Electric Vehicles

Are EV Coolants the Hottest New Trend for Lube Makers?

Are EV Coolants the Hottest New Trend for Lube Makers?

Lubes'n'Greases - June 14, 2023

Lubricant manufacturers are well positioned to supply the automotive industry with the fluids needed to cool EV batterie ...

Greasing BEVs

Greasing BEVs

Lubes'n'Greases - June 14, 2023

What challenges and opportunities is the imminent transition to EVs offering the grease industry?

Biden to Offer $51 Million Electric Vehicle Fund 

Biden to Offer $51 Million Electric Vehicle Fund 

Electric Vehicles InSite - May 31, 2023

President Biden's $51 million EV fund aims to build public confidence and close gaps in charging infrastructure.

Europe EV Fleet Continues Strong Growth

Europe EV Fleet Continues Strong Growth

Electric Vehicles InSite - May 17, 2023

Growth of new battery electric vehicle registrations in the European Union continued rising, says ACEA

Ex Audi CEO Spills on Dieselgate to Avoid Prison

Ex Audi CEO Spills on Dieselgate to Avoid Prison

Electric Vehicles InSite - May 10, 2023

Ex-Audi CEO Rupert Stadler will not face prison if he pays $1.21 million and comes clean about his involvement in the VW ...

Podcast 8: UEIL President Mattia Adani Optimistic About Lube Future

Podcast 8: UEIL President Mattia Adani Optimistic About Lube Future

Lubes'n'Greases - May 4, 2023

UEIL President Mattia Adani is optimistic about the future of lubricants in conversation at the 2023 ICIS World Base Oil ...

Slower Electric Vehicle Uptake Predicted for Asia

Slower Electric Vehicle Uptake Predicted for Asia

Lube Report Asia - April 28, 2023

The impact of electric vehicles on the lubricants industry will be different in Asia than in Europe and North America be ...

Podcast 5: Asia Offers Lifeline to Automotive Lube Blenders

Podcast 5: Asia Offers Lifeline to Automotive Lube Blenders

Lubes'n'Greases - April 27, 2023

Eugene Tan discusses the challenges faced by Asia on the road to vehicle electrification and its lifeline to automotive ...

Battery EV Sales Surge in EU

Battery EV Sales Surge in EU

Electric Vehicles InSite - April 24, 2023

European March registrations of battery electric vehicles surged by 58%, year on year.

California Can Set Own Truck Emissions Rules

California Can Set Own Truck Emissions Rules

Lube Report Americas - April 19, 2023

The United States Environmental Protection Agency granted California authority recently to begin requiring increasing pe ...

Testing the Coolants of Tomorrow

Testing the Coolants of Tomorrow

Lubes'n'Greases - April 3, 2023

Discover how one test lab used different ASTM D1384 testing strategies to address the new challenges posed by conditions ...

EU Caves to German Pressure to Include E-fuels

EU Caves to German Pressure to Include E-fuels

Electric Vehicles InSite - March 28, 2023

The EU allowed ICE production after the 2035 cutoff under pressure from Germany, the bloc’s biggest carmaker. 

Germany Halts EU ICE Ban

Germany Halts EU ICE Ban

Electric Vehicles InSite - March 8, 2023

European Union delayed a crucial vote last week that would spell the demise of the internal combustion engine by 2035, a ...

Podcast 4: Shell on the Blue Tide

Podcast 4: Shell on the Blue Tide

Lubes'n'Greases - March 2, 2023

Shell announced it acquired a 49% stake in Blue Tide Environmental, a rerefiner with a gleaming new rerefinery and colle ...

Lopal Forms Pact with SAIC-GM-Wuling

Lopal Forms Pact with SAIC-GM-Wuling

Lube Report Asia - February 24, 2023

Lopal Technology Co. announced last week that it has reached a framework agreement with electric automaker SAIC-GM-Wulin ...

China Charging Ahead in E-mobility Race

China Charging Ahead in E-mobility Race

Electric Vehicles InSite - February 22, 2023

China has the most extensive range of electric vehicles on offer, with an eye-popping 300 EV models available. Europe's ...

BP Forecasts Huge Jump in Electric Vehicles

BP Forecasts Huge Jump in Electric Vehicles

Lube Report EMEA - January 31, 2023

The share of electric vehicles in the global vehicle parc could rise to 30-35% by 2035 and 80% by 2050 according to BP f ...

China’s Vehicle Registrations Slip in 2022

China’s Vehicle Registrations Slip in 2022

Lube Report Asia - January 27, 2023

China’s new motor vehicle registrations – including cars, trucks and motorcycles – declined 5% to 34.8 million in ...