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Applied Intuition is deploying its AI-powered software-development tools with Nissan Motor to support development of AI-defined vehicles. The collaboration, which began in 2020 when Nissan adopted Applied Intuition's simulation technology, now extends to in-vehicle operating systems. Applied Intuition will provide its Vehicle OS software to support Nissan's next-generation in-vehicle software platform. The company's software teams in Japan and Silicon Valley will work alongside Nissan's engineering team to shorten development timelines and accelerate AI-native vehicle development. The Vehicle OS software is designed to modernise software workflows, reduce development complexity, and enable a common software platform spanning multiple powertrains. Applied Intuition, founded in 2017, provides physical AI solutions across automotive, defence, trucking, construction, mining and agriculture industries.

How the e-POWER system works. Power comes from a turbocharged 1.5-liter three-cylinder engine, two electric motors, and a 2.1-kWh battery. The engine alone makes 148 horsepower and 171 lb-ft of torque. However, total system output climbs to 225 horsepower. Nissan also estimates fuel economy at up to 40 MPG city, 36 MPG highway, and 38 MPG combined. The big difference is how that power reaches the road. Unlike its two main rivals, the Rogue Hybrid never uses its gas engine to turn the wheels. Instead, the engine acts as a generator that keeps the battery charged, while the electric motors handle all propulsion. The result is a driving feel closer to an EV, with no plugging in required. Nissan's Rogue rollout will start small. Nissan has high hopes for the Rogue Hybrid, but it is taking a measured approach to the launch. First, the SR with the Technology Package arrives in limited numbers this November. After that, the SV, SV with Premium Package, SR, and Platinum trims follow in early 2027. At the top of the lineup, the Platinum starts at $43,490. Production will start overseas, with U.S.-bound models coming from Nissan Motor Kyushu in Japan. Still, Nissan is eyeing U.S. production, and Meunier said it could begin as early as 2028. Building the SUV stateside would reduce the Rogue's exposure to tariffs, which could help keep prices in check. More Nissan models will embrace hybrid tech. Nissan plans to bring e-POWER to several more models over the next few years. One notable candidate is the Kicks, currently Nissan's most affordable crossover. The current Kicks, including the off-road-inspired Kicks Rock Creek, leans heavily on technology to stand out. A hybrid version would bring e-POWER to a lower price point and give the Kicks another selling point against its rivals. Pickups are part of the plan too. Nissan is developing V6 hybrid pickups for both Nissan and Infiniti. That would be historic for Infiniti, which has never sold a pickup in the U.S. Nissan also wants hybrid power in its larger SUVs, which could eventually include models like the Nissan Armada.

Moment Energy wants retired EV batteries to power the AI boom. The millions of electric vehicle batteries already travelling North American roads could eventually help power another rapidly growing technology sector: artificial intelligence. That was the message from Moment Energy Co-Founder and Chief Product Officer Gurmesh Sidhu at Energy Disruptors: UNITE 2026 in Calgary, where nearly 3,000 industry leaders gathered to examine the collision of energy, AI, infrastructure and geopolitics. For the B.C.-based cleantech company, the opportunity starts with a simple idea: batteries don't die, they retire. Sidhu told delegates there are now more than 160 million electric vehicles worldwide, representing approximately 4,900 gigawatt-hours of battery capacity that will eventually reach the end of its automotive life. That is roughly 17 times global demand for grid-scale battery storage in 2025, he said. While those batteries may no longer meet the demands of an electric vehicle, Sidhu argues they can continue operating for years in stationary applications ranging from warehouses and EV charging infrastructure to large-scale data centres. "These batteries can last over a decade in the field," Sidhu told the Calgary audience. Keeping critical minerals in North America. Moment Energy's pitch goes beyond extending battery life. Sidhu argued that repurposing EV batteries can help Canada and the United States retain critical minerals and reduce reliance on overseas battery supply chains. More than 70 per cent of global critical mineral refining currently takes place in China, according to figures Sidhu presented. Instead of prematurely recycling EV batteries and potentially sending resulting materials abroad for processing, Moment wants batteries reused domestically until local refining capacity catches up. Sidhu described the approach as a form of "urban mining" - taking battery resources already imported into North America and redeploying them as domestic energy infrastructure. That strategy is already being scaled in British Columbia. In June, Vancouver-founded Moment Energy opened Megafactory 1 in Surrey, which the company describes as the world's largest EV battery repurposing facility. The plant transforms retired EV batteries into energy-storage systems for data centres, hospitals, factories and microgrids, with Moment targeting one gigawatt-hour of annual battery-storage production capacity by 2030. The milestone followed a US$40-million Series B financing that brought the company's total funding raised to more than US$100 million. Moment is also building another megafactory in Texas as it works to develop a larger North American supply of second-life battery storage. Second life as the default. Moment has partnerships with companies including Mercedes-Benz Energy and Nissan North America and has developed technology designed specifically for repurposing EV batteries. Sidhu said the company's next-generation Nova Battery Storage system is designed so individual batteries can eventually be swapped out without replacing the expensive supporting infrastructure around them. That approach could become increasingly important as electricity demand rises from AI, data centres, electrification and renewable power. Moment has already begun exploring that connection directly. Earlier this year, the company signed an agreement with Simon Fraser University to explore energy-storage opportunities supporting AI, quantum computing and data centre infrastructure. For Sidhu, the larger opportunity is to turn a looming battery disposal challenge into a domestic energy asset. Moment Energy's position is straightforward: before North America recycles millions of EV batteries, it should find ways to put them back to work.