Electric Vehicle Lubricants

The devil is in the details and sometimes even the most diligent carmakers come a-cropper when the software in an EV warns of an oil change.

A trade war with the United States, weakening sales and now a disease epidemic are hammering China’s automakers. After the doldrums of 2019, this ye ...

Seoul Power

April 14, 2020

Hyundai Motor Group has been building battery electric vehicles for four years, and although beleaguered by supply chain woes, its electrified lineup ...

Fluid makers need to respond quickly to the changing face of personal mobility and drivetrains.

The trend toward electrified vehicles will mean an increase in demand for API Group III+ base stocks because they will be needed to formulate engine o ...

Around the EV World

December 3, 2019

The German city of Frankfurt played host to the biannual International Auto Show in September. The major German manufacturers used their home advantag ...

The German city of Frankfurt played host to the biannual International Auto Show in September. The major German manufacturers used their home advantag ...

Mexico leads the region in electrified vehicle sales and is upping the ante with a domestically produced vehicle.

Buy My Lithium Down, Sport

December 3, 2019

Western Australia’s lithium miners are feeling the pinch from reduced demand, while in South America, supplies of the strategic resource are becomin ...

Mixed Blessings for Tesla

December 3, 2019

The world-famous Tesla is an impressive piece of engineering and design. But its rise to the top of the market has been beset by financial and commerc ...

The Dutch have taken to electric vehicles like ducks to water. The sector was propelled by generous tax breaks and a high median income.

Could PAG Be an EV AC Lube?

September 17, 2019

Finding the right lubricant for automotive air conditioning systems is a tough in conventional cars. Its even trickier for electric vehicles, whose co ...

Asian EV Momentum Builds

August 28, 2019

Will light-duty EVs take off in Asia outside of the main markets of China, Japan and South Korea? Governments in Asia are proposing legislation to ...

Petronas Lubricants International’s Chief Technology Officer Eric Holthusen talks to Lubes’n’Greases about the launch of a new range of hybrid a ...

A New Wave of ATFs

August 28, 2019

Fluid makers can no longer use existing automatic transmission fluid formulations in hybrids. But new products are being developed.

The steel and battery industries are contributing to surging prices of this strategic commodity.

The Japanese car giant has big plans for EV and battery production.

Chinese domestically produced BEVs are still selling well amidst falling conventional engine sales and cheaper alternative fuel models on the market. ...

A selection of EV news stories from the past quarter.

Battery-powered vehicles have fewer grease applications than internal combustion engine vehicles, but EV components and changes in driving habits coul ...