Vandijck Transport from Herentals, Belgium, was one of the first hauliers in Belgium to order two units of the new battery-electric Mercedes-Benz eActros 600. Until the delivery of the new series production vehicles in the second quarter of 2025, Managing Director Guy Vandijck and a driver provided by Daimler Truck... Read more →

During the first quarter of 2025, Californians purchased 100,326 zero-emission vehicles (ZEVs) representing 23% of all new vehicle sales in the state. This marks a slight decrease (-2.61%) in overall sales year-over-year compared to the first quarter of 2024, which was a record Q1 for the state. California eclipsed the... Read more →

Oakland Airport (OAK) is introducing its first battery electric shuttle buses to its parking shuttle fleet. Five electric BYD K7M buses, sourced from RIDE, are entering service and will serve passenger and employee parking lots at the airport. These five are the first battery-electric buses to be put in service... Read more →

Environmental awareness is growing among active motorsport athletes and fans the world over, while emissions and climate protection are becoming increasingly important in vehicle engineering. Bosch Motorsport is supporting this transformation with concepts that enable the use of hydrogen in motorsport. Bosch Motorsport's hydrogen portfolio encompasses developments for high-performance hydrogen... Read more →

The GMC HUMMER EV launched with the notion of introducing a new segment as the first and only EV supertruck. With the new software-enabled King Crab off-road rear-steer mode (available over-the-air to all HUMMER EV owners as a bonus) and faster acceleration (GMC HUMMER EV Carbon Fiber Edition Pickup offers... Read more →

KPMG released findings from its second annual American Perspectives survey which seeks adults’ outlook on their personal financial situations, spending plans and preferences, as well as attitudes toward the forces shaping their experience in automotive, banking, insurance, energy, healthcare, technology and higher education.   Among the results was the finding that... Read more →

Saudi Arabian Mining Company (Maaden), one of the world’s fastest growing mining companies, has signed an agreement with MP Materials Corp, the American fully integrated rare earth producer, to explore opportunities to establish a fully integrated, end-to-end rare earth supply chain. Maaden and MP Materials will explore opportunities jointly to... Read more →

Topsoe signed an agreement with Zhongneng Yida to provide Topsoe HydroFlex technology and catalysts to produce SAF. Located at the city of Shijazhuang in the Shenze Economy Development Zone of Hebei province, the facility will produce 400,000 tons of SAF annually, utilizing used cooking oil (UCO) for the feedstock. When... Read more →

Honda R&D Co., Ltd., a Honda subsidiary specializing in research and development, and Quemix Inc., a group company of TerraSky Co., Ltd. specializing in the research and development of quantum computer algorithms and software, have jointly developed a new, world’s first quantum state readout technology. As part of its initiatives... Read more →

Toyota announced the all-new 2026 Toyota C-HR Battery Electric Vehicle (BEV). With 338 horsepower combined system output, and standard All-Wheel Drive, it has an estimated 0-60 mph time of around 5 seconds. The C-HR couples its dynamic performance with a coupe-like design, a well-appointed interior, and up-to 25.4-cubic feet of... Read more →

FUCHS Lubricants, the world’s largest independent lubricant supplier launched RENOLIT CX SWG 0-1, a sustainable, next-generation calcium grease specifically engineered for automotive gears, including electric power steering systems. This product is both PFAS and lithium-free. RENOLIT CX SWG 0-1 represents an advancement in sustainable lubrication, and meets the most stringent... Read more →

SFC Energy is collaborating with Polaris Government and Defense to integrate its EMILY 3000 fuel cell technology into Polaris’ MRZR tactical vehicles. This solution, tailored for NATO and allied forces, enhances mission flexibility by providing a reliable, low-signature power supply for critical systems such as radios, sensors, and drones without... Read more →

Mercedes-Benz Trucks will expand its battery-electric truck portfolio with further variants based on the Mercedes-Benz eActros 600. The new vehicle versions will feature the essential characteristic features of the second-generation e-truck designed for heavy-duty long-distance haulage, which is particularly distinguished by its innovative overall technological concept consisting of modern drive... Read more →

For model year 2026, the Toyota bZ all-electric SUV model makes advancements in range, output, charging performance, and vehicle design. The new model features a larger lithium-ion battery with a higher total capacity of up to 74.7-kWh, equipped on a newly available XLE Front-Wheel-Drive Plus (FWD Plus) model, as well... Read more →

Rho Motion reported that the number of electric vehicles sold globally in April 2025 was 1.5 million, with 5.6 million sold year-to-date. The EV market grew by 29% in April 2025 compared to April 2024, and decreased by 12% compared to March 2025. Global EV sales continued to grow by... Read more →

