Electric & Hybrid Vehicle Technology Expo NA 2026

How it compares

The Battery Show is the neighboring part of the Detroit event. Cell manufacturing, electrode processing and pack production connect directly to the EV systems on this floor. For a vehicle team, that shared setting makes Detroit useful when the problem crosses the boundary between battery design and integration into a finished product.

Electric & Hybrid Vehicle Technology Expo Europe puts the corresponding supply chain in Stuttgart. Its audience includes European OEMs and suppliers, and its conference tackles cost competitiveness, production ramp-up, chemistry readiness and European policy. Choose Stuttgart when European manufacturing relationships and market access define the assignment; Detroit centers the North American engineering and sourcing conversation.

The Battery Show South provides a spring meeting point for the southeastern US battery and manufacturing ecosystem, with its next show in Atlanta. It suits a regional supplier-development trip tied to the Battery Belt. Detroit’s combined battery and EV floor is the better fit when a sourcing team needs to cover materials, machinery, powertrain components and testing in one trip. The geography of the customer and supplier base determines which trip fits the project.

Detroit is the right trip for EV engineering and sourcing teams whose battery, powertrain and manufacturing decisions need to be made together.

Who exhibits

The mix spans battery materials, factory equipment and independent validation. Arkema brings specialty materials, Beckhoff connects automation to EV and battery production, and SGS and Intertek cover testing and certification. Scantech Americas measures electrode coatings and separator films, giving production teams a different conversation from pack or powertrain design. The Italian Trade Agency and German Pavilion add country-level supplier introductions to a floor otherwise dominated by component, process and equipment specialists.

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Electric & Hybrid Vehicle Technology Expo NA 2026

The 2026 program connects electrified vehicle systems with battery manufacturing, grid storage and advanced air mobility. The Executive Summit adds a separate forum for senior leaders, while the Explorer Plus pass introduces a curated floor tour. Meet Up Zone sessions bring OEMs, energy-storage specialists, academics and CEOs into smaller discussions. Battery Awards and the Electrifying Evening in the Motor City extend the program beyond technical sessions and supplier booths.

• Use the Battery Show NA 2026 app to arrange conversations at the shared 1:1 Lounge for the battery and EV communities.
• Reserve a Meet Up Zone place after registering: the OEM, energy-storage and CEO discussions require a separate RSVP.
• For electrode-process questions, compare Scantech’s coating measurement with the material and automation suppliers on the shared battery floor.
• The Explorer Plus pass adds a curated floor tour and Expedition Lounge access; conference sessions require the appropriate Leader pass.

Exhibiting

Space sales ask for a booth size and preferred floor locations before a quotation. The shared Battery Show and EV Tech Expo audience suits suppliers whose equipment, materials or services bridge battery production and vehicle integration. An exhibitor with an electrode coating or battery testing application has a clearer fit than a general automotive product without an electrification use case.