Category Energy

New USCALE research shows EV drivers prefer Plug & Charge and ad-hoc payments but are forced to use apps and cards due to limited availability and high roaming fees.

Baden-Württemberg police deploy ADS-TEC Energy's battery-buffered ChargePost at Pforzheim, delivering up to 300 kW fast charging for electric patrol vehicles on limited grid capacity.

StoreDot released 4695 XFC cylindrical cells for defense evaluation. The silicon-dominant anode batteries charge to 80% in 10 minutes and offer NDAA-compliant supply chain options.

The Mobility House North America launched Cascade EV Aggregator, a vehicle-grid integration platform enabling utilities to aggregate EV charging across asset classes for virtual power plant participation.

Emobi closed a $3.4 million seed round led by Florida Funders to expand JustPlug, its cloud-based Plug & Charge solution that enables automatic EV charging across legacy and modern infrastructure.

Ford appoints Lisa Drake as Ford Energy president to lead the automaker's new battery energy storage systems business targeting utility-scale and residential markets.

Wallbox and Eneco eMobility have partnered to deploy eM4 Twin commercial AC chargers across Benelux offices, retail sites, and public parking facilities, targeting high-utilization environments requiring grid-aware load management.

WEX launches first fleet card combining fuel and EV charging payments into one account, offering 175,000+ charging ports and 90% U.S. gas station coverage for mixed-energy fleets.

EVgo plans to expand from nearly 100 NACS connectors to more than 500 by the end of 2026, targeting key U.S. markets as NACS-equipped vehicles proliferate.

Monta has launched Monta AI, a proactive intelligence layer for EV charging operations that analyzes network data continuously, resolves 79% of driver queries automatically, and is available to all customers at no additional cost.

EV Roadway has opened a three-unit Autel MaxiCharger DH480 DC fast charging station at Vintage Oaks Shopping Center in Novato, California, delivering up to 480 kW near Highway 101.

Xos introduces 210 kWh, 420 kWh, and 630 kWh mobile charging Hub configurations starting at $158,000, targeting Class 1-2 through heavy-duty commercial electric vehicle fleets.

Emobi and HeyCharge have partnered to retrofit offline EV chargers, connecting legacy infrastructure to Emobi's 140,000+ charger roaming network with local communication technology that operates without internet dependency.

CATL received the World Economic Forum's 2026 MINDS Award for its AI-driven battery design platform, which achieves 95 percent prediction accuracy using physics-informed machine learning and over 50 million data records.

Hydrexia will supply Toyota Australia with relocatable hydrogen refueling stations to support fuel cell electric vehicles, expanding a partnership that includes deployments in Malaysia and the Philippines.

Octillion Power Systems produced 3,653 EV battery systems in a single day on December 3, 2025, representing 114 MWh across nine global manufacturing facilities.