Electric Vehicle Lubricants

Thermal management fluids for EVs are the new golden prize for some base stock suppliers. Trevor Gauntlett considers some of the entries in the race.

Gulf Oil Lubricants India, the country’s largest privately owned automotive lube producer, announced it is investing in electric vehicle charging te ...

BP earlier this month announced plans to invest up to £50 million to build an electric vehicle battery testing center and analytical laboratory in th ...

Chinese consumers’ rapid adoption of electric vehicles offers opportunities for suppliers of transmission fluids to meet the changing requirements o ...

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

German independent lubricant maker Fuchs Petrolub bought a 28% stake in E-Lyte Innovations GmbH, a start-up that develops and produces electrolytes fo ...

German independent lubricants maker Fuchs Group entered the battery market by acquiring 28% of the shares in E-Lyte Innovations GmbH, a start-up that ...

Castrol released its dedicated EV transmission fluid for aftermarket in Europe for the first time since its On range was launched in 2021.

The Biden administration recently gave a $3.1 billion kickstart to domestic electric vehicle battery manufacturing. The fund is part of a plan to ween ...

Spotlight on Electric Vehicles Amidst the hubbub surrounding battery electric vehicles, there is a small yet growing conversation about hydrogen-po ...

Spotlight on Electric Vehicles A growing cadre of lubricant manufacturers—small and large—are developing and producing dedicated electric vehic ...

BASF and Lanxess share how they are contributing to an all-electric future.

U.S. flagship carmaker Ford will spin off development and production of electric vehicles from its legacy business to make itself more competitive wit ...

The winds of change in the North American car market blow harder as recent state and corporate modernization steps signal deeper electric vehicle pene ...

Valvoline, a U.S. lubrication manufacturer and car care company, launched a suite of new services aimed at electric vehicles in selected retail outlet ...

Surging electric vehicle sales in the United Kingdom in 2021 has made future demand for automotive lubricant uncertain, says the country’s lubricant ...

The Bounty of Bench Tests

January 1, 2022

The changing landscape for lubricants and greases means that bench tests must also evolve. How are bench tests supporting solutions to new lubrication ...

The base stocks used to formulate lubricants for electric vehicles are vital to performance. What are the best options?

The transition to electric vehicles is imminent, but the speed of adoption remains debatable. Explore the factors that may influence how quickly EVs w ...

CPC Pitches PAOs for E-fluids

December 22, 2021

As electric vehicle sales in Europe, North America and Asia accelerate, passenger car motor oil demand could decline rapidly in a few years time, acco ...