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.
RICHLAND, WA—Engineers at the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory have developed a new manufacturing process that can convert recycled aluminum into parts for electric vehicles.
DETROIT—As electric vehicles continue to enter the mass market, aluminum demand will grow through the end of the decade, claims a new study conducted by Ducker Carlisle Worldwide LLC.
FARMINGTON HILLS, MI—Alcoa Inc. says it has solved one of the biggest wrinkles automakers wrestle with when stamping aluminum body panels: formability. The company has developed a new manufacturing process that produces aluminum sheet that is 40 percent more formable than current aluminum alloys.
Aluminum will play a growing role in the automotive industry in the years ahead. In fact, aluminum use in vehicles is projected to double by 2025, as automakers continue to roll out a wide variety of lighter weight models.
