Articles Tagged with ''electric vehicles''

Electric Tour Boats Launched at Niagara Falls

October 16, 2020

NIAGARA FALLS, NY—Two all-electric vessels are now taking visitors on close-up views of the world-famous water wonder.

Volvo Starts Assembling Electric Cars

Austin Weber

October 7, 2020

GHENT, Belgium—Volvo has started to assemble the XC40 Recharge SUV at its plant here.

Accelerating electric drive

Navigant says that plug-in electric vehicle sales last year doubled in North America, and sales in Europe and China increased 39% and 77%, respectively. And by 2030, annual PEV sales are estimated to be between 15% and 32% of the global light-duty vehicle market.

Linda Trego Kevin Jost

September 14, 2020

This special roundup feature looks at recent OEM technology moves aimed at plugging in future transportation.

Tipping point?

Battery electric vehicles could be on the fast track to reach an installed base of over 100 million by 2029, but much of the growth in electrification hinges on battery technology as well as educated and willing consumers.

Kevin Jost Linda Trego

September 11, 2020

The electrification of automotive powertrains has accelerated as the world's automakers come to the realization that traditional ICE (internal combustion engine) vehicles can no longer keep pace with stringent global emissions requirements, especially those in Europe.

DURA Automotive Systems to Open Alabama Manufacturing Facility

August 31, 2020

MUSCLE SHOALS, AL—DURA Automotive Systems plans to invest $59 million to open a manufacturing facility here that will produce battery trays for electric vehicles.

Urban Air Mobility is set to take off—with lift from auto industry

July 6, 2020

Denso’s Kara Grasso writes that UAM players—from aerospace heavyweights to nimble startups—stand to learn much from the century-old auto industry.

ElectraMeccanica Lists Seven States as Finalists for its US Assembly Plant, Engineering Technical Center

May 5, 2020

VANCOUVER, British Columbia — ElectraMeccanica Vehicles Corp., a designer and manufacturer of electric vehicles, has identified seven states as finalists for the company's assembly facility and engineering technical center in the United States.

GM and DTE Energy Partner on Renewable Energy Investment

April 24, 2020

DETROIT, MI — General Motors and DTE Energy are working together to accelerate Michigan’s transition to renewable energy with a deal to source 500,000 megawatt hours of solar energy as part of DTE’s MIGreenPower program.

British Electric Van Manufacturer Buys New Factory

March 16, 2020

BICESTER, UK — British electric van manufacturer Arrival, which has recently won a major order from logistics giant UPS, has taken on a new production site here.

Volvo Opens Battery Assembly Line

March 10, 2020

BELGIUM — Volvo has inaugurated a new battery assembly line at its Belgian manufacturing plant in Ghent, Belgium.

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