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REDDITCH, England—Engineers at Samuel Taylor Ltd. here have developed a new aluminium-to-copper bonding process for electric vehicle battery applications, such as bus bars.

Torque, pressure and temperature sensors are playing a key role in designing new power trains for zero-emission airplanes.

COLOGNE, Germany—Ford Motor Co. has ramped up production of a battery-powered Explorer SUV at its first dedicated electric vehicle facility in Europe.

Toyota Material Handling is investing nearly $100 million to build a new facility that will assemble battery-powered forklifts.

Infrared system locates position of fastening tools in real time with no latency.

Developing lightweight, yet powerful air taxi batteries is a big challenge.

STANTON, TN—Ford Motor’s Co.’s 21st century facility for electric vehicle production is starting to take shape just a few miles northeast of Memphis.

This interview with a leading supplier of automation equipment examines the latest technology for assembling batteries, motors and other electric vehicle components, including chassis production lines and paint shops.

GOLDEN, CO—The National Renewable Energy Laboratory and NAATBatt International have created an updated supply chain database to identify all companies in North America associated with lithium-ion batteries.

Mechanical fastening offers numerous benefits to electric vehicle manufacturers.