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Dossier

Dossier
Mack Trucks LR Electric
Green garbage Mack Trucks is a market leader in refuse vehicles. So, when a customer came calling for electrification, they immediately rose to the challenge. The resulting revolution was a revelation, Will Gray reports Heavy-duty vehicles are often the hardest to electrify. Their demands for huge amounts of power and torque to carry heavy loads […]
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Battery pack materials
Sep 2025
Fasteners for EV assembly
Sep 2025
HV measurement
Aug 2025

Dossier
Kindred Motorworks EV Bronco
Kindred Motorworks has reimagined the legendary Ford Bronco as an electric icon for the 21st century, modifying this popular classic from the frame up to create a machine with performance streets ahead of the original, reveals Will Gray
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Motor materials
May 2025
Cell-to-chassis
Jul 2025
Battery leak testing
Apr 2025

Dossier
Ryvid
The ambitious founders of Ryvid have created a range of motorbikes designed to electrify the mass market in the Far East, then take over the streets of every major town and city on the planet, reports Will Gray. Ryvid was founded by three California-based engineers
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Motor testing
Apr 2025
Cybersecurity
Apr 2025
Battery cell manufacturing
Apr 2025

Dossier
Doosan Bobcat T7X
Doosan Bobcat is using electrification to not only reduce emissions in construction but also radically change the operation of compact track loaders, reports Will Gray Construction is not the first industry you think of when it comes to sustainability or electrification. Heavy, power-hungry machines do not immediately suggest
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Modular batteries
Jul 2025
Onboard chargers
May 2025
Battery dielectric protection
May 2025

Dossier
Evice Rolls-Royce Corniche
Evice is using modern technologies and EV powertrains to improve some of the best cars ever built, starting with a beautiful Rolls-Royce Corniche, reports Will Gray. When it comes to pure, opulent luxury, there are few more iconic cars than those produced by Rolls-Royce in the 1970s and 80s.
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Battery safety
May 2025
Gap fillers and TIMs
May 2025
Battery tech for heavy duty applications
May 2025
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Battery cooling
Sep 2025
Battery pack materials
Sep 2025
Fasteners for EV assembly
Sep 2025
HV measurement
Aug 2025
Motor materials
May 2025
Cell-to-chassis
Jul 2025
Battery leak testing
Apr 2025
Motor testing
Apr 2025
Cybersecurity
Apr 2025
Battery cell manufacturing
Apr 2025
Modular batteries
Jul 2025
Onboard chargers
May 2025
Battery dielectric protection
May 2025
Battery safety
May 2025
Special Reports

Deep Insight
Fast charging
Nick Flaherty looks at the development of ultrafast-charging stations around the world. Drivers of EVs are often frustrated by the speed of charging. While home chargers use AC at power rates to 22 kW, fast charging covers direct current (DC) charging at a power of 30 kW.

Industry Insight
Mining electrification
Mining is a dirty business, but Peter Donaldson uncovers how electrification could help clean up its image. Mining accounts for around 1% of greenhouse gas emissions globally.

Show Report
The Battery Show Europe
Peter Donaldson plugs into the power behind e-mobility battery development exhibited at The Battery Show Europe 2025. Walking the exhibition floor at The Battery Show Europe, held in Stuttgart from 3–5 June,
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Gap fillers and TIMs
May 2025
Battery tech for heavy duty applications
May 2025
Motor development and manufacturing
May 2025
Thermal runaway prevention
Jul 2025
Battery sealing
May 2025
Inverters
May 2025
Polymer considerations for EV
May 2025
Phase change materials
May 2025
Battery inspection for EV manufacturing
May 2025
Axial flux motors
May 2025
Motor control
May 2025
Busbars and interconnects
Sep 2025
New Products

New Product
The Battery Show North America returns to Novi
The Battery Show is returning to the Suburban Collection Showcase in Novi, Michigan on Sept. 11-14 with more than 775 exhibitors and over 72 hours of education available across the three-day expo.

New Product
REE Automotive Names Microvast as battery pack supplier for its commercial EVs
Lithium-ion battery maker Microvast Holdings and EV platform supplier REE Automotive have signed a supply and purchase agreement. Under its terms, Microvast will provide its MV-C Gen 4 HpCO lithium-ion battery packs for REE’s EV platforms. The packs can be fully charged in 30 minutes. Their pouch cells in the MV-C Gen 4 provide 53.5 […]

New Product
ABT e-Line offers conversion of T6.1s to battery drive
ABT e-Line has announced that every existing IC-engined Volkswagen Transporter 6.1 model can now be converted to battery-electric drive. The base vehicle only has to be a diesel with a direct shift gearbox. The ABT e-Transporter 6.1 has a WLTP range of 105-138 km, depending on the body and weight, which might vary slightly during […]

New Product
Eco-friendly advance for lithium-ion cell production
Energy storage solutions provider Leclanché says it has achieved a breakthrough in the environmentally friendly production of G/NMCA cells, by reducing the cobalt content in NMCA cathode material from 20% to 5% and manufacturing the electrodes using a water-based process. In doing so, Leclanché says it completely dispenses with the use of the highly toxic […]

New Product
Elaphe and McLaren Applied partner up to produce high-response in-wheel EV drive
Elaphe and McLaren Applied are collaborating to provide an in-wheel propulsion system, coupling McLaren Applied’s inverter technology with Elaphe’s direct-drive in-wheel motors and vehicle controls. The combination is said to give a torque response five times faster than existing systems. Elaphe has demonstrated an energy efficiency of more than 97% on vehicles such as the […]
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Busbars and interconnects
Sep 2025
Battery surface analysis
Aug 2025
Fuses and circuit protection
Sep 2023
Adhesives
Jul 2023