In a globally challenging market, the BMW Group increased its sales of fully-electric vehicles by +19.1% in the first nine months of 2024, with a total of 294,054 BEVs delivered to customers (16.8% of total deliveries). During this period, BMW brand sales of fully-electric models rose by +22.6% to 266,151... Read more →

HD Hyundai Heavy Industries has developed a zero-carbon ammonia dual-fuel (DF) engine—the world’s first high-pressure ammonia direct injection engine. HD Hyundai Heavy Industries has completed the model-based class approval testing for the “HiMSEN Ammonia Dual-Fuel Engine,” (model: H22CDF-LA) at its Engine Technology Center in the Ulsan Headquarters. The testing was... Read more →

Lexus is bringing new enhancements to the LX and introducing the LX 700h, featuring the brand’s newly developed hybrid system. A phased rollout across various regions is scheduled to begin in late 2024. For the LX 700h, Lexus developed a new parallel hybrid system that prioritizes preserving the reliability, durability,... Read more →

EVgo has entered into a new memorandum of understanding (MOU) with longtime technology partner, Delta Electronics, a global leader in power management and a provider of IoT-based smart green solutions, jointly to develop next-generation EV charging architecture. This new charging architecture is designed to provide EVgo with more control over... Read more →

GM Energy is expanding its portfolio with the launch of the GM Energy PowerBank, a stationary storage product that gives EV owners the power to store and transfer energy from the grid, and the option of integrating with solar power equipment. The General Motors unit has also expanded access to... Read more →

Nissan said that it will launch affordable bi-directional charging on selected electric vehicles in 2026. The project progresses the commitment made in Nissan’s business plan, The Arc, to deliver differentiated innovations that enable the EV transition, while unlocking new revenue streams. It also supports the company’s long-term vision, Ambition 2030,... Read more →

Alfa Laval said it will be ready to supply its first fuel systems for ammonia-fuelled vessels by the end of 2025. Leveraging its extensive expertise with fuels such as LNG, LPG, and methanol, Alfa Laval is accelerating the development of new technologies for ammonia to ensure its safe and efficient... Read more →

Volkswagen unveiled the new Tayron SUV in Europe; the large Volkswagen SUV with five or optionally seven seats is positioned between the Touareg (premium class) and the Tiguan (mid-class). A total of seven drive systems will soon be available. The range includes two next-generation plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (eHybrid). They... Read more →

Sylvatex (SVX), a Bay Area-based battery materials manufacturing technology company producing lower cost and lower carbon cathode active materials (CAM) for electric vehicle (EV) and energy storage system (ESS) batteries, announced itself as a recipient of $1.4 million in total project funding from the Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARAP-E). The... Read more →

As Mcity begins welcoming researchers in autonomous and connected vehicle technologies from around the US to be remote users of its physical and virtual testing environment, its leadership is calling for federal standards for safety testing, arguing that the lack of clear goalposts is hampering development. Following two years of... Read more →

The US Department of Energy (DOE) announced up to $5 million to support cooperative research between NREL and external partners that will advance the integration of hydrogen technologies in future energy systems. This funding will provide an opportunity to partner with NREL via cooperative research and development agreements (CRADAs) and... Read more →

Volvo Trucks North America leads the market in deployment of Class 8 battery-electric trucks, with more than 570 Volvo VNR Electric trucks in customer operations since commercial orders began in December 2020. Collectively, these trucks have logged more than 8.5 million miles, transforming operations for more than 70 unique customers.... Read more →

Solaris will deliver 30 electric buses to the operator Arriva in the Netherlands. 26 Urbino 12 electric and 4 articulated Urbino 18 electric will serve traffic in West-Brabant region and will join Arriva’s fleet in 2025. The investment is part of Arriva’s plan to make the entire bus fleet in... Read more →

SAE International released the SAE J3400: NACS Electric Vehicle Coupler Technical Recommended Practice (RP). The SAE J3400 RP establishes a robust framework for EV charging in North America including general physical, electrical, functional, safety, and performance requirements for the rollout of the industry-developed standard later this year. The SAE J3400... Read more →

Hyzon, a US-based hydrogen fuel cell system manufacturer and technology developer, announced the Start of Production (SOP) of its revolutionary single-stack 200kW Fuel Cell System (FCS). This enables Hyzon to manufacture standardized FCSs at volume for commercial sale, further accelerating the decarbonization of heavy-duty industries. At SOP, all necessary conditions... Read more →

