Electrek

MAY 18, 2021

US President Joe Biden is making the case for his electric vehicle plan today during a visit to a Ford Motor electric vehicle plant in Dearborn, Michigan, this afternoon. It’s ahead of Ford’s big reveal on Wednesday of the all-electric F-150 Lightning pickup truck.

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Baua Electric

SEPTEMBER 18, 2024

Stellantis has announced new investment of some $406 million at three Michigan facilities to support its “multi-energy” strategy, and confirmed that the Sterling Heights Assembly Plant (SHAP) will be the company’s first US plant to build a fully electric vehicle. Stellantis is investing $235.5 Stellantis is investing $97.6

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 22, 2020

announced today that its Spring Hill, Tennessee assembly plant will begin the transition to become the company’s third vehicle manufacturing site to produce electric vehicles, joining Factory ZERO in Detroit and Hamtramck, Michigan, and Orion Assembly in Orion Township, Michigan. General Motors Co.

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CleanTechnica EVs

OCTOBER 4, 2023

Gotion plans to build a battery components factory in rural Michigan, but the locals want no part of godless commies in their midst.

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The Truth About Cars

NOVEMBER 21, 2023

Ford has said it will restart construction on the electric vehicle battery facility it’s building in Marshall, Michigan, after pausing work when the UAW strike kicked off a couple months ago. From Ford: While we remain bullish on our long-term strategy for electric vehicles, we are re-timing and resizing some investments.

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MARCH 29, 2022

billion) in Queen Creek, Arizona to build a new cylindrical battery plant with a total capacity of 11 GWh. The Arizona plant will be LGES’ second standalone facility in the US after one in Holland, Michigan. LG Energy Solution will invest 1.7 trillion won (US$1.39 LGES earlier announced $1.7 Earlier post.). LGES earlier announced $1.7

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Electrek

FEBRUARY 13, 2023

Ford today announced a significant move to LFP batteries for its electric vehicle line. The Dearborn company is tapping China’s CATL first for Chinese LFP batteries and then technology licensing for the previously rumored factory Ford plans to build in Michigan. more… The post Ford announces $3.5B

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APRIL 3, 2017

A123 Systems LLC, a developer and manufacturer of advanced lithium-ion batteries and systems, plans to spend $40 million to build a new headquarters complex in Novi, Michigan. The new 150,000 square foot campus will replace A123’s leased space in Livonia and Romulus, Michigan.

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CleanTechnica EVs

OCTOBER 27, 2022

In a recent press release, one of Canada’s largest companies, Magna, announced it is investing more than $500 million to expand its operations in three different locations in Southeast Michigan. Clair where it manufactures battery enclosures and plans to open new facilities to build powertrains in Shelby […].

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Teslarati

JANUARY 25, 2022

Today, General Motors made its $7 billion plan to expand electric vehicle and EV parts manufacturing in Michigan official. Additionally, it will build a new battery factory and convert an existing factory into a hub for manufacturing its electric pickup trucks. GM is investing $2.2 GM is investing $2.2

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 21, 2019

Ford is expanding its production capacity for the company’s next-generation battery electric vehicles at a second North American plant. billion investment in global electric vehicles, Ford is expanding its BEV manufacturing footprint to its Flat Rock Assembly plant in southeast Michigan. Tied to the company’s $11.1-billion

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CleanTechnica EVs

FEBRUARY 17, 2023

Ford has become the #2 electric vehicle seller in the USA, but it’s also now #1 in something in the field. It’s the first automaker to state that it will produce both NMC (nickel manganese cobalt) and LFP (lithium iron phosphate) batteries for electric vehicles in the United States.

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NOVEMBER 11, 2020

Ford Motor Company announced that its Kansas City Assembly Plant will build the all-new E-Transit van, part of a more than $3.2 billion investment in Ford’s North American manufacturing facilities to produce a series of new electric vehicles for commercial and retail customers. arrives in mid-2022. billion (US $1.35

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Teslarati

OCTOBER 5, 2021

General Motors is going all-in on its electric vehicle investment. The legacy automaker announced today that it would be building a new battery cell research and innovation facility, known as the Wallace Battery Cell Innovation Center, in Warren, Michigan.

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Baua Electric

SEPTEMBER 11, 2024

Jeep and Ram owner Stellantis is investing over $406 million to retool three Michigan plants as part of plans to ramp up EV production. The new funding comes as it preps for the first electric Jeep , Dodge, and Ram EV pickup to hit the US market. Instead, Ford is doubling down on smaller, more affordable electric cars.

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CleanTechnica EVs

FEBRUARY 11, 2023

Ford may announce as early as next week that it will build a new $3.5 battery factory in Michigan where CATL will manufacture LFP batteries,

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OCTOBER 6, 2021

General Motors announced the Wallace Battery Cell Innovation Center, an all-new facility that will significantly expand the company's battery technology operations and accelerate development and commercialization of longer range, more affordable electric vehicle batteries.

