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A silver Tesla Semi electric Class 8 truck photographed from the front three-quarter angle on a road in Texas, with its trailer attached

Sep 27, 2026

Tesla's Semi Finally Has a Factory Built for It, and a 2,500-Truck Order

Tesla opened a Semi plant in Sparks, Nevada built for 50,000 trucks a year, as a shipper alliance placed the largest electric Class 8 order in history.

By TPW Editorial8 min read

Toyota's ELEY humanoid robot, a white and black machine with two human-like arms, shown from the front

Sep 18, 2026

Toyota Plans 400,000 Humanoid Robots for Its Factories and a ¥1 Trillion-a-Year Rebuild

Toyota will field roughly 400,000 in-house robots across its plants, group companies and suppliers from 2028, funded by about ¥1 trillion a year in factory renewal.

By TPW Editorial8 min read

Rows of yellow lithium iron phosphate battery cells connected by metal busbars and cables at a battery assembly facility

Aug 28, 2026

LG Energy Solution Opens a 35 GWh LFP Plant in Michigan, Betting on Grid Storage

LG Energy Solution began production at its new 226-acre Lansing, Michigan plant, targeting more than 35 GWh of LFP battery cells a year for storage and EVs.

By TPW Editorial9 min read