The Grid

October 16th 2025

Finnish companies Ahola Group and Donut Lab have launched Cova Power, a new joint venture to bring electrified smart trailer technology to the heavy goods transport sector. The trailers use Donut Lab's in-wheel motors and software platform to retrofit existing trailers.

October 14th 2025

Bosch has introduced its proprietary fuel-cell power module into logistical operation at the company’s Nuremberg facility, integrating a 40-tonne hydrogen-powered Iveco S-Way into regular

October 10th 2025

BASF has developed two recycling processes for polyamide 6 recovered from end-of-life vehicles, targeting plastics that have historically been difficult to reclaim.

October 9th 2025

Researchers in the US have developed a fuel cell with a lifetime of 200,000 hours that is suitable for heavy-duty hydrogen electric trucks, writes […]

October 8th 2025

Dürr and GROB have developed a battery cell production concept factory focused on reducing energy consumption and space requirements while improving performance and battery

Dossier

Dossier

Mack Trucks LR Electric

Mack Trucks is a market leader in refuse vehicles. So, when a customer came calling for electrification, they immediately rose to the challenge. The resulting revolution was a revelation, Will Gray reports.

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Battery pack materials

Oct 2025

Fasteners for EV assembly

Sep 2025

HV measurement

Aug 2025

Dossier

Kindred Motorworks EV Bronco

Kindred Motorworks has reimagined the legendary Ford Bronco as an electric icon for the 21st century, modifying this popular classic from the frame up to create a machine with performance streets ahead of the original, reveals Will Gray

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Motor materials

May 2025

Cell-to-chassis

Sep 2025

Battery leak testing

Apr 2025

Dossier

Ryvid

The ambitious founders of Ryvid have created a range of motorbikes designed to electrify the mass market in the Far East, then take over the streets of every major town and city on the planet, reports Will Gray. Ryvid was founded by three California-based engineers

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Motor testing

Apr 2025

Cybersecurity

Apr 2025

Battery cell manufacturing

Apr 2025

Dossier

Doosan Bobcat T7X

Doosan Bobcat is using electrification to not only reduce emissions in construction but also radically change the operation of compact track loaders, reports Will Gray Construction is not the first industry you think of when it comes to sustainability or electrification. Heavy, power-hungry machines do not immediately suggest

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Modular batteries

Jul 2025

Onboard chargers

May 2025

Battery dielectric protection

May 2025

Dossier

Evice Rolls-Royce Corniche

Evice is using modern technologies and EV powertrains to improve some of the best cars ever built, starting with a beautiful Rolls-Royce Corniche, reports Will Gray. When it comes to pure, opulent luxury, there are few more iconic cars than those produced by Rolls-Royce in the 1970s and 80s.

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Battery safety

May 2025

Gap fillers and TIMs

May 2025

Battery tech for heavy duty applications

May 2025

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Battery cooling

Oct 2025

Battery pack materials

Oct 2025

Fasteners for EV assembly

Sep 2025

HV measurement

Aug 2025

Motor materials

May 2025

Cell-to-chassis

Sep 2025

Battery leak testing

Apr 2025

Motor testing

Apr 2025

Cybersecurity

Apr 2025

Battery cell manufacturing

Apr 2025

Modular batteries

Jul 2025

Onboard chargers

May 2025

Battery dielectric protection

May 2025

Battery safety

May 2025

Special Reports

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Open-source e-mobility

For more than a century, automotive OEMs and their suppliers have taken a proprietary attitude to their technologies. This approach, while effective, created a fragmented ecosystem and, arguably, stifled innovation. But as electrified vehicles and their complex software-defined systems become mainstream, a more collaborative and potentially revolutionary model is emerging. Encompassing hardware as well as […]

Deep Insight

Fast charging

Nick Flaherty looks at the development of ultrafast-charging stations around the world. Drivers of EVs are often frustrated by the speed of charging. While home chargers use AC at power rates to 22 kW, fast charging covers direct current (DC) charging at a power of 30 kW.

Industry Insight

Mining electrification

Mining is a dirty business, but Peter Donaldson uncovers how electrification could help clean up its image. Mining accounts for around 1% of greenhouse gas emissions globally.

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Gap fillers and TIMs

May 2025

Battery tech for heavy duty applications

May 2025

Motor development and manufacturing

May 2025

Thermal runaway prevention

Jul 2025

Battery sealing

May 2025

Inverters

May 2025

Polymer considerations for EV

May 2025

Phase change materials

May 2025

Battery inspection for EV manufacturing

May 2025

Axial flux motors

May 2025

Motor control

May 2025

Busbars and interconnects

Sep 2025

New Products

New Product

The Battery Show North America returns to Novi

The Battery Show is returning to the Suburban Collection Showcase in Novi, Michigan on Sept. 11-14 with more than 775 exhibitors and over 72 hours of education available across the three-day expo.

New Product

REE Automotive Names Microvast as battery pack supplier for its commercial EVs

Lithium-ion battery maker Microvast Holdings and EV platform supplier REE Automotive have signed a supply and purchase agreement. Under its terms, Microvast will provide its MV-C Gen 4 HpCO lithium-ion battery packs for REE’s EV platforms. The packs can be fully charged in 30 minutes. Their pouch cells in the MV-C Gen 4 provide 53.5 […]

New Product

ABT e-Line offers conversion of T6.1s to battery drive

ABT e-Line has announced that every existing IC-engined Volkswagen Transporter 6.1 model can now be converted to battery-electric drive. The base vehicle only has to be a diesel with a direct shift gearbox. The ABT e-Transporter 6.1 has a WLTP range of 105-138 km, depending on the body and weight, which might vary slightly during […]

New Product

Eco-friendly advance for lithium-ion cell production

Energy storage solutions provider Leclanché says it has achieved a breakthrough in the environmentally friendly production of G/NMCA cells, by reducing the cobalt content in NMCA cathode material from 20% to 5% and manufacturing the electrodes using a water-based process. In doing so, Leclanché says it completely dispenses with the use of the highly toxic […]

New Product

Elaphe and McLaren Applied partner up to produce high-response in-wheel EV drive

Elaphe and McLaren Applied are collaborating to provide an in-wheel propulsion system, coupling McLaren Applied’s inverter technology with Elaphe’s direct-drive in-wheel motors and vehicle controls. The combination is said to give a torque response five times faster than existing systems. Elaphe has demonstrated an energy efficiency of more than 97% on vehicles such as the […]

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Busbars and interconnects

Sep 2025

Battery surface analysis

Aug 2025

Fuses and circuit protection

Sep 2023

Adhesives

Jul 2023