STAMFORD, CT—By 2027, many next-generation EVs will be cheaper to mass produce than comparable ICE vehicles, claims a new report by Gartner Inc.

SOUTHFIELD, MI—Rapid expansion in the electric traction motor market is on the horizon, driven by growing demand for e-axles and evolving technologies.

DOVER, OH—Schaeffler AG plans to build a $230 million assembly plant here to produce e-axles and other transmission components for electric vehicles.

Lion expects to produce approximately 14,000 medium- and heavy-duty vehicles per year at its.
new assembly plant in Mirabel, Quebec. Meeting that sort of production volume requires automation.

DAYTON, OH—Joby Aviation, Inc., a company developing electric air taxis for commercial passenger service, recently announced it has acquired an existing facility at Dayton International Airport and begun hiring in support of the Company’s initial manufacturing operations.

The process of disassembling EV batteries is mostly a manual process. Researchers at Argonne National Laboratory are trying to change that.

Two recipients of the Assembly Plant of the Year award (Ford and Kenworth) are using state-of-the-art tools and technology to produce electric vehicles.

CUPERTINO, CA—Apple has decided to pull the plug on its much anticipated electric car project.

WESSLING, Germany—Lilium has started to install state-of-the-art production equipment to assemble the propulsion units of its electric vertical take-off and landing aircraft.

NURTINGEN, Germany—A new three-year R&D project is attempting to improve the safety of plastic battery housings used in electric vehicles.