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    Hitting the software wall: the limits of consolidation in ADAS and automated driving systems
    Hardware consolidation in modern vehicles is no longer the industry's defining challenge, although it remains far from complete. The direction of travel is clear: from dozens of discrete electronic control units (ECUs) toward fewer, more capable compute platforms. Domain-centric solutions, including ADAS domain controllers (ADCs) and cockpit domain controllers (CDCs), have been the dominant intermediate step and are likely to remain the largest part of the industry for at least the next decade. ...
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    Balancing the battery loop: Recyclers must manage ambitious growth with strategic caution
    As global EV sales growth moderates and several markets point to a prolonged slowdown, the battery recycling ecosystem built on the assumption of a steep ramp-up in EV penetration now faces a stark mismatch between supply and demand. Fleets of first‑generation EVs are only just beginning to reach the end‑of‑life (EOL), yet recycling facilities and technology platforms have been scaled on the expectation of a flood of spent packs that may now arrive later, slower, or in smaller volumes than...
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    Amara Raja commissions 60 MWh lithium-ion cell qualification plant in Telangana
    Amara Raja Advanced Cell Technologies commissioned a 60 MWh Customer Qualification Plant in Telangana on July 15, as part of its lithium-ion cell manufacturing program. The facility, located at the company’s Giga Corridor in Mahbubnagar, is intended to produce lithium-ion cells for customers to test and validate before commercial production. The Hyderabad-based company said the plant is designed to bridge laboratory-scale research and development and commercial-scale manufacturing. Amara...
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    Grant PUD receives $250,000 in Washington grants for EV chargers
    Grant PUD received $250,000 in Washington state grants to support electric vehicle chargers, including 10 public stations at its future Ephrata Service Center along State Route 282. The public chargers will be installed at the service center now under construction, with completion slated for early 2028, the utility said. The chargers will be Level 2, 19.2-kilowatt, 80-amp ChargePoint 6000 stations, which can charge all makes and models. An hour of charging can add about 75 miles of range t...
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    California rolls out rebates for first-time buyers of zero-emission vehicles
    California Gov. Gavin Newsom has signed SB 168, a bill creating a $3,500 instant rebate for families buying their first zero-emission vehicle (ZEV). The bill is part of a $600 million clean-transportation package. The rebate program, expected to start soon, will offer the discount at participating dealerships. California has dedicated $135.5 million to the program, with an equal contribution to be matched by participating automakers, the governor’s office said. The broader $600...
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    Dublin Airport invests €17 million on installing pantograph chargers for electric buses
    Dublin Airport has unveiled Ireland’s first pantograph electric bus charging infrastructure, part of a €17 million investment to support a new zero-emission shuttle bus fleet and advance its decarbonization efforts, airport operator daa said July 8. The automated high-power charging system uses retractable charging arms to rapidly recharge electric buses at the end of their routes, allowing vehicles to remain in service without returning to a depot during the day. The infrastructure wi...
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    DEWA and Dubai Taxi Co. open 24-point EV charging hub for taxi fleet
    The Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA) and Dubai Taxi Co. opened a dedicated electric vehicle charging hub with 24 ultrafast-charge points for DTC's taxi fleet, the first phase of a planned network of more than 200. The hub, located at DTC's headquarters in Muhaisnah 4, was inaugurated by Saeed Mohammed Al Tayer, managing director and CEO of DEWA, and Abdul Muhsen Ibrahim Kalbat, chairman of the DTC Group's board of directors. Each charge point is rated at 360 kilowatts, and the sit...
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    Germany awards Eliso eight-year contract for 180 heavy-vehicle charging points
    The Federal Republic of Germany has awarded Vinci Concessions' subsidiary Eliso an eight-year contract to install and operate up to 180 heavy-vehicle charging points across 25 stations in northern Germany. The project represents an approximately €100 million investment and will place the charging stations along principal transport routes, Vinci said. The sites will be built specifically for electric heavy vehicles. Each station will have between three and 36 charging points, with power...
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    NDR Auto Components opens new manufacturing facility in India
    NDR Auto Components has inaugurated a new manufacturing facility in Penukonda in the Sri Sathyasai district of Andhra Pradesh, India. The company invested 272.9 million rupees (nearly $2.9 million) in the greenfield facility, which will produce key seating parts for Hyundai Transys, a supplier of Hyundai and Kia brand vehicles in India. The facility will be operated by NDR Auto Components South Private Ltd., a wholly owned subsidiary of NDR Auto Components. The project was funded through...
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    Falcon Energy opens Morocco CSPG pilot plant for battery anode facility
    Falcon Energy Materials plc opened a pilot plant near Casablanca, Morocco, to support its proposed 25,000-tons-per-year battery anode facility. The site is the first natural graphite-coated, spheronized, purified graphite (CSPG) pilot facility in Morocco. CSPG is used in battery anodes. Falcon said the fully assembled and pre-commissioned process line has been relocated and installed in Morocco, with commissioning now underway. The plant is expected to produce qualification-scale CSPG sa...
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    Ultium Cells starts mass-producing LFP cells at Tennessee plant for ESS sector
    Ultium Cells has begun mass-producing lithium iron phosphate (LFP) battery cells for energy storage systems at its Tennessee plant after a $70 million conversion of part of an EV battery line. The joint venture between LG Energy Solution Ltd. and General Motors Co. started production at the Spring Hill facility on Tuesday, according to people familiar with the matter. Ultium Cells said in March it would convert part of an existing electric-vehicle battery line and target mass production by th...
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    Nio plans Shanghai battery R&D base with 31 lithium testing labs
    Nio Inc. plans to start building a battery research and development base in Shanghai in the second half of 2026, with 31 lithium battery testing laboratories planned. The project in Shanghai's Jiading district will focus on next-generation power batteries and also include one lithium-ion cell pilot line and one battery pack line, according to an article published on July 6 by a WeChat account affiliated with the Jiading district government. The base adds to Nio's layout of manufacturing in...
