CHARGED Electric Vehicles Magazine

5 days ago | chargedevs.com | Nicole Willing

Canadian battery materials development company NextSource Materials has withdrawn from its project to build a battery anode facility in Mauritius to focus on accelerated, larger-scale opportunities in the Middle East. NextSource had been working to establish a facility in Mauritius since November 2022. The company leased a potential site and invested in upgrading existing processes to comply with local regulations and minimize environmental impact.

5 days ago | chargedevs.com | Nicole Willing

US-based Lumina, a company specializing in electric construction equipment, is aiming to raise between $20 million and $40 million in its Series A financing round, according to Axios. Lumina was founded in 2021 by entrepreneur Ahmed Shubber and aims to release a 32-ton autonomous and electric bulldozer prototype, the Moonlander. The prototype is similar to the size of a Caterpillar D6 while delivering the load capacity of the larger D9 model.

5 days ago | chargedevs.com | Nicole Willing

An order that was placed in 2024 for Scania buses to be deployed in and around Åre, Sweden, a region where temperatures can vary some 60° C during the course of a year, is now to be fulfilled, and the buses put into operation. The buses are built on the Swedish manufacturer’s battery electric platform that was launched in October 2023 and recently added a three-axle variant. The company will start the deliveries this summer.

5 days ago | chargedevs.com | Nicole Willing

Amprius Technologies, which is developing a silicon battery anode platform, has signed a new contract manufacturing agreement with an unnamed battery manufacturer in South Korea. Amprius said that the strategic partnership expands its global production footprint and enhances its ability to deliver high-performance SiCore cells at scale to meet rising global demand.

1 week ago | chargedevs.com | Nicole Willing

Chinese battery manufacturer Gotion High-Tech has completed a 0.2 GWh pilot production line, started in 2024, that has a 90% yield rate for its GEMSTONE all-solid-state battery. The 2025 iteration demonstrates a 60% improvement in sulfide electrolyte ion conductivity, 150% higher cell capacity and 90% reduced stacking pressure pre-tension force, the company said. Its safety has been validated through tests like nail penetration, crush test and thermal stability test.