LORDSTOWN, OH—General Motors is starting the process to hire more than 1,000 positions at its Ultium Cells LLC battery assembly plant here.

DETROIT—Visteon Corp. has unveiled a wireless battery management system to monitor battery packs continuously.

GOTHENBURG, Sweden—Engineers at Volvo Cars here are developing electric motors for use in the company’s next-generation vehicles.

NIAGARA FALLS, NY—Two all-electric vessels are now taking visitors on close-up views of the world-famous water wonder.

ERLANGEN, Germany—A new generation of DC-DC converters achieve very high efficiency despite their extremely compact footprint.

YOKOHAMA, Japan—Nissan Motor Co. recently produced its 500,000th LEAF, the world’s first mass-market 100 percent electric car.

LOVELAND, OH—Electric vehicle maker Workhorse has secured $200 million in financing to add jobs, speed up production and expand its product offerings.