Category Energy

Octillion Power Systems opened its third India battery plant in Halol, Gujarat, adding more than 48,000 battery systems and over 3 GWh of annual capacity at full output.

V Engineering has announced Project Continuum, a 12.4 kWh replacement high-voltage battery for the McLaren P1 that cuts 51 pounds from the original pack and extends electric range. Installations begin Spring 2027.

i-charging has secured Intertek ETL certification for its i-light heavy-duty charger, validating the unit's electrical safety for US and Canadian deployment across both CCS and MCS outputs up to 1.5 MW.

A BTC POWER survey of more than 200 commercial decision-makers found 94% consider EV charging essential to operations, with 97% planning to increase infrastructure investment.

EVgo will add V4 "EVgo Superchargers" rated up to 500 kW to its metropolitan network, with Tesla navigation integration and Magic Dock access. First sites arrive in second-half 2026.

Sevadis has launched MaxiCharger Gen2, an eight-device EV charging range spanning a 7.4kW AC home charger to ultra-rapid DC units, with solar integration and V2X-enabled hardware across every model.

Electrify America received a 2026 Sustainability Award from the Business Intelligence Group, recognized for a $7.4 million investment in community-led EV education and workforce programs that reported measurable adoption gains in 2025.

The EV fast-charging network built by Pilot Company, General Motors and EVgo has passed 300 locations and 1,300 stalls across 40 states, covering roughly 75% of the contiguous United States.

EVgo and Brixmor Property Group are adding more than 500 fast charging stalls across at least 90 U.S. shopping centers, with deployment beginning later this year at Barn Plaza near Philadelphia.

char.gy will install 30 on-street EV charge points across Devon in a trial starting early to mid-August, an early example of LEVI Fund money moving from award into delivery.

Factorial Energy has signed a non-binding MOU with SK On to evaluate whether the Korean manufacturer's 200 GWh-plus production base could support solid-state battery manufacturing using Factorial's FEST platform.

Altilium has been granted its first UK patent covering the EcoCathode process, protecting a hydrometallurgical method for regenerating battery-grade cathode materials from end-of-life lithium-ion batteries and black mass.

ACCIONA Energía and Castellana Properties opened a 42-bay public EV charging station at Badajoz's El Faro shopping center, with 2,000 kW of contracted power across ultra-fast, fast, and standard chargers.

Lectron has launched Nexus, a four-configuration line of Level 2 home EV chargers for NACS and J1772 vehicles, delivering up to 46 miles of range per hour of charging.

Hyundai Motor Group has launched AllDayEnergy, a global brand unifying its V1G, V2G and V2H services, starting with UK smart charging through the Kia App in the second half of 2026.