Batteries & ChargingGelion signs a co-funded battery testing deal with an unnamed top-five automaker for its nano-encapsulated sulfur cathode, its second OEM pact in a week.
Batteries & ChargingEnergyX signs a $2 billion, 10-year lithium supply deal with Trafigura, covering 100,000 tonnes from planned Chile and Texas plants.
Batteries & ChargingFortescue adapted car-factory welding robots to build the world's biggest 6 MW electric truck chargers for its Pilbara mining fleet.
Batteries & ChargingNRMA has finished only 62 of 117 planned EV charging sites under a $78m programme, while the report explaining the shortfalls stays heavily redacted.
Batteries & ChargingAustralia's first national EV charging roadmap, led by the EVC and funded by ARENA, will outline charging needs for passenger and heavy vehicles to 2035.
Batteries & ChargingHonda names Ohme its exclusive home charging partner in Australia as the $36,900 Super-One EV nears launch, with a full charge potentially costing under $2.40.
Batteries & ChargingFraunhofer IPA and the University of Stuttgart have patented an aluminium-anode lithium-ion cell that manages volume changes, dropping graphite, silicon and copper foil.
Batteries & ChargingProLogium and Rimac unveil a solid-state battery pack mock-up in Paris, with a functional segment due in 2027 and public-road vehicle tests targeted for 2028.
Batteries & ChargingTasmania is funding 50 new EV charge points at tourism sites, with AU$250,000 in grants favoring overnight AC charging for hospitality businesses.
Batteries & ChargingTesla brings Powershare Home Backup to Model 3 and Model Y in the US, letting owners power their homes during outages with a Powerwall 3 setup.
Batteries & ChargingToray has tested a prototype film capacitor inside an inverter running at 150° C, a step toward air-cooled power control units for EVs and flying cars.
Batteries & ChargingSource joins Shell Card roaming, letting UK fleet drivers pay at its DC fast charging hubs with an existing Shell Card.
Batteries & ChargingGate charge, voltage rails and isolation choices all shape gate driver design for Si, SiC and IGBT switches used in EV power converters.
Batteries & ChargingApollo Power orders 260 Tesla Megapack 2XL units, roughly 1GWh, betting AI data centers will need resilient storage as Taiwan tightens energy rules.
Batteries & ChargingUS fast charging tops 80,964 ports as Tesla leads Q3 buildout, but Supercharger prices jump 15% while rival networks hold steady at 53.3 cents per kWh.
Batteries & ChargingThe U.S. public fast-charging network topped 80,000 ports in Q3, with 4,106 new ports added even as deployment slowed year-over-year.
Batteries & ChargingProLogium and Rimac Technology unveiled a cell-to-pack solid-state battery concept in Paris, with functional segments due at CES 2027 and road trials planned for 2028.
Batteries & ChargingCATL completes all three Global Battery Alliance passport pilot waves, positioning itself ahead of EU digital battery passport rules arriving February 2027.
Batteries & ChargingChalmers researchers, with PHINIA and Scania, model how reconfigurable battery packs could bypass weak cells to extend EV battery life and cut lifetime costs.
Batteries & ChargingWolfspeed receives a conditional commitment for up to $1.5 billion in 30-year financing from the US Department of War to support domestic SiC and GaN production.
Batteries & ChargingOTTO’S converts its entire truck fleet to 22 Mercedes-Benz eActros 600 electric trucks, powered by solar energy from its own rooftops.
Batteries & ChargingPilot Travel Centers installs first six Tesla Semi Megachargers in Ellabell, Georgia, launching a proprietary truck charging network.
Batteries & ChargingRenault and EDF will launch a bidirectional charging service in France next summer, enabling Renault, Alpine, and Dacia EV owners to feed power back to the grid.
Batteries & ChargingForum Mobility plans four new California electric truck charging depots, adding 30 MW of heavy-duty capacity near freight corridors and ports.
