SOUTH BURLINGTON, VT—Beta Technologies, a manufacturer of electric airplanes, has begun hiring personnel to ramp up production at its assembly plant here, which opened last October.

SPRING HILL, TN—LG Energy Solution has delivered the first battery cells produced at the Ultium Cells’ assembly plant here. The cells will be used in General Motors’ third-generation electric vehicles, including the Cadillac Lyriq.

Tesla Inc.’s highly anticipated Cybertruck features a modular wiring system that reduces weight and complexity.

PRINCETON, IN—Toyota will invest $1.4 billion in its assembly plant here to build a new, three-row, battery-electric SUV. The project is expected to add 340 new jobs at the factory.

To meet safe launch for an automotive component, a Michigan company had to manufacture 4,000 assemblies with zero defects. MES software helped the company do it.

ANAHEIM, CA—The Autopia ride at Disneyland plans to switch from gas to battery power in 2026.

BERLIN—Engineers at the Fraunhofer Institute for Reliability and Microintegration are developing an inverter that can work at a lower operating temperature. 

CAMBRIDGE, England—The market for lithium-ion battery cells to be worth $380 billion by 2034, according to a recent report by IDTechEx.

PARIS—Saran has unveiled a line of high-power electrical harnesses for battery-powered aircraft applications.

SINGAPORE—A new flexible die-cut circuit process gives engineers a sustainable way to mass-produce flexible circuits for low-voltage signals in EV battery cell contacting systems.