SEOUL—Hyundai Motor Group has unveiled its new Electric-Global Modular Platform (E-GMP), a dedicated rear-wheel drive electric vehicle platform.

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.

The electrification of automotive powertrains has accelerated as the world's automakers come to the realization that traditional ICE (internal combustion engine) vehicles can no longer keep pace with stringent global emissions requirements, especially those in Europe.

Denso’s Kara Grasso writes that UAM players—from aerospace heavyweights to nimble startups—stand to learn much from the century-old auto industry.