Green Car Congress

MARCH 27, 2009

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. Earlier post.)

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Baua Electric

JANUARY 25, 2024

The National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Program (NEVI), part of the Inflation Reduction Act, has made $5 billion in federal funding available to build public EV charging stations. Kansas was anticipating an opening date of early June, but didn’t manage to release an RFP until late August.

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Baua Electric

MAY 7, 2024

This reporter recalls a presentation from the long-vanished British firm Modec, a startup making light delivery vans, which said even back in 2009 that fleet managers would see a lifetime payback on what were then very expensive BEV cargo vans. None of the “import” brands currently offer light commercial EVs in the US.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 21, 2016

The collaboration, forged by the White House in partnership with DOE and the Department of Transportation (DOT), the US Air Force and US Army, and the Environmental Protection Agency, is centered on a set of Guiding Principles to Promote Electric Vehicles and Charging Infrastructure. 46 organizations have signed on to the principles so far.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 25, 2017

Peter Slowik and Nic Lutsey analyze the connections among various state and local policies; public and workplace charging infrastructure; consumer incentives; model availability; and the share of new vehicles that are plug-in electric (both fully electric and plug-in hybrid). Source: The ICCT. Click to enlarge.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 25, 2015

Malibu Hybrid also shares power electronics from the 2016 Volt and a blended regenerative braking system, which provides maximum kinetic energy recovery during braking to be stored into the battery system to help maintain charge. —Jesse Ortega, Chevrolet Malibu chief engineer. It is due in Chevrolet dealer showrooms in spring 2016.

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Charged EVs

MAY 7, 2024

This reporter recalls a presentation from the long-vanished British firm Modec, a startup making light delivery vans, which said even back in 2009 that fleet managers would see a lifetime payback on what were then very expensive BEV cargo vans. None of the “import” brands currently offer light commercial EVs in the US.

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The Truth About Cars

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

. & If you take nothing else away from this post, it should be that old-school battery packs of this sort show up in two types: One that turns on via a dedicated on/off switch and one that rouses from its slumber by detecting a trickle of charge from the battery to which it is connected. I was utterly mistaken.

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Baua Electric

JANUARY 3, 2024

Biden’s National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure (NEVI) Formula Program awarded Kansas $39.5 million to open EV charging stations – and the state just funded its first six. NEVI EV charging stations in Kansas Governor Laura Kelly (D-KS) announced today that more than $4.6 Get started here. –ad*

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 12, 2010

For the fleet manager, this system delivers unprecedented real time information on each electric vehicle’s location and state of charge —Kevin Harkin, Sales Director for Smith Electric Vehicles. Edison can typically achieve 80 miles on a full charge, and can be fully recharged in as little as three hours.

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Cars That Think

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

The goal is to keep the lights on at a low cost by utilizing an efficient mix of power plants. In December 2022, Winter Storm Elliott disabled power plants and pipelines from North Dakota to Georgia, leading to power outages in the South and billions of dollars in excess energy charges across the Eastern United States.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 13, 2009

Engineered specifically for urban delivery routes and service/maintenance operations, the Enova Ze plug-in step van drive system offers a range of up to 150 miles per charge and can reach a top speed of 65 mph. Enova brought its Ze (zero emissions) commercialized all-electric step-van to the Plug-in 2009 conference in Long Beach.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 13, 2014

liter EcoBoost and design an engine with compact structure and high strength and light weight. Smart trailer tow module, using an all-new smart trailer tow wiring harness that helps identify and inform the driver of potential trailer connectivity issues, burned or unlit trailer marker lamps, and brake light and trailer battery faults.

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Cars That Think

MAY 28, 2024

He developed novel approaches to ensuring safety in electrical power transmission and distribution, including patenting a UV lighting power system. After earning a bachelor’s degree in engineering in 1956 from Kansas State University , in Manhattan, Slaughter developed military aircraft at General Dynamics’ Convair division in San Diego.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 30, 2009

SEV US has commenced production of the Smith Newton electric truck platform at its assembly facility in Kansas City, Missouri, and currently has an order book of 255 trucks. The opportunity to work with Ford on the Transit Connect BEV is a breakthrough advancement for us at Azure and for the light commercial vehicle market.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 27, 2020

The new F-150 targets the most towing, payload, torque and horsepower of any light-duty full-size pickup, introduces all-new features to increase customer productivity, has new connected vehicle innovations such as over-the-air updates, and offers an available all-new 3.5-liter Ford has revealed its all-new F-150 pickup. liter EcoBoost V6.

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Green Cars News

JULY 29, 2009

Coca-Cola, Staples, Frito-Lay, AT&T, Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) and Kansas City Power & Light (KCP&L) are the first Newton customers in the USA. It is produced in North America by Smith Electric Vehicles US Corporation, based in Kansas City, Missouri. It can be recharged in six hours.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 26, 2009

These projects put more than 9,000 alternative fuel and energy-efficient light-, medium- and heavy-duty vehicles on the road, and establish 542 refueling locations across the country. The project will result in expanded availability of alternative fuels with 17 new CNG and E85 fueling stations and 63 electric vehicle charging stations.

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EV Adoption

JUNE 12, 2022

I’ve long talked about how one of the major hurdles to EV adoption in the US is that roughly 40 percent of US households don’t have convenient access to EV charging overnight where they live. In essence, unlike single-family households with garages, these car owners don’t control their own charging destiny. Why does this matter?

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Charged EVs

AUGUST 17, 2022

Wireless charging is nothing new— Charged has covered wireless EV charging since at least 2011—but it may be that its true value is only coming into focus now, as more and more commercial and transit fleets are electrifying. Charged : Can you give us a brief company history? Q&A with Momentum Dynamics.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 28, 2009

Kansas City Power & Light (KCP&L). The Smith Newton electric truck is powered by lithium-ion batteries from Valence Technology and a 120 kW induction motor for a range of more than 100 miles on a single charge. Smith Electric Vehicles US, a Delaware corporation headquartered in Kansas City, Mo., Coca-Cola Enterprises.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

JANUARY 15, 2009

WestVirginia University : Formula Lightning Solar Cars Clarkson University :Solar Knights Kansas State University :Apollo Universityof Quebec : Eclipse II University ofToronto : Blue Sky QueensUniversity : Dawn Treader Street Cars CentralShenandoah Valley Regional Governors School : Datsun 240Z conversion.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 21, 2009

Contact Nikki AT aminorjourney DOT COM, [link].

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