SAN ANTONIO, TX—Engineers at Southwest Research Institute have discovered cybersecurity vulnerabilities with electric vehicles using direct current fast-charging systems.

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

CHICAGO—In partnership with ABB, NASCAR has unveiled a battery-powered vehicle that it hopes to see competing on race tracks sometime in the near future.

CRANFIELD, England—Engineers at Cranfield University are partnering with Benedex Robotics and Calyo to create ultrasonic-based sensing technology for autonomous vehicles.

SANTA CLARA, CA—Stellantis is investing an additional $55 million in Archer Aviation Inc. The start-up plans to build battery-powered air taxis at a new factory in Covington, GA.

ALLISTON, ON—Honda Motor Co. plans to build a comprehensive EV value chain in Canada with an approximate investment of $11.2 billion, including investment by joint venture partners, to prepare for a future increase in EV demand in North America. 

Demand for electric vehicle cable and wire is outstripping copper supply, according to a recent study conducted by the University of Michigan.

AUGUSTA, GA—GF Casting Solutions will invest more than $184 million in a new manufacturing facility here. The project will create 350 new jobs.

KONGENS LYNGBY, Denmark—Engineers at the Technical University of Denmark here are developing solid-state batteries made from rock silicates.

DITZINGEN, Germany—Engineers at Trumpf have developed a way to efficiently recycle electric vehicle batteries on an industrial scale.