Category: Automotive Technology

  • OTC students studying abroad in Germany

    OTC students studying abroad in Germany

    Three Ogeechee Technical College students are currently in Germany for three weeks, April 27 – May 18, 2024 as part of an exchange program with Leopold-Hoesch Berufskolleg, a vocational college in Dortmund. Daniel Maulden and Bryce Costlow, Automotive Technology students, and Jacob Flannery, a Manufacturing Engineering Technology student, will gain valuable experience studying and shadowing…

  • Google, Rivian Automotive trim Bay Area jobs as tech layoffs persist

    Google, Rivian Automotive trim Bay Area jobs as tech layoffs persist

    (Google Maps) Rivian Automotive logo is visible outside the electric vehicle company’s office at 607 Hansen Way in Palo Alto. Google and Rivian Automotive have decided to trim more tech jobs in the Bay Area, official state government filings show, a disquieting reminder that the crucial industry continues to hunt for ways to slash labor…

  • BCC Receives $561K Grant to Launch EV Program in Automotive Department

    BCC Receives $561K Grant to Launch EV Program in Automotive Department

    Higher Ed On May 9, 2024 Brookdale Community College has secured a grant totaling $561,318 from the National Science Foundation to pioneer the Electric Vehicle Education for New Jersey (EVE-NJ) project. Scheduled to commence on July 1, the initiative will integrate Electric Vehicle (EV) technology into the school’s automotive department’s curriculum. Led by Professor Ivan…

  • Lobbying by automotive companies increases as electric vehicle sales soar

    Lobbying by automotive companies increases as electric vehicle sales soar

    General Motors displaying its global electric vehicle platform Ultium technology at the SAIC-GM Pan-Asia Automotive Technology Center in Shanghai, China, on March 25, 2024. (Photo by Costfoto/NurPhoto via Getty Images) As electric vehicle sales reached an all-time high last year, the automotive industry’s spending on federal lobbying hit a record of nearly $85.8 million after…

  • Türkiye aims for electric, rechargeable hybrid vehicles to hold 35% market share by 2030

    Türkiye aims for electric, rechargeable hybrid vehicles to hold 35% market share by 2030

    Minister of Industry and Technology Mehmet Fatih Kacir outlined Türkiye’s ambitious goals for the automotive industry during the OPINA Opening Ceremony. By 2030, Türkiye aims for electric and rechargeable hybrid vehicles to hold a 35% market share, with 75% local content. Kacir emphasized the industry’s transition from traditional profit areas to electric and autonomous vehicles…

  • REE Automotive Exhibiting at ACT Expo 2024

    REE Automotive Exhibiting at ACT Expo 2024

    REE Automotive Ltd., Israel-based automotive technology company and provider of full by-wire electric trucks and platforms, announced it will attend ACT Expo 2024, in Las Vegas May 20-23, 2024. Related Articles For the first time, the company said it will showcase its software-driven, clean sheet approach to modular electric vehicles (EVs) including the REEcorner, the P7-S…

  • Honda opens new Solution R&D centre in Bengaluru for e-mobility technologies

    Honda opens new Solution R&D centre in Bengaluru for e-mobility technologies

    <img width="590" height="442" class="unveil" loading="eager" src="https://static.beescdn.com/news.myworldfix.com/2023/11/etauto-default.jpg" data-src="https://etimg.etb2bimg.com/photo/109985476.cms" captionrendered="1" alt=" Honda will continue to provide products with new added value that is uniquely Honda, through various technological advancements and innovations, bringing ‘the joy of freedom of mobility’ to its customers, the company said. “>Honda will continue to provide products with new added value that is uniquely…

  • Agricultural fairs in Massachusetts announced for 2024

    Agricultural fairs in Massachusetts announced for 2024

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  • Whitmer pushes free community college plan at Livonia career tech center

    Livonia — Michigan could be the first state in the nation to make preschool through community college free if Gov. Gretchen Whitmer can convince state lawmakers to approve her plan as part of the state budget this summer. “If we can say Michigan is the first place in the country that says from four years…

  • 40 Inducted Into MBIT’s National Technical Honor Society

    40 Inducted Into MBIT’s National Technical Honor Society

    JAMISON, PA — A record 40 new students have been inducted into the Middle Bucks Institute of Technology’s chapter of the National Technical Honor Society (NTHS). The mission of the NTHS is to honor student achievement and leadership in career and technical education, promote educational excellence, award scholarships, and enhanced career opportunities for the NTHS…