Business Briefs: Building EV Charging Station Networks, Hybrid Aircraft Powertrains, Recognition for Mars Engineers

A quick take on news from many industries from IndustryWeek parent company Endeavor Business Media’s many publications.

The Oil & Gas Journal details a 2 million barrel increase in crude oil inventories, a figure still well below historic averages.

Blink Charging, reports Electrical Wholesaling, is buying competitor SemaConnect to expand its network of electric vehicle charging stations by 13,000.

Our colleagues at Machine Design, celebrate the prestigious Robert J Collier Trophy going to a group of engineers who designed the Mars Ingenuity helicopter.

ZeroAvia and Otto Aviation are partnering to build a hybrid hydrogen-electric powertrain for Otto’s Celera 500L aircraft, reports Military + Aerospace Electronics.