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    Pure Battery Technologies plans $350 million investment in a pCAM facility in Indonesia
    Australian battery materials company Pure Battery Technologies plans to invest $350 million to develop a precursor cathode active material (pCAM) facility in Indonesia, the Indonesian government said. Indonesia's Deputy Minister of Investment and Downstreaming Todotua Pasaribu discussed the plan with PBT Chairman Stephen Wilmot at the Indonesia Investment Promotion Center (IIPC) in Sydney, Australia, according to a statement received in Jakarta, Indonesia, on July 2. Pasaribu said PBT aims...
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    LG Energy Solution-Honda JV begins LFP ESS battery production in Ohio
    LG Energy Solution and Honda's US joint venture have begun mass production of lithium iron phosphate (LFP) batteries for energy storage systems (ESS) at its Ohio, US, plant, shifting away from its original plan to produce electric vehicle batteries. The company said on its website on July 2 that the Jeffersonville factory in Fayette County, Ohio, had started mass production of LFP batteries for ESS. Shipments are starting 3 years and 5 months after construction began in February 2023. The ...
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    OMV Petrom expand EV charging infrastructure along the TEN-T Corridor in Europe
    OMV Petrom completed an EU-supported project installing 384 ultrafast electric vehicle charging points along a TEN-T corridor linking Bratislava, Budapest, Oradea and Cluj-Napoca. The project had a total value of approximately €40 million at the time of contracting, including up to €12 million in EU grants for Romania under the Connecting Europe Facility, the company said. The charging points were installed across Romania, Hungary and Slovakia. Romania accounted for 304 charging points...
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    JRG Automotive secures $13.1 million investment from Piramal Alternatives to fund capacity expansion in India
    JRG Automotive Industries India Private Ltd. has secured a 1.25 billion rupee (nearly $13.1 million) investment from Piramal Alternatives to expand production capacity, upgrade its factories and diversify its product portfolio. The Gurugram, Haryana-based company manufactures injection-molded plastic components and supplies major original equipment manufacturers in the two-wheeler and passenger vehicle segments. The funding was made through Piramal’s India Credit Opportunities Fund II....
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    Sicona secures $45 million from ARENA for silicon-carbon anode facility
    Sicona Battery Technologies has secured A$45 million from the Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) to build and operate its first commercial-scale silicon-carbon battery anode material facility in Australia's Illawarra region. The Australian battery technology company also entered an exclusivity agreement with BlueScope Steel Ltd. to assess the development of the facility within BlueScope's Port Kembla precinct. The plant will scale production of Sicona's SiCx silicon-carbo...
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    EVelution Energy starts construction of 28-MW solar facility in Arizona
    EVelution Energy LLC has started construction of a 28-megawatt solar facility to power its planned cobalt processing operations in Yuma County, Arizona. The company said construction began with the installation of the first permanent steel mounting piles at the 150-acre site, placed in their final designed locations. The piles will support solar panels for the cobalt facility once the solar project is complete. The installation was performed under a binding construction contract using engi...
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    Uno Minda plans to invest $33.6 million to set up seat manufacturing plant in India
    The board of directors of Uno Minda Ltd. has approved the management’s plan to invest 3.2 billion rupees (about $33.6 million) in a manufacturing plant in Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar in Maharashtra, India, to produce seats for passenger vehicles. The greenfield facility is expected to start commercial operations by the fourth quarter of fiscal 2028. Uno Minda said the project marks its commercial entry into the assembly of full passenger-vehicle seating systems. The plant will ...
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    Eni invests $225 million in EnergyX's Chile lithium project
    Eni will make a $225 million strategic investment in EnergyX's Project Black Giant lithium development in northern Chile, gaining rights to up to about 25% of future production. The project is planned to produce up to 52,500 metric tons of lithium carbonate per year across its first two phases, with potential expansion through additional phases. EnergyX said it also has secured other strategic offtake agreements tied to future output. Total capital expenditure is estimated at just below $1...
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    Spain presents Gotion battery project with more than €940 million investment
    Spain presented a Gotion battery project in Valladolid involving more than €940 million of investment and €138 million in public aid. Industry and Tourism Minister Jordi Hereu and Transport and Sustainable Mobility Minister Óscar Puente said the project would develop batteries for electric vehicles and strengthen Castilla y León's role in sustainable mobility. The aid comes from the PERTE Electric and Connected Vehicle program. The government said the project is expected to create th...
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    ORLEN opens first German multibay fast-charging hub
    ORLEN opened its first ORLEN Charge multibay fast-charging hub in Germany, a 16-charger site on the A23 motorway in Elmshorn near Hamburg. The hub, located near ORLEN Deutschland's headquarters, has 16 covered charging bays, each rated at 400 kW, matching the capacity of ORLEN Charge hubs in Poland. Rooftop photovoltaic panels support the site's energy supply from renewable sources. The facility also includes toilets, seating areas, vacuum cleaners and tire inflators, as well as a self-ser...
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    Tata Technologies expands strategic collaboration with Tenneco
    Tata Technologies has reached an agreement to expand partnership with Tenneco. Under the expanded agreement, Tenneco is expected to invest more than $100 million over the next five years to accelerate engineering innovation, digital transformation and AI-led mobility solutions, further strengthening Tata Technologies' position as a key engineering partner for the global automotive industry. “This next phase builds on the strong foundation we’ve established with Tata Technologies and refle...
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    Hyundai Motor Group plans $27.5B investment in South Korea's Yeongnam region
    Hyundai Motor Group plans to invest 42 trillion won ($27.5 billion) in South Korea's Yeongnam region over 10 years, beginning this year, to build an advanced industry hub. The group signed a memorandum of understanding on the investments with the Ministry of Finance and Economy, Ministry of Science and ICT, Ministry of Trade, Industry and Resources, Ministry of Planning and Budget, and local authorities from Busan, Daegu, Ulsan, Gyeongnam Province and Gyeongbuk Province during a government co...
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    Spain approves over €104M for installing EV charging infrastructure
    Spain's Ministry for Ecological Transition and the Demographic Challenge has approved an additional €104.8 million for electric vehicle (EV) charging corridors and corporate fleet electrification. The funding, drawn from the Recovery, Transformation and Resilience Plan and financed with NextGenEU funds, was awarded through final resolutions for the MOVES Charging Corridors and MOVES Fleets Plus programs. The programs are managed by the Institute for Energy Diversification and Saving. MOV...
