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Volkswagen dealers aren’t happy about Scout’s direct-to-consumer retail plan. They’re gearing up for a big fight.

Italian bus manufacturer Iveco Bus, a brand of Iveco Group, has received three new contracts in France for a total of 31 hydrogen fuel cell buses and 20 battery electric buses. Cannes Lérins Urban Community has ordered twelve GX 337 H2 LINIUM BRT hydrogen fuel cell buses, Lorient Agglomération has Read more

Polish bus manufacturer Solaris Bus & Coach will supply Arriva, a private transportation company operating in the Netherlands, with 26 Urbino 12 electric buses and four articulated Urbino 18 electric buses for service in the West-Brabant region. Equipped with central traction engines, the buses are based on a modular drive Read more

Canada-based Laserax, which manufactures industrial laser machines, has developed a new system that accelerates the laser welding of battery cells using machine vision software from German firm MVTec. The Battery Welding Machine speeds up the process of welding the current collector and busbar to the battery module. The system is Read more

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The dry electrode process is transforming battery manufacturing by eliminating solvents and streamlining production. Unlike the traditional wet slurry method, the dry electrode coating process relies on the use of special binders that can form an electrode coating without being dissolved in a solvent, such as fluoropolymer binders with Teflon Read more

An Abu Dhabi-based investment firm has entered a non-binding agreement to buy 100% of McLaren’s automotive business, including a stake in the McLaren Group. The purchase goal is to bring additional capital to McLaren to accelerate its growth in vehicle development, particularly in electric vehicle technologies. If approved, could McLaren Read more

The small SUV category had the highest sales but standard size EV and PHEV SUVs sold well, too.

Hyundai’s first three-row electric SUV is almost here. Ahead of its official debut in November, Hyundai released a new teaser of the larger IONIQ 9, giving us a sneak peek at the highly anticipated SUV. more…

Tesla has launched its new Powerwall 3 expansion units that can slash installation times by roughly half. more…