PLANO, TX—LG Energy Solution and Toyota Motor North America Inc. have signed a long-term supply agreement.

BURLINGTON, VT— On Monday, October 2, Electric aerospace company/aircraft developer Beta Technologies opened a new factory at the Burlington International Airport (KBTV) in Vermont for large-scale production of its all-electric aircraft, the Alia eCTOL and eVTOL.

DAYTON, OH—Joby Aviation Inc. plans to build a $500 million factory here to produce electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) aircraft.

New factories must optimize material flow, maximize productivity and reduce time to market.

MANTENO, IL—Gotion Inc. plans to build a $2 billion factory here that will mass-produce lithium-ion batteries for electric vehicles.

MARIBOR, Slovenia—H2FLY GmbH recently completed the world’s first piloted flight of an electric aircraft powered by liquid hydrogen.

Engineers must balance batteries and drivetrains with charging systems and weight distribution.

Underwriters Laboratories (UL), which is officially known as UL Solutions, has now turned its expertise to electric vehicle batteries and charging stations.

WASHINGTON—The U.S. Department of Energy has unveiled a $15.5 billion package of funding and loans primarily focused on retooling existing factories for the transition to electric vehicles.

SODERTALJE, Sweden—Engineers at Scania Group have developed a solar-powered semi truck.