1+ hour, 58+ min ago   (226+ words) Some employees at the Ultium Cells facility in Lordstown returned to work on Monday, July 27. In January, the electric vehicle battery manufacturing plant moved forward with a mass layoff plan that impacted over 1,000 employees. About 850 of those layoffs were deemed…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (107+ words) WFMJ Air Quality Alert until SUN 12:00 AM EDT Honda, among other automakers, has announced that it would be removing itself from the electric vehicle, or EV, industry. Lauren Fix, the owner and creator of The Car Coach, explains why these…...

2+ mon, 3+ day ago   (101+ words) Press Pass: Billion-dollar graphite plant project canceled WFMJ A billion-dollar project in Weathersfield that would have supported the electric vehicle industry has been canceled. President and CEO of the Youngstown/Warren Regional Chamber, Guy Coviello, outlines what kind of benefits…...

2+ mon, 2+ week ago   (586+ words) The Shenango Township farmland property where a solar farm development is planned. May 11, 2026. The Shenango Township Board of Supervisors has voted to approve conditional use for a solar farm development on Bethel New Wilmington Road. Township solicitor Brett Stedman confirmed…...

3+ mon, 2+ week ago   (352+ words) Up and down Fifth Avenue a self-driving shuttle is picking up passengers in Youngstown. The WRTA is testing the new technology for a limited time to see if it can be a part of the future for riders. “Mostly right…...

3+ mon, 2+ week ago   (534+ words) ODOT: EV charging station coming to Hubbard Love's HUBBARD - The Ohio Department of Transportation (ODOT) has announced dozens of locations for new EV charging stations, with one of them right here in the Mahoning Valley. One of the 64 new charging…...

4+ mon, 1+ week ago   (251+ words) LORDSTOWN, Ohio - Earlier this year, about 1,300 jobs were cut at the Ultium Cells Lordstown plant as electric vehicle (EV) sales slowed across the country. Now, General Motors (GM) is shifting strategy. The company is pivoting production at its Ultium facility…...

4+ mon, 1+ week ago   (241+ words) Natively integrated with SWTCH Cortex, these hardware additions enable operators to deploy scalable, cost-effective EV charging across any location type with the flexibility to grow over time (PRUnderground) March 16th, 2026 SWTCH Energy, a North American EV charging leader advancing scalable charging…...

4+ mon, 1+ week ago   (789+ words) By ALEXA ST. JOHN and KIKI SIDERIS Associated Press “It’s a hard one to swallow, right? You gotta put gas in to go about your day and get to work and pick the kids up from school,” said Michael Crossen,…...

8+ mon, 1+ week ago   (21+ words) The Youngstown Neighborhood Development Corporation and its partners are celebrating the completion of three new solar-powered duplexes on Glenwood Avenue....