KONGENS LYNGBY, Denmark—Engineers at the Technical University of Denmark here are developing solid-state batteries made from rock silicates.

DITZINGEN, Germany—Engineers at Trumpf have developed a way to efficiently recycle electric vehicle batteries on an industrial scale.

HOUSTON—Honeywell has launched battery manufacturing software that uses artificial intelligence technology to optimize the operation of gigafactories.

CHARLESTON, SC—Volvo Cars has started to produce the EX90 at its assembly plant here.

REDDITCH, England—Engineers at Samuel Taylor Ltd. here have developed a new aluminium-to-copper bonding process for electric vehicle battery applications, such as bus bars.

COLOGNE, Germany—Ford Motor Co. has ramped up production of a battery-powered Explorer SUV at its first dedicated electric vehicle facility in Europe.

Toyota Material Handling is investing nearly $100 million to build a new facility that will assemble battery-powered forklifts.

STANTON, TN—Ford Motor’s Co.’s 21st century facility for electric vehicle production is starting to take shape just a few miles northeast of Memphis.

GOLDEN, CO—The National Renewable Energy Laboratory and NAATBatt International have created an updated supply chain database to identify all companies in North America associated with lithium-ion batteries.

CAMBRIDGE, England—Autonomous and electric vehicles will drive demand for printed electronics over the next decade, according to a new report by IDTechEx.