The Chicago Fed recently published two studies examining how the shift to electric vehicles will impact automakers and suppliers over the next decade. Autonomous and Electric Mobility  asked the authors of these reports to share some highlights and discuss how the domestic EV manufacturing landscape will unfold in the near future.

LANSING, MI—General Motors plans to convert its 22-year-old Lansing Grand River assembly plant to mass-produce electric vehicles.

CHARLESTON, SC—Volvo Cars has started to produce the EX90 at its assembly plant here.

COLOGNE, Germany—Ford Motor Co. has ramped up production of a battery-powered Explorer SUV at its first dedicated electric vehicle facility in Europe.

Toyota Material Handling is investing nearly $100 million to build a new facility that will assemble battery-powered forklifts.

STANTON, TN—Ford Motor’s Co.’s 21st century facility for electric vehicle production is starting to take shape just a few miles northeast of Memphis.

This interview with a leading supplier of automation equipment examines the latest technology for assembling batteries, motors and other electric vehicle components, including chassis production lines and paint shops.

Mechanical fastening offers numerous benefits to electric vehicle manufacturers.

Smaller plants may be the future of EV manufacturing.

STUTTGART—Engineers at Porsche AG and Alumobility recently developed an aluminum “top hat” that weighs 40 percent less than its steel counterpart.