Austin Weber

LIBERTYVILLE, IL—EVBox has started to assemble charging stations at its new 50,000-square-foot factory here. 

METHUEN, MA—Factorial Inc. has opened a new $50 million facility here to produce solid-state batteries for electric vehicles.

PLANO, TX—LG Energy Solution and Toyota Motor North America Inc. have signed a long-term supply agreement.

TROY, MI—Consumer confidence in fully automated, self-driving vehicles has declined for a second consecutive year, according to a new J.D. Power study.

NEW YORK—Achieving ambitious EV adoption targets will require massive growth in battery manufacturing and raw material supply chains, claims a new report by ABI Research.

Labor shortages are driving demand for automation.

A new R&D project called Next2OEM is tackling the challenges of mass-producing wiring harnesses.

Automation and sustainability combine to produce high-quality instruments in El Cajon, CA.

Engineers at Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) have developed a dry battery manufacturing process.

LOS ALTOS, CA—Engineers at the Toyota Research Institute are using generative AI technology to quickly teach robots new, dexterous skills.