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Lightweight Composite R&D Project Aims to Reduce EV Weight

January 29, 2021

WHITLEY, England—Jaguar Land Rover is preparing for future electric vehicles by investing in advanced lightweight composite research to increase range and boost performance.

GM to Supply Navistar With Fuel Cells for EV Trucks

January 29, 2021

DETROIT—General Motors plans to supply Hydrotec fuel cell power cubes to Navistar for use in its International RH Series of heavy-duty trucks.

ArcelorMittal Invests in Facility to Produce Steel for EV Motors

January 28, 2021

LUXEMBOURG—ArcelorMittal is investing 13 million euros to upgrade its plant in Saint Chély d’Apcher, France, that specializes in producing electrical steels for the European auto industry.

GM EV Truck to Compete in ‘Extreme E’ Racing Series

January 28, 2021

DETROIT—GMC's new Hummer EV pickup truck will tackle the inaugural season of an offroad racing series called Extreme E.

Inexpensive EV Battery Charges Rapidly and Reduces Range Anxiety

January 21, 2021

UNIVERSITY PARK, PA—Engineers at Penn State are developing lithium-iron phosphate batteries that have a range of 250 miles and can charge in 10 minutes.

GM to Assemble Electric Vehicles in Canada

January 21, 2021

INGERSOLL, ON—General Motors is investing $800 million to mass-produce commercial EVs at its 32-year-old CAMI assembly plant here.

New EV Battery Promises 5-Minute Charge Times

January 21, 2021

HERZELIYA, Israel—A startup company called StoreDot claims to have reached a milestone by developing a lithium-ion battery that can charge in only five minutes.

GM Launches New Electric Delivery Truck

January 15, 2021

DETROIT—General Motors has created a new business unit called BrightDrop that features the EV600 electric delivery truck.

Autonomous Indy Car Unveiled for October Race

January 15, 2021

INDIANAPOLIS—The car that will compete in the world’s first head-to-head high-speed autonomous auto race was unveiled here recently.

Stellantis to Collaborate With Archer on eVTOL Aircraft

January 14, 2021

AUBURN HILLS, MI—Stellantis is collaborating with Archer, a startup air taxi company that is developing an electric vertical-takeoff-and-landing aircraft.

Hypersonic Aircraft Push the Boundaries of 3D Printing

Foxconn Plans to Produce EV Batteries in Ohio and Wisconsin

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