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MARCH 30, 2009

Detroit Electric Holdings Ltd, the joint venture between ZAP and China Youngman Group ( earlier post ), and Malaysia-based Proton Holdings Berhad are forming a strategic partnership for the mass production of electric vehicles. The vehicles will then be marketed under Detroit Electric’s brand. Click to enlarge.

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JUNE 16, 2011

Thirty-nine public and private sector organizations have already joined the EVSP initiative, including: Alliance of Automobile Manufacturers Association of Global Automakers ATIS Audi AG Better Place California Public Utilities Commission Con Edison Corning Inc. The EVSP hosted a kickoff webinar on 17 May.

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The Truth About Cars

APRIL 4, 2024

The annual Detroit Concours d'Elegance is being canceled this year so Hagerty can reassess the event. It’s been a privilege to unite car lovers in the heart of the Motor City at the Detroit Concours,” the organizers explained on the event website. Detroit is a special automotive city, full of very special car lovers.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 16, 2013

Protean Electric introduced its production in-wheel motor at the 2013 Society of Automotive Engineers World Congress in Detroit. Earlier post.). The motors reside in the space behind the wheel. Fuel economy improvements up to 30% in hybrid configurations, as compared to the existing vehicle, depending on battery size.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 19, 2012

Gen Y’s strong affinity for hybrid vehicles could make it the “ generation that leads us away from traditional gasoline-powered vehicles ,” reports Craig Giffi, vice chairman and automotive practice leader at Deloitte LLP, after seeing the results of Deloitte’s annual survey of consumers and what they want in an automobile. —Joe Vitale.

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JUNE 23, 2009

According to the study, higher fuel economy standards would benefit the Detroit 3 automakers the most. According to the report, “Fixing Detroit: How Far, How Fast, How Fuel Efficient?” mpg) would increase Detroit automakers’ gross profits by roughly $3 billion per year and increase sales by the equivalent of two large assembly plans.

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Green Car Reports

AUGUST 3, 2022

Fiat Chrysler Automobiles, part of the Stellantis group, was sentenced Monday to pay a U.S. The Detroit federal court's decision is a result of a Justice Department investigation and includes a fine of $96.1 300 million criminal penalty over diesel engines that polluted more than they were allowed by regulations.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 19, 2017

Honda will unveil the Honda Insight Prototype at the 2018 North American International Auto Show in Detroit in January as the precursor to the new third-generation 2019 Honda Insight—an upscale, stylish five-passenger sedan positioned above the Civic in Honda’s passenger car lineup. —Henio Arcangeli, Jr.,

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 10, 2013

will introduce a 48V Micro Hybrid battery demonstration module as part of its full spectrum of advanced energy storage solutions for automobiles at the North American International Auto Show in Detroit. Johnson Controls, Inc.

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Green Car Reports

JULY 25, 2018

Sergio Marchionne, the man who engineered a historic merger between Fiat and Chrysler to rescue the Detroit automaker from financial collapse, died Wednesday in Switzerland. On Saturday, Fiat Chrysler Automobiles quickly replaced him as CEO with Mike Manley, who most recently.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 15, 2009

the Aptera 2e) as a automobile and hence qualified for funds under the DOE program, but also on the strategic question of how much the Federal programs should support more novel technology our of the automotive mainstream. However, the rules were changed midway through the process to allow these late entrants.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 9, 2017

China-based automobile manufacturer Guangzhou Automobile Group (GAC Group), the parent company of GAC Motor, has begun construction of a large industrial park for electric and intelligent vehicles as part of its efforts to boost its electric vehicle business.

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APRIL 10, 2012

Washington DC/Baltimore, Southern Michigan (including Grand Rapids, Lansing, Ann Arbor and Detroit). The program is a strategic partnership between Coulomb and six leading automobile brands: Ford, Chevrolet, smart USA, BMW, Nissan and Fisker Automotive. San Jose/San Francisco Bay Area, Redmond/Bellevue, Wash.,

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 5, 2011

As private companies, automobile manufacturers look for the lowest cost means of getting from A to B and the premiums that they can charge for getting from A to B faster. The 70’s oil crisis came and went; the loss of USA domestic market share occurred and a recent bankruptcy wave that hit the industry. Power plant capital costs.

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Green Car Reports

MAY 7, 2014

Yesterday''s multi-hour presentation of the five-year plan for the combined Fiat Chrysler Automobiles was called "Chryslerpalooza" by local Detroit reporters who sat through it. The first green news was that Chrysler will build small numbers of plug-in hybrid minivans and large SUVs to meet emission regulations.

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Green Car Reports

APRIL 11, 2018

Two years ago this month, Fiat Chrysler Automobiles essentially threw in the towel on the "automobiles" part of its name. Canceling the compact Dodge Dart and the mid-size Chrysler 200 sedans, the company doubled down on the pickup trucks and utility vehicles that had long been its profit centers.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 31, 2018

We are very impressed by the advances made by the Cruise and GM teams, and are thrilled to help them lead a historic transformation of the automobile industry. The GM Cruise approach of a fully integrated hardware and software stack gives it a unique competitive advantage. —Michael Ronen, managing partner, SoftBank Investment Advisers.

