Anduril teams up with Rheinmetall to produce military drones for Europe
June 20, 2025
The companies will jointly develop European variants of Anduril's Barracuda and Fury aerial drones, and explore opportunities to build solid rocket motors, which are used to propel missiles and rockets.
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Uttar Pradesh to set up $80 million EV manufacturing hub
June 19, 2025
The 500-acre EV park will have manufacturing units for electric motors, chassis, steel parts and lithium-ion cells, along with plants for assembling lithium-ion batteries, chargers, controllers and electronic components.
LG Energy signs six-year contract with Chinese car maker Chery
June 17, 2025
The agreement is being seen as the first time a South Korean firm is supplying a substantial volume of 46-series cylindrical batteries to a Chinese carmaker.
International consortium rolls out EV battery swapping initiative in Tokyo
June 10, 2025
Japanese shipping and logistics group Yamato will be the initiative’s first major customer and focus on last mile applications. US company Ample will provide battery swapping tech for the participating EV platforms.
Nidec inaugurates new manufacturing campus in Karnataka
June 09, 2025
The Orchard Hub campus will serve as a manufacturing hub for generators for data centers, wind turbine generators and BESS for renewable energy, electric vehicle motors, controllers, and EV chargers for clean mobility, and motors, drives, system solutions.
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VECV partners with Statiq to boost EV adoption in India
May 29, 2025
Statiq will extend access to its expanding network of over 8,000 charging points from leading CPOs on its aggregated platform across India, making charging simpler, faster and more efficient for Eicher customers.
TATA.ev launches 10 MegaChargers to boost e-mobility in India
May 22, 2025
TATA.ev through its ‘Open Collaboration’ framework has forged partnerships with various Charge Point Operators (CPOs) and Oil Marketing Companies (OMCs) and expanded its charging infrastructure across key hotspots in India.
GM, LG Energy Solution to make lower cost LMR cells for EVs
May 14, 2025
The two companies will commercialize lithium manganese-rich (LMR) prismatic battery cells for future GM electric trucks and full-size SUVs, in a new battery technology breakthrough.
Mitsubishi Motors and Foxtron sign MOU for OEM supply of EV
May 12, 2025
The EV model to be supplied to Mitsubishi Motors as an OEM model will be developed by Foxtron, manufactured in Taiwan by Yulon Motor, and introduced in the Oceania region (Australia and New Zealand) in the second half of 2026.
520km after 5 minutes charging? CATL races ahead of competition
April 22, 2025
China’s CATL, the world’s largest EV battery maker, also announced its sodium-ion cell battery, Naxtra, was ready for commercialization and unveiled new dual-power batteries that can go for 1,500km on a single charge.
Fujitsu partners with Supermicro, Nidec to boost data center energy efficiency
April 21, 2025
The three companies will combine Fujitsu’s liquid-cooling monitoring and control software, Supermicro’s high performance GPU servers, and Nidec’s high-efficiency liquid-cooling system to develop a service that will help data centers increase their power usage effectiveness (PUE).
Isuzu, Fujitsu team up to commercialize software defined vehicles
April 16, 2025
The two Japanese companies will work on developing software update systems, fostering software talent, improving development efficiency, and strengthening the development infrastructure.
Hero MotoCorp to acquire 32.5% stake in Euler Motors
March 21, 2025
Hero MotoCorp has entered the electric three-wheeler segment by investing USD 60 million in Delhi-based Euler Motors, which is operational in 30 Indian cities.
IITK, Mars Antennas team up to develop EV chargers, inverters
March 20, 2025
Mars Antennas will provide funding, industry insights and access to its manufacturing and testing facilities. IIT Kanpur will bring in research expertise, advanced facilities and technical know-how.
Samsung SDI plans $1.4 billion rights issue to fund growth
March 17, 2025
The company said it plans to use the funds to invest in its JV with GM in the US, boost capacity at its battery plant in Hungary and build lines for all solid-state batteries in South Korea.
Vidyut’s BAAS ambitions get $2.5 million boost
February 28, 2025
The funding will enhance the Bengaluru-based start-up’s battery-as-a-service (BAAS) offerings in both passenger and commercial EV segments.
Humanoid robots to become the next US-China battleground
February 25, 2025
Governments worldwide are ramping up investments in robotics R&D as labour shortages and rising costs persist. TrendForce reports that China, Japan, the US, South Korea, and Germany have consistently ranked among the top five countries for industrial robot installations and are expected to continue executing over USD 13 billion in related projects by 2025.
Yuma Energy acquires Grinntech to boost battery solutions
February 21, 2025
Integrating Grinntech’s expertise in battery technologies, R&D and manufacturing will enable Yuma Energy to build a vertically integrated BaaS ecosystem, Yuma said.
Toyota backs LG’s Michigan battery plant with $1.5B order
February 21, 2025
LG Energy Solution was looking for new customers after General Motors reached a non-binding agreement with LG to sell its stake in the Lansing, Michigan, plant.
Breakthrough TU Graz AI system ramps up EV powertrain development speeds to new heights
February 10, 2025
The Graz University of Technology (TU Graz) has announced that it’s achieved a breakthrough in the development of powertrain technology, which will fuel the development of the next generation of EVs.
MP Materials restores US rare earth magnet production
January 22, 2025
MP Materials has reached a milestone in restoring the US rare earth magnet supply chain. The company’s flagship Independence facility in Fort Worth, Texas, has started commercial production of neodymium-praseodymium (NdPr) metal and trial production of automotive-grade, sintered neodymium-iron-boron (NdFeB) magnets.
GM signs agreement with Vianode
January 17, 2025
Automotive giant General Motors has signed a multi-billion-dollar agreement with Norwegian company Vianode for the supply of synthetic graphite anode materials for electric vehicle (EV) batteries, Reuters reported.
Turntide Technologies centralises UK operations and expands to India
January 16, 2025
Turntide Technologies has taken a significant step in its growth strategy by centralising its UK operations. The company has integrated three of its UK facilities into a single, centralised engineering campus located in Team Valley Gateshead.
Foxconn invests $82M in EV battery plant in Zhengzhou
December 26, 2024
The move is another attempt by Foxconn to diversify beyond its iPhone business with forays into sectors such as EVs, semiconductors and robotics, the South China Morning Post report indicates.
NXP to acquire automotive networking company Aviva Links
December 18, 2024
NXP Semiconductors has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Aviva Links, a provider of Automotive SerDes Alliance (ASA) compliant in-vehicle connectivity solutions in an all-cash transaction valued at USD 242.5 million.
GM to sell its stake in Michigan battery factory to LGES
December 06, 2024
General Motors expects to recoup its $1 billion investment in the Lansing factory. GM said LG Energy Solution will have immediate access to the facility to start installation of equipment.
Nissan, Mitsubishi form JV in EV, autonomous push
November 04, 2024
The joint venture aims to provide robotaxi services using Level 4 autonomous driving technology and at-home EV battery storage, among other services.
TI start GaN production in Japan, quadruples capacity
October 29, 2024
Texas Instruments (TI) has started production of gallium nitride (GaN)-based power semiconductors at its factory in Aizu, Japan.
GM to invest $625 million in mega US lithium project
October 17, 2024
GM signs JV with Canadian company Lithium Americas focused on a lithium carbonate mining operation in Nevada that holds enough of the battery metal to build 1 million electric vehicles annually.
Bransys acquires two Rehm reflow ovens
October 16, 2024
Bransys Group, a provider of PCB design and assembly services, has invested in two Rehm VisionXP+ Nitro 3850 Type 834 reflow ovens for its manufacturing facility.
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