Green Car Congress

JANUARY 31, 2023

GM is launching a broad portfolio of trucks, SUVs, luxury vehicles and light commercial vehicles using the Ultium Platform, including the GMC HUMMER EV Pickup and SUV, GMC Sierra EV, Cadillac LYRIQ, Cadillac CELESTIQ, Chevrolet Silverado EV, Chevrolet Blazer EV, Chevrolet Equinox EV, BrightDrop Zevo 400 and BrightDrop Zevo 600.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 24, 2019

Both of these acquisitions align with Allison’s leading innovator position in propulsion technology, and will complement its existing capabilities to advance electrification adoption in commercial vehicles. The EV systems division is located at AxleTech’s headquarters in Troy, Michigan.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 10, 2016

Toyota Research Institute (TRI) ( earlier post ) is making a $22-million investment in research focused on artificial intelligence, robotics and autonomous driving at the University of Michigan (U-M). The partnership builds on Toyota’s strong and active presence in the Ann Arbor community.

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MARCH 15, 2021

million contract to Southwest Research Institute (SwRI) to continue developing connected and automated vehicle (CAV) technologies to help passenger vehicles operate more efficiently and reduce energy consumption and carbon emissions. E advisors, to expand and accelerate commercialization efforts underway from NEXTCAR I.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 14, 2011

Ford’s Michigan Assembly Plant is starting production of the 2012 Focus Electric ( earlier post )—a five-passenger, battery-electric car Ford expects will achieve more than a 100 miles per gallon equivalent (MPGe) fuel economy rating. Ford transformed Michigan Assembly Plant in Wayne, Mich., 1 gallon of gasoline=33.7

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JUNE 2, 2012

In an address at the 2012 Mackinac Policy Conference, Ford Motor Company Executive Chairman Bill Ford said that “ Michigan must become the Silicon Valley of the mobility revolution ” and outlined key public policy areas to help improve the state’s competitiveness and ensure that the state realizes the full benefit of that impending revolution.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 9, 2014

The Connected Vehicle Test Environment (CVTE) was developed as a real-world model deployment test site for enabling wireless communications among vehicles and with roadside equipment for use in generating data to enable driver safety warning systems. Connected vehicles Research V2X' Earlier post.) In addition the US.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 29, 2021

The program lives within Michigan Central, a new mobility innovation district being developed by Ford. This is the second of two studios opening as part of the partnership announced in 2020 between Newlab and Michigan Central.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 12, 2021

This funding is part of Phase II of the Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy’s (ARPA-E) Next-Generation Energy Technologies for Connected and Automated On-Road Vehicles ( NEXTCAR ) program. which will commercialize the technologies developed in both phases of the project. Earlier post.). Award amount is $3,474,864.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 25, 2018

Ford’s acquisition of Autonomic will accelerate the automaker’s mission to establish the Transportation Mobility Cloud platform and support its plans to scale up other key mobility initiatives, including the drive toward full connectivity, Chariot and non-emergency medical transportation.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 11, 2010

Ford Motor Company will invest an additional $450 million in its electric vehicle plan, paving the way to build its next-generation hybrid and plug-in hybrid vehicle vehicles in Michigan beginning in 2012. from a large SUV factory to build the all-new Focus starting in 2010 and Focus Electric pure battery electric vehicle in 2011.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 24, 2010

Ford Motor Company, moving to create a center of excellence in Michigan for vehicle electrification, is investing $135 million to design, engineer and produce key components for the company’s next-generation hybrid-electric vehicles. will build the electric drive transaxles beginning in 2012.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 28, 2021

The company is building on nearly two decades of battery expertise by centralizing a cross-functional team of 150 experts in battery technology development, research, manufacturing, planning, purchasing, quality and finance to help Ford develop and manufacture battery cells and batteries more quickly. This 200,000 sq.-ft.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 19, 2019

s The project will assess various aspects of in-service truck platoons that are delivering commercial goods by a fleet operator on their common delivery routes over an extended time period. The 9-month Phase 1 project awards will perform detailed planning and team building and develop Phase 2 proposals. Contract Amount: $499,878.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 3, 2017

The automaker also announced plans to invest $700 million to expand its Flat Rock Assembly Plant in Michigan into a factory that will build high-tech autonomous and electric vehicles along with the Mustang and Lincoln Continental. The moves are part of a $4.5 billion investment in electrified vehicles by 2020.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 11, 2016

Ford Motor Company has created a new subsidiary—Ford Smart Mobility LLC—to design, build, grow and invest in emerging mobility services. The new subsidiary will have operations in Palo Alto, California, and Dearborn, Michigan. Ford says it has made significant progress already, including: Vehicle connectivity.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 14, 2020

Electric Power Research Institute: Build-to-Replace: A New Paradigm for Reducing Advanced Reactor O&M Costs - $999,464. EPRI’s approach is similar to that adopted by the commercial airline industry, in which multiple refurbishments—including engine replacement—can keep a jet aircraft flying economically over many decades.

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FEBRUARY 25, 2014

Obama also launched a competition for a new manufacturing innovation institute to build US strength in manufacturing advanced composites, the first of four new competitions to be launched this year. There are significant challenges for new lightweight and modern metals to reach widespread commercial production. UTRC; Wolf Robotics.

