Businesses with electric fleets can now access discounted public EV charging at Octopus’s network of chargers through the company’s new FleetBoost scheme.
The Octopus Fleet platform combines various methods of payment for EV charging services, including automated reimbursement for home charging, public charging and a Visa-backed Fleet Card for mixed fleets.
Octopus says FleetBoost could reduce a customer’s EV charging bills by up to 30%.
Three charge point operators (CPOs)—MFG EV Power, IONITY and Be.EV—have joined FleetBoost as partners.
Octopus Fleet founder Matt Davies said: “Businesses need charging to be affordable, reliable and easy for drivers to use, and we’re tackling this all in one go. By bringing together some of the UK’s biggest charging brands, we can help accelerate the transition to commercial EVs and slash the cost of public charging for businesses.”
MFG EV Power EV Director Martin Symes said: “Making public charging genuinely affordable is the single biggest unlock for fleet electrification, and FleetBoost does exactly that, real savings at thousands of MFG EV Power bays nationwide.”
Flexible packaging producer Constantia Flexibles has launched energon, a portfolio of European-made pouch cell laminates and cathode foils for lithium-ion batteries.
Constantia Flexibles says it validated its pouch cell laminate’s performance, including long-term resistance to electrolytes and stability through aging cycles, in testing with European research institutions. The company says it is the only supplier outside Asia offering commercially available, qualified and tested pouch cell laminates.
The company began its battery materials development program in 2021, reached prototype quality in 2024 and moved to industrial-scale production in 2025. The energon P laminate is produced at Constantia Patz and the energon C foil at Constantia Teich, both in Austria. The company’s existing manufacturing infrastructure can support battery and packaging applications.
Constantia Flexibles entered the battery materials market through automotive applications. Its first customers include several European e-mobility manufacturers, and it works with their R&D teams to tailor material performance to specific applications.
The energon P pouch cell laminate combines aluminum and polymer layers and is designed to protect the battery’s internal chemistry. Its structure is designed to provide the mechanical strength needed for deep drawing while maintaining stability and sealing performance. The laminate is resistant to moisture and electrolytes. It is designed for automated, high-volume production lines and is available in 155 µm and 185 µm thicknesses.
The energon C cathode foil is designed for coating with cathode active material and for consistent performance in serial production. It is available in widths up to 1,800 mm and thicknesses from 9.85 to 20 µm. The foil uses aluminum sourced and processed in Europe and is made with electricity generated from renewable sources. Customers can also request aluminum certified by the Aluminium Stewardship Initiative (ASI) or low-carbon European aluminum, which has a carbon footprint below 5 metric tons of CO₂e per ton of aluminum.
“The battery market is a natural extension of our expertise in advanced aluminum-based materials,” said Pierre-Henri Bruchon, Executive Vice President Pharma of Constantia Flexibles.
“Over the years, we have built extensive expertise in battery materials and completed demanding qualification processes with leading automotive customers,” said Wolfgang Kitzler, Executive Vice President Aluminum Division of Constantia Flexibles and Managing Director of Constantia Teich. “This know-how now forms the foundation of a portfolio that meets the highest quality expectations while strengthening Europe’s manufacturing base for battery materials.”
Electrify America’s expansion continues apace—the CPO recently opened its largest EV charging station to date at the Sand Lake Corners South shopping center in Orlando, Florida. The new station features 24 DC fast chargers, each equipped with a CCS connector and capable of charging speeds up to 350 kilowatts.
The new station provides convenient access to Interstate 4, Orlando International Airport, Disney World and Universal Studios. The Sand Lake Corners South shopping center offers dining and shopping options.
Florida has the second-highest number of registered EVs in the US, behind only California. Electrify America currently operates more than 350 chargers at 60+ stations in the state, and an additional 10-charger location is expected to open in Orlando soon.
“This new station in Orlando represents our continued commitment to bringing fast, reliable and convenient charging to Florida,” said Anthony Lambkin, VP of Operations at Electrify America. “Florida’s EV community is growing fast, and we’re excited to keep growing with it.”
Honda R&D, in collaboration with Taisei and Taisei Rotec, has developed “underlying technology” for a magnetic coupling wireless power transfer (WPT) road system. The system is designed to wirelessly charge EVs, including large commercial vehicles, while in motion. The three companies plan to begin demonstration testing on public roads in Japan in 2027.
