Austin Weber

CARY, NC—ABB plans to invest $110 million in four U.S. manufacturing sites to meet future demand for data centers.

TROY, MI—Several electric car manufacturers have been honored with the 2025 Altair Enlighten Award, including Lucid Motors and Chinese brands Chery, Geely and NIO.

MADISON HEIGHTS, MI—Henkel has opened a new Battery Application Center here.

MUNICH—Porsche AG has unveiled a wireless charging system that uses inductive technology via a base plate.

MUNICH—Horse Powertrain has unveiled a compact, all-in-one hybrid system that integrates engine, motor and transmission.

ILMENAU, Germany—Engineers at the Fraunhofer Institute for Digital Media Technology have developed a vehicle that can "hear."

RALEIGH, NC—Hitachi Energy plans to invest more than $1 billion in the United States, including a new factory in South Boston, VA.

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.

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