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Batteries for electric vehicles are manufactured by connecting several cells and a bus bar to form a single module. Dozens of modules are then assembled into a battery pack.

According to an old saying, “what goes up must come down.” Unfortunately, that’s not true for either a helium-filled balloon or helium used in leak testing applications.

Numerous dispensing applications are required in the production of traction motors for electric and hybrid vehicles. Bus bar potting is one of them.

GEORGETOWN, KY—Toyota Motor Corp. plans to produce a battery-powered SUV at its flagship assembly plant here starting in 2025.

GRUGLIASCO, Italy—Comau is developing an automated EV battery disassembly cell as part of the EU’s Flexible Battery Dismantling (Flex-BD) project.

DETROIT—The shift to electric vehicles is creating tension throughout the entire auto industry, according to a new study conducted by Plante Moran.

Water is the source of life on Earth. It also may hold the key to increasing the storage capacity of electric vehicle batteries.

Hella GmbH & Co. has been synonymous with automotive lighting for decades. But, the 124-year-old company produces more than just top-of-the-line headlamps.

ETOWAH, TN—Piedmont Lithium is building a $600 million factory here that is scheduled to start production in 2026 and could produce enough lithium hydroxide to make 600,000 batteries annually.

CORPUS CHRISTI, TX—Tesla has begun construction of a $1 billion factory here to produce lithium hydroxide for electric vehicle batteries.