The Electrify America EV charging network, which boasts over 5,000 locations, is now accessible for GM EV customers via the automaker’s branded smartphone apps. Drivers can use their myChevrolet, myGMC or myCadillac apps to find nearby charging stations with real-time availability information, plan routes, monitor charging session status, and pay for charging directly in the… Read more »
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Samsung SDI and KGM to develop 46-series cylindrical EV battery packs
Samsung SDI has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with South Korean automaker KG Mobility (KGM) to jointly develop battery pack technologies for EVs. The companies will focus on battery pack technologies using Samsung SDI’s 46-series cylindrical battery cells, while expanding their collaboration on technologies to advance next-generation battery pack development. The packs that the… Read more »
Harbinger’s plan to conquer an underserved segment of the electric truck market
If you build it at price parity, they will buy Charged has been covering the electric truck market for a decade, and we’ve seen a lot of startup truckmakers come and go. The market is developing at a painfully slow pace—lots of pilots, but few large-scale deployments. The major OEMs haven’t fared any better with… Read more »
Layoffs and losses loom as GM kills its BrightDrop electric delivery van program
General Motors has ended production of BrightDrop electric delivery vans at its CAMI Assembly plant in Ontario, bringing an end to the automaker’s commercial EV program. The company announced the news alongside its third-quarter earnings. “The commercial electric van market has been developing much slower than expected and changes to the regulatory framework and fleet… Read more »
Noveon to supply GM with American-made rare earth magnets
Noveon Magnetics has announced a multi-year supply agreement to deliver rare earth magnets to General Motors. Production has begun and initial magnet deliveries started in July 2025, according to Noveon. The agreement supports a wide range of GM vehicle components, with an explicit focus on the company’s full-size SUVs and trucks. Noveon says it is… Read more »
GM to import EV batteries from China’s CATL
GM plans to import EV batteries from Chinese battery giant CATL. The arrangement is a temporary one, meant to tide GM over for a couple of years until it establishes its own domestic supply of lower-cost batteries made with lithium iron phosphate (LFP) chemistry, “a source familiar with the matter” told Reuters. “For several years,… Read more »
GM and Redwood Materials to pursue use of US-built batteries for energy storage
General Motors has signed a non-binding memorandum of understanding with Redwood Materials to accelerate deployment of energy storage systems using new US-manufactured batteries from GM and second-life battery packs from GM electric vehicles. The collaboration is a step toward taking GM’s battery technology beyond EVs and builds on the two companies’ existing collaboration. In June,… Read more »
GMC Sierra EV Denali Max Range: Luxury ride or tricked-out work truck? Why not both?
Here in the Land of Pickup Trucks, there’s a truck for every taste—GM alone offers at least two dozen different variants. The GMC Sierra EV Denali Max Range is for the pickup fan with a taste for the best (and the means to gratify it). This EV, built by union labor at GM’s Factory Zero,… Read more »
Smart Freight Centre and PragmaCharge partner to electrify Europe’s busiest road freight corridor
Smart Freight Centre (SFC) is an international non-profit organization focused on reducing the emissions of freight transportation. Last year, the organization orchestrated the launch of the I-10 Zero Emission Freight Corridor, which includes a network of heavy-duty EV charging stations between Los Angeles and El Paso. SFC is now launching a similar initiative in Europe… Read more »
KPIT Technologies acquires Caresoft Global engineering business unit focused on truck and off-highway segments
KPIT Technologies has purchased Caresoft Global’s engineering solutions business. The addition of the former Caresoft Global unit will strengthen KPIT’s commercial vehicle vertical “by combining Caresoft’s deep relationships and domain knowledge in trucks and off-highway segments,” KPIT said. KPIT said that the acquisition will “ramp up value creation through full vehicle cost reduction solutions for… Read more »