Category Energy

ChargePoint has named John Saffrett executive vice president and managing director for Europe. The former Ayvens deputy CEO reports to Rick Wilmer and takes over European sales, partnerships and market expansion.

Be.EV has joined Tesco Clubcard as a points partner, giving UK drivers one Clubcard point for every £1 spent across more than 680 charging sites and 2,500 bays nationwide.

Voltpost has expanded the Voltpost Air lineup with ceiling mount and surface mount chargers for parking garages, walls, and pedestals, both offered in Solo or Duo port configurations.

Nano One reaffirmed a licensing-led LFP cathode strategy built on regional DevCo vehicles, citing an addressable market outside China of $8–10 billion in 2026 and roughly $40 billion by 2035.

hofer technology has introduced a battery module with programmable cell pressure control, a design the company says can double cycle life and energy density across NMC and solid-state cell technologies.

Coulomb Solutions will offer bidirectional Megawatt Charging System capability on its 699 kWh and 2.3 MWh Mobile BESS units, allowing megawatt-level recharging and vehicle charging from the same mobile platform.

Schneider Electric launched Schneider Charge, an 11.5 kW Level 2 home EV charger with SmartAmp load management that adjusts charging to a home's existing electrical capacity. Available now in the US and Canada.

Electrifying.com, New AutoMotive and BatteryIQ are urging the UK government to mandate battery State of Health certificates on all dealer-sold used EVs, citing just 3% buyer confidence against 95% measured battery health.

Walmart has opened its 100th company-owned EV fast-charging site in Monument, Colorado, bringing its network to 100 stores across 20 states with CCS and NACS connectors up to 400 kW.

ABB E-mobility has named SaveMoneyCutCarbon a certified UK channel partner for DC fast charging, giving fleet and site operators design, grid connection, installation, software, financing, and maintenance through a single contract.

Asahi Kasei has developed a lithium pre-doping technology for silicon-anode lithium-ion batteries, using low-cost lithium carbonate to offset first-charge capacity loss and deliver a 10% energy density gain in internal testing.

Wawa will deploy eight branded EV chargers across Pennsylvania this year under a white label deal with Electrify America, with five sites rated up to 400 kW and offering CCS and NACS connectors.

ChargePoint has installed 10 dual-port fast charging dispensers at Portland International Airport's rental car Quick Turnaround facility, mounted overhead with retractable cable management to allow 20 vehicles connected simultaneously.

Octopus Energy US has launched Octopus Charge, a public charging app giving EV drivers access to tens of thousands of North American charging stations through a single account.

LG Energy Solution has started production at its 226-acre Lansing, Michigan battery plant, which targets more than 35 GWh of annual capacity and 1,700 jobs at full-scale production.

Blink Charging has launched EnergyConnect, an AI-driven energy management system deployed at 13 Florida DC fast-charging sites, with phased rollout planned across the U.S., U.K., and Belgium.