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    CATL takes strategic stake in CarbonScape to scale bio-based graphite technology
    Contemporary Amperex Technology Co. Ltd. (CATL) has taken a strategic stake in CarbonScape Ltd. and will help scale the New Zealand-founded company's bio-based graphite technology for battery anodes. The partnership gives CATL board representation and makes it an industrialization partner for CarbonScape as the company works to commercialize graphite made from forestry by-products. Lochpine Capital also invested and is now a strategic shareholder, alongside existing strategic shareholder Stor...
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    Valeo completes €45 million modernization of lighting plant in France
    Valeo is finalizing a major modernization program at its automotive lighting facility in Angers, France, reinforcing the site’s role as a key center for advanced lighting technologies. The initiative, carried out between 2023 and 2026, represents an investment of more than €45 million and supports the company’s Elevate 2028 strategic growth plan. The French supplier is enhancing the plant’s ability to produce increasingly sophisticated lighting systems that improve vehicle safety, sty...
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    Benteler Group opens new manufacturing plant in Morocco
    Benteler Group has inaugurated a new manufacturing facility in Kenitra, Morocco, strengthening its presence in the region and supporting its global growth strategy. Located in the Atlantic Free Zone, the plant begins operations just one year after its groundbreaking. The project is expected to create more than 300 direct jobs while generating additional employment opportunities across the local supply chain. From 2026, the Kenitra facility will produce a range of chassis and safety components...
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    Pirelli acquires 24.99% stake in Italian startup RIDEsense
    Pirelli has strengthened its presence in connected mobility by partnering with Italian mobility technology startup RIDEsense and acquiring a 24.99% stake in the company, with an option to eventually take full ownership. Under the agreement, Pirelli gains access to RIDEsense’s virtual sensor technology, which uses advanced algorithms to generate vehicle and tire performance data from existing onboard sensors. The technology will be integrated into Pirelli’s Cyber Tyre ecosystem, the comp...
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    Wallbox raises €11.8 million and secures €4 million FOCUS investment
    Wallbox NV completed an equity raise of approximately €11.8 million and secured a separate €4 million investment from FOCUS ON NEXT FRONTIER (FOCUS), the company said. The electric vehicle charging and energy management company said the transactions complete the equity financing contemplated under its financial restructuring plan. The raise includes a previously announced €10.65 million equity financing and about €1.1 million from the capitalization of original issue discount and paid...
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    Infineon opens Smart Power Fab in Dresden ahead of schedule
    Infineon Technologies has opened its Smart Power Fab in Dresden several months ahead of schedule. The facility represents a €5 billion investment, the largest in the company’s history, and is expected to create 1,000 direct jobs. The expansion doubles Infineon’s manufacturing capacity in Dresden, making it the company’s largest production site for power semiconductors and analog/mixed-signal technologies. The fab incorporates advanced digitalization technologies to improve manufacturi...
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    UK’s Integral Power joins EU-funded OLiMPUS battery project
    UK battery materials developer Integrals Power has been selected to supply its manganese-rich lithium manganese iron phosphate (LMFP) cathode material to OLiMPUS, a €9 million EU-backed project aimed at developing and industrializing next-generation battery cells using a regional supply chain. The Horizon Europe initiative, led by Norwegian research organization SINTEF, brings together 16 companies and institutions spanning the battery value chain, including Volvo Trucks, Magna Steyr, Frenc...
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    EcoPro expands stake in Indonesia nickel smelter project to strengthen battery materials supply
    EcoPro Group is increasing its involvement in a major nickel smelter project in Indonesia as it seeks to secure more raw material supply for its battery business and improve the cost competitiveness of its ternary cathode materials. The company said it is participating as a major shareholder in the BNSI smelter project, which represents the second phase of its nickel investment strategy in Indonesia. The project, now under construction in Sulawesi, is designed to produce 90,000 tons of nickel...
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    Himadri plans 100 GWh battery materials facility in India
    Himadri Speciality Chemicals plans to establish a 100 GWh battery materials facility, a project expected to generate 300 billion Indian rupees in revenue over five years. The specialty chemicals-maker said the facility would produce cathode and anode materials, two key components used in electric vehicle batteries. The company described the proposed project as India's largest battery materials manufacturing facility. Himadri said its capital expenditure plan for the project is being finali...
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    Pirelli’s board reappoints Tronchetti Provera as executive chairman, reviews up to $1.2B US expansion plan
    Pirelli's newly elected board has appointed Marco Tronchetti Provera as executive chairman and Giovanni Tronchetti Provera as vice chairman, while unanimously confirming Andrea Casaluci as CEO. The appointments were made at the board's first meeting following its election on June 25. The board also acknowledged Marco Tronchetti Provera's declaration that he controls Pirelli through a group of holding companies, including MTP&C and Camfin, after a shareholder vote that gave his slate a maj...
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    NextStar Energy starts battery pack production at Windsor facility
    NextStar Energy began production on a new battery pack line at its Windsor, Ontario, facility, adding a third production stage to its cell and module operations. The company said the expansion gives the site full vertical integration, from battery cell manufacturing to finished battery packs. The line is intended to support demand for energy storage systems and broaden NextStar Energy's product portfolio. "Adding pack production means we can now take a battery from cell to module or to a...
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    Maruti Suzuki selects five startups under latest edition of incubation program to develop technology-driven solutions
    Maruti Suzuki India has partnered with five startups under the latest edition of its incubation program to develop technology-driven solutions aimed at improving business operations, customer experience and sustainability. The automaker has selected MiniMines, Easework AI, Sarvam AI, Siftly and CodeMate AI as winners of the fifth cohort of the Maruti Suzuki Incubation Program (MSIP), run in collaboration with NSRCEL at the Indian Institute of Management (IIM) Bangalore. According to the compa...
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    Terawatt Infrastructure secures $300 million to expand EV charging network
    Terawatt Infrastructure has secured a five-year senior secured financing facility of up to $150 million from a syndicate of global banks led by RBC Capital Markets, the company said, as it looks to expand charging infrastructure for autonomous and electric vehicle fleets across the US. The facility includes an option for an additional $150 million in financing, potentially bringing the total available funding to $300 million. Terawatt said proceeds from the financing will be used to acquir...
