MUNICH—Caterpillar Inc. unveiled four prototype battery-powered machines at the Bauma trade show here.

CHARLESTON, SC—Bosch has started to mass-produce electric vehicle motors at its factory here.

APPLETON, WI—Pierce Manufacturing Inc.’s Volterra fire truck recently won the 2022 “Coolest Thing Made in Wisconsin” contest.

WINDSOR, CA— Ideanomics Inc. has opened a new assembly line at its factory here to produce the e25 Soletrac electric tractor.

PARIS—Valeo and TotalEnergies plan to develop a new way to cool electric vehicle batteries using a high-performance dielectric fluid.

GOODWOOD, England—Rolls-Royce Motor Cars Ltd. plans to produce a battery-powered luxury vehicle.

SPARTANBURG, SC—BMW Group plans to invest $1.7 billion in its U.S. operations, including $1 billion to prepare for the production of electric vehicles at its flagship factory here.

MARYSVILLE, OH—Honda Motor Co. plans to invest $700 million to retool three plants in Ohio for EV production.

FLETCHER, NC—Cummins-Meritor will $17 million to expand its assembly plant here. The project is expected to create 40 jobs.

The goal is to reduce computational costs and accelerate Volkswagen’s adoption of quantum computers to develop battery materials that are safer, lighter, and more cost-effective.