General Motors and LG Energy Solution will commercialize lithium manganese-rich (LMR) prismatic battery cells for future GM electric trucks and full-size SUVs, in a new battery technology breakthrough. This builds on a partnership between the two companies to develop prismatic battery cell technology and related chemistries. GM aims to become... Read more →

BASF and Group14 Technologies announced a market-ready, performance-improving silicon battery solution using commercially available materials: BASF’s Licity 2698 X F binder, and Group14’s advanced silicon battery material, SCC55. BASF and Group14 developed a drop-in-ready solution that greatly enhances the performance of batteries with silicon-dominant anodes, delivering faster charging, higher energy... Read more →

Some 100 businesses and organizations, coordinated by the Fuel Cell & Hydrogen Energy Association (FCHEA), have sent a letter to Speaker of the House Mike Johnson and Chairman of the Ways and Means Committee Jason Smith, urging the preservation the Section 45V Credit for Production of Clean Hydrogen as the... Read more →

Ampcera Inc. International Battery Company and Xponential Battery Materials (XBM) have signed a MoU to collaborate on the production of a next-generation sustainable, high-energy density, low weight, and cost-effective Sulfur Solid-State Battery (S-SSB) for EVs. The demand for affordable and sustainable, eMobility battery solutions presents a massive opportunity for new... Read more →

General Motors has appointed Sterling Anderson, co-founder and chief product officer of autonomous trucking company Aurora, as executive VP, global product, and chief product officer. Reporting to GM President Mark Reuss, Anderson will oversee the end-to-end product lifecycle for both gasoline- and electric-powered vehicles, including hardware, software, services, and user... Read more →

As part of a larger set of operational changes, Cleveland-Cliffs said that it will no longer be deploying capital toward the development of a transformer production plant in Weirton, West Virginia (earlier post), due to changes in scope from the project partner that no longer meet Cliffs’s investment requirements. Last... Read more →

Rio Tinto and Sumitomo Metal Mining Co (SMM) have signed the final joint venture agreements to deliver the Winu copper-gold project, located in the Great Sandy Desert region of Western Australia. The Winu project is an attractive low-risk, long-life copper-gold deposit discovered by Rio Tinto in 2017. It is considered... Read more →

The US Geological Survey (USGS) has invited states to compete for $5 million in cooperative agreements to find critical minerals needed to drive the US economy in the materials left over from mining at active and legacy sites. The USGS is partnering with state geological surveys to modernize our understanding... Read more →

United has invested in Twelve, an innovative low carbon fuels company that uses a process similar to photosynthesis to transform CO2 and water into sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) using renewable energy. This investment by the United Airlines Ventures Sustainable Flight Fund follows Twelve’s $83-million Series C funding round and project... Read more →

The Nikkei reports that Nissan Motor’s cancellation of its first electric vehicle battery plant in Japan, along with Toyota Motor’s postponement of a similar project, will damage Japan’s efforts to secure a domestic supply of batteries. Nissan, after signing a partnership agreement with local authorities for the project in January,... Read more →

Adani Enterprises, the flagship company of the Adani Group, has deployed a hydrogen fuel cell truck to promote cleaner transportation. These hydrogen-powered trucks will gradually replace diesel vehicles used in the company’s logistics operations. The first truck will be used to transport coal from the Gare Pelma III Block to... Read more →

Many of the industrial motors used today are induction motors. However, permanent magnet motors are generally more efficient than induction motors and can be more cost-effective in the long run, especially for factories and plants that run constantly. Currently, most permanent magnet motors rely on critical materials, specifically rare-earth based... Read more →

Koppö Energia Oy has chosen uhde green methanol technology and ordered a FEED (Front End Engineering Design) from thyssenkrupp Uhde. The planned e-methanol plant is part of a power-to-x (P2X) project developed by Koppö Energia in Kristinestad, Finland. With a planned capacity of 450 metric tons per day (mtpd) of... Read more →

The new MAN Charge&Go charging service is now available to all customers, regardless of brand. It makes it easier to find truck-compatible charging points throughout Europe and enables uncomplicated payment of the charging current at attractive conditions with a charging card. A special feature of MAN Charge&Go is the MAN... Read more →

With two new renewable ammonia grades—renewable ammonia and renewable ammonia solution 24.5%—BASF further expands its sustainable product portfolio. BASF produces the renewable ammonia grades at its Verbund site in Ludwigshafen by feeding hydrogen into the ammonia plant which reduces the plant’s natural gas consumption. In BASF’s Verbund, hydrogen is produced... Read more →