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    CATL launches Choco battery swap stations and taxis in Hong Kong
    Battery swapping has moved from trial concept to commercial deployment in Hong Kong, with CATL putting two Choco swap stations into service and the first batch of swap taxis beginning operations in the city. CATL (HKEX: 3750) said Thursday that it intends to establish about 36 battery swap stations in Hong Kong by the end of 2030. The planned network is intended to reach major core hubs across all districts, with a particular focus on high-use commercial fleets such as taxis and logistics veh...
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    Stardust Power starts site engineering at Muskogee lithium refinery
    Stardust Power has started site engineering activities at its planned lithium refinery in Muskogee, Oklahoma, as the project moves from front-end engineering into more detailed execution-stage design. The company said it has hired engineering, procurement and construction firm Brown & Root to carry out the work, which will include site borings and subsurface investigations based on the refinery’s completed Front-End Loading Level 3 engineering design and current 3D plant model. Accor...
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    PennDOT allocates $25 million for western Pennsylvania EV charging stations
    PennDOT has announced $25 million in federal funding for electric vehicle charging stations across a 17-county area of western Pennsylvania, US, as the state moves into the second phase of its effort to expand public charging infrastructure. The investment is part of the community charging phase of the National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure (NEVI) program, which supports a broader statewide build-out of public charging access. The Shapiro administration said the western Pennsylvania...
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    Yarra launches Victoria’s biggest rollout of pole-mounted EV chargers
    Yarra City Council has started rolling out 26 pole-mounted electric vehicle chargers across the municipality, in what it said is the largest deployment of its kind in Victoria, Australia, as the city looks to make EV charging easier for residents without off-street parking. The first of the chargers has now been unveiled, with the rest due to be installed through June and July. The council said the rollout is intended to support residents and businesses as interest in EV ownership rises, part...
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    Indonesia identifies $121 billion in EV battery supply chain investment opportunities
    Indonesia is seeking to draw major foreign investment into electric vehicle battery production, with $121 billion in opportunities identified across the sector's supply chain. Ahmad Faisal Suralaga, director of downstreaming strategy and governance at Indonesia's Ministry of Investment and Downstreaming, said the investment scope includes mineral processing, battery materials, battery cell production and electric vehicle manufacturing. He outlined the opportunities on June 24 at the Kore...
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    Moment Energy opens Megafactory 1 EV battery repurposing facility in British Columbia
    Moment Energy has opened Megafactory 1 in British Columbia, launching what the company described as the world’s largest facility dedicated to repurposing retired electric vehicle batteries into energy storage systems. The Vancouver-based company said the plant is now operational, just six weeks after the project was announced, and will convert used EV batteries into battery energy storage systems for applications including data centers, hospitals, factories and microgrids. Moment Energy ...
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    CATL executive expects uptake of at least 10,000 EVs using its sodium-ion batteries in 2026
    Sodium-ion batteries are moving closer to wider commercial use in electric vehicles and stationary storage, with CATL expecting 10,000 to 20,000 EVs to use its sodium-ion batteries in 2026. Ni Jun, chief manufacturing officer of CATL, gave the projection on June 24 in an interview with Bloomberg Television at the World Economic Forum in Dalian, mainland China. He said the batteries are designed to function in extreme cold, including temperatures as low as -20°C or even -30°C. "We came up...
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    Octopus and CATL form Swaptopus venture to expand battery swapping for electric trucks in Europe
    Octopus Energy and Chinese battery giant CATL have created a joint venture aimed at accelerating the electrification of heavy road freight in Europe through a network of battery-swapping hubs for electric trucks. The new company, Swaptopus, plans to roll out ultrafast battery-swapping infrastructure that would allow electric lorries to exchange depleted batteries in minutes rather than spending hours charging. The partners said the first UK hubs are expected to open in 2027, with more than 30...
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    KPIT expands Vietnam presence with new technology center
    KPIT Technologies has expanded its footprint in Vietnam by opening a new technology center in Hanoi and entering into strategic partnerships with two prominent universities. As the global mobility industry works to lower vehicle costs, enhance manufacturing efficiency, accelerate product launches and deliver differentiated user experiences, Southeast Asia is increasingly becoming a key regional hub. Within this context, Vietnam offers both a strong domestic growth opportunity and a strategic ...
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    Nippon Shokubai adds IONEL electrolyte facilities at Himeji complex
    Nippon Shokubai is increasing production of its IONEL lithium-ion battery electrolyte in Japan as it seeks to strengthen its position in the electric vehicle and energy storage supply chain amid rising demand for advanced battery materials. The Japanese specialty chemicals company is expanding output at its Himeji complex, where new facilities are intended to serve both domestic and overseas cell manufacturers. The move signals the company’s growing focus on battery materials as part of a b...
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    NAN GreenMet and Silox set up battery recycling JV in India
    NAN GreenMet and Belgium-based Silox Group have formed a 50/50 joint venture to build a lithium-ion battery recycling and critical minerals recovery facility in Andhra Pradesh, India, as India looks to strengthen its domestic supply of key battery materials. The new company, N.A.N. Silox GreenMet Pvt. Ltd., was announced on June 18 and will focus on processing spent batteries to recover materials such as lithium, cobalt, nickel and manganese, which are essential for electric vehicles and ener...
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    Ford starts EV battery production at BlueOval Battery Park near Marshall
    Ford has started production at its BlueOval Battery Park near Marshall, Michigan, marking the start of operations at the electric vehicle battery facility that has been one of the region’s most closely watched industrial projects. The development was announced by the Marshall Area Economic Development Alliance (MAEDA), which welcomed the move in a statement and said the plant is already delivering economic benefits to the surrounding area. The facility, where Ford is producing batte...
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    Jaguar Land Rover plans to expand EMA platform with hybrid propulsion systems
    Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) said on June 17 that it would broaden its next-generation Electrified Modular Architecture (EMA) vehicle platform to accommodate hybrid propulsion in addition to battery-electric vehicles (BEVs), marking a strategic shift to expand powertrain choices and support growth in key global markets. The move forms part of the next phase of JLR's Reimagine strategy, unveiled by Chief Executive P.B. Balaji at the company's Gaydon, UK, headquarters on the sidelines of the JLR Inv...
