Volkswagen has boosted its stake by $200 million in a San Jose, Calif., company that targets solid state battery technology, and the two partners are looking at setting up a pilot plant.
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Justin Olsen, maintenance director at TCW, breaks down the hidden impact of poor trailer management on operations, compliance and safety.Â
GM to Build All-Electric Work Van; Production Set for Late 2021
General Motors Co. will build another all-electric vehicle at its Detroit-Hamtramck plant as it sticks to its goal for an all-electric future.
June 4, 2020Tesla Drops Lawsuit Against Alameda County
Electric carmaker Tesla dropped a federal lawsuit against Alameda County filed less than two weeks ago after resuming manufacturing at its Fremont plant against local orders.
May 21, 2020Tesla Operations Can Resume in California if Conditions Are Met
Alameda County officials said May 12 they have agreed to allow Tesla to reopen as early as next week if the auto manufacturer agrees to certain safety conditions.
May 13, 2020Alameda County Orders Tesla’s Fremont Plant to Stop Production
Alameda County officials sent a letter to a top Tesla safety employee May 11 ordering the company to cease manufacturing at its Fremont, Calif., plant, the strongest step local government has taken to check the electric car maker’s defiance of health orders.
May 12, 2020Volvo Turns 3D Printers From Making Truck Parts to Face Shields
Emmanuel Fargeon has been 3D printing truck parts for Volvo for 23 years, but he never imagined he’d be creating personal protective equipment on one.
April 30, 2020Ford, Rivian Put Plans for Electric Lincoln on Back Burner
Ford and Rivian put their plans on ice to jointly develop a Lincoln-brand electric vehicle, a Lincoln spokeswoman confirmed April 28.
April 29, 2020Georgia Company Builds Hospital Rooms From Shipping Containers
A company is adding more hospital beds for Georgia coronavirus patients one shipping container at a time.
April 17, 2020Goodyear Offers ‘Zero Contact’ Customer Service, Announces Convoy Collaboration
People who go to a Goodyear Auto Service store for such things as an oil change or new tires have a new “zero contact†option that limits face-to-face interactions during the COVID-19 coronavirus outbreak.
April 14, 2020GM, Honda Partner to Build Honda EVs in GM Plants
General Motors Co. and Honda Motor Co. announced an agreement April 2 to jointly develop two new electric vehicles for Honda that will be based on GM’s global electric-vehicle platform that’s powered by the Detroit automaker’s Ultium battery system.
April 3, 2020