Automotive consumers demand more personalization, autonomy and connectivity from their driving experience. To make this a reality, connectivity plays a pivotal role in vehicle innovation design requirements.
The next generation of vehicles needs more cameras to support advanced driver-assistance system (ADAS) and autonomous driving (AD) functionalities. The cameras need to be smaller in size while also providing a higher resolution for more detailed views for the driver. For these newer compact yet powerful cameras, the connectors used will be required to support higher bit rates while also offering a new level of physical integration into the device itself.
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German potting and adhesives manufacturer Wevo-Chemie has introduced a new thermally conductive silicone gap filler for compact assemblies such as high-voltage battery packs and power electronics.
Wevo’s WEVOSIL 26040 FL gap filler is rated at 4 W/m·K and can be applied at bondlines of less than 70 µm. The material has a thermal conductivity of 3 W/m·K and a density of 2.22 g/cm³.
Wevo says conventional paste-like gap fillers with high viscosity quickly reach their limits when gaps measure only a few millimeters, and that the new material can be applied reliably in tight spaces. It can be laid down as a bead and compressed into place under low pressure. If no free areas need to be connected, it can also be injected into the gap, and Wevo says its high sag resistance keeps it from flowing back out.
The gap filler can be processed using standard dosing systems, such as those used for potting compounds, including both piston and eccentric screw pumps. Wevo says the extruders and barrel or drum extrusion stations that many highly filled gap fillers require aren’t necessary, and that its sedimentation-optimized formulation can be stirred back to a uniform consistency with simple mixing tools in a few minutes even after prolonged storage. The choice of filler and the low viscosity also help prevent abrasion in the dosing systems and the maintenance costs that come with it, the company says.
The material cures without by-products or volume shrinkage, and the cured surface stays tacky. Wevo says the density is significantly lower than that of many highly filled gap fillers of comparable thermal conductivity, which supports weight-optimized assembly designs.
Wevo says compact high-performance batteries or electronic components in humanoid robots can be thermally bonded to the outer skin in narrow areas with layers of 1 to 2 mm to support rapid, uniform heat dissipation. Wevo also names batteries for electric vehicles and industrial environments among the applications.
Port operator DP World has expanded its fleet of electric cargo handling vehicles at the Port of Santos in Brazil.
The company recently deployed 15 “internal terminal vehicles” (aka terminal tractors or yard goats), and three reach stackers.
The new equipment is part of DP World’s BRL 1.6 billion expansion of its Santos terminal, which will increase container handling capacity to 2.1 million twenty-foot equivalent units (TEUs) by 2028. This is just the first phase of a broader terminal modernization initiative that will introduce a total of 44 electric terminal tractors. Later this year, DP World expects to receive two new quay cranes and six rubber-tired gantry cranes (RTGs), each with a capacity of 41 tons. An additional two quay cranes and nine RTGs are scheduled for delivery in early 2027.
DP World has invested more than BRL 100 million to electrify 22 RTGs at the Santos terminal. Between January and April 2026, diesel consumption declined 29.2% compared with the 2024 average.
“We continue to invest in infrastructure and equipment that enables us to deliver greater capacity, reliability, efficiency and sustainability for our customers,” said Fabio Siccherino, CEO of DP World in Brazil. “These new electric vehicles strengthen our operations today while supporting increasing trade volumes and the long-term growth of Brazil’s trade.”
Battery diagnostics specialist AVILOO offers a financially backed guarantee of battery health based on independent diagnostic data rather than manufacturer figures. Now the company is making this independent battery warranty available to used EV buyers in Norway and Denmark.
A used EV’s battery is typically its most expensive component, and its real state of health is hard to judge from age or mileage alone, since capacity fade depends on charging habits, temperature and how the pack has been used. The warranty is meant to give buyers a reading that doesn’t rely on the carmaker’s numbers.
For each vehicle, AVILOO calculates an individual State of Health (SoH) limit from its global diagnostics database, setting the minimum capacity the battery must hold at 20,000 km during the one-year warranty period. If the battery drops below that limit, the buyer receives 23,000 kr in Denmark or 34,000 kr in Norway, plus a full refund of the test cost.
The warranty is built on the AVILOO FLASH Test, a three-minute, manufacturer-neutral check that measures real capacity, thermal management and charging performance rather than reading the vehicle’s own management system. AVILOO says it covers 96% of EV models on the road, and that its methods and certificates are certified by TÜV and CARA.
Norway and Denmark join the European markets where the warranty is already available: the UK, Germany, the Netherlands, Finland, Austria, Belgium, Ireland, Switzerland, France and Sweden.
“Norway and Denmark are two of the most mature EV markets in the world, so bringing the Battery Warranty here is a natural next step,” said Marcus Berger, CEO of AVILOO. “Buyers deserve real certainty on the single most expensive part of their car, backed by data, not guesswork.”
Yokogawa Test & Measurement has released the WT1500, a four-channel power analyzer that measures up to 2,000 V DC directly, eliminating the need for the high-voltage dividers that test setups normally need to reach those levels. The instrument extends the company’s WT series into high-voltage testing for electrified vehicles, energy storage and renewable power conversion, and it fits in a 2U, 19-inch chassis built for rack-mounted and PC-controlled benches.
High-voltage systems in electrified vehicle and renewable applications can run into the thousands of volts, so test setups often add external dividers to scale the signal down before it reaches the analyzer. Those dividers can introduce measurement error and complicate the wiring. Yokogawa designed the WT1500 to read up to 2,000 V without them, covering power conversion systems (PCS) and energy storage systems (ESS) directly.