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    BYD expands battery production in Brazil as local manufacturing push accelerates
    Mainland Chinese electric vehicle maker BYD is increasing battery production in Brazil as it deepens its commitment to local manufacturing and prepares a new investment in energy storage systems for the country’s power grid, according to a senior company executive. Alexandre Baldy, senior vice president of BYD Brazil, told Reuters that the company is working to raise the domestic content of its Brazilian-made vehicles to 50% by the beginning of 2027. A key part of that effort is localizing ...
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    Hyundai steps up investment in Türkiye with new battery plant
    Hyundai is expanding its investment in Türkiye ahead of the launch of its upcoming IONIQ 3 electric vehicle, with the company announcing plans for a new battery assembly facility to support production at its Izmit plant. The South Korean automaker said the project will reinforce its broader investment in the IONIQ 3, whose mass production is expected to begin in August. The model will be Hyundai’s first electric vehicle produced in Europe and will also make the company the first foreign ca...
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    EV charging platform eMabler secures €5.5M in Series A funding
    Finnish EV charging software provider eMabler Oy said it has secured €5.5 million ($6 million) in Series A funding to accelerate its European expansion and enhance its grid-aware charging technology. The round was led by Greencode Ventures, with participation from Swiss Post Ventures, Rethink Ventures and Helkama Kiinteistöt. The financing also includes a €1 million digitalization and innovation loan from Finnvera backed by the European Investment Fund and InvestEU, as well as a €1 mil...
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    Fastned and Places for London open Hatton Cross EV charging hub
    A 12-bay 400-kilowatt electric vehicle charging hub at Hatton Cross Underground station near Heathrow Airport has become the first site delivered through the Fastned and Places for London partnership, which aims to deliver 25 locations across London. The opening supports the mayor's manifesto target of up to 40,000 charge points in London by 2030, and drivers will receive free charging for five days from Monday, June 15, to Friday, June 19. The Hatton Cross hub runs 24/7 on 100% renewabl...
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    Galp invests €6.1 million on developing ultrafast EV charging corridor in Portugal
    Portuguese energy company Galp said it has completed a €6.1 million investment to establish an ultrafast electric vehicle charging corridor along the country’s main north-south highways, linking Porto to the Algarve. The network, installed along the A1 and A2 motorways, consists of 96 ultrafast-charging points across eight hubs, with a combined capacity of 20 megawatts. Key locations include service areas in Pombal and Aveiras on the A1, and Alcácer do Sal and Aljustrel on the A2. The...
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    Thyssenkrupp Automotive Technology’s planned Hungarian operations alignment to result in loss of 200 jobs
    Thyssenkrupp Automotive Technology is realigning its operations in Hungary as part of the ongoing transformation of its international automotive business, a move expected to affect about 200 jobs. The Germany-based company employs approximately 3,000 people in Hungary. The company also announced plans to add about 60 positions in global business support functions at its Budapest, Hungary, site. In addition, thyssenkrupp Automotive Technology will establish an international test center for spr...
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    OPmobility to build automotive exterior solutions manufacturing plant in Ohio, US
    OPmobility has announced plans to establish a new manufacturing plant in the greater Toledo area of Ohio, US. The company’s first facility in the Midwest will be dedicated to producing automotive exterior solutions and is expected to begin operations in the second half of 2027. OPmobility’s investment will create more than 500 jobs spanning production, logistics, engineering and support roles. The company’s venture will receive support from JobsOhio, the state...
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    Hampshire selects Believ for UK’s biggest LEVI EV charger rollout
    Hampshire County Council has selected Believ to deliver more than 17,000 public electric vehicle charge points across the county, backed by up to £90 million in private investment. The program, supported by £6.6 million in government Local Electric Vehicle Infrastructure (LEVI) funding, aims to expand charging access for residents without private driveways as EV adoption rises. Most of the chargers will be 22-kilowatt standard plus units designed for overnight and long-stay residential...
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    Nissan, Oxford and Gelion team up on solid-state sulfur battery project
    Nissan, the University of Oxford and Gelion are joining forces on a three-year project to develop lower-cost solid-state lithium-sulfur batteries for electric vehicles, supported by new UK grant funding. The collaboration, called CoRe-SoLiS, will begin in June and has a total budget of £3.4 million. Of that, £2.4 million comes from Innovate UK through the Battery Innovation Concept Development Round 1 program, including £1.6 million awarded to Gelion’s UK subsidiary. The project will ...
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    Uber commits nearly $500 million to Nuro in robo-taxi partnership with Lucid
    Uber has committed close to $500 million to autonomous vehicle startup Nuro through direct investment and milestone-linked funding, Reuters reported, citing two sources. The amount includes Uber's participation in a $203 million Series E round valuing Nuro at $6 billion, a later follow-on investment larger than the first, and additional tranches tied to development and commercial targets. The first milestones were reportedly met on schedule, triggering an initial release of performance-linked...
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    Osprey Charging opens ultra-rapid EV charging hub at Lidl Bellshill in North Lanarkshire
    Osprey Charging Network has opened a new ultra-rapid electric vehicle (EV) charging hub with 16 charge points at Lidl Bellshill in North Lanarkshire, expanding its footprint across Greater Glasgow and the west of Scotland. The new site is designed to serve local residents, commuters, businesses and visitors traveling along the A725, M74 and M8. Osprey said that the chargers can typically add up to 100 miles of range in 15 to 20 minutes, depending on the vehicle and battery state. The Bells...
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    Autoliv inaugurates Innovation Center in Vårgårda, Sweden, to accelerate automotive safety technology development
    Autoliv has launched a new Innovation Center in Vårgårda, Sweden, with a goal to accelerate the development of advanced automotive safety technologies. The facility brings together the company’s entire innovation process — from research and system design to testing, prototyping, and pilot production — under one roof. By integrating digital tools with physical labs and test environments, Autoliv expects to shorten development cycles and enable faster validation of new technologies in real...
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    Stellantis to build three electrified Peugeot models at Mulhouse from 2029
    Stellantis plans to build three new Peugeot models, including electric and hybrid versions, at its Mulhouse factory in eastern France starting in 2029, as the automaker steps up a broader product and platform overhaul. The company said the new models will be supported by a €400 million investment in the Mulhouse plant and another €500 million for research and development. Most of the R&D spending will go toward the new STLA One platform, which is being developed to support a fresh gen...
