NORTHBROOK, IL—Underwriters Laboratories Inc. has joined the World Economic Forum’s Safe Drive Initiative, a new program created to assist autonomous vehicle development.
EDINBURGH, Scotland—Battery electric vehicles will be the dominant form of road transport in 30 years, accounting for 56 percent of all vehicle sales, according to new study by Wood Mackenzie Ltd.
CAMBRIDGE, England—During the next decade, solid-state batteries will become an appealing alternative to lithium-ion technology for electric vehicle manufacturers.
PRYOR, OK—Los Angeles-based electric vehicle company Canoo announced last week that it will build its U.S. manufacturing plant here, a facility expected to employ 2,000 people.