COVINGTON, GA—Archer Aviation Inc. will invest $118 million over the next 10 years to build a new assembly plant here to produce an electric vertical takeoff and landing aircraft (eVTOL).

MILWAUKEE—Ford Motor Co. will use controls supplied by Rockwell Automation Inc. to operate its next three electric vehicle assembly plants located in Avon Lake, OH; Blue Oval City, TN; and Oakville, ON.

PAPENBURG, Germany—A Rimac Nevera recently set a world record on a banked test track here, making it the fastest electric production vehicle in the world.

DETROIT, MI—After years of development, GM is signaling it's finally ready to start producing electric vehicles in enough volume— with a new battery pack— to grow sales and start lowering costs.

REGENSBURG, Germany—BMW has begun assembling the new iX1 SUV and its high-voltage battery here.

OKLAHOMA CITY—Canoo plans to establish a second EV assembly plant here, joining a facility that’s set to open soon in Pryor, OK.

BOSTON—More and more electric traction motors are being integrated with the inverter and transmission, according to a new report from Strategy Analytics Inc.

CAMBRIDGE, MA—Engineers at 24M Technologies Inc. have designed a battery that reduces the cost of manufacturing lithium-ion cells by up to 40 percent.

MUNICH—Caterpillar Inc. unveiled four prototype battery-powered machines at the Bauma trade show here.