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Electric Vehicles

Tame complexity with agility: How smart tools empower OEM planners

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Electric Vehicles

Electric RV startup Lightship’s plans for ramping up in 2026

The company launched production of its first model, the AE.1 Cosmos, at a plant in Colorado in August.


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Electric Vehicles

LGES exec ‘cautiously optimistic’ battery maker won’t face ICE raids again

LG Energy Solution’s Robert Lee said talks around visa reforms for South Korean workers were the “one positive thing” that came out of an immigration raid on a Georgia battery plant.


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Electric Vehicles

The rare earths shortage is fueling growth for this magnetics company

Niron Magnetics is accelerating plans to build a second US plant amid a “step change” in demand.


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Electric Vehicles

Ford touts EV strategy with new plans for truck, next-gen manufacturing

Ford this week detailed plans for an affordable electric truck, and unveiled a new EV platform and production system.


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Electric Vehicles

Why Ford is advancing a Michigan EV battery plant that could lose federal support

Ford’s 2023 announcement of a new LFP battery plant in the US was touted as evidence of the IRA’s success.


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Electric Vehicles

Why auto industry anxiety over rare earth minerals may not dissipate any time soon

Though auto companies are scrambling to avoid near-term production disruptions, experts say the industry will be reliant on China for critical raw materials for years to come.

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