ANTSY, England—The London Electric Vehicle Co. has unveiled a new modular platform for commercial applications, such as battery-powered delivery trucks.

ANN ARBOR. MI—The University of Michigan has launched an Electric Vehicle Center that will focus on cutting-edge research and education.

PORTLAND, OR—Daimler Truck North America is creating an initiative called Greenlane that will design, develop, install and operate a nationwide network of charging facilities.

CARROLLTON, TX—Siemens has opened a new assembly plant here to produce chargers for electric vehicles. The company’s second EV charger manufacturing hub in the U.S., the factory will help the company meet its goal of producing 1 million EV chargers for the U.S. market. 

Engineers at Tesla Inc. have developed a new process that they claim will reduce EV production costs by 50 percent, while reducing factory space by 40 percent.

The electric aircraft market is still in its infancy, but that hasn't stopped an ambitious group of innovators from developing a leaner, greener future of flight.

The need to extend the range of electric vehicles is pushing automakers to adopt higher battery voltages. Most passenger EVs are powered by a 400-volt battery pack, while electric buses and trucks are powered by 600-volt battery packs.