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Honda Moves Closer to Solid-State Battery Breakthrough with New “Demo” Production Line

Honda Moves Closer to Solid-State Battery Breakthrough with New “Demo” Production Line

Even the most diehard EV fans wish for a next-generation battery-breakthrough, with most of the attention focused on solid-state batteries. Proponents claim they’ll deliver better range at lower costs, among other benefits. And now, Honda says, it’s bringing the technology closer to reality with the debut of a demonstration line meant to prove out the processes needed to launch mass production.

GM Laying Off 1,000 Software, Service Staff

GM Laying Off 1,000 Software, Service Staff

General Motors is cutting over 1,000 salaried software and service employees, despite the automaker’s increasing focus on opportunities to expand revenues through the use of connected and autonomous vehicle technologies. The company said the move will help it “prioritize investments.”