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New Jersey buys Beam Global EV ARC systems to support resilient workplace charging

Beam Global makes portable off-grid solar-powered EV charging systems. Some of the company’s most reliable customers are government agencies and municipalities. Now the New Jersey Department of the Treasury has purchased multiple EV ARC off-grid EV charging systems through a competitive public bid using Beam Global’s General Services Administration (GSA) Multiple Award Schedule Contract. This… Read more »

Nano One receives C$5-million government grant to support LFP capacity expansion

Nano One Materials, a Canadian a process technology company specializing in lithium-ion battery cathode active materials (CAM), has been awarded C$5 million ($3.5 million) in non-repayable financing from Natural Resources Canada (NRCan) under the Energy Innovation Program to scale production of its One-Pot lithium iron phosphate (LFP) CAM and accelerate commercialization. The funding supports Nano… Read more »

Pioneer Power announces multiple orders for its portable EV charging solution

Pioneer Power Solutions, a provider of distributed energy resources, power generation equipment and mobile EV charging solutions, has announced several new contract wins across a range of sectors. The company expects to fulfill the new orders during the remainder of 2025 and into the first quarter of 2026. Pioneer has sold an e-Boost Mobile Mini… Read more »

US General Services Administration renews Beam Global’s contract to provide portable EV chargers to government agencies

EV is good. EV is bad. Maybe EV is OK. The current US administration can’t seem to make up its mind. In February, the General Services Administration (GSA), the agency that manages buildings owned by the federal government, was reportedly instructed to start shutting down all of its EV chargers (around 8,000 plugs). In April,… Read more »

Stardust Power and Ohio University to develop lithium refining technologies

Stardust Power, a US-based developer of battery-grade lithium products, has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Ohio University to form a strategic partnership to develop extraction and refining technologies, including potential applications of direct lithium extraction (DLE). The partnership aims to accelerate scientific and technical research around the production of lithium and refined lithium… Read more »

Tellus Power wins funding for 33 EV charging sites in California’s second round of NEVI program funding

Tellus Power builds EV chargers in California. The company offers DC fast chargers in 180 kW and 360 kW versions, with a choice of CCS, CHAdeMO and/or NACS connectors. The company has just announced a big win in its home state. In July, the California Energy Commission proposed $36.88 million in awards in the state’s… Read more »

Korean scientists find a way to control concentration gradients in high-nickel cathodes

Researchers at Pusan National University in South Korea have introduced a novel mathematical framework for lithium-ion batteries containing high-nickel cathodes that enables flexible full concentration gradient (FCG) or core-shell designs. In a new study, an international research team led by Associate Professor Hyun Deog Yoo from the Department of Chemistry and the Institute for Future… Read more »

Revised NEVI guidance will apparently allow states to proceed with EV charging projects

The US Department of Transportation has unveiled revised guidance for the National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure (NEVI) Formula Program. At the moment, it appears that some or all of the NEVI Formula projects in the pipeline can proceed. The NEVI Formula Program, established as part of the Inflation Reduction Act, provided $5 billion in funding that… Read more »

Video interview: How Siemens Depot360 platform makes EV fleet charging simple

As commercial and municipal fleets look to transition to EVs, many operators face unfamiliar territory. From assessing charging infrastructure needs to coordinating across departments that have never had to collaborate before, the electrification journey can be daunting. Siemens aims to streamline this process with its Depot360 solution—a comprehensive, AI-enabled platform designed to make the switch… Read more »

Partners celebrate opening of first EV fast charging station funded by Washington Electric Vehicle Charging Program

The Washington State Department of Commerce joined the Clean and Prosperous Institute, Seattle-based Electric Era and charging site developer Skycharger to celebrate the opening of the first EV fast charging station funded by the Washington Electric Vehicle Charging Program. The WAEVCP is the largest EV infrastructure program under the state’s Climate Commitment Act. The program… Read more »