The Specialty Equipment Market Association (SEMA) and NTEA – The Work Truck Association have filed suit in the US District Court’s Eastern District of California against the California Air Resources Board (CARB), seeking immediate declaratory and injunctive relief to stop electric vehicle mandates CARB intends to implement through its Advanced... Read more →

Hyundai Motor Group signed a collaborative research agreement with Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU) in the field of new energy. The partnership will encompass a three-year research collaboration, focusing on the areas of hydrogen energy business and advanced energy systems. This collaboration between the Group and NTU aims to take... Read more →

Honda Motor held its “Honda 0 Tech Meeting 2024” and introduced some of the next-generation technologies to be applied to the Honda 0 Series, a completely new EV series Honda is planning to launch in the global market starting in 2026. The Honda 0 Series is being developed with new... Read more →

The Center for Hydrogen Safety (CHS) announced that the US Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA), an agency within the US Department of Transportation, has joined CHS as a strategic partner. PHMSA is the second federal agency to join CHS, following the US Department of Energy (DOE). Having both... Read more →

The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced that the federal government has settled its final Clean Air Act (CAA) claim against Philadelphia Energy Solutions Refining and Marketing, LLC (PES) pertaining to the 21 June 2019 fire and explosion at its former South Philadelphia refinery. EPA alleged that the company violated... Read more →

Nissan has entered into an agreement to invest in ChargeScape, a joint venture equally owned by BMW, Ford and Honda focused on electric vehicle-grid integration. Once the transaction is complete, Nissan will become an equal 25% investor in ChargeScape and will roll out ChargeScape’s services to its EV drivers across... Read more →

The 2025 Chevrolet Silverado EV will launch later this year in three distinct trims with more range, content, and price options for retail and commercial customers. Range: Up to 492 miles from the 2025 Silverado EV work truck with Max Range. Trims: The Silverado EV offers new technology, range, and... Read more →

ENNOVI, a mobility electrification solutions partner, augmented its prismatic and cylindrical battery cell contacting systems with the launch of ENNOVI-CellConnect-Pouch. Designed for the battery manufacturers favoring the pouch cell form factor, the new cell contacting system prioritizes cost-effectiveness with ENNOVI’s FDC technologies, faster manufacturing cycle time, and aids the fast... Read more →

Integrals Power reports a breakthrough in Lithium Manganese Iron Phosphate (LMFP) cathode active materials for battery cells. Applying its propriety materials technology and patented manufacturing process, the company has overcome the drop in specific capacity compared that typically occurs as the percentage of manganese in increased. The result is cathode... Read more →

Plug Power signed a binding framework agreement with Allied Green Ammonia (AGA), an Australian company focused on green ammonia production, to finalize a supply agreement for three gigawatts (GW) of electrolyzer capacity to AGA’s green hydrogen to ammonia plant in Australia. The framework agreement follows the recently signed MOU and... Read more →

Lake Lucerne Navigation Company (SGV) AG, a Swiss transportation company, has signed a five-year fuel offtake agreement with cleantech company Synhelion. SGV will purchase nearly 100 tons of solar fuel annually to power its fleet. This will make SGV the first navigation company in the world to use Synhelion’s solar... Read more →

BASF and its customer Evonik have agreed on the first delivery of BASF’s ammonia BMBcert grade. Thereby, both chemical companies demonstrate their commitment to offer products with a reduced product carbon footprint (PCF). With its ammonia BMBcert, BASF delivers to Evonik a product whose PCF is at least 65% lower... Read more →

A multi-country, government-led initiative dedicated to advancing the global transition to a sustainable, bio-based economy, unveiled a new Global Biomass Resource Assessment, providing data on current and future sustainable biomass supplies around the world. The results from this new global sustainable supply assessment will allow scientists, policymakers, and industry leaders... Read more →

In an open-access paper in the journal Scientific Reports, researchers in Sweden demonstrate, for the first time, that the photooxidation of gaseous brake wear emissions can lead to formation of secondary particulate matter, which could amplify the environmental impact of brake wear emissions. Due to increasingly strict controls of exhaust... Read more →

Rio Tinto confirmed that it has made an approach to Arcadium Lithium—a newly formed company from the merger of Allkem and Livent—regarding a potential acquisition of Arcadium Lithium by Rio Tinto. The approach is non-binding and there is no certainty that any transaction will be agreed to or will proceed.... Read more →