up to 1,000 hours. The EVTC was completed with an initial MYR 3 million investment, with a further MYR 4 million expansion planned through 2027. It currently conducts testing for performance, range, emissions, battery life cycles, safety standards, and real-world operation, particularly for locally used 2- and 3-wheelers. The facility also supports global EV R&D programs across Asia and Africa and is part of the International Vehicle Test Centre ...

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South Korea’s StradVision to join CES 2026 in the U.S. Several South Korean media sources reported that StradVision Inc., an Artificial intelligence (AI) software startup, announced a plan to participate in the CES 2026, a technology show to be held in January 2026 in Las Vegas, the U.S. The company will demonstrate how its automotive vision perception software, SVNet, is implemented and used by ecosystems of various partners. By doing so, it a...

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38 passengers. Software and hardware installation, integration, and testing will be performed in the bus manufacturing factory as part of the standard production process. The pilot route, aligned with existing service areas operated by PTOs, will feature bus stops and be carried out on public roads used by mixed vehicles, with a variety of traffic signals and road markings. Based on Imagry press release ...

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arbide) power semiconductor modules for electric vehicles (EVs) that feature package compatibility. Both companies will develop SiC power semiconductor modules with mechanical compatibility in terms of package outer dimensions and terminal positions. This will enable either company’s module to be used in the inverter system without mechanical modifications, minimizing the adjustment effort, shortening design time, and diversifying procurement s...

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or the TSR40 recycled steel product for thyssenkrupp Steel’s bluemint. TSR40, which has been produced at TSR’s recycling plant in Duisburg since 2023 and at its sites in Hamburg and Amsterdam since 2024, is made from post-consumer material such as end-of-life vehicles or mixed scrap. It will be used in the blast furnace at thyssenkrupp Steel, reducing CO2 emissions and forming the basis for bluemint recycled. Flat steel made from bluemint rec...

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ments for lithium-ion batteries. The material reached 99.95% purity, a discharge capacity of 361 mAh/g, and 90% first-cycle coulombic efficiency, meeting and exceeding key benchmarks for high-performance lithium-ion batteries. In simple terms, this means UP Catalyst’s graphite is efficient to be used not only in electric vehicle batteries, but also in consumer electronics such as smartphones. UP Catalyst can now produce high-quality graphite a...

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) has succeeded in increasing simulation speed by more than tenfold by using Ansys’ “SimAI” platform for the design and production of automotive parts. The SimAI generates high-precision AI models that rapidly analyze both new and existing simulation data to predict performance. Sumitomo Riko used SimAI to accelerate simulations for computationally intensive tasks, including anti vibration design and evaluation, battery cooling, magnetic fi...

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e and the ePTO system, which can power refrigeration units and recharge equipment when connected to the grid. To date, 275 vehicles have already been delivered to the Group's French and European subsidiaries. The trucks are equipped with URBAN refrigerated bodies supplied by Lecapitaine and will be used mainly for low-emission urban distribution. The purchase stems from a memorandum of understanding signed in September 2022, under which Petit For...

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Sumitomo Rubber adopts recycled carbon black for passenger car tires for first time Sumitomo Rubber Industries, Ltd. (Sumitomo Rubber) announced on December 17 that it has, for the first time, adopted carbon black recycled from used tires for mass-production tires for passenger cars. The company began production at its Miyazaki Factory (Miyakonojo City, Miyazaki Prefecture) in November. Rubber scraps generated during the tire manufacturing proces...

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ufactured by its Group Company, K.K. Planic (Planic, Omaezaki City, Shizuoka Prefecture), has been adopted for the underbody cover of the all-new RAV4 by Toyota Motor Corporation (Toyota). This is the first time that recycled compound pellets (plastic raw material) derived mainly from ASR have been used 100% in a single component of a Toyota vehicle in Japan. ASR-derived waste plastics, unlike those derived from single-material waste plastics, ar...

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g facility in Louisville, Kentucky, investing over USD 42 million and creating 110 new jobs. The new manufacturing facility will focus on advanced electrolyte production. Anthro Energy has developed a proprietary injectable phase-change electrolyte (IPCE) trademarked as Anthro Proteus, which can be used in a range of battery products tailored to industries including as automotive, micromobility, defense and consumer products. The company anticip...

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Stellantis partners SPH3, France to showcase Citroën Berlingo in HVO Aurora Trial On December 17, Stellantis announced its partnership with SPH3, France, to showcase Citroën Berlingo at its Vigo plant as part of the HVO Aurora Trial. The project is touring Europe using a Citroën Berlingo and a Fiat Ducato to highlight the benefits of HVO, a renewable fuel made from used cooking oil and animal fats. The HVO Aurora Program tracks HVO usage and e...

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ent tools to supervise charger performance and uptime.​ Exicom One builds on the company’s Harmony Connect remote management platform, which provides predictive maintenance, fault detection, and remote configuration for chargers deployed in the field. Exicom mentioned that the solution has been used in a recent project with an unnamed EV manufacturer to set up high‑power charging stations on highway corridors and other high‑demand locatio...

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Bosch Mobility India commissions new CharCon assembly line at Naganathapura plant On December 17, Bosch Mobility inaugurated a new CharCon assembly line at Bosch India’s Naganathapura manufacturing facility near Bengaluru, adding localized capacity for key power electronics used in electric vehicles. The line is designed to support OEM programs, such as Mahindra’s EV portfolio. The CharCoN is a highly integrated on-board power supply product....

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road testing and are expected to be launched next year in the Electric Urban Car models from VW, Škoda, and SEAT/CUPRA. Within the Volkswagen Group, PowerCo is expected to cover about 50% of the Unified Cell demand, with the rest coming from external suppliers. The standardized cell design can be used across brands and regions, helping reduce costs and allowing flexibility across technologies such as LFP, NMC, and solid-state batteries. The fir...

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Polestar secures USD 600 million loan for corporate purposes On December 16, Polestar announced that it entered into a credit agreement with a wholly owned subsidiary, as lender, of Geely Sweden Holdings AB for a subordinated term loan facility of up to USD 600 million, to be used for general corporate purposes. The final USD 300 million of the loan will be subject to lender approval, depending on Polestar’s future liquidity needs. Based on Po...

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nce inside the cabin. Q2. You are exhibiting motor cores and metal substrates also. What do you think are your strengths in these segments? A2. We believe that our technologies in metal processing, heat treatment, joining, simulation, and material development are our strengths. Our motor cores were used in the first electric vehicles built by Japanese OEMs, and they have been in our product lineup for 15 years. We are also proud to have the highe...

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ness globally, how are you working to achieve profitability in the on-going, challenging business environment? A1. We have been dealing with a difficult situation for several years. This includes issues such as CASE, semiconductor shortages, the coronavirus, and the Ukraine war, which either have caused or are still causing raw-material and labor costs to rise. While there is a tendency for prices in some industries such as the food industry to c...

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es as low as possible. The biggest challenge was dealing with the height of the cooling fan. Nevertheless, we overcame this obstacle by revising the structure and the fan itself. These batteries were originally developed for use in ambulances. However, their use has been broadened, and they are now used in disaster-relief, leisure, and home-use applications. In addition, we increased their capacity. As mobility changes with the times, we would li...

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EV charging subsidies in U.S. paused by Trump now return Funds from the USD 5 billion NEVI charging infrastructure program that Joe Biden’s administration created to speed EV adoption are flowing again after the Trump administration froze the funds at the start of 2025. In June, a federal court overturned the suspension and the government overhauled the program to streamline applications and rules around how the charging money could be deploye...

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