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Fastned secures up to €200 million to fund expansion of EV charging network in Europe
Fastned, a leading European charge-point operator (CPO), has secured up to €200 million in new green financing from ABN AMRO, Crédit Agricole, ING, Invest-NL and Rabobank, the company announced Jan. 23. Fastned said it plans to use the newly raised funds to accelerate the expansion of its fast-charging station network across Europe. According to the CPO, the new green financing framework initially includes €100 million in committed capital over the next three years to finance the...
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GlobalLogic expands partnership with Elektrobit to advance software-defined vehicle platforms
GlobalLogic Inc., a Hitachi Group company, has announced a strategic expansion of its partnership with Elektrobit to accelerate the development and adoption of software-defined vehicle (SDV) platforms. The two companies have a 15-year history of collaboration, working on products such as Adaptive and Classic AUTOSAR middleware, in-vehicle infotainment systems, and connectivity solutions. This expanded partnership aims to enhance software development in the automotive industry by delivering ...
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CATL unveils world’s first mass-produced sodium-ion battery for light commercial vehicles
Contemporary Amperex Technology Co. Ltd. (CATL), the world's largest battery-maker, has unveiled its Tianxing II light commercial vehicle (LCV) battery series, introducing the industry's first mass-produced low-temperature sodium-ion battery. Notable for its 45-kWh capacity, the newly unveiled sodium-ion battery pack offers an energy density of 175 watt-hours per kilogram (Wh/kg) and a cycle life of more than 10,000 cycles. It is the first to be certified under the GB 38031-2025 natio...
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Mainland China introduces digital IDs for EV battery recycling
Mainland China plans to introduce "digital IDs" for new-energy vehicle (NEV) power batteries to improve life-cycle supervision and promote safe recycling, as announced by the country's Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT). The initiative is part of new regulations designed to standardize the handling of retired batteries, with the expectation that the volume of retired batteries in mainland China could surpass 1 million metric tons annually by 2030. Wang Peng, head of the En...
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Kandi Technologies partners with Qiji Energy for battery-swap station deployment
Kandi Technologies Group Inc., renowned for its all-electric vehicles, has announced a new three-year strategic cooperation agreement through its subsidiary, China Battery Exchange, with Qiji Energy, which is a part of CATL. This agreement focuses on the deployment of heavy-truck battery-swap stations, encompassing mass-production projects, aftersales services and ongoing operational support. China Battery Exchange will serve as a strategic supplier to Qiji Energy, providing solutions for equ...
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Beam Global secures European patent for smart phase change composite in lithium-ion batteries
Beam Global, a company known for its sustainable infrastructure solutions in transportation and energy security, has received a European patent for its Smart Phase Change Composite (PCC) material used in lithium-ion batteries. This technology, granted by the European Patent Office, builds on Beam Global's existing US Patent No. 12,422,195, strengthening its intellectual property (IP) in Europe. The Smart PCC material acts as an intelligent thermal switch, optimizing battery temperature by ins...
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BAM designs innovative core-shell anode to enhance sodium-ion battery efficiency
Sodium-ion batteries have emerged as a promising sustainable alternative to lithium-ion batteries, yet their development has faced challenges due to high storage losses during the first charging cycle. Researchers at the Federal Institute for Materials Research and Testing of Germany (Bundesanstalt für Materialforschung und —prüfung [BAM]) have addressed these issues by designing an innovative core-shell anode that combines efficiency with high storage capacity. The problem originates fro...
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Redwood Materials raises $425 million in Series-E funding
Redwood Materials has completed the final closing of its Series-E financing round, raising a total of $425 million. The final close included ongoing participation from existing investors Capricorn and Goldman Sachs Alternatives, and introduced Google as a new investor. The increase from the previously announced $350 million is attributed to strong demand and confidence in Redwood Materials' long-term strategy and execution. This capital will be used to accelerate the company's energy storage ...
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We have solved the technical limitations associated with switched reluctance motors: Ali Emadi, founder and CEO, Enedym Inc.
Enedym’s switched reluctance motors (SRMs) are expected to not only reduce the dependence on rare earth metals, currently used in a majority of propulsion e-motors produced worldwide, but also significantly reduce the cost of development and production of e-motors in general. Enedym is tackling one of the industry’s most pressing challenges: reducing reliance on rare earth elements (REEs), which are costly, environmentally taxing, and largely sourced from [mainland] China. Dr. Emadi expl...
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CES 2026: KPIT’s vision for the software-defined vehicle
As the automotive industry accelerates toward software-defined, electrified and connected mobility, the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) 2026 has become a critical forum for technology-led transformation. In this interview from CES 2026, Omkar Panse, chief technology officer of KPIT Technologies, outlines how the company is refining its strategic focus — both in how it engages at global events and in the solutions it brings to market. Panse explains that KPIT’s participation at CES is not ...
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A conversation with Cerence AI at CES
Conversational artificial intelligence is rapidly reshaping the in-car experience, transforming vehicle systems into intelligent, voice-driven companions. Today’s platforms combine advanced speech recognition with generative AI to enable seamless, hands-free control of navigation, entertainment, climate and more. What was once limited to simple commands has evolved into multi-step dialogue, proactive suggestions and interactions that blend voice, visuals and contextual cues. The industry ha...
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Driving the future: NVIDIA’s vision for AI in automotive
NVIDIA is redefining the trajectory of automotive technology, with a vision for AI that extends far beyond the traditional concept of AI-defined vehicles. In a recent interview with S&P Global Mobility, NVIDIA shared insights on the evolution and integration of generative AI, agentic AI and physical AI within the mobility sector. This multilayered approach starts with GenAI, which creates realistic scenarios for autonomous vehicle (AV) training, and advances to agentic AI — capable of auto...
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Greenland’s mineral edge: opportunity and obstacles
Greenland has emerged as a strategic area due to its extensive reserves of rare earth elements (REEs) and other critical minerals essential to industries such as automotive, defense, and clean energy. Its resource base includes REEs, graphite, copper, nickel, zinc, iron ore and tungsten, which are key inputs to clean energy technology. According to the National Geological Survey of Denmark and Greenland (GEUS), the island contains an estimated 36.1 million metric tons of REE resources, with the ...
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Lights out: The automotive industry’s uneasy march toward dark factories
Across parts of mainland China’s automotive sector, factories designed to operate without human presence are no longer experimental showcases. So-called “dark factories” — highly automated plants that rely on robotics, AI and dense sensor networks — are already producing electric vehicles at an industrial scale, operating continuously without lighting, heating or on-site labor. In Europe and the US, the concept remains more aspirational than real. Yet the direction of travel is incr...
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CES 2026 Spotlights Automotive Technology, from AI to Software-Defined Vehicles
CES 2026 marked a clear shift in the automotive industry’s priorities. With demand for electric vehicles (EVs) softening and regulatory and cost pressures mounting, automakers and suppliers used the CES tech conference to emphasize automotive technology like artificial intelligence (AI) rather than electrification. Their focus moved to so-called physical and context-aware AI—systems that interpret real-world conditions in real time—positioning cars as software-defined vehicles rather than ...
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We have solved the technical limitations associated with switched reluctance motors: Ali Emadi, founder and CEO, Enedym Inc.
Enedym’s switched reluctance motors (SRMs) are expected to not only reduce the dependence on rare earth metals, currently used in a majority of propulsion e-motors produced worldwide, but also significantly reduce the cost of development and production of e-motors in general. Enedym is tackling one of the industry’s most pressing challenges: reducing reliance on rare earth elements (REEs), which are costly, environmentally taxing, and largely sourced from [mainland] China. Dr. Emadi expl...
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