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    MG Motor to build first European factory in Spain, start production by 2028
    MG Motor plans to build its first production plant on the European mainland in Galicia, Spain, as part of its “in Europe, for Europe” expansion strategy. The company plans to invest about €200 million in the facility, which is scheduled to begin production in 2028. At full capacity, the plant is expected to produce up to 120,000 vehicles annually and create more than 2,000 jobs. The site will integrate vehicle manufacturing with research and development, component supply and advanced...
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    Nexeon secures investment from Honda Xcelerator Ventures to advance silicon anode battery technology
    Nexeon has received new investment from Honda Motor Co. Ltd. (Honda) through its Honda Xcelerator Ventures program, the UK-based company specializing in silicon-based anode materials said in a press release on May 28. Honda Xcelerator Ventures is a global open innovation program to facilitate collaboration with startups, especially those working in the field of mobility. Nexeon will use the funding to support its growth and the advancement of its silicon-anode materials, which are e...
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    Mineral Resources and Jiangxi Ganfeng Lithium approve A$490M Mt Marion expansion
    Australia’s Mineral Resources and its joint venture (JV) partner Jiangxi Ganfeng Lithium have signed off on a A$490 million ($351.4 million) expansion of the Mt Marion lithium mine in Western Australia, in a move aimed at lifting output from one of the country’s key hard-rock lithium assets. The companies said the project will be funded between 2027 and 2028 and is designed to strengthen Mt Marion’s long-term production profile as demand for lithium from electric vehicles (EVs) and batt...
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    Tata Motors PV plans to invest over $1 billion on capacity addition, new product development
    Tata Motors plans to increase its annual spending on the passenger vehicle business by 5 billion to 10 billion Indian rupees ($52 million to $104 million) over the next two years, as it accelerates investments in new products, electric vehicles and manufacturing capacity expansion. Shailesh Chandra, managing director of Tata Motors Passenger Vehicles and Tata Passenger Electric Mobility, said the company's annual investment will rise to 7%-9% of standalone passenger vehicle revenue, compared ...
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    EBRD lends €35M to GreenWay for EV charging expansion in Central Europe
    The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development is providing a €35 million loan to GreenWay, an electric vehicle (EV) charge point operator in Central and Eastern Europe, as part of a wider €113 million financing package. This investment will support the development, construction and installation of 2,700 fast and ultra-fast public EV charging points across Poland, Slovakia and Croatia by 2028. The new public charging points will be located in densely populated and traffic-heavy area...
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    Honda invests in Nexeon to advance silicon anode battery technology
    Nexeon announced that Honda Motor Co. Ltd. (Honda) has become a strategic investor in the company through Honda's global open innovation program, Honda Xcelerator Ventures. The announcement, made from Oxford, UK, on May 28, 2026, describes this new investment as a significant milestone that reflects confidence in Nexeon's technology and its potential role in the future of high-performance energy storage. The funding will support Nexeon's continued growth and the advancement of its silicon ano...
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    CATL launches battery energy storage testbed in Xiamen, mainland China
    CATL has opened the Xiamen Energy Storage Validation Research Institute (ESVL), the world's largest and most comprehensive one-stop testing and validation platform for energy storage, to help developers shorten grid-connection cycles. The facility is intended to address a systemic risk in the rapidly expanding energy storage industry, where equipment performance can be disconnected from real-world operation. Spanning 10 hectares and built with a total investment of about 3 billion yuan ($440 ...
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    Posco Future M begins construction of LFP cathode factory for EV batteries and ESS
    Posco Future M has started construction of a dedicated lithium iron phosphate (LFP) cathode material factory to target the energy storage system (ESS) and entry-level electric vehicle battery markets. CNP New Material Technology, the joint venture between Posco Future M, Pino and CNGR, announced May 28 that it held a safety prayer ceremony and commenced construction of the LFP cathode material factory at the Pohang Yeongilman 4th General Industrial Complex. The factory is scheduled to begin m...
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    Stellantis plans over €1 billion EV investment at Mulhouse plant in France
    French President Emmanuel Macron announced that Stellantis, the owner of the Jeep and Fiat brands, will invest more than €1 billion to produce electric vehicles at a site in eastern France. He made the announcement on Tuesday, May 26, during a meeting of France's electrification team at the Elysée Palace, where he urged businesses to accelerate the electrification of transport as the country aims to phaseout oil, gas and coal by 2050. Macron said that Stellantis in Mulhouse, France, is set...
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    JTEKT enters definitive agreement to transfer European automotive business to Germany-based investment firm
    On May 27, JTEKT Corp. signed a definitive agreement with LEO III.-VV25-B SAS, a Munich, Germany-based investment company, for the transfer of its automotive business for European original equipment manufacturers. The agreement includes the transfer of all shares of JTEKT's seven consolidated subsidiaries engaged in the production and sale of automotive components. The transaction is based on the basic agreement announced on Feb. 27 and will be completed subject to approvals by th...
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    BMW Group German plant starts pre-series production of Energy Master for hydrogen vehicles, control units for BEVs
    On May 21, BMW Group said its Landshut plant in Germany has begun pre-series production of the Energy Master, a key control unit for the hydrogen drivetrain of the BMW iX5 Hydrogen. At the same time, the plant is bringing online a second production line for the control unit used in Neue Klasse battery-electric models such as the BMW iX3 and BMW i3. The Energy Master serves as the central control unit of the high-voltage system. In battery-electric vehicles (BEVs), it is mounted on the hi...
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    NGK Corp. plans $440.5 million investment to build new semiconductor ceramics plant in Japan
    On April 24, NGK Corp. announced plans to establish a new production facility for ceramics used in semiconductor manufacturing equipment in Nomi City, Ishikawa Prefecture, Japan. The company will invest ¥70 billion (nearly $440.5 million) in the project, with mass production scheduled to begin in October 2029. The new facility will be operated by a manufacturing subsidiary, NGK Ceramic Device Co. Ltd. The new plant will increase NGK's production capacity for ceramics used in semiconductor ma...
