Electrification and Vehicle Technology

We continue to see net positive indicators for electric vehicle (EV) charger demand, especially when it comes to direct current (DC) fast charger demand, which continues to bode well for ChargePoint (CHPT; $8.55; O/P) and…

There has been a “rush” of news on the electric vehicle (EV) charging front over the past couple of weeks that we think continues to net out positively for ChargePoint (CHPT; $10.31; O/P) and Tritium…

This morning, the European Automotive Manufacturers Association released car registration data from the region for the month of February. Overall, European car registrations (15-20% of global demand) declined 1% MoM from January or above historical…

Earlier this week (3/7), we attended Visteon’s (VC; $170.57; NR) highly informative Investor Day in New York, which highlighted attractive content trends around digital cockpit electronics, in-vehicle displays and electrification, which should remain key mobility…

This morning, the European Automotive Manufacturers Association released car registration data from the region for the month of January, which did not do much to dissuade concerns that European vehicle demand is under incremental pressure…

We think news out of bp (BP; $40.95; NR) yesterday (2/16) proves extremely bullish for manufacturers of DC fast chargers, especially those with production operations located in the U.S. such as ChargePoint (CHPT; $12.63; O/P)…

This morning, the Biden Administration announced a series of actions aimed at supporting the massive buildout of an electric vehicle (EV) charging network across the U.S, which is the latest in a running string of…

We think a range of news flow over the past few weeks further suggests to us that electric vehicle (EV) charging infrastructure spending remains robust even in the face of ongoing macro uncertainty, which we…

This morning, Volta (VLTA; $0.85; NR) announced it signed a definitive agreement to be acquired by Shell (SHEL; $58.64; NR) for $169mm in cash. VLTA is a Level 2 AC and DC fast charger network…

Yesterday (12/14), the California Energy Commission (CEC) approved $2.9B of funding aimed at accelerating the rollout of electric vehicle (EV) charging and hydrogen refueling infrastructure over the next four years, which we think bodes well…

This morning, the European Automotive Manufacturers Association released car registration data from the region for the month of November, which we think suggested some recent improvements in local component availability. However, per our recent industry…

We think recent news from privately-held FreeWire Technologies further supports the idea that the “long software revenue tail” embedded within charging hardware sales strategies is still not well appreciated by investors, especially as it provides…

This week, we spent a couple of days at CoMotion 2022 in Los Angeles where we had the opportunity to meet with and hear presentations from a range of participants, including government policymakers, operating in…

This morning, the European Automotive Manufacturers Association released car registration data from the region for the month of October, which did not alleviate our concerns regarding European vehicle demand into next year. Recall, Aptiv (APTV;…

Recent news flow has pointed to important progress on several autonomous vehicle (AV) commercialization roadmaps, which continue to offer viable opportunities for success even after recent management upheaval at TuSimple (TSP; $2.79; NR) and Argo…