Miscellaneous

Multipurpose fluids play a key role for electric vehicle motors as evolving technologies raise cooling and lubrication performance requirements, a Tot ...

Sales of new energy vehicles – mostly electric vehicles and hybrids – in China reached a record 321,000 in August, the fourth consecutive month of ...

African Fuels & Lubricants Manufacturing Ltd. of the Tristar Group will blend, distribute and market Chevron Brands International LLC’s Caltex l ...

The EU and China lead global EV sales, while the U.S. lags behind with the rest of the world, according to tech analysts Canalys.

Entering an important phase for greener, more sustainable lubricants Gone are the days when biobased lubricants were considered niche products and ...

Motorcycle Oil Matters

September 1, 2021

Maximizing Motorcycle Reliability Through High-quality Lubrication Formulations As countries around the world continue to invest in transportation ...

Schaeffler, the German automotive and industrial component maker, is preparing to unveil its 800-volt power electronics system for electric axle appli ...

Gulf to Explore E-mobility

August 27, 2021

Gulf Oil Lubricants India Ltd. signaled in a recent press release that it may move into the e-mobility space. With India’s government seeking to gro ...

Infineum has signed a contract to acquire ISCA UK’s emulsifiers business unit in a deal securing the Iscamul emulsifier brand and formulation expert ...

The joint venture owners of esters supplier Emery Oleochemicals have agreed to sell the Asia-Pacific portion of that business to a new joint venture b ...

The outlook in the United States for electric vehicles – and the implications for automotive lubricant suppliers – has changed significantly with ...

Drivers of new electric vehicles can face far higher service costs and insurance premiums than drivers of equivalent internal combustion engine cars.

Progress by Failure

August 2, 2021

Electric motor failure in hybrid buses caused by copper corrosion leads to the development of more effective e-transmission fluids.   The tran ...

Sebastian Dörr of Lubtrading talks about the effects of the Green Deal and simplifying standards and certification across the EU.

Iranian regulators recently authorized a 41% hike in prices for gasoline and diesel automotive engine oils. The country’s Consumer and Producer Prot ...

India implemented a temporary cut in the duty charged on palm oil imports, part of an effort to offset a sharp run-up in prices over the past year. An ...

Japanese specialty lubricant manufacturer Moresco Corp. reported higher sales of specialty lubricants and lower sales of synthetics oils for its first ...

Battery-powered cars are now synonymous in the public consciousness with zero-emissions transport. There is another way of powering a car without wait ...

Alexandra Przyborowski and Raj Shah outline some of the challenges faced by developers of lubrication products that are optimized for electric vehicle ...

Ampol said this week that it had formally commenced production and supply of Mobil lubricants at its lubricant manufacturing facility in Queensland, i ...