Wireless EV charging via highway pavement to be tested in Indiana

County road in Marshall County, Indiana (via Derek Jensen on Wikimedia)Indiana will test wireless EV charging equipment embedded in highway pavement, allowing vehicles to charge as they drive. Testing will be done in three phases, with the first beginning this summer, according to an Indiana Department of Transportation (INDOT) press release (via The Drive). The first two phases will involve pavement testing...

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Most EVs for US sale have American-made batteries

Conceptual drawing of Ultium Cells plant in TennesseeGiven the push by the Biden administration to shore up a local supply chain and enable more American manufacturing for electric vehicles, it may come as a bit of a surprise that the vast majority of EV battery packs and cells are already made in the U.S. According to a recent update from the U.S. Department of Energy Vehicle Technologies Office...