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TOKYO — Toyota is investing $5.6 billion in Japan and the U.S. to boost production of batteries for electric vehicles, the Japanese automaker said Aug. 31.

West Michigan International announced the grand opening of Michigan’s first public electric commercial vehicle charging station at its Kalamazoo location.

TOKYO — Major South Korean battery maker LG and Japanese automaker Honda are investing $4.4 billion in a joint venture in the United States to produce batteries for Honda electric vehicles in the North American market, the two companies said Aug. 29.

Hyliion Holdings Corp., a provider of electrified powertrain solutions for Class 8 semi-trucks, announced it entered into a definitive agreement to acquire a new fuel-agnostic generator, the Karno, from GE Additive, a unit of GE.

After a $280 billion rally since late May, Tesla Inc. is using a trusted method for fueling further gains — a stock split. It may not pan out like that.

Trucking stakeholders see early potential for the industry in clean-air provisions included in the Inflation Reduction Act — mostly as it relates to boosting adoption of zero-emission trucks — but success hinges on how those aspects of the law are ultimately implemented.

When Arrival, the primarily U.K.-based electric van and bus maker, was preparing to go public via a blank-check deal early last year, its ambition seemingly knew no bounds.

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — California plans to require all new cars, trucks and SUVs to run on electricity or hydrogen by 2035 under a policy approved Aug. 25 by regulators that seeks a dramatic cut in carbon emissions and an eventual end to gasoline-powered vehicles.

STEPHENVILLE, Newfoundland — The leaders of Germany and Canada said Aug. 23 a new hydrogen pact will kick-start a transatlantic hydrogen supply chain, with the first deliveries expected in just three years.