KENTUCKY - Toyota said on Tuesday it would invest $1.3 billion at its Kentucky facility for electrification efforts, including assembly of a new, three-row battery electric SUV for the U.S. market, Reuters reported. The project brings the plant's total investment to nearly $10 billion. The move comes at a time when legacy automakers such as
CHICAGO - A Northwestern University-led team of researchers has developed a new fuel cell that harvests energy from microbes living in dirt. About the size of a standard paperback book, the completely soil-powered technology could fuel underground sensors used in precision agriculture and green infrastructure. This potentially could offer a sustainable, renewable alternative to batteries,
TOKYO - Toyota sold more cars in 2023 than ever before but electric vehicles had a minimal impact on the growth. Of the 11,233,039 vehicles delivered by the Japanese conglomerate, only 104,018 were EVs. Just 0.926 percent of the cars sold by Toyota, Lexus, and the other subsidiaries last year were battery EVs. With that in
NEW YORK - Much of the attention around electric aircraft involves moving beyond small, regional-hopping passenger planes into the long distance territory of jumbo jets. The US-UK startup ZeroAvia is one stakeholder leaning on hydrogen fuel cells to do the heavy lifting. That’s going to take a while to scale up. In the meantime, the
WASHINGTON DC - The man who gained global attention in 2023 for his remarks on UFOs is now sharing additional details about one of them. David Grusch disclosed intriguing information to a New York City audience, which included U.S. government employees, according to Daily Mail. Grusch reportedly cited anonymous sources who claimed to have worked on an "unidentified anomalous phenomena" (UAP) resembling the
WASHINGTON DC - Scientists say they’ve identified an alternative way to test for recent marijuana use that’s significantly more accurate than standard THC blood tests that sometimes misrepresent a person’s potential impairment depending on frequently they use cannabis. And they’re actively working to build on that research with an expanded study. The initial study, which
DETROIT - Electric vehicles may reign supreme in the clean transportation conversation, but a silent revolution is brewing beneath the hood of a different technology: the hydrogen combustion engine. The story of hydrogen as a fuel stretches back centuries. In 1766, Henry Cavendish first identified and isolated hydrogen, recognizing its unique properties. Throughout the 19th and early
ANN ARBOR—The University of Michigan's Innovation Partnerships has received $5 million from the Michigan Economic Development Corp. to establish the Michigan University Innovation Capital Fund and Michigan University Innovation Capital Consortium. This venture fund will solidify the state's university research commercialization ecosystem through a partnership between U-M, Michigan State University, Michigan State University Research Foundation,
ANN ARBOR - The A-Sample battery pack pictured below was designed by Enpower Greentech for a class-1 commercial EV customer. The module utilized Enpower Greentech's energy dense semi-solid state "Swift" batteries. The "Swift" battery contains less liquid electrolyte, making it a safer and lighter chemistry choice for e-mobility when compared to other lithium-ion batteries commonly
MIDLAND – Lisa Tarkington, founder and executive director of Self Love Beauty, will kick-off Build Like a Girl with a mini-workshop on confidence. Build Like a Girl, hosted by the Greater Michigan Construction Academy (GMCA), Associated Builders & Contractors Greater Michigan (ABC) and LOGIC (Ladies Operating for Growth in Construction), is set for 5:30 PM
