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.

Increased production of electric vehicles will drive future demand for copper, claims a recent study commissioned by the International Copper Association.

TOKYO—Honda Motor Co. has established a strategic partnership with Hanwa Co. to ensure a stable supply of essential metals for electric vehicle batteries.

WOLFSBURG, Germany—Volkswagen Group plans to automate 20 to 30 percent of production at its new Trinity assembly plant under construction here.

VAN BUREN TOWNSHIP, MI—Our Next Energy (ONE), a Michigan-based energy storage technology company, will invest $1.6 billion to build a new battery cell manufacturing plant here.

GROB-Werke GmbH & Co. KG creates high-volume production systems for the electric vehicle (EV) market. Based in Mindelheim, Germany, the machine tool manufacturer recently completed a sophisticated system for making hairpins, which form the stator winding rims of electric motors.