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CN EV Post

MARCH 30, 2023

As with Ford's deal structure, Tesla would own and operate the plant while licensing technology from CATL , according to Bloomberg. | TSLA.US (Image credit: CnEVPost) Tesla is reportedly looking to build a new battery factory with CATL in the US, similar to the Chinese battery-maker giant's deal with Ford last month. Ford to build $3.5

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APRIL 24, 2019

the largest global manufacturer of medium- and heavy-duty fully automatic transmissions, has purchased Vantage Power and AxleTech’s electric vehicle (EV) systems division. The EV systems division is located at AxleTech’s headquarters in Troy, Michigan. Allison Transmission Holdings Inc.,

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FEBRUARY 27, 2019

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. In addition to the new Jeep models, the plant would continue building the Ram 1500 Classic, which is being extended to meet market demand.

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Green Car Reports

MARCH 21, 2019

Ford Motor Company yesterday announced a plan to build future electric vehicles at a Michigan plant that currently makes the Ford Mustang. Previously the.

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Teslarati

JULY 9, 2024

The state of Michigan has cut Ford factory incentives by over half, after the company announced plans to significantly downsize its electric vehicle (EV) and battery production plans in the state in recent months. Michigan has cut Ford’s tax incentives to $409.1 Michigan has cut Ford’s tax incentives to $409.1

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The Truth About Cars

JANUARY 19, 2024

After facing significant challenges ramping up production and meeting customer demand for the F-150 Lightning, Ford recently announced layoffs that will drastically cut volume at its electric vehicle factory in Michigan. That leaves Rouge with one shift a day, down from two last year.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 7, 2021

Chevrolet will introduce a Silverado electric pickup truck that will be built at the Factory ZERO assembly plant in Detroit and Hamtramck, Michigan ( earlier post ). The vehicles coming from Factory ZERO will change the world, and how the world views electric vehicles. —General Motors President Mark Reuss.

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Teslarati

SEPTEMBER 11, 2024

Stellantis announced plans to invest over $406 million in three Michigan facilities to execute its multi-energy strategy. The Sterling Heights Assembly Plant (SHAP) will be the first Stellantis factory in the United States to build a fully electric vehicle (EV), namely the Ram 1500 REV. .

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Teslarati

AUGUST 3, 2022

Tesla is eyeing a facility in West Bloomfield Township, Michigan. The Michigan space spans 42,600 square feet and was formerly a Barnes & Nobles. ” The township’s building director and zoning and planning manager, Gordon Bowdell, doesn’t seem to think Tesla should be given an exception.

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JANUARY 27, 2020

This will be followed soon after by the Cruise Origin, a shared, electric, self-driving vehicle unveiled by Cruise in San Francisco last week. Detroit-Hamtramck will be GM’s first fully-dedicated electric vehicle assembly plant. —Mark Reuss, GM president. GM’s joint venture with LG Chem—which is investing $2.3

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Baua Electric

AUGUST 20, 2024

US-based startup Natron Energy has announced plans to build a sodium-ion battery gigafactory in the US. billion to build the plant, which will be located in Edgecombe County , North Carolina, part of the Rocky Mount Metropolitan Statistical Area. The company said it will invest $1.4

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AUGUST 6, 2021

The State of Michigan is teaming up with Ford, Bedrock and Bosch to launch the nation’s first-of-its-kind, real-world test site for emerging parking technology, called the Detroit Smart Parking Lab. Information on innovation grants available to support projects utilizing DSPL can be found by visiting the Michigan Mobility Funding Platform.

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JULY 18, 2017

In a joint announcement, French elecric autonomous vehicle manufacturer NAVYA, with project collaborators Michigan Economic Development Corporation (MEDC) and Ann Arbor SPARK, announced that its Michigan plant ( earlier post ) will be located in the city of Saline, Michigan with a 20,000+ ft 2 facility.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 6, 2019

General Motors and LG Chem are partnering to mass-produce battery cells for future battery-electric vehicles. for the production of battery-electric trucks, positions Northeast Ohio and the Mahoning Valley as a major hub for technology and electric vehicle manufacturing.

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Teslarati

JULY 11, 2024

General Motors (GM) and Stellantis are poised to receive over $1 billion from the Biden administration to support the automakers’ electric vehicle projects. These include $500 million for GM’s Lansing Grand River Assembly plant in Michigan, $334.8 billion to electric vehicle-related initiatives in eight states.

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The Truth About Cars

JULY 11, 2024

The Biden Administration is continuing its push for more electric vehicle manufacturing in the United States. Biden’s grants will bolster EV supply chains, promote electric school buses, and boost commercial EV development. General Motors is getting a half-billion dollars to convert a plant in Michigan for EV production.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 16, 2013

The additional capabilities of the lab expansion include: Dedicated equipment for future vehicle battery system development such as charger development and testing, cord set testing and competitive benchmarking; Building prototype battery packs for vehicle development programs; and.

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Green Car Reports

DECEMBER 15, 2017

Today, battery-electric cars are built in volume at only three locations across the entire United States. Tesla builds its three different electric models in Fremont, California; the new 2018 Nissan Leaf has just gone into production in Smyrna, Tennessee; and the Chevrolet Bolt EV is built at the Orion Assembly Plant in Michigan.

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CleanTechnica EVs

MARCH 6, 2023

General Motors and Samsung SDI will announce this week the construction of new US battery factory, probably in Michigan.

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Green Car Congress

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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