Electric Vehicle Lubricants

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This is What it Sounds Like When EVs Fly

May 5, 2020

Replacing combustion engines with electric motors is fundamentally changing the ways land vehicles are propelled, fueled ...

Let them Eat Coolant

Let them Eat Coolant

May 5, 2020

Once the market normalizes after the global lockdown, automakers and lube companies will need to look again at the long ...

Heavy-duty Headlines

Heavy-duty Headlines

May 1, 2020

Electric trucks and buses in brief.

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Turn on the Buses

May 1, 2020

For those pinning their hopes on heavy-duty engine lubricants as a fallback against losses on passenger car motor oil, t ...

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Around the EV World

April 17, 2020

Vehicle launches, charging networks and battery production news from the past three months.

Electrical Fluid Properties for EVs

Electrical Fluid Properties for EVs

April 16, 2020

Vehicle electrification presents new challenges for formulators developing automotive lubricants with the care of tailor ...

The EV of the World’s Desire

The EV of the World’s Desire

April 16, 2020

Turkey is reviving its ambition to make at producing a 100% domestically designed and produced car, and this time it hap ...

Imprecise by the Dashboard Light

Imprecise by the Dashboard Light

April 15, 2020

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

Has Coronavirus Burst China’s EV Bubble?

Has Coronavirus Burst China’s EV Bubble?

April 14, 2020

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

Seoul Power

Seoul Power

April 14, 2020

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

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Lube Marketers Gear Up for E-fluids Era

April 14, 2020

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

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Consultant: Hybrids Will Need Group III+

January 1, 2020

The trend toward electrified vehicles will mean an increase in demand for API Group III+ base stocks because they will b ...

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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 manufact ...

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Sleeping BEV Giant Awakes in Frankfurt

December 3, 2019

The German city of Frankfurt played host to the biannual International Auto Show in September. The major German manufact ...

Stimulating Mexico’s Domestic EV Industry

Stimulating Mexico’s Domestic EV Industry

December 3, 2019

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

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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 ...

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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 ...

The Netherlands Leads the Charge

The Netherlands Leads the Charge

December 3, 2019

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