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• ProLogium and Elysian sign MoU for aircraft battery validation – The pairing of ProLogium’s battery technology with Elysian’s E9X programme moves the cell-to-pack validation question from announcement to active assessment (Image courtesy of ProLogium) Battery energy density has been the limiting factor in scaling electric aircraft beyond short-haul, low-capacity routes, with the industry generally targeting 350 to 450 Wh/kg at the pack level to make […]
• Webasto Power Bridge scales battery testing to 1500V – Separate CAN connections for each paired 900 EX unit let the Power Bridge route control signals without altering either system’s native interface (Image courtesy of Webasto) Webasto has launched the 900 EX Power Bridge, a module that pairs two of its 900 EX power test systems to extend combined testing capacity to 1500V and 500kW. […]
• Harbinger’s hybrid-electric defense platform explained – Harbinger’s bare hybrid-electric chassis, shared across commercial and defense configurations before mission-specific upfitting (Image courtesy of Harbinger) Harbinger has launched Praesidia, an unmanned hybrid-electric platform for defense customers, military applications and defense prime contractors, built on the same clean-sheet medium-duty plug-in hybrid chassis used in its commercial vehicles. The announcement comes alongside a strategic investment […]
• KTM FREERIDE E Battery confirmed as VOLTFACTORY MX50 enters production – At 5.5 kWh and 29 kg, the MX50 delivers a 40% capacity increase over the previous KTM FREERIDE E battery generation (Image courtesy of VOLTFACTORY®) Austrian battery specialist VOLTFACTORY® has confirmed it is now manufacturing the MX50 lithium-ion battery for the 2027 KTM FREERIDE E electric motorcycle at its Bad Leonfelden production facility. The 5.5 […]
• Envalior’s new PPS compound cuts EV busbar stress cracking risk by over 70% – CTE compatibility between copper and thermoplastic insulation determines whether overmolded busbars survive thermal cycling in service (Image courtesy of Envalior) As EV powertrains migrate to higher voltages and more compact packaging, the thermal cycling loads placed on overmolded busbars are intensifying. Envalior’s new Xytron M5080ET addresses the specific failure mode that matters most in this […]
• ProLogium and OPmobility target solid-state battery modules for EVs – ProLogium solid-state lithium ceramic cells will undergo electrical performance testing by OPmobility under the terms of the MoU (Image courtesy of ProLogium) ProLogium and OPmobility have signed a memorandum of understanding to jointly develop solid-state battery modules for electric vehicles. The agreement takes ProLogium’s lithium ceramic cells into module and pack integration under a phased […]
• LAUDA brings natural refrigerants to five temperature control product lines – LAUDA’s natural refrigerant equipment range now spans laboratory and industrial applications across five product lines (Image courtesy of LAUDA) LAUDA has expanded its temperature control equipment portfolio to include natural refrigerant variants across five product lines, covering laboratory and industrial applications that include battery production, EV manufacturing and electromobility supply chains. Natural refrigerant temperature control […]
• Czech Metrology Institute brings mobile EV charge point calibration to the field – The Easy Chester Calimera integrates directly into a service vehicle, taking AC and DC charge point calibration out of the laboratory and into the field (Image courtesy of comemso electronics GmbH) The Czech Metrology Institute (CMI), the national metrology institute of the Czech Republic, has deployed comemso‘s Easy Chester Calimera mobile calibration system, bringing traceable, […]
• Envalior to present thermal management materials at Battery Show Europe 2026 – Envalior’s engineering thermoplastics for EV battery thermal management span busbar overmoulding, junction box housings, and cell-level thermal runaway mitigation (Image courtesy of Envalior) Envalior will present three engineering thermoplastic innovations at Battery Show Europe 2026 in Stuttgart, intended for thermal management, busbar durability, and thermal runaway mitigation in high-voltage EV batteries. Envalior says the materials […]
• Electric excavator powertrain efficiency gains 53% more runtime with Danfoss Dextreme Max – Fifty-three percent more runtime. Same battery. No compromise on productivity (Image courtesy of Danfoss) Danfoss Scotland has validated its Dextreme Max digital hydraulic system in a 30-tonne battery-electric excavator, cutting power consumption by 35% and extending battery range by 53% on a single charge. The results, funded by a £4.29 million grant from the UK […]