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Škoda boosts Czech EV hub with new cell-to-pack battery plant in Mladá Boleslav

Škoda Auto has opened a new battery assembly facility at its main plant in Mladá Boleslav, becoming the largest producer of BEV battery systems within the Volkswagen Group. The €205 million, 55,000 m² hall was built in under a year and is the first site in the Group's European network to produce cell-to-pack battery systems for high-volume electric vehicles.

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Royal Waste Services grows Mack LR Electric fleet as New York tests zero-emission refuse trucks

Royal Waste Services is scaling up its use of battery-electric refuse trucks in New York City with an order for three additional Mack LR Electric vehicles, extending a trial that has already proved the platform’s suitability for dense urban routes. The Waste Connections subsidiary began operating its first LR Electric in December 2025 and has since logged more than 500 miles, collecting around 600 tons of municipal solid waste without any recorded downtime.

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Lehmann Marine powers Hamburg’s first all-electric ferries with 3.8MWh LFP systems

Hamburg-based Lehmann Marine has secured the largest contract in its history with the supply of high-capacity battery systems for three new fully electric ferries being built for HADAG Seetouristik und Fährdienst. The vessels will form the first all-electric additions to HADAG’s fleet and play a key role in the Port of Hamburg’s plan to decarbonise its urban water transport network.

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Porsche Cayenne Electric debuts with 850 kW powertrain and next‑gen 113 kWh battery system

Porsche has begun series production of the Cayenne Electric, marking the brand's entry into the premium electric SUV segment with in-house battery manufacturing capability in Slovakia. The Turbo variant delivers up to 850 kW and is built on a flexible line alongside combustion and hybrid Cayenne models at the Volkswagen Group plant in Bratislava, so the EV effectively becomes another derivative in an already high-volume programme rather than a standalone product.

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OMRON’s G9EK‑1‑EX high‑current DC relay targets safer EV charging and e‑mobility power systems

OMRON extends its G9EK screw-terminal series with the 250A/500VDC G9EK-1-EX relay. Designed for EV charging, e-mobility and renewables, it offers low-resistance switching, shock tolerance up to 100g and gasless efficiency in a compact footprint.

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High-voltage solid-state battery

Researchers in South Korea have developed an all-solid-state battery (ASSB) with an output of over 5 V, significantly higher than that of other batteries, writes Nick Flaherty. The team at Yonsei University developed a fluoride-based solid electrolyte that enables ASSBs to operate beyond 5 V safely with a spinel electrode, addressing the long-standing barrier in battery science of achieving high-voltage stability without sacrificing ionic conductivity (as occurs with conventional solid electrolytes that tend to break down above 4 V).

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Fero tracked carriers electrified by Danfoss Editron drive safer, smarter material handling

Fero’s new tracked carriers, powered by Danfoss Editron eDrive systems, mark another step forward in the electrification of compact off-highway machinery, bringing safer and more efficient material handling to job sites and workshops.

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ANDRITZ booster cell line goes live at German EV maker

ANDRITZ Schuler has commissioned a 1.5 GW battery cell formation line at a German premium electric vehicle manufacturer's facility. This marks one of Europe's largest installations dedicated to booster cell production.

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ROSS DCB-5 blender masters dense battery powders for EV production

Powder blenders don’t often steal the spotlight in EV engineering but the ROSS 5 cubic foot Double Cone Tumble Blender Model DCB-5 deserves a close look. Engineers tackling battery materials know the challenge of blending high density powders into uniform mixes. This machine steps up for small to mid scale processing with the toughness to […]

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Beyond lithium – simulating better chemistries

Wrestling better performance from battery chemistries is a tough task. Chemical engineers are faced with solving a multi-variable optimisation problem, juggling energy density, cycle life, cost, safety and charge time – all under intense competitive pressure.

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