U.S.-based Ascend Elements is partnering with South Korea-based SK ecoplant and its e-waste recycling subsidiary, TES, to build a $65 million lithium-ion battery recycling facility in Hopkinsville, Ky. The 100,000-square-foot EV battery recycling facility will disassemble and shred approximately 24,000 metric tons of used EV batteries and gigafactory scrap per year – or approximately 56,000 EV batteries per year. Construction is scheduled to begin in November 2023 with completion in Jan

Sepion Technologies, a leading battery product company focused on advancing lithium-metal batteries (LMBs) for electric vehicles (EVs) and e-mobility applications, announces the opening of one of North America's largest separator coating facilities for LMBs. This cutting-edge, 100 percent renewable-energy-powered building spans 25,000 square feet, increasing Sepion's separator coating capacity by 1,000-fold and polymer synthesis scale by 100-fold. It also enables the product

In a move towards a sustainable future, Würth Industrial US has teamed up with energy solutions leader WattLogic to complete an innovative project featuring state-of-the-art Electric Vehicle (EV) charging stations. This collaboration underscores Würth Industrial US's unwavering commitment to environmental responsibility while making meaningful strides in the fight against climate change. The project's inception was marked by goal-oriented strategization, with colla

Motive Retail, a leading provider of integration solutions for the automotive retail industry, is pleased to announce that Motive Integrator Exchange (MIX) has joined Tekion's Automotive Partner Cloud. This partnership brings together two innovative companies that are working to revolutionize the automotive retail technology sector. For automotive software providers seeking a seamless integration with the Tekion Automotive Retail Cloud platform, MIX offers an accelerated process

On September 16, at the 2023 Zaozhuang International Lithium Battery Industry Expo, NaaS (NASDAQ: NAAS), the first U.S. listed EV charging service company in China, signed a strategic cooperation agreement with the People's Government of Tengzhou City of Shandong Province. This agreement encompasses a wide range of collaborative efforts, including the operation of charging stations, the development of a versatile "source-grid-load-storage" system, fostering innovative businesses

OMNIVISION, a leading global developer of semiconductor solutions, including advanced digital imaging, analog and touch & display technology, today debuted its OX08D10 8-megapixel (MP) CMOS image sensor with TheiaCel™ technology at AutoSens Brussels. The new solution enhances automotive safety by providing enhanced resolution and image quality in exterior cameras for advanced driver assistance systems (ADAS) and autonomous driving (AD). The OX08D10 features industry-leadin

New technologies such as solar power and grid energy storage are being rapidly deployed. To accommodate these and other technologies, utilities must run grids in completely new ways. Leading modeling experts from U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Argonne National Laboratory and several other institutions call attention to the urgent need for better energy system models in a recent Nature Energy paper. Their objective was to inform researchers, regulators, policymakers, industr

UltraSense Systems today introduced UltraSense TouchPoint Q, the world's first piezoelectric strain sensor designed to bring a better touch experience to automotive interfaces. Automotive tier-suppliers are integrating TouchPoint Q to augment their solid-state capacitive touch systems for center and overhead consoles, steering wheels, and door panels for an enhanced user experience. How TouchPoint Q Improves Capacitive Touch Systems Traditional capacit