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Picture: Stellantis Stellantis has announced that it will invest $99 million in three North American plants for production of a new four-cylinder turbocharged engine. Investments will be made at the Dundee Engine Complex in Michigan, the Kokomo Casting Plant in Indiana and the Etobicoke Casting Plant...

Rep. Cindy Axne has voted to increase semi-conductor manufacturing in America to help supply chains create jobs, and save lowans money.  Semiconductors are chips that are now found in a wide range of consumer goods, and are critical to the production of cars, computers, and...

Unifor welcomes a revised United States Senate proposal that aims to open tax credits to Canadian-built electric vehicles.  “Unifor members have eagerly awaited a resolve to this thorny trade issue and are breathing a little easier today," said Unifor Secretary-Treasurer Lana Payne.   "With thousands of Canadian autoworkers...

Kosovo has signed a $236.7 million agreement with the United States government agency to support its energy sector, promote women’s participation and boost development.   Kosovo President Vjosa Osmani’s office on Thursday said the deal with the Millennium Challenge Corporation, or MCC, was signed a...

Beam Global announced a $927k order for Beam Global’s energy storage solutions to power autonomous on-demand delivery drones.   The battery packs include Beam’s patented thermal management technology for superior safety, higher energy density and longer life. The customer is an American company that designs...

To support the growth of electric vehicles, Houston is addressing air quality concerns and long-term funding strategies for electric vehicles and charging stations. Texas has also spent $400 million of federal money, which will be distributed over the next five years, to fund electric vehicle...

A fleet of electric-powered school buses in El Cajon are able to send electricity back to California’s grid, thanks to first-of-its kind technology developed by a San Diego company and a partnership with San Diego Gas & Electric.   And soon other school districts in the area will be...

Startup Group1 is seeking to commercialise cathode materials for potassium-ion batters, a world first, while Northvolt is seeking to build batteries using a tree-derived carbon material lignin.  Austin, US-based Group1 said its Potassium Prussian White (KPW) cathode materials result in quick-charging, high-efficiency and safer potassium-ion...

Volvo trucks will be building a charging corridor in California for medium and heavy-duty trucks, with publicly accessible stations across the state. The company’s charging spots will stretch between Dixon, California north of San Francisco and La Mirada in Los Angeles County.  The project will...

Volkswagen has announced a $800 million investment in the company’s manufacturing of electric vehicles in North America at the Chattanooga plant, including facilities for vehicle and battery pack assembly.   The company has said that they are hiring more than 1,000 production team workers there...