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Texas firm to help Michigan develop inductive vehicle charging highway

DALLAS—The Dallas engineering firm Jacobs Engineering Group Inc. says it has been selected by the Michigan Department of Transportation to assist in the development of an inductive vehicle charging roadway …

Electric Vehicles / Workforce Development

EV charging startup expanding into training green power workers

DETROIT—As electric vehicle fever hits the U.S. auto market this year, Veyha, an EV charging station installer startup, says it’s playing a growing role in recruiting and training the green …

Auto Industry / Autonomous Vehicles / Electric Vehicles

J.D. Power adds EV, connected vehicle positions

TROY—J.D. Power, the Troy-based consumer data analytics provider, announced staffing changes within its automotive division that include the hiring of Elizabeth Krear as vice president of the new EV (electric …

Electric Vehicles

GM to invest $7 billion in EVs in Michigan, creating 4,000 new jobs

LANSING—Officials at General Motors Co. (NYSE: GM) announced an investment of more than $7 billion in four Michigan manufacturing sites, creating 4,000 new jobs and retaining 1,000, and significantly increasing …

Electric Vehicles

Ford to double production of electric F-150

DEARBORN—Officials at Ford Motor Co. announced plans to nearly double production of the F-150 Lightningpickup at the Rouge Electric Vehicle Center in Dearborn to 150,000 trucks per year to meet …

Electric Vehicles / Manufacturing

Clarience unit Davco to invest $3.5M in EV components unit, creating 20 jobs

SALINE—Officials at the Davco business unit of Southfield-based Clarience Technologies announced that the company would invest $3.5 million at its Saline complex to create an “Advanced Electronics Manufacturing Center,” extending …

Battery Technology / Electric Vehicles

Battery maker powers EV with 752-mile range

NOVI—Officials at Our Next Energy Inc. say they have demonstrated a prototype battery in an electric vehicle that achieved a range of 752 miles without recharging. The test vehicle, a …

Auto Suppliers / Electric Vehicles

Meritor announces bevy of business wins

TROY—The transportation supplier Meritor Inc. (NYSE: MTOR) announced several pieces of new business this week. Among the announcements: Meritor will supply its new Blue Horizon 14Xe e-powertrains to Norway-based Hexagon …

Electric Vehicles

Meritor wins electrification deal for road sweepers

TROY–Officials at the Troy-based transportation supplier Meritor Inc. (NYSE: MTOR) said their company had won a supply deal with an English company, Electra Commercial Vehicles, to supply Meritor’s Blue Horizon …

Electric Vehicles

Poll finds support for full transition to EVs by 2030

LANSING–According to a new poll commissioned by the Seattle, Wash.-based environmental activist group Coltura, 55% of Michigan voters support a policy  that would require all new cars sold to be …

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