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SEPTEMBER 3, 2020

Selected projects are capable of delivering a positive return on investment when field-level carbon emissions reductions are connected to associated biofuel carbon markets. Michigan Aerospace Corporation. Project descriptions: University of Illinois – Urbana.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 13, 2010

These include the Transit Connect Electric, a small commercial van in 2010; Focus Electric in 2011; two new lithium-ion battery-powered hybrids; and a plug-in hybrid in 2012. Focus Electric, a full battery electric passenger car, will be produced at Michigan Assembly Plant in Wayne, Mich.,

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Green Car Congress

MAY 6, 2009

Ford Motor Company is investing $550 million to transform its Michigan Assembly Plant into a flexible manufacturing complex that will build Ford’s next-generation Focus global small car along with a new battery-electric version of the Focus for the North American market. Earlier post.) Mark Fields, Ford president of The Americas.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 24, 2011

The universities initially involved in the AMP will be the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Carnegie Mellon University, Georgia Institute of Technology, Stanford University, University of California-Berkeley, and University of Michigan.

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Cars That Think

OCTOBER 14, 2022

2022 : The “Kindle” of license plates— Reviver ’s connected, digital RPlate —is now legal for use by any California car-owner, following a 10,000-car pilot that started in 2018. Outside of California, the device has been approved for use by commercial fleet vehicles in Michigan, Arizona, and Texas, and 10 additional U.S.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 13, 2011

Coulomb’s project includes the deployment of electric vehicles, including 2,000 GM Volt, 200 Ford Transit Connect, 100 Ford Focus EV, and 100 Smart EV vehicles, as well as establishing 4,600 EV charging locations nationwide. Southern Michigan; and Washington, DC. .; Southern Michigan; and Washington, DC. Redmond, Wash.;

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 13, 2010

With better forecasting, utilities can more reliably connect variable power sources such as wind energy with electricity grids, and can decrease their need for back-up energy sources such as natural gas or hydropower. Clean Green Energy, LLC (Brighton, Michigan). Northern Power Systems (Barre, Vermont).

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 23, 2009

As one of the speakers put it to the attendees, the bulk of which came from Southeast Michigan, plug-in vehicles will a major career path for most of the people in the room. Director, Manufacturing Research Center, Western Michigan University. Assistant Professor, Michigan State University. John Patten, Ph.D., Earlier post.).

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 5, 2014

As each of the following stages heat and compress the biomass, it will outgas commercially viable bio-intermediary compounds that are then taken off to catalytic reaction chambers. The output of these processing stations is connected to an array of catalysts. Earlier post.).

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Revenge of the Electric Car

JANUARY 5, 2010

8 that it may spend $300 million to $500 million on factories in its home state of Michigan to build electric vehicles and batteries. The Dearborn-based company has a target of rolling out an electric-powered version of the Transit Connect commercial van next year, followed by an electric Focus in 2011.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 19, 2011

There is an extensive body of work on connected vehicle research, and some background is required before coming back to Ford. US DOT Connected Vehicles Research. Connected vehicle mobility applications provide a connected, data-rich travel environment. Background. This information can be used to improve system operation.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 8, 2012

A123 offers industry-leading technology for vehicle electrification and grid-scale energy storage, as well as strong manufacturing and systems engineering capabilities in Michigan and Massachusetts. million and commercial revenue was $4.5 million and commercial revenue of $5.2 2Q 2012 results.

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Blink Charging

OCTOBER 6, 2023

As of October 1, 2023, every US state except Michigan, Nebraska, Tennessee, and Wisconsin has passed the legislation needed to redefine a utility and allow kWh pricing. While many businesses installed non-networked EV charging stations earlier in the industry, it is now essential to connect all commercial chargers to a charging network.

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The Truth About Cars

AUGUST 9, 2024

This includes Ford, which has leveraged Ford Pro as a way to profit off vehicle data services and help integrate the in-house upfitting of commercial vehicles. From MSNBC : The Dearborn, Michigan-based automaker has turned its fleet business, which includes sales to commercial, government and rental customers, into an earnings powerhouse.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 10, 2010

The US Department of Energy (DOE) has selected 27 projects for more than $37 million in funding to accelerate the technological and commercial readiness of emerging marine and hydrokinetic (MHK) technologies, which seek to generate renewable electricity from oceans and free-flowing rivers and streams. DOE Funding: $160,000.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 20, 2016

Electrical Grid Connections. In some locations, grid-scale peaking applications have already been implemented, often in old coal power plants, re-using the building and grid connections. one of the ambitious new explorers shaking up the lithium mining scene in Nevada.

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Green Cars News

MAY 6, 2009

Ford Motor Company today announced that it is investing $550 million to transform its Michigan Assembly Plant into a green manufacturing complex that will build Ford’s next-generation Focus global small car along with a new battery-electric version of the Focus for the North American market.

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Green Cars News

OCTOBER 31, 2009

In a surprising decision, Ford Motor Company and Smith Electric Vehicles US have agreed to terminate the development project of an electric car-derived van that would have been based on the Transit Connect. However, Tanfield will remain as Ford of Europe’s official collaborator on commercial electric vehicles.

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Electric Auto Association

OCTOBER 28, 2021

I have had memberships in the EAA, Tucson EAA, and West Michigan EV and Plug-in Vehicle Enthusiasts. He has a 34-year career as a journalist, advertiser, marketer, publicist, event planner, teacher, and fundraiser for-profit and not-for-profit organizations including Motorola, Business Marketing Association, and Michigan State University.

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