Battery Show, EV Expo issue call for presentations
NOVI—The Battery Show and the Electric & Hybrid Vehicle Technology Expo, to be held concurrently Sept. 15-17 at the Suburban Collection Showplace in Novi, have issued a call for presentations. …
Escalent launches EVForward for consumer insight on EVs
LIVONIA—Escalent, a human behavior and analytics firm, has launched EVForward, a new insights platform that helps automakers and utilities plan for the continued growth of electric vehicle market share. Company …
Online surveys find consumers expect to ditch gasoline cars for EVs within 10 years
LIVONIA—Escalent, a human behavior analytics firm, announced the publication of a report outlining consumer expectations of battery electric vehicles (BEVs) and their viability as replacements for traditional gasoline-powered cars, or …
Auto supplier gets state aid for expansion for electric vehicles
LANSING—Warren-based Paslin Co. has received a $1 million Michigan Business Development Program performance-based grant to support a $45 million expansion of its Warren manufacturing plant that is expected to create …
Bollinger files for patents on medium-duty electric trucks
FERNDALE—Bollinger Motors announced it had filed for patent protection for its all electric, all-wheel drive, Class 3 vehicles. The scope of the patent includes the entire vehicle, and gives particular emphasis on the specific …
Amazon ordering 100,000 electric trucks from Michigan firm
SEATTLE–Amazon will be stepping up its efforts to reduce its climate impact, CEO Jeff Bezos announced on Thursday. The company will be ordering 100,000 electric delivery trucks from Rivian as part …
Munro to share EV battery insights at The Battery Show
AUBURN HILLS—Demonstrating its technical insight about today’s leading electric vehicles, Munro & Associates’ Cory Steuben, account director, will offer automotive engineers objective technical information about today’s leading EVs during two …
The Battery Show returning to Novi
NOVI—The Battery Show, an annual trade show and conference that draws engineers and innovators to discuss the latest battery advances in the automotive, consumer electronics, medical device, and power storage …
Ford electric F-150 tows over a million pounds
DEARBORN—Ford Motor Co. has released a new video showing Linda Zhang, chief engineer of the Ford F-150, showing a prototype all-electric F-150 towing 10 double-decker rail cars and 42 2019-model …
DTE gets state grant for electric school buses in Ann Arbor, Roseville
DETROIT—Students in the Ann Arbor and Roseville public school districts will soon ride some of the first zero-emission electric school buses in Michigan, funded by $1.5 million in grants secured …