DEARBORN - Ford Motor Co. is giving longtime employees with job performance issues the option to voluntarily leave the company under a policy update, the company confirmed last week. A new option gives certain employees the ability to leave the company with severance packages rather than go through the automaker's performance management system, known internally
DETROIT - After decades of attempts to power cars with energy from the sun, the solar automotive age might finally be upon us. Germany’s Sono Motors, which went public on the Nasdaq last year, may have cracked the code with a $25,000 electric SUV called the Sion that's covered pretty much bumper to bumper in
HOUSTON, Texas - Hydrogen sulfide, infamous for its aroma of rotten eggs, is known to be highly poisonous and corrosive - especially in wastewater applications. Petrochemical plants and other industries make thousands of tons of this gas every year as a byproduct of various processes that separate sulfur from petroleum, natural gas, coal, and other
CERRITOS, Calif. — Hunched back, clawed-hands, and second eyelids could be common features of human anatomy in the future, a recent computer model reveals. The shocking, hopefully tongue-in-cheek report warns that overusing technology could somehow steer human evolution in a direction that leaves people looking deformed compared to what we consider normal today. There’s no question
DETROIT - General Motors and battery manufacturer Microvast are partnering to develop new electric vehicle battery technology and build a factory in the United States with hundreds of jobs to manufacture what they call specialized separators. The two companies announced the partnership Wednesday, saying the factory and the specialized separator technology development will be funded
SYDNEY, Australia - Mankind are in a desperate race to halt our rampant carbon emissions and save the planet from our self-created catastrophe. Some of the most prominent technologies helping us achieve this venture are EVs and hydrogen fuel cells. But due to cost and a slow adoption speed, these technologies have yet to significantly
SACRAMENTO, CA. - In California, there has been a multi-year war waged over the fate of a mechanism called net energy metering (NEM). The process involves customers sending their excess solar-generated electricity to the grid and receiving a credit on their utility bill at a retail rate for all exported electricity. A new revised NEM
DETROIT - If you're a kernel developer or just starting out in this area, you may be wondering how to write your own kernel modules. If you're working with DevOps, you may need to use kernel modules to modify the behavior of your system. Whatever the reason, writing a kernel module can be a valuable
NOVI – Chuck Marshall, Vice President of Transmission Planning, provides details on the company’s plans to strengthen its regional high-voltage lines in Michigan. Michigan Electric Transmission Company, a wholly owned subsidiary of ITC Holdings, announced its intent to construct, own and operate new transmission line projects in Michigan which are expected to provide Michigan ratepayers
TROY – Rehmann has published its 2022 Michigan Cannabis CFO Outlook Report that confirms what anyone in the industry already knows - oversupply has all but evaporated profit margins for growers, processors and dispensaries. “The cannabis industry is constantly evolving and facing new challenges, so the need for information will be helpful as the industry
