Tula Technology enables rare Earth-Free Electric Vehicles

R. Scott Bailey, President and Chief Executive Officer, Tula Technology

In 2021, Tula Technology, Inc. rang the alarm about the industry’s reliance on rare earth elements (REE) used in the manufacturing of magnets critical to traditional electric vehicle (EV) production. These raw materials, used for magnet and motor production, result in widespread environmental damage, and the sourcing of these materials are subject to supply-demand imbalances, […]

Barry Coflan joins Xendee’s Board of Directors

The Xendee Corporation, a leading DER and EV charging infrastructure design and operation software provider, announced today that Barry Coflan has joined its board of directors. Barry brings a wealth of strategic business and technical experience to Xendee, having previously served as Senior Vice President and Chief Technology Officer at Schneider Electric’s Smart Buildings Division. […]

FLEETCOR announces acquisition of Mina

FLEETCOR Technologies, Inc. , a leading global business payments and spend management company, recently announced the acquisition of Mina, a cloud-based electric vehicle (EV) charging software platform. The acquisition provides FLEETCOR with the market-leading home-charging software solution for commercial fleets in the UK and follows a successful partnership between the companies. The acquisition gives FLEETCOR the UK’s […]

AMPECO raises USD 16 mln in venture capital investment

AMPECO has raised a total of USD 16M in venture capital investment after having closed a Series A funding round of USD 13M led by BMW i Ventures. The funding will be used to drive further expansion into North America with a local presence while growing AMPECO’s engineering and product innovation teams. In addition to […]

Lightyear begins production of its Solar Car

Lightyear, the Dutch high-tech company that is said to be developing the world’s first solar-electric car, commences production of its first vehicle, Lightyear 0, at Valmet Automotive’s facility in Finland. The company plans on producing one car a week and gradually scaling up its production in the first quarter of 2023. It claims to be […]

Tata Motors partners HDFC Bank to offer Electric Vehicle Dealer Financing program

In a bid to increase EV adoption in the country, Tata Motors, India’s leading automotive manufacturer has joined hands with HDFC Bank, India’s largest private sector bank, to offer an Electric Vehicle Dealer Financing solution to its authorized passenger EV dealers. Under this scheme, Tata Motors will provide its dealers additional inventory funding over and […]

FLEETCOR Technologies acquires Plugsurfing and invests in Zap-Map

FLEETCOR Technologies, Inc., one of the leading global business payments company, announced recently the acquisition of Plugsurfing, a leading European electric vehicle (EV) software and network provider. FLEETCOR has also invested in Zap-Map, the UK’s leading EV search and pay mapping service. “We’re building a broad set of EV assets to not only support our fleet […]

Chery sets up new R&D system for Europe, North America and Shanghai

Chery EV

Chery has established a research and development system covering six research and development centers in North America, Europe and Shanghai. It has said to have applied more than 23000 patents and authorized more than 14000 patents (of which the invention patent accounts for 1/3). In the future, the Group will focus its businesses in new […]

Wallbox acquires COIL for North American EV charging market

Wallbox, one of the leading providers of electric vehicle (EV) charging and energy management solutions worldwide, recently announced that it has acquired COIL Inc (www.coil.co), one of the leading EV charging installation service in the U.S. that will allow Wallbox to offer key partners including Auto OEMs, Utilities and Dealerships in North America a one stop […]

UL Solutions launched BETR in evaluate EV battery enclosure material

UL Solutions, a world leader in applied safety science, recently announced the Battery Enclosure Thermal Runaway (BETR) evaluation, the first material screening test method at UL Solutions to evaluate electric vehicle (EV) battery enclosure material. The offering based on UL 2596, Test Method for Thermal and Mechanical Performance of Battery Enclosure Materials, was published on Jan. […]