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LEMONT, IL—Engineers at Argonne National Laboratory are using machine learning technology to predict combinations that could improve battery performance.

CAMBRIDGE, MA—Engineers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology have developed an electrolyte that can break apart at the end of a battery’s life.

NEW YORK—Waymo is expanding its autonomous taxi service to parts of Brooklyn and Manhattan.

New designs and sustainability issues challenge automotive engineers.

Automated line assembles multi-material enclosures for EV batteries.

LOUISVILLE—Ford Motor Co. plans to build a midsized electric pick-up truck at its assembly plant here using a new production system.

VERNON, BC—The new space will consolidate SC’s operations, design, fabrication, assembly, quality control, and fulfillment, under one roof, enhancing efficiency and quality control while reducing production lead times.

STEYR, Austria—BMW has ramped up electric traction motor production at its power train assembly plant here.

DEARBORN, MI—Ford Motor Co. plans to announce big news about its EV strategy on August 11.

BREMEN, Germany—Engineers at the Fraunhofer Institute for Manufacturing Technology and Advanced Materials have developed a process for optimizing battery management systems in electric vehicles.