SELMER, TN—GE Appliances is using an autonomous truck to deliver air conditioners and refrigerators from its assembly plant here to a nearby warehouse.
LONDON—YASA Ltd. has received the Royal Automobile Club’s Dewar Trophy for its axial-flux electric motor, which is smaller and lighter than traditional devices.
HAYWARD, CA—Lithos Energy Inc. has opened a new facility here to produce modular lithium-ion batteries for use in “demanding environments” such as agriculture, construction, defense, marine and mining applications.
When combined with expected advancements in propulsion systems, materials and systems architecture, a single-aisle airplane equipped with a transonic truss-braced wing (TTBW) could reduce fuel consumption and emissions by up to 30 percent.