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Smith Electric Vehicles US Selects Kansas City for Electric Truck Assembly Plant; Newton Model to Be First

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Smith Electric Vehicles US Corporation ( SEV US ) has selected Kansas City as the site for its US assembly plant. The new assembly plant will be located at a portion of an airline overhaul base at Kansas City International (KCI) Airport and is expected to create 120 jobs by 2010. The SEV US Newton. Click to enlarge.

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7 finalists announced for USDOT Smart City Challenge; Amazon Web Services new partner

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The USDOT has pledged up to $40 million (funding subject to future appropriations) to one city to help it define what it means to be a “Smart City “and become the country’s first city to fully integrate innovative technologies—self-driving cars, connected vehicles, and smart sensors—into their transportation network.

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Advocating electric in the heartland

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Kansas City EAA chapter members challenge government regulation as part of their efforts to support clean energy. Connecting with the like-minded Before the pandemic, Schwanke traveled the 150 mile round trip to Kansas City the second Sunday of every month for the MAEAA meetings in a public library in Overland Park, Kansas.

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Ford US sales up 5% in April; SUVs post an April record, hybrid sales down 31%

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Kansas City Assembly, the second assembly plant building the popular new F-150, continues to ramp up production through the second quarter. Sales are being driven by the best performance for Transit since the vehicle’s launch last year, as well as record April sales of Transit Connect, up 8%.

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Milbank Manufacturing selects AeroVironments EV charging solutions for national distribution program to expand charging infrastructure

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of Kansas City, Mo., Dual- and quad-port MEVSE-RS configurations that charge two and four EVs from a single utility connection. MEVSE-RS+smart charging dock, which enables communication with the grid to turn drivers’ homes into grid-connected smart charging hubs. Milbank Manufacturing Co.

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Columbus, Ohio wins $40M DOT Smart City Challenge; $10M more from Vulcan, $90M from private partners

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Using these resources, Columbus will work to reshape its transportation system to become part of a fully-integrated city that harnesses the power and potential of data, technology, and creativity to reimagine how people and goods move throughout their city.

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Smith Electric Vehicles, Altec and PGE Partner on All-Electric Utility Truck

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The trucks will be assembled at the company’s 80,000 square foot plant in Kansas City. SEV US says it has already received a strong expression of interest from fleet operators and as a result, the company is building a highly scalable assembly operation and supply chain to serve this emerging market. Earlier post.).