TAUNTON, MA—NASA’s “Ingenuity” autonomous helicopter that is flying above the surface of Mars is powered by six micromotors produced by Maxon Precision Motors Inc.
TOKYO—Engineers at Yamaha Motor Co. have developed a high-output motor for electric vehicle applications. The 350-kilowatt device features a compact package that treats the mechanical and electrical components as a single entity.
AACHEN, Germany—Engineers at the Fraunhofer Institute for Production Technology have developed a continuous assembly line that automatically makes fuel cell components and then assembles them into a stack.
TOKYO—Teijin Ltd. and Applied Electric Vehicles have developed a low-speed electric vehicle for autonomous driving systems and other mobility applications.
AUBURN HILLS, MI—BorgWarner Inc. has unveiled Project Charging Forward, a strategic initiative to grow the company’s electric vehicle revenue to 45 percent by 2030.
CAMBRIDGE, MA—The cost of lithium-ion battery technology will continue to drop in the the future, claims a recent analysis conducted by researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.