ANN ARBOR - NCMS announced eight finalists for the 2024 Army Digital Transformation Challenge, a new competition to highlight innovative and transformative technologies, techniques or capabilities that enable the acceleration of digital transformation across the US Army. A total of 65 entries were submitted and carefully reviewed by the judges to determine those that have
DEARBORN– Henry Ford College and the Apple Foundation Program will offer an introductory app development course to the public, including HFC students, employees, and all interested community members ages 18 and older on Mondays and Wednesdays in early 2025. This 80-hour program is free and will be held in the M-TEC Building on HFC’s East
DETROIT–Last month, DTE Energy announced it had broken ground on three new solar parks in response to growing customer support for clean, renewable energy. The Fish Creek and Mission Road solar parks, located in mid-Michigan, and the Little Trout Solar Park, located in northern Michigan, are all funded by customers who voluntarily enrolled in DTE’s
JACKSON—Consumers Energy announced it had completed its Mid-Michigan Pipeline, replacing and upgrading 55 miles of natural gas transmission pipeline in Clinton, Shiawassee, Ingham, Livingston and Washtenaw counties. Mid-Michigan is the last in a series of major projects representing a nearly $1.5 billion investment to modernize the company’s natural gas system, ensuring the major arteries that keep
NEW YORK - All signs point to a new low-cost Tesla in 2025. CEO Elon Musk and Tesla executives made it clear this week that a new, low-cost vehicle — or vehicles — is in the works and coming in the first half of 2025. “So, regarding the vehicle business, we are still on track
DETROIT - General Motors is working with Forge Nano, a materials science startup, to find new ways to enhance the performance and lifetime of electric vehicle battery cells. The automaker’s investment arm, GM Ventures, on Wednesday injected $10 million into Forge Nano, which is developing a thin coating the startup says will help improve safety
BERLIN - German engineers are working to provide electric vehicle batteries with a better home. The researchers from the Fraunhofer Institute for Machine Tools and Forming Technology said in a lab summary that improved power pack housings can be lighter, less expensive to make, and even safer. Those are all factors that impact EV pricing and performance
SOUTHFIELD–The SAE Detroit Section will host a technical meeting Tuesday, Nov. 19 at the San Marino Club, 1685 E. Big Beaver Road in Troy. on the topic of “Thermal Runaway Propagation.” The event begins with networking and refreshments from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m., with the presentation and question-and-answer session running from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m.
DETROIT - Falling electric vehicle (EV) prices are leaving a growing number of drivers in negative equity, a top dealership chain has warned. Vertu Motors said on Wednesday that car retailers were coming under pressure as EVs coming off financing agreements were found to be worth less than the loan they are attached to. In most
WASHINGTON DC – Federal Trade Commission (FTC) Announces Easy Cancellation for Subscriptions Final Rule also called the “Click-to-Cancel” Rule making it easier for consumers to end recurring subscriptions and memberships as it was to sign up. Most of the rule's provisions will go into effect 180 days after it is published in the Federal Register. 1.
