducing US web surfers to Chinese EVs
Forbidden fruit tastes sweetest, ‘tis said. Chinese EVs, which by all accounts are as good as or better than anything US automakers have to offer, are taboo to US buyers (but soon, not to Canadians). However, American early-adopter types are developing a taste for them, thanks to internet influencers. Bloomberg reports that an annual survey… Read more »
InfiMotion’s magnesium-aluminum alloy dual motor assembly claims 25% weight reduction over aluminum
InfiMotion is showcasing a lineup of electric drive products at the 5th International Forum on Automotive Power Systems in Songjiang, Shanghai, headlined by what the company claims is the world’s first mass-produced dual motor assembly using a magnesium-aluminum alloy housing. The alloy housing cuts system mass by 25% compared to conventional aluminum alloy assemblies while… Read more »