Electric Vehicle Lubricants

China’s electric vehicle production and sales remain strong, according to an industry expert at a conference in Singapore. The country continues to ...

Banking on EV Batteries

February 3, 2025

Arkema’s Woldemar d'Ambrières discusses the evolution of electric vehicle batteries as well as concerns about recycling, the limited lithium supply ...

Click here to discover how the global EV market is projected to grow in the coming years and how an uptick in EV manufacturing may affect metalworking ...

Calling for Better Products

September 4, 2024

Electric vehicle manufacturers are pressing the lubricants industry for significant improvements in electric driveline fluids – especially in their ...

EV Growth Amidst Uncertainty

September 3, 2024

There have been conflicting messages about the health and prospects of the electric vehicle market, but many projections still call for growth.

As electric vehicles become more popular, engine oil demand is expected to erode. But perhaps EV lubricants will provide other opportunities for growt ...

Malaysia’s Petronas Lubricants International has tied up with United Kingdom-based Iceotope to develop coolants for data centers, becoming the lates ...

Increased electrification will inevitably affect PCMO demand. How can the industry roll with the punches?

Mining and the BEV

July 20, 2023

Steve Swedberg explores how materials used to make batteries for electric vehicles are mined from the earth.

Electric Tribology

July 20, 2023

It is crucial to understand how moving parts in electric vehicle drivetrains tolerate stray electric current. What progress is being made on this fron ...

Shell Lubricants explores the fast-paced world of Formula E lubricants and explains how it is using its experience on the track to improve passenger E ...

Lubricant manufacturers are well positioned to supply the automotive industry with the fluids needed to cool EV batteries. Will they seize the opportu ...

Greasing BEVs

June 14, 2023

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

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

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

In a finding that signals potential challenges for electric vehicles, a team of researchers from academia and industry observed that electrical charge ...

Canada’s Environment Ministry last month proposed an ambitious schedule of mandates for car makers to quickly increase the portion of their sales th ...

Electric vehicles may reduce demand for automotive lubricants, but they do still require lubricants, and given the wide variety of designs being emplo ...

Although the shift to manufacturing of electric vehicles will bring a decline in industrial lubricants consumption, it will also bring opportunities f ...