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President Obama announces two new public-private manufacturing innovation institutes; new manufacturing innovation institute competition

Green Car Congress

The winning consortium, led by EWI and headquartered in the Detroit-area includes the following members: 34 Companies: ABS; AEM; ALCOA Technology; Boeing; Comau; Easom Automation; EWI; Fabrisonic; Flash Bainite Steel; GE; Honda North American Services; Huys; Infinium; Inc.; ThermoCalc; TIMET; Trumpf, Inc.; UTRC; Wolf Robotics. Earlier post.).

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Flash Drive: 2023 VinFast VF 8

Clean Fleet Report

It has announced it’s building of a vehicle and battery manufacturing plant in Raleigh, North Carolina. It took Hyundai a couple decades before it gained serious traction but now, Hyundai—along with sibling brands Kia and Genesis—are recognized for its innovations, design and especially its EV technology.