Electric Vehicles

California to Phase Out New ICE Vehicle Sales

California to Phase Out New ICE Vehicle Sales

Lube Report Americas - September 7, 2022

The California Air Resources Board last month approved a rule that establishes a roadmap to end the sale of new internal ...

Castrol Invests in EV Batteries, Fluid Research

Castrol Invests in EV Batteries, Fluid Research

Lube Report EMEA - August 30, 2022

BP earlier this month announced plans to invest up to £50 million to build an electric vehicle battery testing center a ...

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Kline: Global Demand Recovered in 2021

Lube Report EMEA - August 30, 2022

Global lubricant demand jumped 8.3% last year, recovering most of what the market lost during the first year of the COVI ...

California Bans New ICE Vehicle Sales by 2035

California Bans New ICE Vehicle Sales by 2035

Electric Vehicles InSite - August 26, 2022

Legislators in California have agreed to a ban on sales of internal combustion engines by 2035, a move that State Govern ...

Transmission Fluids Change to Meet EV Needs

Transmission Fluids Change to Meet EV Needs

Lube Report Asia - August 19, 2022

Chinese consumers’ rapid adoption of electric vehicles offers opportunities for suppliers of transmission fluids to me ...

Extra Juice for the North American EVs

Extra Juice for the North American EVs

Electric Vehicles InSite - August 11, 2022

Juice Americas Inc announced it will start selling its revamped two-in-one electric vehicle charger, J+ Booster 2, the U ...

Calculating the Hidden Costs of Decarbonization

Calculating the Hidden Costs of Decarbonization

Electric Vehicles InSite - August 5, 2022

Containing the impacts of greenhouse gases and encouraging EVs requires a rapid transition to sustainable, renewable sou ...

Netherlands and Germany Home to Half of EU’s EV Charge Points

Netherlands and Germany Home to Half of EU’s EV Charge Points

Electric Vehicles InSite - August 5, 2022

Half the electric vehicle charge points in the European Union are in two countries that occupy only 10% of the bloc's ar ...

U.S. Hits EV Tipping Point

U.S. Hits EV Tipping Point

Lube Report Americas - July 20, 2022

Uptake of electric vehicles in the United States has passed the 5% tipping point, setting the world’s second-largest a ...

Stellantis, Mercedes-Benz Invest Billions in EVs

Stellantis, Mercedes-Benz Invest Billions in EVs

Electric Vehicles InSite - July 14, 2022

Stellantis and Mercedes-Benz, two of the world’s largest automotive companies, recently announced billions in investme ...

Demand for EV Fluids to Rise

Demand for EV Fluids to Rise

Lube Report Americas - July 13, 2022

Demand for electric vehicle fluids is likely to see double-digit growth through 2040, as the United States passes China ...

Battery Swapping Could Unlock E-trucks

Battery Swapping Could Unlock E-trucks

Lube Report Asia - July 8, 2022

Battery swapping could make heavy-duty battery vehicles a viable alternative to diesel, but there are obstacles before t ...

Germany Says No to 2035 New ICE Ban

Germany Says No to 2035 New ICE Ban

Electric Vehicles InSite - June 23, 2022

Europe’s largest car making nation Germany will not back the European Union’s ban on all new internal combustion eng ...

EVs are Nudging Down Crude Demand

EVs are Nudging Down Crude Demand

Lube Report EMEA - June 21, 2022

Electric vehicles are having a measurable effect on global crude demand, according to new research by Bloomberg NEF. Thi ...

Fuchs Buys Stake in Battery Electrolyte Startup

Fuchs Buys Stake in Battery Electrolyte Startup

Electric Vehicles InSite - June 20, 2022

German independent lubricant maker Fuchs Petrolub bought a 28% stake in E-Lyte Innovations GmbH, a start-up that develop ...

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Lopal Ramps Up Battery Materials Strategy

Lube Report Asia - June 10, 2022

Chinese lubricant marketer Lopal Technology Co. said recently that it is accelerating its previously stated strategy of ...

Hyundai to Open First EV and Battery Plants in the U.S.

Hyundai to Open First EV and Battery Plants in the U.S.

Electric Vehicles InSite - June 3, 2022

Hyundai Motor will spend $5.54 billion on its first dedicated electric vehicle and battery manufacturing plants in the U ...

Fuchs Buys Stake in Electrolytes Start-up

Fuchs Buys Stake in Electrolytes Start-up

Lube Report EMEA - May 31, 2022

German independent lubricants maker Fuchs Group entered the battery market by acquiring 28% of the shares in E-Lyte Inno ...