Following the introduction of its prismatic and cylindrical battery cell contacting systems, e-mobility technology provider ENNOVI is adding the ENNOVI-CellConnect-Pouch to its offering. The new cell contacting system is designed for battery manufacturers using the pouch cell form factor. ENNOVI’s lamination technology ensures the battery...

US EV charging-management platform AMPECO is collaborating with Canada-headquartered ChargeHub, an EV charging app and roaming interoperability hub developer, to give charging providers using the AMPECO platform access to more than 100,000 charging stations through ChargeHub’s Passport Hub roaming service.  Passport Hub currently covers more...

UK bus service operator First Bus West of England & Wales has started work on two multi-million-pound projects to electrify bus depots in Bristol and Weston-super-Mare. The company is investing £37.4 million in electrifying its Hengrove depot in Bristol to launch 74 electric buses on the city’s network. It will receive an additional £6.6...

Netherlands-based global semiconductor company Nexperia has introduced push-pull transformer drivers that provide 6 W of power delivery at up to 90% efficiency in a small, SOT package for a range of automotive applications like traction inverters and motor control, DC-DC converters, battery management systems and on-board chargers. The NXF6501-Q100,...

Local councils in the west of Melbourne, Australia will receive $2.2 million in funding from the Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) to assist in the EV transition. The funding will support the $8.9-million Local Council BEV Integration Project to deploy 65 EVs and seven heavy EVs, as well as charging infrastructure, across three local...

German mechanical and plant engineering firm Dürr has introduced its GigaCoater simultaneous two-sided coating technology for battery cell OEMs. GigaCoater combines wider substrate capabilities with faster coating speeds, which has the potential to reduce manufacturing costs while maintaining automotive-grade quality across widths up to 1,200...