Articles Tagged with ''electric vehicles''

SANTA TERESA, NM—GreenPower Motor Co., a Canadian manufacturer of electric school buses and Class 4 commercial vehicles, plans to build an assembly plant here.

LAS VEGAS—Lucid, Nuro and Uber have unveiled their much-anticipated autonomous vehicle, which is based on Lucid’s Gravity SUV.

DAYTON, OH—Joby Aviation Inc. is expanding its manufacturing footprint here by acquiring a 700,000-square-foot facility.

SUNDERLAND, England—Nissan is assembling the third-generation Leaf electric vehicle at its factory here.

Automakers are investing in new technology that enables them to produce large castings. The goal is to consolidate parts, reduce complexity and eliminate weight.

ANN ARBOR, MI—Engineers at the University of Michigan believe that vehicle-to-home charging technology could enable motorists to tap into energy from EV batteries.

MARTORELL, Spain—A state-of-the-art battery assembly plant recently opened here to support electric vehicles made by Volkswagen Group.

New battery test systems are designed to simulate real-world conditions and accelerate validation cycles of batteries, inverters and power train systems. 

WEST LAFAYETTE, IN—Engineers at Purdue University recently designed a roadway that wirelessly charges heavy-duty electric trucks driving at highway speeds.

BERLIN—A new modular intelligent energy management system can be integrated with EV control units and thermal components.