The yearly Edison Awards recognize new inventions and developments in a wide range of categories. Several EV-related products are finalists this year, including the Fisker Karma, the Ford Focus Electric, and Ecotality’s Blink Level 2 charger. Winners will be announced April 26. KLD Energy Technologies has a new electric motor system that was named as… Read more »
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A123 Systems to supply battery packs to VIA Motors for extended-range electric trucks
A123 has already begun producing the battery packs at its Livonia, Michigan factory, as VIA has started delivering trucks to commercial fleet customers.
DENSO develops home energy management system
DENSO Corporation, a Japanese supplier of automotive components, announced last week that it has jointly developed a home energy management system (HEMS) with Toyota Housing Corporation. The HEMS, which will be available in Japan in 2012, has optional functions that work with plug-in hybrid or electric vehicles. The system features a 7-inch touchscreen monitor that shows… Read more »
ProLogium and Kyushu Electric to develop batteries for heavy machinery
Taiwanese solid-state battery developer and manufacturer ProLogium Technology has formed a strategic partnership with Japan’s Kyushu Electric Power to develop a 24 V lithium ceramic battery (LCB) module tailored for construction machinery applications. The partnership combines ProLogium’s battery technology with Kyushu Electric Power’s expertise in module design and end-user integration to create a high-performance, durable… Read more »
Propelling Fleet Electrification From The Trailer Forward
Join us for a discussion with Ali Javidan, CEO and Founder of Range Energy and renowned engineer. In this session, he’ll share how the electrification of trailers for fleets is driving innovation, supporting drivers, and empowering fleets to make more informed decisions as part of their own electrification revolution. From his work at Tesla to… Read more »
Revoy’s battery trailer turns a semi-truck into a hybrid
Trucking firms are caught in a bit of a bind—emissions regulations are tightening, but electric heavy-duty trucks come with high upfront costs. A startup called Revoy offers an interesting transitional solution—the Revoy EV is basically a small trailer full of batteries that attaches to a diesel semi-truck to effectively turn it into a hybrid. At… Read more »
Altech touts sodium nickel chloride battery prototype performance
Australia-based Altech Batteries has announced that its CERENERGY sodium nickel chloride prototype battery cells have completed more than 650 charge-discharge cycles without any detectable capacity loss. For stationary energy storage systems (ESS), this translates into fewer battery replacements, lower lifetime operating costs, and increased reliability for users, according to the company. The cells also delivered… Read more »
Altech to start selling sodium nickel chloride (SNC) batteries
Australian solid-state battery developer Altech Batteries has entered the market for sodium nickel chloride (SNC) batteries—previously referred to as sodium alumina solid state (SAS)—in Australia, Europe and the US through a strategic collaboration and distribution agreement with AMPower. AMPower is a subsidiary of Chilwee Group, a Chinese battery manufacturer, which has production capabilities spanning lead-acid,… Read more »
Optimizing the thermal management Ecosystem in EV batteries
Sponsored by Avery Dennison. Continued optimization of battery design means addressing thermal runaway and other issues. Pressure-sensitive adhesive (PSA) tapes may be an important part of the solution. By Max VanRaaphorst, Market Manager, Energy Storage, Avery Dennison This is a dynamic time for the electric vehicle marketplace. According to an April 2025 report by Cox… Read more »
HPQ to receive up to $3 million to commercialize silicon battery materials
Canada-based HPQ Silicon has been awarded up to $3 million in funding by the Government of Canada to accelerate the building of its first continuous production system to manufacture silicon-based material for lithium-ion batteries. The investment in the facility, which will have the capacity to produce 50 tons annually, comes from the Energy Innovation Program’s… Read more »