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Baua Electric

AUGUST 21, 2023

• 2023 UAW talks • Ford’s battery funding • Automobile brightwork The post First Shift: The 2023 UAW-Detroit 3 talks Video from Automobile Information appeared first on Bauaelectric Auto News.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 29, 2013

In Detroit, Honda demonstrated two experimental safety technologies based on Dedicated Short Range Communications (DSRC) aimed at reducing the potential for collisions between automobiles and pedestrians and between automobiles and motorcycles. The system provides auditory and visual warnings to the automobile driver.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 17, 2012

Oklahoma Governor Mary Fallin, Colorado Governor John Hickenlooper, Oklahoma Secretary of Energy Michael Ming, and Oklahoma Secretary of Commerce Dave Lopez met with US auto manufacturers in Detroit to pitch a multi-state, bi-partisan compressed natural gas (CNG) vehicle initiative. In April, Govs.

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Baua Electric

MAY 22, 2023

• Unifor talks forward • Robbery answer • Ford recall • Worn-vehicle gross sales • Silverado territory upgraded The post First Shift: Unifor prepares for Detroit 3 talks Video from Automobile Information appeared first on Bauaelectric Auto News.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 23, 2012

Moving forward on their Heads of Agreement signed earlier this year at the Detroit Auto Show ( earlier post ) Korea-based SK Innovation and the international automotive supplier Continental signed an agreement to found a jointly managed company to develop, to produce and to market automotive Li-ion battery systems.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 24, 2012

Protean Electric Chairman and CEO Bob Purcell made the announcement at a press conference at the SAE 2012 World Congress in Detroit. The suppliers and partners are: FEV, based in Aachen, Germany and Auburn Hills, Mich., brings automotive engineering development and services expertise.

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CleanTechnica EVs

JUNE 20, 2024

If a man on the street was asked to guess what the most American car in the country was, I imagine there’s a strong chance they’d guess a Ford, a Chevrolet, a Dodge, or an automobile from some other member of the Detroit “Big 3.” ” To be clear, what we’re. continued] The post Volkswagen ID.4

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Revenge of the Electric Car

DECEMBER 28, 2009

. “GM is spending $336m to upgrade the Hamtramck plant; $202m for a new plant in Flint, north of Detroit, that will build 1.4 GM is spending $336m to upgrade the Hamtramck plant; $202m for a new plant in Flint, north of Detroit, that will build 1.4 We expect the Detroit-Hamtramck plant will be the first facility in the U.S.

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Green Car Reports

JANUARY 16, 2018

The dominant news at the 2018 North American International Auto Show in Detroit was about pickup trucks. Ironically, the Detroit automaker with the fewest electrified models on sale was the only one to bring hybridization to a new truck, in the form of its brand-new 2019 Ram 1500.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 8, 2010

The company designs, engineers, manufactures and sells electric power steering, hydraulic power steering, steering columns and driveline halfshafts for more than 60 automobile manufacturers and tier one suppliers. Nexteer Automotive is a global provider of advanced steering and related technology. Headquartered in Saginaw, Mich.,

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Baua Electric

JUNE 23, 2023

battery electrical automobile to $34,100 on account of considerable uncooked subject matter price inflation, which has offset ongoing price relief efforts. With the exception of for batteries, the find out about discovered most of the providers of EV detail methods are the similar as Tier 1 providers for ICE automobile detail methods.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 7, 2017

Representing Honda on the FCSM board of directors are: Takashi Sekiguchi, Managing Officer and Director/Chief Operating Officer, Automobile Operations, Honda Motor Co., FCSM will operate within GM’s existing battery pack manufacturing facility site in Brownstown, Michigan, south of Detroit.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 23, 2010

PROTON, established in 1983, is Malaysia’s largest manufacturer of automobiles and owns Group Lotus. In 2009, Detroit Electric Holdings Ltd, originally formed as a joint venture between ZAP and China Youngman Group, and Malaysia-based Proton Holdings Berhad formed a strategic partnership for the mass production of electric vehicles.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 30, 2018

Working with OEM automobile-manufacturers in implementing the ISO 15118 communication protocol is envisioned to be the first step in implementing seamless communication between electric vehicles and charging networks without the need for any human interaction during the charging process. The US subsidiary of Hubject, Inc.

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Green Car Reports

MARCH 29, 2016

Fiat Chrysler Automobiles (FCA) recently approved E15 fuel for use in all of its 2016 models, making it the last of the Detroit Three automakers to do so. Corn growers and policymakers eager to blend greater amounts of ethanol into U.S. gasoline supplies may have just achieved a significant goal.

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FEBRUARY 27, 2019

Fiat Chrysler Automobiles N.V. billion in five of its existing Michigan plants, and will work with the city of Detroit and state of Michigan on building a new assembly plant within city limits. The reborn Mack facility would be the first new assembly plant to be built in the city of Detroit in nearly three decades.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 23, 2011

An additional factor is that London is located at the heart of the Canadian automobile industry, and only a short distance away from the major North American automotive construction centres in Detroit. The clear strategic orientation of the University towards modern manufacturing systems is also a key aspect within the cooperation.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 30, 2018

including Atlanta, San Francisco, Metro Detroit, Phoenix and Kirkland, Washington. —Sergio Marchionne, Chief Executive Officer, Fiat Chrysler Automobiles N.V. The additional Pacifica Hybrid minivans will be used to support Waymo as it expands its service to more cities across the United States.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 30, 2010

Coulomb’s ChargePoint America program will provide some 4,600 charging stations to program participants in nine regions in the United States: Austin, Texas, Detroit, Los Angeles, New York, Orlando, Fla., and Washington DC and is a strategic partnership between Coulomb and three leading automobile makers: Ford, Chevrolet and Smart USA.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 15, 2018

David Cleary, director of the Aramco Research Center in Detroit. Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part D: Journal of Automobile Engineering. Our joint collaboration with Achates Power is part of our larger R&D program to develop a full range of sustainable transport technologies. doi: 10.1177/0954407017694275.

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