The system features: Honda’s high-power-density power receiver and transmitter units, which are compatible with DC power distribution; Taisei’s DC power supply system; and Taisei Rotec’s technology for embedding equipment in road surfaces.
Honda has been working on dynamic wireless power transfer (DWPT) technology since 2021. Honda, Taisei and Taisei Rotec began researching and developing the magnetic coupling WPT road system in 2025.
Honda plans to focus initially on practical applications in logistics and transportation, in which the technology could help address the operating requirements of commercial fleets.
NEU Battery Materials, which recycles lithium iron phosphate (LFP) batteries, has closed a $7.6-million funding round to scale up LFP recycling. Venture capital firm Shift4Good and Singapore government-backed investor SGInnovate co-led the round.
The funding follows the commissioning of NEU’s 1,300-ton-per-year factory in Singapore. The capital will support the ramp-up of battery-grade lithium production from LFP feedstock such as cathode production scrap and end-of-life black mass, as well as the company’s international expansion. NEU also plans to further reduce production costs and expand its network of partners.
LFP accounts for over 90% of battery energy storage systems worldwide and over 55% of all EV batteries, according to the International Energy Agency.
NEU says its patented electrochemical redox targeting process, designed specifically for recycling LFP batteries, is a world first. The process is driven by electricity and water and uses regenerative chemicals. NEU says the process generates less waste and has up to 83% lower emissions than conventional recycling methods such as hydrometallurgy and pyrometallurgy.
“The funding will catalyse the scale-up and deployment of our modular LFP recycling technology, enabling us to expand the production of vital battery-grade lithium, and at progressively lower costs to our customers,” said Bryan Oh, co-founder and CEO of NEU Battery Materials.
“NEU plays a strategic role in the battery value chain, and we remain committed to supporting its growth,” said Hsien-Hui Tong, Executive Director of Investments at SGInnovate.
“LFP battery recycling is both a decarbonisation and an industrial sovereignty imperative,” said Sebastien Guillaud, co-founder and Managing Partner at Shift4Good. “NEU has developed a differentiated solution to recover battery-grade lithium from LFP feedstock and is now entering a new phase of industrial scale-up, thereby helping build more resilient supply chains.”
TDK has introduced the Micronas HAR 3025, a dual-die motor position sensor designed for safety-critical automotive and industrial applications.
The sensor is intended for electric power steering and x-by-wire motor control, including steer-by-wire actuators and brake-by-wire motors, and for high-voltage traction motor commutation.
The HAR 3025 stacks two independent dies in one 4 × 4 mm QFN24 package. The dies are aligned so that both occupy the same magnetic field and generate synchronous position signals, which enables a plausibility comparison at system level. Each die uses an array of six Hall plates and internal signal processing designed to suppress external magnetic stray fields in accordance with ISO 11452-8:2015. TDK says the stray-field suppression allows angular measurement without magnetic shielding or strong target magnets.
TDK says the HAR 3025 is ASIL D ready as a Safety Element out of Context (SEooC) under ISO 26262:2018 and that each die fulfills ASIL D metrics. If one die fails, the other remains fully operational and ASIL D compliant. Integrated diagnostics monitor the supply voltage, clock, temperature, Hall signal processing, EEPROM and configuration registers. When a fault is detected, the affected die’s outputs switch to high impedance, so the ECU can identify the fault using external pull-up or pull-down resistors.
The sensor provides redundant differential or single-ended sine and cosine analog outputs, and the microcontroller or ECU calculates the absolute angle. Gain, offset, zero angle, orthogonality and magnetic signal bandwidth can be programmed through the sensor’s output pin, so no additional programming pin is needed. Four selectable amplifier bandwidths from 4.6 kHz to 70.5 kHz allow designers to balance delay time against angular noise.
The HAR 3025 supports 360° angle measurement for motor commutation at up to 60,000 rpm. It operates from a 3.0 to 5.5 V supply over a junction temperature range of -40° C to 170° C, and the maximum ambient temperature is 150° C. Total angular error with static end-of-line calibration is 0.6° or less, and dynamic external compensation can reduce it to 0.1° or less.
Samples are available, and TDK plans to start production in the first half of 2027.
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