Hexagon Purus breaks ground on new factory in Kelowna, BC that will build heavy duty EV batteries and hydrogen fuel storage units

When the Hexagon Purus factory opens in the summer of 2022, Kelowna is set to become a player in the heavy-duty EV battery and hydrogen space. Located in the Kelowna Airport Industrial Park, the factory […]

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Tesla sells Maxwell Technologies two years after acquiring it, but maintains dry electrode technology

In May 2019 Tesla acquired Maxwell Technologies for over $200 million in TSLA stock and cash. The purchase gave the automaker the rights to Maxwell’s ultracapacitor business, but also more importantly their dry electrode technology […]

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ChargePoint agrees to buy leading European EV charging software platform has·to·be for €250 million

ChargePoint has announced it has reached an agreement to acquire has·to·be, one of Europe’s leading electric vehicle (EV) charging software providers for €250 million ($373M CAD). The deal is expected to close later this year […]

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Next-generation EV batteries with twice the capacity being developed by university researchers in Vancouver & Victoria

Researchers at the University of British Columbia (UBC) and University of Victoria (UVic) are working to develop electric vehicle batteries with twice the capacity of existing technology. The project, led by the new Pacific Institute […]

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