Numerous dispensing applications are required in the production of traction motors for electric and hybrid vehicles. Bus bar potting is one of them.

GEORGETOWN, KY—Toyota Motor Corp. plans to produce a battery-powered SUV at its flagship assembly plant here starting in 2025.

GRUGLIASCO, Italy—Comau is developing an automated EV battery disassembly cell as part of the EU’s Flexible Battery Dismantling (Flex-BD) project.

DETROIT—The shift to electric vehicles is creating tension throughout the entire auto industry, according to a new study conducted by Plante Moran.

Water is the source of life on Earth. It also may hold the key to increasing the storage capacity of electric vehicle batteries.

Hella GmbH & Co. has been synonymous with automotive lighting for decades. But, the 124-year-old company produces more than just top-of-the-line headlamps.

ETOWAH, TN—Piedmont Lithium is building a $600 million factory here that is scheduled to start production in 2026 and could produce enough lithium hydroxide to make 600,000 batteries annually.

CORPUS CHRISTI, TX—Tesla has begun construction of a $1 billion factory here to produce lithium hydroxide for electric vehicle batteries. 

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

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.