MONTREAL—Air Canada plans to purchase 30 electric-hybrid aircraft currently being developed in Sweden by Heart Aerospace.

DES MOINES, IA—Auto parts supplier Dee Zee plans to hire some 160 employees at its assembly plant here next year to make components for General Motors’ new electric vans.

PLYMOUTH, MI—Mahle Powertrain USA is building a $4 million dynamometer facility here for electric vehicles.

NOVI, MI—Responding to unprecedented growth in battery manufacturing, ABB has developed an agile production process that aims to reduce bottlenecks.

GOTHENBURG, Sweden—Volvo Trucks has begun producing electric trucks at its Tuve assembly plant here.

LIBERTY, NC—Toyota will invest an additional $2.5 billion in its newest North American assembly plant, Toyota Battery Manufacturing North Carolina.   

TORRANCE, CA—Honda and South Korean battery maker LG Energy Solution will spend $4.4 billion to build a new battery assembly plant in the United States as the Japanese carmaker seeks to phase out fossil-fuel vehicles completely by 2040.

AUBURN HILLS, MI—Stellantis plans to produce an electric version of its Dodge Charger muscle car.

CHICAGO—To help reduce its carbon footprint, Metra plans to convert six of its oldest diesel locomotives to battery power.

TROY, MI—According to a recent study conducted by J.D. Power. Some EV owners in states such as California and Texas have been plagued by problems such as nonfunctioning charging stations.