Honda is seeking new business collaborations to help it expand into the hydrogen power sector, as part of its global target of achieving “zero environmental impact” for all products and corporate activities by 2050.

Fuel Cell System Manufacturing announced that it has started series production of its hydrogen fuel cell systems at its 70,000-square-foot production facility in Brownstown, Michigan. The target is to halve the cost and double the durability compared with fuel cell systems currently on the market, bringing them in line with conventional diesel engines.

The investment will go into preparing the plant for production of its next-generation internal combustion engine (ICE) for full-size light-duty trucks.

The patented software helps detect early battery defects and will aid GM in developing an early hazard detection system for batteries. The value behind this software is that it doesn’t require additional hardware or sensors to monitor minor changes that have the potential to impact battery health.

GM said the majority of the funding (USD 854 million) will go into their Michigan, New York and Ohio plants in order to boost the production of their sixth-generation small-block V-8 engines along with the related block, crank and head machining.  

The grant, which Microvast received following a joint application with automotive corporation General Motors Company, was awarded from a USD2.8bn fund which came out of the U.S. government’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law.

General Motors Corporation subsidiary BrightDrop has announced that it has signed an agreement with superstore giant Walmart to reserve 5,000 of its EV600 and EV410 electric delivery vans. The first vehicles are expected for delivery in 2023.

BrightDrop has opened its first dealership for electric vehicles in Fontana, California.

General Motors subsidiary BrightDrop has received an order for 5,400 units of the EV410 delivery van from Merchants Fleet.

Recipients of the federal research funding include PACCAR, Volvo Group North America, Daimler Trucks North America, Ford, and General Motors.

EV manufacturer BrightDrop (a subsidiary of General Motors Corp.) of Detroit, Michigan, USA has expanded its range of electric commercial vehicles with the announcement of the EV410 mid-size delivery van.

EV automaker BrightDrop (a subsidiary of General Motors Corp.) of Detroit, Michigan, has announced completion of the first series production units of its EV600 light commercial vehicle.