A wastewater pumping station in Erie County, New York, is now running backup power on a battery storage system instead of a diesel generator, and local officials say it could cut costs, emissions, and maintenance headaches. more…
EV newcomer Slate Auto just shared an interesting new video on its social media, setting the stage to reveal pricing of its flagship “Blank Slate” electric pickup in June. From what the American startup is saying, it sounds like the bare-bones model will still be one of the most affordable Read more
BYD revealed the first vehicle under its new Linghui sub-brand. The Linghui e9 is an all-electric sedan with a cruising range of 375 miles (605 km), but BYD’s latest EV is aimed at a new market. more…
McKinsey says EV battery recycling will be a $70 billion business by the end of the next decade. Here’s why.
Lectron has achieved UL 2252 certification across its full range of EV charging adapters—covering NACS, CCS and J1772 in both AC and DC configurations. The company says it now offers one of the most complete interoperability portfolios in the industry. The newly certified AC products include NACS-to-J1772 and J1772-to-NACS adapters Read more
The new Toyota RAV4 plug-in hybrid (PHEV) now delivers up to 150 km (93 miles) of electric range, 58% more than the outgoing version. more…
Tesla dominated JD Power’s EV Owner Satisfaction ranking for 2026, grabbing the top two spots in the survey with the Model 3 and Model Y. The two Tesla models grabbed the first and second spots, respectively, with scores of 804 and 797 out of 1,000 possible points. Brent Gruber, Executive Read more
HeyCharge, a Munich-based EV charging technology company backed by BMW i Ventures, Statkraft Ventures and Y Combinator, has been awarded a €2.5-million grant from the European Innovation Council (EIC) Accelerator. The grant will fund HeyCharge’s SecureCharge FLEX project, which seeks to eliminate two barriers to deploying conventional EV chargers in Read more
Danisense, which produces high-accuracy current sense transducers for demanding applications, has expanded its DN1000ID current transducer product family with the introduction of the new DN1000ID-CP02 model. The DN1000ID-CP02 current transducer features a significantly increased creepage and clearance distance of 38 mm, compared with 11 mm for the standard DN1000ID version. Read more
University of Central Florida (UCF) research suggests that C-BATT’s Obsidia battery anode material could help solve material swelling during cycling, which is one of the most persistent causes of failure in lithium-ion batteries. The results of the research show that Obsidia exhibits lower swelling during lithiation than graphite anode material. Read more