Ashok Leyland kicks off China tie-up with battery-making goal

Ashok Leyland kicks off China tie-up with battery-making goal

September 24, 2025 at 9:00 PM UTC Ashok Leyland Ltd., flagship of the conglomerate led by the billionaire Hinduja family, is banking on China’s third-largest battery maker CALB Group Co. to help in its ambition of gradually mastering the technology behind lithium-ion cells. India’s second-biggest maker of trucks and buses, which signed a 20-year agreement with CALB earlier this month, will start with importing cells from its Chinese partner and learn the process of assembling them into packs...
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Global Solar Council launches global trade association for battery storage

The Global Solar Council has launched what it calls the first global trade association for battery storage to drive manufacturing, deployment, recycling, and adoption of new technologies. September 24, 2025 Tristan Rayner Image: American Public Power Association, Unsplash From ESS News The Global Solar Council, based in Washington, DC, has launched what it calls the world’s first global trade association for battery storage to promote manufacturing, deployment, recycling, and advanced technolo...
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Review: Apple’s iPhone Air is a bunch of small changes that add up to something big

Review: Apple’s iPhone Air is a bunch of small changes that add up to something big

Skip to content An interesting iPhone despite throttling, worse battery, and single-lens camera. Apple’s iPhone Air. Credit: Andrew Cunningham Apple’s iPhone Air. Credit: Andrew Cunningham If you’ll indulge me for a moment, here’s some ancient history. In 2008, when Apple took the very first MacBook Air out of a manila envelope, it was not positioned as Apple’s new entry-level Mac laptop. The innovative but flawed system started at $1,799, far above the $999 price o...
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Waterproof KEF Muo speaker targets Sonos Roam, but comes without two important features – NotebookCheck.net News

Waterproof KEF Muo speaker targets Sonos Roam, but comes without two important features – NotebookCheck.net News

The KEF Muo speaker is waterproof (Image source: KEF) KEF is finally offering a real alternative to the Sonos Roam, as the KEF Muo also combines a particularly compact, completely waterproof case with a long battery life and allegedly high-quality sound. However, KEF is omitting two of the best features of Sonos’ counterpart. The brand-new KEF Muo Bluetooth speaker measures 8.5 x 3.2 x 2.3 inches, which makes it about 0.8 inches higher and wider than the Sonos Roam 2. In return, it promise...
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How European battery startups can thrive alongside Asian giants

How European battery startups can thrive alongside Asian giants

The global battery market is experiencing unprecedented growth, with projections showing the sector will reach $400bn by 2030. Yet European entrepreneurs often feel locked out, watching Chinese giants like CATL dominate headlines with record-breaking IPOs while homegrown champions like Northvolt file for bankruptcy, exposing the harsh realities of competing against established Asian supply chains. Still,  Europe will never be entirely independent in green energy and will want to cooperate with...
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Scania expands electri�fi�ca�tion offering within indus�trial off-​road appli�ca�tions

Scania expands electri�fi�ca�tion offering within indus�trial off-​road appli�ca�tions

Scania is strengthening its electrification portfolio with the launch of Scania Industrial Batteries, headquartered in Sweden. The new organisation is dedicated to off-road and industrial applications such as mining, construction and material handling. WEBWIRE – Tuesday, September 23, 2025 This launch follows Scanias acquisition and carve-out of Northvolt Systems Industrial Division in April 2025, positioning Scania Industrial Batteries to deliver a fully integrated solution now available to c...
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South Korea jails CEO of battery maker for 15 years over deadly fire

South Korea jails CEO of battery maker for 15 years over deadly fire

SEOUL: The chief executive of a South Korean lithium battery maker where 23 workers were killed in a fire last year was sentenced to 15 years in prison on Tuesday (Sep 23) in the toughest ruling over an industrial accident in the country. Park Soon-kwan, the CEO of the battery maker Aricell, had been charged under the country’s industrial safety law, which subjects senior executives to prison terms of more than one year when found guilty in the event of fatal accidents. Park’s son, w...
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Huawei and Honor veteran Wan Biao takes charge at Envision AESC

Huawei and Honor veteran Wan Biao takes charge at Envision AESC

Former Honor vice chairman Wan Biao has joined Envision AESC as global CEO. He will also serve as executive director and CTO of parent company Envision Group, according to an internal letter circulated on September 22 and reported by 36Kr. “It is a great honor to join Envision AESC as CEO,” Wan said in the letter. “I look forward to working with the global team to seize the new wave of growth in the renewable energy industry, continue to deliver safe, high-performance solutions to customer...
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Li Auto enters battery production with SEVB joint venture

Li Auto enters battery production with SEVB joint venture

Li Auto and Sunwoda’s battery arm SEVB will set up a joint venture (JV) with equal capital contributions. The company has already been registered with the Shanghai Administration for Market Regulation and, according to public records, will focus on producing and selling lithium-ion batteries for electric vehicles. 36Kr has learned that the entity, legally registered in Shandong, will be used to manufacture Li Auto’s self-developed batteries, which could be installed in vehicles as early as n...
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Jones Bros secures Thorpe Marsh earthworks contract

Jones Bros secures Thorpe Marsh earthworks contract

Jones Bros Civil Engineering UK undertaking work at the Thorpe Marsh battery energy storage system in Doncaster Jones Bros Civil Engineering UK will undertake civil works at Fidra Energy’s multi-million-pound Thorpe Marsh site in Doncaster. Thorpe Marsh is three times the size of any other battery energy storage system (BESS) project currently in operation or under construction in the UK. It will be capable of exporting more than two million MWh a year, enough to supply around 785,000 homes. A...
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