Batteries & ChargingACC, the Stellantis-Mercedes-TotalEnergies joint venture, hits five million battery cells produced in France, with a second production block set for 2027.
Batteries & ChargingGM's new $900M Battery Cell Development Center in Michigan is prototyping cheaper EV cells, starting with lithium manganese-rich batteries due in test form this year.
Batteries & ChargingChery aims to validate a 400 Wh/kg all-solid-state battery in vehicles by 2027, targeting higher energy density than current EV batteries.
Batteries & ChargingCATL completes all three waves of the GBA battery passport pilot, positioning itself ahead of EU rules requiring digital passports for EV batteries from February 2027.
Batteries & ChargingOn-street charging firm char.gy claims the LEVI lead with 674 live sockets, but those represent a fraction of the 60,000-plus charge points it has planned.
Batteries & ChargingLG Energy Solution signs a four-year offtake deal with Elevra Lithium for 240,000 tonnes of Canadian spodumene concentrate, with deliveries starting in 2026.
Batteries & ChargingA new Truganina depot in Melbourne's west will charge over 130 electric buses, built by CDC and Zenobē with 65 dual-lead DC chargers.
Batteries & ChargingSeres signs long-term CATL battery supply deal for its Aito brand, with CATL expanding Chongqing capacity beyond 20 GWh and adding fast charging and battery services.
Batteries & ChargingIRU and T&E urge the EU to create a semi-private charging framework in the AFIR review, aiming to unlock depot and destination charging for electric trucks.
Batteries & ChargingNIO recorded 1.2 million battery swaps in just seven days, highlighting the scale of its swap network and the model's growing role in EV convenience.
Batteries & ChargingBattery swapping is often assumed to require piles of spare packs. For heavy-duty fleets, higher pack utilization may mean fewer batteries, not more.
Batteries & ChargingTesla enables V2H bidirectional charging on US-built Model 3 and Model Y from October 2026, as Europe's EV4EU vehicle-to-grid trial concludes.
Batteries & ChargingElectrify America now operates 6,029 DC fast charging ports across 1,191 U.S. sites, a 16% year-over-year rise, as rivals like ChargePoint and Walmart close in.
Batteries & ChargingEV Realty acquires a new Inland Empire site for its next electric semi truck charging hub, adding 27 MW of capacity as demand for commercial EVs climbs.
Batteries & ChargingProLogium is expanding its solid-state battery ambitions beyond EVs, targeting AI hardware and aviation as it diversifies its commercial strategy.
Batteries & ChargingHonda will begin on-road testing of inductive highway charging in Saitama, Japan, in April 2027, with partners Taisei and Taisei Rotec and output up to 150 kW.
Batteries & ChargingCATL and Seres sign a long-term strategic deal to expand Aito battery capacity beyond 20 GWh annually, adding charging services and overseas market cooperation.
Batteries & ChargingA reader asks whether a holster exists for the wall-side male end of a Type 2 charging cable, and the answer points to a few practical workarounds.
Batteries & ChargingCATL and Alfen sign a 5 GWh sodium-ion battery storage partnership to expand grid-scale energy storage across Europe, reducing reliance on lithium.
Batteries & ChargingPeak Energy is targeting sodium-ion batteries for grid storage, arguing that lifetime cost rather than upfront price can beat lithium-based chemistry.
Batteries & ChargingNio completed nearly 1.2 million battery swaps across its 4,100 stations during China's National Day week, with daily averages up 22% year-over-year.
Batteries & ChargingBucharest receives €87.44 million from the EU Modernisation Fund to add 40 electric buses and 45 trolleybuses to its public transport fleet.
Batteries & ChargingCATL has overtaken LG Energy Solution to hold the most global battery patents, a shift that could shape licensing deals and EV supply chains.
Batteries & ChargingEU project EV4EU ends after four years, delivering a bidirectional CCS charging prototype, open-source operator software and four grid flexibility demos.