New York-based Alpha-En has successfully converted Century Lithium‘s lithium carbonate (Li2CO3) into battery-grade lithium-metal anodes. The lithium metal was produced using lithium carbonate derived from Century Lithium’s Angel Island project in Esmeralda County, Nevada …
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The Virtual Conference on EV Engineering is now available to watch on demand – Top Topic
by Editorby EditorThis week, Charged hosted a virtual conference on EV engineering that included live webinar sessions with interactive Q&As. All live sessions were recorded and are now available to watch on demand. You can access …
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Orange EV and Optigrid unveil the Orange Juicer battery-integrated DC fast charger – Top Topic
by Editorby EditorWe’ve been covering Orange EV for a decade, during which time we’ve seen a couple dozen other commercial EV startups go out of business. Part of Orange’s winning formula: the company targeted a segment …
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Plasmatreat shares battery manufacturing technology breakthroughs – Top Topic
by Editorby EditorGermany-based Plasmatreat is showcasing its Openair-Plasma and PlasmaPlus technologies, designed to help manufacturers overcome EV battery production challenges including adhesion, corrosion, contact reliability and insulation. Openair-Plasma enables dry, inline plasma treatment to prepare metals, …
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Vishay launches automotive-grade Y1 SMD ceramic capacitors for EMI suppression in EVs – Top Topic
by Editorby EditorVishay Intertechnology has released what it claims is the industry’s first series of automotive grade ceramic disc capacitors with a Y1 rating available in a surface-mount casing. The SMDY1 Automotive Series consists of AC …
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Today’s Virtual Conference on EV Engineering schedule: September 18, 2025 – Top Topic
by Editorby EditorThis week, Charged is hosting a virtual conference on EV engineering that’s free to attend. The conference includes live webinar sessions with interactive Q&As and on-demand webinars. All of the live sessions will be recorded and …
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inepro Metering launches energy meter for EV charging stations – Top Topic
by Editorby EditorNetherlands-based inepro Metering has introduced its PRO380-Eichrecht energy meter, designed to comply with a German regulation requiring all public EV charging stations to have certified, calibrated electricity meters. The German calibration law, commonly known …
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Dürr Systems debuts two-sided simultaneous electrode coater for battery-cell OEMs – Top Topic
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German engineering firm Dürr Systems has expanded its portfolio of two-sided simultaneous electrode coating machines with a new coater that uses Siemens technologies to support tension-controlled coating capabilities. The company’s product is tailored to …
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Albany Graphite receives $500,000 grant for purification and anode development project – Top Topic
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Albany Graphite (AGC), a subsidiary of Zentek, an intellectual property technology development and commercialization company, has been awarded a grant of $500,000 from the Ontario Government’s Critical Minerals Innovation Fund (CMIF) for its graphite …
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QuantumScape and PowerCo demonstrate solid-state EV batteries in Ducati electric motorcycle – Top Topic
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Solid-state battery pioneer QuantumScape (QS) and PowerCo, the battery division of the Volkswagen Group, demonstrated QS solid-state lithium-metal batteries powering a Ducati electric motorcycle at the recent IAA Mobility show in Munich. This was …
