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PRINCETON, IN—Toyota will invest $1.4 billion in its assembly plant here to build a new, three-row, battery-electric SUV. The project is expected to add 340 new jobs at the factory.

To meet safe launch for an automotive component, a Michigan company had to manufacture 4,000 assemblies with zero defects. MES software helped the company do it.

ANAHEIM, CA—The Autopia ride at Disneyland plans to switch from gas to battery power in 2026.

BERLIN—Engineers at the Fraunhofer Institute for Reliability and Microintegration are developing an inverter that can work at a lower operating temperature. 

CAMBRIDGE, England—The market for lithium-ion battery cells to be worth $380 billion by 2034, according to a recent report by IDTechEx.

PARIS—Saran has unveiled a line of high-power electrical harnesses for battery-powered aircraft applications.

SINGAPORE—A new flexible die-cut circuit process gives engineers a sustainable way to mass-produce flexible circuits for low-voltage signals in EV battery cell contacting systems.

BERLIN—Starting in February 2027, all new EV traction batteries with a capacity over 2-kilowatt-hours that are marketed in European Union countries will require a digital “passport.” 

ZURICH—Doubts over electric vehicle production deadlines may be linked to key skills shortages, according to a recent survey conduced by ABB Robotics and Automotive Manufacturing Solutions.

WEST LAFAYETTE, IN—Engineers at Purdue University and the Indiana Department of Transportation are developing a way for electric vehicles to wirelessly charge while driving on highways.