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Power

Quality Assurance: The Hidden Key to Battery Manufacturing

Ultimately, the success of the battery industry will not be determined solely by breakthroughs in chemistry or capacity. It will be judged by its ability to manufacture at scale, safely, sustainably, and affordably. And that only hinges on quality assurance. Read on to learn more.

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Energy

Express Delivery: Simulation App Speeds Up Electric Truck Battery Design

The custom simulation app developed by the LaserBATMAN consortium can be used to help produce more robust battery designs with ranges that can support highway travel over longer distances with fewer failures — all while promoting the use of green energy. Read on to learn more.

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Power

Lithium Metal Battery Issue Might be Solved

KAIST announced that the research team led by Prof. Nam-Soon Choi has developed a technology that resolves the most critical challenge of lithium-metal batteries, “interfacial instability,” at the electronic structure level. Read on to learn more.

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Energy

Safer Batteries for Storing Energy at Massive Scale

Among the enduring challenges of storing energy is batteries that can hold large amounts of electricity for a long time. In addition to having a large capacity – potentially enough to power a neighborhood or small city for days or weeks – ideally, these batteries would be safe, affordable, and environmentally harmless. With an eye toward meeting those benchmarks, researchers at Case Western Reserve University are developing novel electrolytes—fluids that can conduct ions—for rechargeable flow batteries.

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Energy

How Redwood Materials Prioritizes Battery Recycling Safety

Whether it’s a phone, mouse, e-bike, or EV, the batteries powering those devices at some point need to be collected, shipped, and recycled in a safe manner. Read on to learn what Redwood Materials is working on to help make this happen.

Products

Energy

New Products

See the new products, including BYD's FLASH Charging, delivering up to 1500kW through a single connector, and the second generation of its Blade Battery; Sensata's FaultBreak contactor, a next-generation high-voltage switching and protection solution; and more.

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Energy

A New Electrolyte Points to Stronger, Safer Batteries

Researchers at Columbia Engineering have developed a new gel electrolyte that both improves the lifetime and safety of anode-free lithium batteries, an emerging battery architecture that could dramatically boost energy density while simplifying manufacturing. Read on to learn more.

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Green Design & Manufacturing

Researchers Turn Recovered Car Battery Acid and Plastic Waste Into Clean Hydrogen

Researchers have developed a solar-powered reactor to break down hard-to-recycle forms of plastic waste – such as drinks bottles, nylon textiles and polyurethane foams – using acid recovered from old car batteries, and converting it into clean hydrogen fuel and valuable industrial chemicals. Read on to learn more.

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Energy

Improved EV Battery Technology Will Outmatch Degradation From Climate Change

In a new study led by the University of Michigan, researchers have shown that batteries have gotten a lot better over the past several years. So much so, in fact, that their gains will more than offset their expected heat-related degradation on a warming planet. Read on to learn more.

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Automotive

WCX: Resilient Propulsion Strategies Require Options

Industry experts - spurred by volatile fuel prices - discuss resilient propulsion strategies at SAE International’s WCX 2026, including EVs, hybrids, PHEVs and gas engines.

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Electronics & Computers

Longtime Auto Supplier Eyes Data Center Needs with 'Living Lab' Microgrid

With a demonstration microgrid, longtime auto supplier Delta Electronics eyes the data center market.

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Power

Mercedes-AMG Unveils Racing-Inspired EV

Mercedes unveils its fastest EV yet.

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Power

Rivian’s Scaringe Says R2 Will Help Pay Huge R&D Costs

ACT 2026: Rivian’s CEO says R2 profits will pay for R&D

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Automotive

Bosch Shows off its First U.S. Electrolyzer in Support of Hydrogen Research

Bosch continues its bet on hydrogen with its first U.S. electrolyzer to create hydrogen from water and electricity.

News

Energy

Mercedes Sticks with EVs After Making a Few Adjustments

Mercedes adapts electric vehicle roadmap to meet customer demand

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Design

Career Ford Engineer Zhou Awarded SAE’s Medal of Honor

SAE International named a longtime Ford engineer with its Medal of Honor during its annual World Congress event.

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Manned Systems

Harbinger Extends its Range of Medium-Duty EVs

Harbinger has unveiled the HC Series, a medium-duty commercial EV truck with an integrated range extender that aims to offer the best of both EC and ICE worlds in terms of range, uptime and payload capacity.

Summits

Energy

2026 Battery & Electrification Summit (Online)

As electrification reshapes how vehicles are designed, powered, and integrated into energy ecosystems, OEMs and design engineers are faced with complex design challenges.

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Automotive

Toyota Expands All-Electric bZ “Family”

Toyota is introducing three new all-electric models for 2026/2027, the C-HR, the bZ Woodland and a totally new Highlander.

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Automotive

Some Automakers Retreat from North American EV Market

In a somewhat surprising move, even non-U.S. automakers are pulling back from electric vehicles.

Products

Energy

New Products

See the new products, including Littelfuse's TPSMB Asymmetrical Series TVS Diodes; Siemens' SICHARGE FLEX product family, its next-generation EV distributed charging system; Renesas Electronics Corporation's expansion of its software-defined vehicle solution offerings centered around the fifth generation (Gen 5) R-Car family; and much more.

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Materials

Breakthrough in Carbon-Based Battery Materials Improves Safety, Durability, and Power

This research demonstrates a new way to make carbon-based battery materials much safer, longer lasting, and more powerful by fundamentally redesigning how fullerene molecules are connected. Read on to learn more.

Articles

Energy

DC Fast-Charging Adapters Are a Transition Strategy, Not a Stopgap

In the evolution of fast charging, success will not be measured solely by how quickly a new standard is adopted, but by how responsibly the industry manages the journey there. Read on to learn more.

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Energy

A Software-Defined Framework for Interpreting Impedance Signals at Scale

This article presents an impedance-native, software-defined diagnostic framework developed at Energsoft that shifts the focus from impedance measurement to impedance interpretation. Read on to learn more.

Articles

Energy

CES 2026: AI, EVs Need These Power Electronics Updates

Physical AI may have been the dominant keyword at CES 2026, but behind all the hype around that, there were still plenty of companies on hand in Las Vegas focused on less flashy headlines. Read on for some examples of companies working on the power electronics required behind the scenes to make our potential artificial intelligence future possible.

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Power

Building an Affordable Grid-Scale Alternative to Batteries

Researchers at Rice University have found a new way to improve a key element of thermophotovoltaic systems, which convert heat into electricity via light. Read on to learn more about it.

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Energy

Electric Eel Biology Inspires Powerful Gel Battery

Power sources used in devices found in or around biological tissue must be flexible and non-toxic, while still powerful enough to support demanding technologies such as medical devices or soft robotics. To achieve this balance, researchers at Penn State are taking inspiration from electric eels. Read on to learn more.