‘More capacity coming’: LG pushes ahead with $1.7B Michigan EV battery plant expansion

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Toyota’s output hits monthly record for May after 35% jump

Toyota said its global output last month soared 35% from a year earlier to a May record of 947,874 vehicles as pandemic-related supply disruptions continued to ease, while sales rose 11%. Output of Toyota-branded cars and Lexus models reached 847,000 units, according to a statement Thursday, broadly in line with the company’s forecast. Including brands… Continue reading Toyota’s output hits monthly record for May after 35% jump

H-1B visa: Canada launches new bid to poach skilled tech workers from US

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As revised trade deal turns 3, optimism rises for American, Mexican workers

Washington — To President Donald Trump, America’s trade relationship with Mexico was intolerable. He seethed over the U.S. trade deficit and the shuttered factories in America’s heartland. “No longer,’’ he vowed six years ago, “are we going to allow other countries to break the rules, to steal our jobs and drain our wealth.” So Trump… Continue reading As revised trade deal turns 3, optimism rises for American, Mexican workers

Payne: Mighty Jeep Wrangler army fights Bronco with more tech, huge tires

St. George, Utah — When I was a kid in West Virginia, my friends and I would play in a sandbox with Tonka trucks and Matchbox cars. Six decades later, not much has changed. But the toys are better. Bouncing through the red sand of Sand Hollow State Park in Utah, I floored the 470-horsepower… Continue reading Payne: Mighty Jeep Wrangler army fights Bronco with more tech, huge tires

ZF unveils new 800V EV powertrain, eyes business consolidation with new Chassis Solutions division

At its annual Global Technology Day demonstration event, which focused on e-mobility and chassis technology, and was held in Germany on June 29, automotive technology giant ZF showcased a range of electrification solutions for all categories of vehicles, while unveiling its self-developed thermal management system – EVbeat – for electric vehicles. The EVbeat is claimed… Continue reading ZF unveils new 800V EV powertrain, eyes business consolidation with new Chassis Solutions division

ZF unveils new 800V EV powertrain, eyes business consolidation with new Chassis Solutions division

At its annual Global Technology Day demonstration event, which focused on e-mobility and chassis technology, and was held in Germany on June 29, automotive technology giant ZF showcased a range of electrification solutions for all categories of vehicles, while unveiling its self-developed thermal management system – EVbeat – for electric vehicles. The EVbeat is claimed… Continue reading ZF unveils new 800V EV powertrain, eyes business consolidation with new Chassis Solutions division

ZF unveils new 800V EV powertrain, eyes business consolidation with new Chassis Solutions division

At its annual Global Technology Day demonstration event, which focused on e-mobility and chassis technology, and was held in Germany on June 29, automotive technology giant ZF showcased a range of electrification solutions for all categories of vehicles, while unveiling its self-developed thermal management system – EVbeat – for electric vehicles. The EVbeat is claimed… Continue reading ZF unveils new 800V EV powertrain, eyes business consolidation with new Chassis Solutions division

ZF unveils new 800V EV powertrain, eyes business consolidation with new Chassis Solutions division

At its annual Global Technology Day demonstration event, which focused on e-mobility and chassis technology, and was held in Germany on June 29, automotive technology giant ZF showcased a range of electrification solutions for all categories of vehicles, while unveiling its self-developed thermal management system – EVbeat – for electric vehicles. The EVbeat is claimed… Continue reading ZF unveils new 800V EV powertrain, eyes business consolidation with new Chassis Solutions division

Tamil Nadu amends policy to enable registration of E-Auto-Rickshaws, E-Taxis

The Government of Tamil Nadu has issued an order stating that all Passenger Vehicles, which are battery-operated (as defined under clause (u) of rule 2 of the Central Motor Vehicles Rules, 1989, like E-auto-rickshaws, E-taxis and private EV buses) or Passenger Vehicles that are driven on methanol or ethanol fuel, shall be issued permits by the Transport… Continue reading Tamil Nadu amends policy to enable registration of E-Auto-Rickshaws, E-Taxis