Toro, a maker of landscape equipment, construction equipment and material handling solutions, has announced the Electric High Lift Ultra Buggy e2500-THL. The new high-lift system offers construction and demolition crews a carrying capacity of up to 1,250 lbs (567 kg), a just over 6 ft (1.8-meter) dump height and 12.8 Read more
Schneider Electric, an energy management company, has announced the debut of the Schneider Charge Pro charging station in Europe. France will be the first European market in which the charging solution will be sold. The Charge Pro is an “energy-efficient electric vehicle charging solution designed to accelerate EV adoption among Read more
Nidec Motor, a US-based manufacturer of commercial, industrial and appliance motors and controls, and Noveon Magnetics have signed a five-year, binding offtake agreement to potentially supply more than 1,000 tons of finished sintered neodymium iron boron (NdFeB) rare earth magnets. Deliveries are set to begin in 2025, supporting Nidec’s operations Read more
US-based lithium battery technology company Pure Lithium has signed a joint development agreement with Saint-Gobain Ceramics to accelerate the production of Pure Lithium’s selective, water-blocking membranes for lithium metal anode production from brine. Pure Lithium has also invented a flexible lithium conducting membrane for next-generation lithium metal battery applications, which Read more
German start-up Circunomics, which is developing a battery lifecycle management system, closed an €8-million Series A financing round in December 2024. The company promotes the circular economy for lithium-ion batteries by “advancing internationalization and developing new digital services.” Circunomics provides a lifecycle management system featuring a digital business-to-business (B2B) marketplace Read more
OEM alliance and EV charging juggernaut IONNA has announced a key milestone today, transitioning from public beta testing in the US to a full-scale national release. The EV charging joint venture intends to deploy over 1,000 bays in the US this year en route to tens of thousands more this Read more
After launching its first electric SUV in December, Lucid’s (LCID) US sales climbed 51% last month from a year ago. According to a new report, Lucid sold 50 Gravity models in its first month on the market. more…
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Tesla’s Model Y was the most registered battery-electric vehicle (BEV) in Europe in 2024, as shown in data released this week. After landing the spot for Europe’s top-selling vehicle overall in 2023, the Model Y last year was the most-registered BEV and the fourth-most-registered vehicle overall, according to registration data Read more