FTR reported North American Class 8 net orders in February totaled 17,000 units, down almost 40% year-over-year due to tariff and economic concerns.

While long-term growth rates for Lithium-ion batteries remains strong over the next several years, it is starting to weaken due to factors such as changing energy policies in Europe and the United States.

Radar startups worldwide have raised nearly $1.2 billion over the past 12 years and almost a billion of which is predominantly directed toward the automotive sector.

Briggs & Stratton named JWF Technologies, a motion control and fluid power solutions supplier, as a Vanguard Battery Technology Partner.