The analyzer has a total power accuracy of ±0.038% at DC and 50/60 Hz and a low-power-factor accuracy of ±0.07% of apparent power at 50/60 Hz, which Yokogawa says are the best DC figures in the WT series. It takes two types of input element. The High Voltage (HV) element measures up to 2,000 V DC and 300 kHz for PCS and ESS work, and the Wide Bandwidth (WB) element handles up to 1,000 V at 2 MHz for the high-frequency waveforms of modern EV motors. Both share a common sensor input and can be mixed in a single unit.
The WT1500 supports four power measurements and four motor evaluations, including both encoder and resolver signal inputs. The resolver support lets engineers run motor evaluation tests without extra equipment. Conventional motor efficiency measurements otherwise synchronize separately measured power and resolver signals on a PC. The analyzer also offers IEEE 1588 time synchronization, data output to CAN and CAN-FD buses and transmission over UDP, and it can be controlled remotely from a PC, external monitor or tablet.
For work that needs more than four channels, up to five WT1500 units can be synchronized for 20-channel power measurement, and one unit acts as the main controller. Yokogawa says multi-unit synchronization will be added in a later release.
Four current input terminals supply power to current sensors and work with a set of new current adapters offered as accessories: the CT Series solid-core adapter (60 A to 2,000 A, AC/DC), the CT1000S split-core adapter (1,000 A, AC/DC) and AC-only current clamp probes in 50 A and 200 A classes.
Generational, a UK-based specialist in EV battery condition diagnostics, has partnered with Maverick Diagnostics to make EV battery health testing available to thousands of automotive workshops across the UK.
Under the agreement, Generational will distribute its testing kits, fulfil workshop orders and provide the software platform that powers its battery health checks, State of Health reporting and customer-facing certificates. Maverick Diagnostics will market the technology and provide educational insights for workshops.
Maverick Diagnostics serves around 6,000 auto repair shops across the UK, giving independent repairers a straightforward route to add EV battery testing to their customer offering.
As the number of used EVs on the road grows, battery condition is an important consideration for consumers, retailers and repair shops. While real-world data shows that EV batteries are performing strongly overall, the health of individual batteries can vary depending on age, charging behavior, usage profile and maintenance history.
Generational and Maverick Diagnostics are encouraging EV owners to include a battery condition check as part of annual vehicle maintenance.
“Battery health should not be something consumers only discover when they are buying a car, selling a car or when something goes wrong,” said Oliver Phillpott, CEO of Generational. “It should become a familiar part of EV ownership, in the same way motorists understand the importance of service history, mileage verification or [a Ministry of Transport inspection]. Maverick Diagnostics is one of the most trusted names amongst UK workshops, and this partnership enables us to put Generational’s technology into the hands of the repairers motorists already rely on.”
Generational’s testing process is designed to be fast and simple for workshop staff to use. A compact device connects to the vehicle’s OBD port, enabling the software to assess key battery condition data and produce a report that can be shared with the customer.
Generational’s recent Battery Performance Index, based on more than 8,000 EV battery assessments across the UK, found that average battery State of Health stands at 95.15%. However, the Index also found that variation between vehicles increases with age—reinforcing the importance of testing on a case-by-case basis.
“Workshops are being asked to service increasingly sophisticated vehicles, and EV battery condition is one of the biggest questions their customers have. Garages need tools that are accurate, easy to use and commercially practical, and motorists need information they can understand and trust,” said Andy Brooke, CEO of Maverick Diagnostics.
Coulomb Solutions (CSI) has won California Air Resources Board (CARB) approval for three more of its mobile battery energy storage systems under the Clean Off-Road Equipment (CORE) Voucher Program. CORE offsets the upfront cost of commercially available zero-emission off-road equipment through a point-of-sale discount.
The three systems are rated at 233 kWh, 466 kWh and 699 kWh, and all are 480 V AC mobile power units built around lithium iron phosphate (LFP) cells. Voucher amounts run to $93,000 for the eBESS233-233-01, $185,000 for the eBESS466-466-01 and $280,000 for the eBESS699-540-01. CSI says buyers may receive up to $400 per kWh. Its previously approved 2.3 MWh unit, the eBESS2.3-1.0-01, qualifies for the program’s maximum incentive of $300,000.
CSI sources its LFP batteries from CATL. The company says the packs are vehicle-rated and designed for daily transport. Each unit is a stand-alone, self-contained system that can remain on its trailer or be deployed at a temporary site and relocated later. Onboard telematics collect and transmit location, cumulative operating hours, total energy used in kWh and average energy discharge rate. The systems use integrated thermal management, and CSI says they are designed to meet UL 9540 requirements and comply with NFPA 855.
Because a mobile BESS recharges slowly from an existing grid connection and discharges at higher power on demand, it can enable the deployment of DC fast charging without a service upgrade, and it can cap the peak demand metered by the utility.
CSI says the units are intended for operations that lack EV charging infrastructure, including port cargo-handling , airport ground support equipment, construction and industrial warehouses. They can also smooth grid load and reduce demand charges at high-EV-use locations, supply temporary power at concerts and sporting events, and replace diesel generators for emergency backup during disaster relief. CSI says the units can charge commercial EVs as well as off-road, industrial, construction, rail and marine equipment.
“CSI’s Green Energy ToGo Mobile BESS solutions give fleet operators a practical, scalable way to meet immediate DC fast charging needs in high-EV-use areas and support temporary charging along key transportation corridors where fast charging infrastructure remains limited,” said David Mazaika, CEO of Coulomb Solutions.
