New Zealand EV charging provider Meridian has installed its 500th public charging point. The company has deployed charging stations at locations across the country, including Roxburgh, Haast, Mossburn, Dunedin South, Oamaru, Culverden, Rakaia, Rangiora, Punakaiki and Tokoroa. Meridian has focused on expanding charging access in the South Island over the past 12 months, and is… Read more »
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Ford rotor built with 100% recycled rare earth magnets passes durability test
A UK consortium has completed an end-to-end circular rare earth supply chain for electric vehicle motor magnets, with Ford validating the results at its R&D facility in Dunton, UK. The chain ran as follows: Ionic Technologies, a Belfast-based subsidiary of Australia’s Ionic Rare Earths (ASX: IXR), recycled scrap NdFeB magnets and alloy into individually separated… Read more »
Anthro Energy clears DOE phase approval for 12,000-ton lithium-ion battery electrolyte plant in Louisville
Anthro Energy has received authorization from the US Department of Energy to advance its Louisville, Kentucky electrolyte manufacturing facility into the construction phase—clearing the path for what the Stanford spinout calls the first large-scale, US-owned advanced electrolyte production facility. The approval unlocks the next phase of a $24.9 million DOE grant awarded under the Infrastructure… Read more »
Ford launches a new stationary battery energy storage business
Several EV manufacturers have branched out into the stationary battery biz, including Tesla and BYD. Now that the data center bubble is puffing up at an impressive (or alarming) rate, beaucoup businesses are bounding onto the battery bandwagon. Automakers are better qualified than most to address this market. The latest to jump onboard is Ford,… Read more »
Automotive CoolGaN™ Enabling Highly-Efficient & Affordable E-Mobility
100 V Gallium Nitride (GaN) is transforming automotive power electronics with higher efficiency, faster switching, and compact system designs. Join us for an engaging session on how CoolGaN™ Automotive Transistor 100 V G1 is shaping the future of automotive power electronics. This webinar will cover the fundamentals of GaN technology and its unique advantages in… Read more »
Webinar: Automotive CoolGaN™ enabling highly-efficient & affordable e-mobility
100 V Gallium Nitride (GaN) is transforming automotive power electronics with higher efficiency, faster switching, and compact system designs. Join this webinar at our March Virtual Conference on EV Engineering, presented by Infineon, for an engaging session on how CoolGaN™ Automotive Transistor 100 V G1 is shaping the future of automotive power electronics. This webinar… Read more »
Zūm launches fully electric school bus fleet in Branford, Connecticut
Student transportation provider Zūm will deploy a fully electric school bus fleet for Branford Public Schools in Connecticut, beginning in the 2026-27 school year. All the e-buses will feature built-in bidirectional V2G capabilities. In 2024, Branford Public Schools awarded Zūm a 10-year student transportation contract with the goal of transitioning the district to a 100%… Read more »
California’s proposed $200-million EV incentive program would require matching funds from automakers
Since the current US administration eliminated federal EV tax credits, several states have implemented their own pro-EV measures, or beefed up existing programs. In California, the administration of Governor Gavin Newsom has proposed to create a new version of the state’s Clean Vehicle Rebate Program, which ended in 2023 and spent $1.49 billion to subsidize… Read more »
Donut Lab says its all-solid-state battery will be used in a production electric motorcycle this year
Solid-state batteries are a hot topic in the EV world—they theoretically off higher energy density compared to traditional lithium-ion batteries, as well as an improved safety profile and other advantages. Many, many companies are working on SSBs, and automakers are testing them, but we haven’t yet seen large-scale deployment of all-solid-state cells in a production… Read more »
Ford dials back EV efforts, will focus on high-margin fossil fuel trucks
As expected, Ford has cancelled production of its F-150 Lightning electric pickup truck. Also no surprise to those of us who follow the industry: the company has issued a pair of press releases designed to frame the failure as a positive development. And it may be—if the company’s goals are to shore up its bottom… Read more »