February 2023

Autel announces global launch of MaxiCharger DC Compact

Autel, a China-based producer of automotive diagnostics systems and electronic components, has introduced a new portable EV charger, the MaxiCharger DC Compact. It provides up to 40 kW of power in the US version and 47 kW in the European version, and can charge two vehicles simultaneously with dynamic power distribution. The MaxiCharger features a

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Kenworth delivers T680E electric truck to Knight-Swift Transportation

Truckload carrier Knight-Swift Transportation has received its first Kenworth T680E Class 8 electric truck along with a supporting PACCAR 120 kW EV charging station from Inland Kenworth in Phoenix, Arizona. The Kenworth T680E is designed for pickup and delivery, regional haul and drayage applications. It has an 82,000-pound GVWR and an estimated operating range of

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Cabot to invest in US conductive carbon additives capacity for EV battery applications

Specialty chemicals company Cabot plans to invest approximately $200 million in US conductive carbon additives (CCA) capacity over the next five years to enhance its market position and support the transition to EVs. CCAs are used to provide sufficient electrical conductivity to active battery materials, and Cabot’s portfolio includes conductive carbons, carbon nanotubes, carbon nanostructures and blended CCAs. The company says the first

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Controlled Thermal Resources recovers lithium from Hell’s Kitchen plant in California

Lithium products and renewable energy company Controlled Thermal Resources (CTR) reports that its engineering team has improved several process stages, including optimization of brine preparation, to achieve efficient lithium recovery in real time from the company’s Salton Sea geothermal brine resource in Imperial County, California.  CTR says that after evaluating numerous direct lithium extraction technologies,

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