More EV problems: This time Chrysler Pacifica under recall investigation after fires
USA Today | Jan. 24, 2024
Battery Lab Director Greg Less talks about electric vehicle fires and some suggestions for safety.
Feds probe chemical spill at Ultium plant in Ohio
Detroit News | Aug. 22, 2023
Technical Director Greg Less explains what’s in the cathode slurry that leaked from a battery plant in Warren, Ohio.
Inside a lab testing the future of EV batteries
E&E News | May 18, 2023
“Inside this modest brick building on the University of Michigan campus, scientists focus on solving some of the biggest problems with electric vehicle batteries — and trying to fix them before they threaten the industry’s rapid growth.”
University of Michigan launching Electric Vehicle Center as state ramps up EV production
WXYZ | May 1, 2023
“The University of Michigan is launching an Electric Vehicle Center with help from the state. The center is a part of the state’s effort to ramp up electric vehicle production and cultivate a robust EV ecosystem.”
UM rolls out plan for $130M EV training and development center
Crain’s Detroit Business | April 27, 2023
“The University of Michigan plans to construct a $60 million building to house the Michigan Electric Vehicle Center in Ann Arbor.”
Eight Public/Private Partnerships Strengthening Michigan’s Talent Pool
Detroit Regional Chamber | January 26, 2023
“Developed in cooperation with Ford Motor Company and the Michigan Economic Development Corporation, the University of Michigan (U-M) Battery Lab, a full-service, 9,000-square-foot battery cell fabrication and testing facility, is helping to advance the battery and robotics fields.”
EV battery software firm Voltaiq launches open-source platform to accelerate safer production
Detroit News | Sept. 8, 2022
Technical Director Greg Less comments on Voltaiq’s new offering. “Executives hope the new tool will get academic and industry research into the hands of manufacturers faster so they can build off it and increase the speed at which they ramp up EV battery production to meet automakers’ aggressive EV launch timelines.”