Collaboration has been shown to spur innovation, and that idea permeates throughout this newsletter. In our top story, Ford’s skunkworks team allowed the company to disrupt its own processes. A partnership between Toyota and an electric utility company could be vital in advancing V2G technology. Without teamwork, could Archer Aviation have transitioned not one, but two generations of full-scale eVTOL aircraft in under two years? Even the help of government grants, such as the $1.3 billion funding opportunity we’ll highlight, are a kind of group effort.

If everyone can work together — industry leaders, engineers, and even policymakers — a truly electrified future may not be too hard an achievement, nor terribly far off.

   — Jennifer Ramsay