Articles Tagged with ''electric vehicles''

In 2023, SAE International’s Battery Standards Testing Committee, consisting of over 20 companies in EV battery manufacturing and testing, was tasked with recommending practices for evaluating liquid leak-tightness in battery packs.

Most of this spending, about 74% is directed toward battery plants, though investment in assembly plants abroad is also rising.

STEYR, Austria—BMW has ramped up electric traction motor production at its power train assembly plant here.

BREMEN, Germany—Engineers at the Fraunhofer Institute for Manufacturing Technology and Advanced Materials have developed a process for optimizing battery management systems in electric vehicles.

SAN FRANCISCO— Lucid, Nuro and Uber have formed a strategic partnership that will create a robotaxi ride-hailing system.

DE SOTO, KS—Panasonic Energy Co. has opened a state-of-the-art lithium-ion battery factory here.

DEBRECEN, Hungary—When BMW's new assembly plant here ramps up production later this year, it will feature a cutting-edge quality management system.

TROY, MI—Plug-in hybrid vehicles tend to have more defects than their battery electric counterparts, according to a recent study conducted by J.D. Power.

PHILADELPHIA—Engineers at Drexel University have developed a benchtop tool that enables automakers and suppliers to get a better look at the electrochemical and mechanical functions of EV batteries.

CHICAGO—Tesla Inc. produces the “most American” vehicle, according to a recent study by Cars.com that analyzed where cars were assembled.