SAINT-JEROME, QC—The Lion Electric Co. plans to build a factory in Joliet, IL, that will mass-produce electric school buses.

SAITAMA, Japan—Marelli and Punch Motive International, have formed a joint venture to mass-produce axles for electric vehicles.

Fast-paced competition will improve electric vehicles and lead to new technology.

Engineers are scrambling to find cost-effective ways to mass-produce EV motors.

CAMBRIDGE, England—Demand for printed, flexible electronic applications in the auto industry over the next decade will increase steadily to $13 billion, claims a new report from IDTechEx.