DEARBORN–Ford Motor Co. has entered into a long-term agreement with Quebec-based Nemaska Lithium for the supply of lithium products, including lithium hydroxide, over an 11-year period. Ford also announced a lithium supply agreement with Chile-based Sociedad Química y Minera de Chile S.A. (SQM) (NYSE: SQM; Santiago Stock Exchange: SQM-B, SQM-A). The Nemaska agreement calls for
AUBURN HILLS–Flo Inc. was named a founding member of a new effort led by the U.S. Department of Energy to develop EV charging solutions on behalf of Americans, the National Charging Experience Consortium. Flo and other members of the group will work to measure and identify opportunities to improve customer experience with public EV charging infrastructure. “There
ESCANABA–Highline, the high-speed internet provider, announced the availability of 2-gigabit-per-second internet service in the markets it serves in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula and the Thumb area. Company officials said Highline is on target to complete construction to more than 32,000 Upper Peninsula and Thumb residential households while fulfilling the company’s mission to address unserved, underserved and previously
ALAMEDA, CA - If your electric vehicle could charge in less time than it takes to grab a cup of coffee, would you make the switch? One tech company thinks it can solve the charging challenge and reduce “range anxiety,” too. California-based Sila, a leading advanced battery materials company, announced that it has achieved a 20% increase in EV
DEARBORN – Global Auto Mobility today announces the recipient of the first Global Auto Mobility Industry Innovation Award. The inaugural award recognition goes to David E. Cole, PhD., Chair Emeritus of the Center for Automotive Research. David E. Cole Cole has a long and distinguished career that ranges from his time at the University
ALLENDALE - In the coming year, all counties in Michigan will begin a three-year process to reimagine their current solid waste management plan as a sustainable materials management plan. West Michigan Sustainable Business Forum and Allegan, Ottawa and Kent Counties are hosting a forum to collect insights from local stakeholders on May 25 at Perrigo. With
DETROIT – Business Leaders for Michigan released a holistic economic development framework today that calls for broad thinking and strategic actions to bring prosperity to the state. While bipartisan work has resulted in economic progress since the Great Recession, moving Michigan from the bottom nationally to average today, getting to the top will be harder.
SOUTHFIELD - Plugging electric vehicles into the Grid may become more difficult in the future as millions of EVs are sold. What energy sources will automakers use to operate EVs in the future? A panel of auto industry experts will discuss this dilemma on May 24 at Lawrence Technological University in a “breakfast and learn”
ST. LOUIS, Mo.–Intramotev, a technology company focused on developing autonomous, zero-emission rail transportation, has been awarded a $200,000 grant from Michigan’s Office of Future Mobility and Electrificationto support the deployment of three of its TugVolt self-propelled railcars at a mining site in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan in late 2023. This investment will bring the first
PETOSKEY–Petoskey Plastics announced the installation of a new manufacturing line designed to make disposable gowns for the healthcare industry. The company has invested approximately $2 million in engineering and first phase of the project. Additional lines and automation are in their final design stages. Mike Barto, Vice President of Sales, stated, “We have worked hard
