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The 2024 Polestar 2 recently received the Altair Enlighten Award for sustainability and lightweighting advancements.

Engineers are scrambling to develop magnet-free devices.

Audi AG is using Edge Cloud 4 Production (EC4P), a new method of IT-based factory automation, at its assembly plant in Böllinger Höfe.

Engineers at the Georgia Institute of Technology are using aluminum to improve lithium-ion batteries.

New adhesives have been formulated for bonding electronics, EV motors and stainless steel.

STANTON, TN—The U.S. auto industry is accelerating its move south as car companies pour billions of dollars into new factories in Georgia, Kentucky, and Tennessee. Automakers are now rushing to construct assembly plants and battery-making facilities—some sitting on sites the size of 60 football fields.

WINDSOR, ON—The Stellantis Windsor Assembly Plant recently reached a milestone as the 100,000th Chrysler Pacifica Hybrid rolled off the production line. 

Engineers must balance batteries and drivetrains with charging systems and weight distribution.

Underwriters Laboratories (UL), which is officially known as UL Solutions, has now turned its expertise to electric vehicle batteries and charging stations.

WASHINGTON—The U.S. Department of Energy has unveiled a $15.5 billion package of funding and loans primarily focused on retooling existing factories for the transition to electric vehicles.