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    Uber and JSW Green Mobility sign MOU to develop EVs for Indian ride-hailing market
    Uber and JSW Green Mobility have signed a memorandum of understanding as an initial step toward partnering to develop new electric vehicles for the Indian ride-hailing market. The companies plan to jointly develop and operate these vehicles to reduce costs, promote electric mobility and serve the needs of Indian riders and drivers. The MOU was signed at JSW's Mumbai headquarters during Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi's five-day visit to India. JSW Green Mobility is a fully-owned subsidiary of JSW ...
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    New York awards $6 million to projects aimed at integrating EVs with electric grid
    The New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA) announced that over $6 million has been awarded to seven projects through the State's Vehicle Grid Integration Program to advance technologies that can help integrate electric vehicles efficiently into New York's electric grid. The program supports scalable projects that advance EV charging infrastructure through product development, technology demonstrations or new business models, including bidirectional charging, energy...
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    Battery recycling tech startup Renewable Metals secures $12 million in Series A funding
    Renewable Metals has completed a A$12 million Series A funding round to accelerate the commercial deployment of its next-generation lithium-ion battery recycling technology. The oversubscribed round was increased from an initial A$8 million target, bringing total funding secured since inception to over A$38 million, including support from the Australian and the UK governments. The fundraise was led by the Clean Energy Finance Corp. (CEFC), managed by Virescent Ventures, and supported by exist...
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    Continental inaugurates Thai tire plant after €300 million capacity expansions to meet rising demand in Asia-Pacific region
    Continental has officially inaugurated its expanded tire plant in Rayong, Thailand, following an investment of more than €300 million. The expansion increases the plant's production capacity by an additional 3 million passenger car and light truck tires per year and will help meet growing demand for tires in Thailand and the wider Asia-Pacific region. The Germany-based tiremaker announced its plans to expand production capacity at the Rayong plant in October&...
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    Stellantis bets €60 billion on scale, tech and tough choices in ‘Fastlane 2030’ reset
    After years of managing a sprawling portfolio that often left investors questioning brand positioning, overlap and capital discipline, Stellantis is attempting a reset. The company is restructuring how it views its stable of iconic marques—splitting them into clearly defined global and regional roles, aligning product pipelines and sales strategies accordingly, and directing investment toward the most scalable and profitable nameplates. The aim is to eliminate internal competition, reduce d...
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    Yarra Energy Foundation launches neighborhood battery and accessible EV charging trial in Melbourne
    Yarra Energy Foundation (YEF) has launched a neighborhood battery with two wheelchair accessible electric vehicle charging bays outside the Collingwood Leisure Centre in Clifton Hill, an inner-city suburb of Melbourne, Australia. Inaugurated by the Minister for Energy and Resources Lily D'Ambrosio, the project received a $750,000 grant from the Victorian government through the Neighbourhood Battery Initiative. This is described as the first dedicated front-of-meter neighborhood battery design...
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    Stellantis and Dongfeng plan Europe-based JV for Voyah new-energy vehicles
    Stellantis and Dongfeng Group have signed a nonbinding memorandum of understanding outlining their intention to expand their 34-year partnership by creating a Stellantis-led, Europe-based joint venture focused on the sales, distribution, manufacturing, purchasing and engineering of Dongfeng's new-energy vehicles (NEVs). The planned JV would initially target designated markets in Europe and be structured as a 51/49 JV led by Stellantis. Under the contemplated plan, the new JV would take respon...
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    Hirschvogel expands Mexico plant with new halls for aluminum component production
    Hirschvogel Components Mexico, a subsidiary of Germany-based Hirschvogel Group, has begun construction of two new production halls, each covering 7,500 square meters, at its San Juan del Río site in Querétaro, Mexico. The German supplier is investing in capacity expansion after securing a major contract from an original equipment manufacturer to supply aluminum components in both Europe and North America. The contract allows the Mexico site, which has previously speciali...
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    V-Green signs MOUs to expand EV charging and battery swapping in key Philippine provinces
    V-Green has signed memoranda of understanding (MOUs) with the provincial government of Bataan and Clean Fuel to expand electric vehicle charging and battery-swapping infrastructure in high-traffic areas across the provinces of Bataan and Cavite in the Philippines. These initiatives aim to deliver a more convenient ownership experience for users of electric cars and electric two-wheelers, supporting the acceleration of EV adoption in the Philippines. Under the MOU with the provincial governmen...
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    Uber commits $10B to seek robo-taxi alternatives, criticizes Waymo — report
    Uber has publicly criticized its robo-taxi partner Waymo while committing more than $10 billion to develop its own autonomous vehicle fleet with partners including Rivian, Lucid and Nuro, according to a May 15 report by Electrek. Over the past few months, Uber executives have characterized autonomous vehicle-only operators such as Alphabet's Waymo as "less scalable" and "less reliable" than Uber's hybrid model, which combines human drivers and robo-taxis on a single platform, the report said, ci...
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    Continental to establish automated finished-goods tire warehouse in US with $76 million investment
    Continental has announced plans to establish a new highly automated finished-goods warehouse in Mount Vernon, Illinois, with an investment of approximately $76 million. The warehouse is intended primarily to meet the growing demand in North America while enhancing service levels and customer support. It will cover an area larger than six American football fields and will have capacity for approximately 500,000 passenger car tires. Construction will start in 2026, with operations scheduled to beg...
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    Gotion High-Tech receives €92 million from Spain to set up battery manufacturing facilities
    Leading mainland Chinese battery manufacturer Gotion High-Tech has received €92 million from Spain's PERTE VEC program to support two battery-related projects in Valladolid, consolidating Spain's position as one of Europe's hubs for the electric vehicle value chain and reinforcing mainland China's industrial advance on the continent. Gotion High-Tech has provisionally obtained this amount from PERTE VEC to develop two major industrial projects in Valladolid, with a combined investment excee...
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    Qingdao gets first fully automated charging center for autonomous vehicle
    A fully automated charging and operations center for autonomous vehicles, named Tide Island, began operation in Qingdao, Shandong province, representing a new step toward unmanned and intelligent charging for autonomous vehicles. The facility enables autonomous vehicles to complete the entire charging process without human intervention. When a vehicle detects a low battery level, it can automatically plan a route back to the hub, park in a designated space and recharge on its own. Located in ...
