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Electric Ford Ranger Lightning & Thunder Pickups Are Coming — Could South Africa Finally Get A Locally Assembled EV?

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The National Association of Automobile Manufacturers of South Africa (NAAMSA) says that Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs) building cars and bakkies (pickups) employ more than 112,500 people in South Africa. These jobs are spread across the various parts of the ecosystem from component manufacturing right […].

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USDA awards $10M in grants to spur production of biofuels, bioenergy and biobased products

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The ISU report, Biobased Automobile Parts Investigation, shows that “the history of biobased automobile parts begins early in the development of automobiles themselves. During the 1930s, automobile pioneer Henry Ford began developing soy-based automobile parts.”

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Ford and New York Power Authority Team on EVs

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Ford Motor Company and the New York Power Authority (NYPA) are coordinating efforts to help prepare the state of New York for the operation of electric vehicles. Cooperation between Ford and NYPA also involves working with the state and local governments on the most efficient ways to bring EVs to New York.

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Japanese automakers develop electric van to compete in EV market

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The Street predicts the Japanese electric van would compete against the Ford E-Transit, GM BrightDrop, Volkswagen’s ID.Buzz, and Tesla’s future commercial/passenger van. And both the designs of the products and the manufacturing techniques are head and shoulders above anything that is present in the industry,” said Musk.

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Ford introducing four new SUV models in China; EcoSport with 1.0L EcoBoost engine

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The Ford EcoSport offers the 1.0L Ford is introducing a family of four new global SUVs in China, which the company unveiled at 2012 Auto China in Beijing: the new Ford EcoSport ( earlier post ), offered with the 1.0L These new SUVs are part of Ford’s planned introduction of 15 global vehicles to China by mid-decade.

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Toshiba to Supply Electric Drive Motors to Ford Staring in 2012; Expanding Manufacturing Capacity in US

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Ford Motor Company has awarded Toshiba a major contract to supply electric drive motors for hybrid and plug-in hybrid vehicles. Toshiba Corporation will expand manufacturing capacity at its plant in Houston, Texas for production of the high-performance drive motors for HEV, PHEV and EV applications. Toshiba Transportation Systems.

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Diesel market share in Europe drops below 50%; offset by increased gasoline engine sales; implications for climate targets

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of new car registrations in the first half of 2017, according to the European Association of Automobile Manufacturers (ACEA). Diesel’s market share in the EU-15 fell from 50.2% In absolute numbers, 152,323 fewer diesel cars were sold. This drop was offset by an increase in the sale of gasoline engined vehicles.

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