REGENSBURG, Germany—BMW has begun assembling the new iX1 SUV and its high-voltage battery here.

OKLAHOMA CITY—Canoo plans to establish a second EV assembly plant here, joining a facility that’s set to open soon in Pryor, OK.

BOSTON—More and more electric traction motors are being integrated with the inverter and transmission, according to a new report from Strategy Analytics Inc.

CAMBRIDGE, MA—Engineers at 24M Technologies Inc. have designed a battery that reduces the cost of manufacturing lithium-ion cells by up to 40 percent.

MEBANE, NC—Sunlight Batteries USA is spending $40 million to build a new battery assembly plant here. The new facility will be equipped with five lithium-ion battery assembly lines, including a fully automated one and one dedicated to large-scale energy storage systems. The facility is expected to create more than 200 jobs.

MUNICH—The BMW Group is sourcing aluminum produced using solar electricity.

MUNICH—Caterpillar Inc. unveiled four prototype battery-powered machines at the Bauma trade show here.

CHARLESTON, SC—Bosch has started to mass-produce electric vehicle motors at its factory here.

APPLETON, WI—Pierce Manufacturing Inc.’s Volterra fire truck recently won the 2022 “Coolest Thing Made in Wisconsin” contest.

WINDSOR, CA— Ideanomics Inc. has opened a new assembly line at its factory here to produce the e25 Soletrac electric tractor.