Sales of electric vehicles are still relatively small but are growing fast, and most automakers now offer some type of hybrid or purely battery-powere ...

Large potential disruptions loom on the horizon for the global lubricants industry - from electric vehicles to shared mobility, evolution in metalwork ...

Global demand for heavy-duty motor oils shrank slightly over the past four years, but consumption of genuine heavy-duty oils rose during that period a ...

Steve Swedberg refutes the most common justifications for 3,000-mile oil changes.

A federal judge last week granted statewide class action status to 16 groups of consumers suing Dollar General for selling motor oil alleged to have b ...

Steve Swedberg examines why API FA-4 oils have been on a slow, uphill slog.

Electric vehicle battery makers domination of global lithium supplies leaves Indian grease makers vulnerable to shortages. One Hungarian grease manufa ...

In a coordinated strategy to stimulate domestic electric battery production, the Chinese government has reduced import duties on lithium carbonate and ...

Norway is a leading proponent of EVs, including battery electric vehicles and hybrids, offering its drivers an enticing package of incentives and tax ...

Electric vehicle sales in China, already running far ahead of any other country, have accelerated in recent months, partly, analysts say, because of t ...

Cooling fluids for electric vehicle batteries are a potential avenue of exploration and investment for lube companies, but a key issue is what cooling ...

This year will see the awakening of a sleeping giant when the world’s largest car maker, Volkswagen Group, begins mass-producing battery electric ve ...

A selection of EV news stories from the past quarter.

ASTM International approved as a standard a new small scale oxidation test that provides more accurate results for biobased greases. The approval culm ...

Competition rules in the European Union allow automakers to recommend certain brands of replacement parts, including engine oils and other lubricants, ...

Steve Swedberg eagerly follows ILSAC GF-6s final sprint toward the finish line.

Afton Chemical posted higher operating profit for its fourth quarter and a decline in its full-year operating profit, and Valvoline reported a decreas ...

Hill Corp. recently finished building a used oil rerefinery and a small grease unit at its lubricant blending plant in Shymkent, in southern Kazakhsta ...

Steve Swedberg warns of the increasing entropy in the oil spec development process.

An American Chemistry Council committee proposed a plan last week for the ILSAC GF-6 passenger car engine oil category to be completed and brought to ...