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    Uno Minda to set up new EV powertrain plant in Maharashtra, India
    Indian supplier Uno Minda Limited has announced plans to establish a greenfield manufacturing facility in Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar, Maharashtra, India, to produce high-voltage electric powertrain products for EVs. The facility will be established through its subsidiary, Uno Minda Auto Innovations Private Limited, and will manufacture and assemble electric drive units (EDUs) and dedicated hybrid transmission (DHT) systems. This expansion is already supported by new orders for EDU and DHT sy...
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    Germany launches €1 billion program to expand charging network for electric heavy trucks
    Germany is launching a €1 billion, four-year funding program through the Federal Ministry of Transport (BMV) to boost charging infrastructure for heavy-duty electric commercial vehicles, with the aim of accelerating the electrification of road freight transport. This sector is described as important for the German economy but hindered by inadequate infrastructure. According to Transport Minister Patrick Schneider, the transition of heavy transport will only be viable if there is a high-perform...
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    Stellantis signs $1.18 billion deal with Dongfeng to produce Peugeot and Jeep models in mainland China
    Stellantis NV has agreed to an 8 billion yuan ($1.18 billion) project with mainland China's state-owned Dongfeng Motor to expand the production of Peugeot and Jeep vehicles for both domestic and export markets. The Dongfeng Peugeot Citroën Automobile (DPCA) joint venture will initially produce two all-new Peugeot-branded new-energy vehicles (NEVs) at its Wuhan plant starting in 2027. These two models will be based on the latest design language of the all-new concept cars unveiled by Peugeot ...
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    Rompetrol plans to develop EV charging infrastructure for light and heavy-duty vehicles in Romania
    KMG International (Rompetrol) is implementing a new investment co-financed by European funds to develop a national network of electric charging stations for light and heavy vehicles. Through its member companies — Rompetrol Financial Group, Rompetrol Downstream and KMG Rompetrol Development — KMG International (Rompetrol) is carrying out a strategic project to develop electric charging infrastructure for light-duty vehicles (LDV) and heavy-duty vehicles (HDV) across 26...
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    Blink Charging expands DC fast charging footprint with new sites and development pipeline
    Blink Charging Co. announced progress in expanding its DC fast charging (DCFC) infrastructure during the first quarter of 2026, emphasizing its strategy to grow owned and operated fast charging sites to support long-term, repeatable revenue growth. As of March 31, 2026, the company reported a focused pipeline of DCFC sites at various stages of development, with 27 sites approved or under construction. When completed, these sites are expected to provide a total of 136 stalls to increase access to...
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    Tesla invests $250M in Giga Berlin, doubles capacity to 18GWh
    Tesla has announced plans to invest nearly $250 million more into battery cell production at its Grünheide facility near Berlin, significantly expanding its manufacturing footprint in Europe. The move will more than double the plant’s planned battery capacity to 18 gigawatt hours (GWh) annually and is expected to generate over 1,500 new jobs. The latest investment lifts total spending on the site’s battery cell production unit to close to €1 billion ($1.2 billion). Tesla said the scale...
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    Government of India clears $53M in new funds for EV chargers under PM E-Drive scheme
    The Indian government's Heavy Industries Ministry has approved the disbursal of ₹5030 million (about $53 million) for the installation of 4,874 public EV charging stations under the PM E-Drive scheme. The move is part of a major infrastructure rollout to accelerate EV adoption in India and strengthen energy security. These approvals fall under the government's broader ₹20,000 million plan to set up more than 72,000 EV chargers across the country within the ₹109,000 million PM E-Drive sc...
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    Fastned issues new bonds to fund EV charging network expansion
    Fastned, a leading European fast-charging service provider, has begun subscription for a new bond issue, which is the second tranche of bonds issued by the company in 2026. The investments from this bond issue will support the growth of Fastned's network of fast-charging stations in new and existing markets across Europe. Fastned's network currently consists of 418 stations in nine countries, including over 180 fast charging stations in the Netherlands and over 50 in Belgium. To further stren...
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    CATL starts battery module assembly at new Debrecen facility in Hungary
    Mainland Chinese battery manufacturer Contemporary Amperex Technology Co. Ltd. (CATL) has begun battery module assembly at a newly built facility in Debrecen, eastern Hungary. The company said on May 12 that assembly operations started earlier this month and that the new module assembly line has an annual production capacity of 5 gigawatt-hours. Before the launch of the new assembly line, module production had already been underway since autumn 2024 at a rented facility with two production li...
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    CATL plans to expand sodium-ion battery production capacity by 40 GWh
    CATL is expanding its sodium battery production after securing a record-breaking global order. The company plans to invest 5 billion yuan (about $735 million) to significantly increase its sodium battery capacity. A public document released on May 7 by environmental authorities in Ningde, Fujian province, where CATL is headquartered, said that the expansion project will add 40 gigawatt-hours of annual production capacity for sodium-ion power batteries.  The expansion will be carried o...
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    Yokohama Rubber opens new R&D center at Hangzhou passenger car tire plant in mainland China
    Yokohama Rubber has established a research and development center in Hangzhou, mainland China. The new center is located inside Yokohama Rubber's new passenger car tire plant in Hangzhou, which commenced operations in November 2025. With the establishment of this new center, the Japanese tiremaker aims to build a system that can initiate and complete the R&D of new products locally for the mainland Chinese market. The R&D center commenced operations in May 2026. Yokohama Rubber's busi...
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    Oman signs investment deal with South Korean EL B&T for EV and battery plant in Duqm
    Oman's Public Authority for Special Economic Zones and Free Zones (OPAZ) signed an investment agreement with South Korean electric vehicle technology company EL B&T to establish an EV and battery cell manufacturing plant in the Duqm Special Economic Zone. The investments for this project are estimated at approximately 96.2 million rials (about $250 million). The project will be implemented in two phases, with the annual production capacity expected to reach 60,000 vehicles and 1.6 million...
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    Rivian increases planned capacity at Georgia factory by 50%
    Rivian announced it is increasing the initial production capacity of its future manufacturing facility in Stanton Springs, North Georgia, to 300,000 vehicles annually. This represents a 50% increase over the initially planned capacity of 200,000 units and is intended to facilitate a lower cost per unit while providing significant room for future capacity expansion in later phases. Rivian described this expanded capacity as supporting thousands of US manufacturing jobs and contributing to America...
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