Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 18, 2021

General Motors has begun deliveries of its first next-generation electric vehicles, the GMC HUMMER EV Edition 1 Pickup and BrightDrop EV600 light commercial vehicle, both built on the Ultium Platform. The first 2022 GMC HUMMER EV Pickup Edition 1 exits Factory ZERO in Detroit and Hamtramck, Michigan. Ultium Ship-To-Commerce.

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Teslarati

APRIL 8, 2022

Ford announced it has officially started shipping production units of its all-electric E-Transit van to customers across Europe, aligning with its goals to electrify its business globally. Ford says it received over 5,000 customer orders for the E-Transit in Europe alone before production began.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 31, 2021

In the future, they will drive the global production of battery-electric and hydrogen-based drive systems in a production and technology network for electric drive components and battery systems, together with the sister plant in Detroit. They specialize in innovative production processes, new technologies and products.

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Teslarati

MAY 16, 2022

Rivian’s Amazon delivery van production might come to a halt if its seat supplier stopped deliveries. Rivian sued its seat supplier, Commercial Vehicle Group Inc., According to documents filed in Wayne County Circuit Court Detroit, the EV manufacturer claims that the seat supplier nearly doubled the price per unit.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 23, 2015

Daimler Trucks will begin production of the new medium-duty DD5 and DD8 diesel engines for the NAFTA market in Detroit effective 2018. The plant is currently beginning localized series production of the DT12 automated transmission for the NAFTA market as well.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 19, 2018

At the 69 th IAA Commercial Vehicles show, Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles is unveiling five new zero-emission vehicles:the I.D. The electric campaign is now gaining momentum at the 2018 IAA Commercial Vehicles show. BUZZ CARGO concept—the first commercial vehicle to be based on the new I.D. BUZZ CARGO.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 28, 2020

The US Army Contracting Command–Detroit Arsenal announced that GM Defense LLC , a subsidiary of General Motors, has been awarded the production contract to build, field and sustain the Army’s new Infantry Squad Vehicle (ISV). The total production ISV contract award value is $214.3

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 3, 2023

The brand debuted its viable and reliable charging technologies at the Detroit Auto Show this past September. At CES, Autel Energy will highlight a suite of EV charging solutions designed to advance the transition to e-mobility.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 14, 2018

Penske will focus its attention on helping to promote electric vehicle charging standards for commercial vehicles in North America by participating with the group’s “High Power Charging for Commercial Vehicles Task Force” (HPCCV Task Force). Penske Truck Leasing is the first in its industry to join the CharIN organization.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 12, 2022

The joint effort will support both organizations’ goals to reduce emissions across product offerings and operations. CO 2 -neutral commercial transportation must not only be technically feasible, but also economically viable for our valued customers. —Amy Davis, Vice President and President of New Power at Cummins.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 19, 2022

KG signed an agreement on a strategic partnership focusing on building up expertise in process development and prototype construction of commercial-vehicle-specific electric motors. Gehring, based in Ostfildern, Baden-Württemberg, has extensive know-how in the production of electric drive trains.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 3, 2021

Hercules Electric Vehicles—a Detroit-based startup—is opening a $20-million Series A investment round managed by CMD Global Partners, a boutique investment bank. Such materials and the underlying technologies lend themselves to low cost manufacturing and production scale-up. How Prieto 3D batteries work. Source: Prieto.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 21, 2015

Among the offerings at SAE World Congress in Detroit this week are several technical papers covering the advances in hydrogen fuel cell technologies from vehicle manufacturers in the first stage of series production FCEVs. Freese, General Motors; Aaron Harris, Air Liquide America; and Justin Ward, Toyota Motor Engineering & Mfg NA.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 7, 2020

We remain fully committed to this collaboration and to focusing on the shared goal of bringing highly automated trucks to series production. Daimler Trucks has dozens of years of experience in testing and validating the durability, reliability and safety of commercial vehicles around the world.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 16, 2022

With the goal of reducing last mile delivery costs and carbon emissions in cities significantly, the Magna new mobility team built a full-stack solution, from the ground up, leveraging hardware and software from its automotive products. Magna is using data and consumer feedback to refine the service.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 26, 2021

The biocrude oil came from many different sources, including wastewater sludge from Detroit, and food waste collected from prison and an army base. Chemist Marie Swita analyzed the biofuel product to ensure it met standards that would make it vehicle-ready. —John Holladay.

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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. 1 gallon of gasoline=33.7 Phoenix and Tucson, Ariz.; Portland, Ore.; Raleigh-Durham, N.C.;

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Green Car Congress

MAY 10, 2022

The company’s expert technicians will install the systems at its facilities in Charlotte and Statesville, North Carolina; Springfield, Ohio; Detroit, Michigan; Dublin, Virginia; and Mineral Wells, West Virginia. Heavy Duty Trucking (HDT) magazine named eNow’s eTRU system for reefer trailers one of the Top 20 Products of the year in 2020.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 19, 2010

Daimler Trucks North America (DTNA) will invest $194 million (approximately €157 million) in the Detroit Diesel engine production facility in Redford, Michigan to expand substantially the heavy-duty BlueTec diesel engine production capacity. A big part of the investment will be spent on cylinder head production.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 4, 2018

Lightning Systems, a global developer of zero-emissions solutions for commercial fleets, is taking its new Ford Transit LightningElectric model ( earlier post ) on the road, showcasing the recently released vehicle efficiency ratings of 61 MPGe on in-town routes and 66 MPGe on highway.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 5, 2012

L/100km) and to irrevocably commit to begin assembly in commercial quantities in the US. combined rating of 40 mpg with a pre-production version of the Dodge Dart, based upon Fiat architecture technology. The Dodge Dart is scheduled to be unveiled at the North American International Auto Show in Detroit on 9 January.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 20, 2022

The first products to be manufactured and sold will be available in the US and the UK for the industry’s highest-volume commercial and retail pickups and vans—including the Ford F-150, F-150 Lightning, Transit vans and E-Transit—and will be easily installable by customers to protect expensive work and recreational equipment.

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Electrek

APRIL 7, 2021

Today Electrek turns its spotlight to the up-and-coming EV company, Electric Last Mile (ELMS), which is targeting one of the hottest EV markets: commercial fleets.

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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 ). Reuters quoted unnamed sources as saying that production of the Silverado electric pickup truck would start late next year and go on sale in early 2023 as a 2024 model.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 30, 2019

Daimler Trucks and Torc Robotics, a pioneer in autonomous driving solutions, are joining forces to commercialize highly automated trucks (SAE Level 4) on US roads. Torc takes a practical approach to commercialization and offers advanced, road-ready technology, plus years of experience in heavy vehicles.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 22, 2009

The Detroit Free Press reports that Chrysler will display a battery-electric version of the Fiat 500 at the upcoming North American International Auto Show. That plan suggested the introduction of a battery-electric light commercial vehicle around 2012, with future introductions left even more unspecified. Click to enlarge.

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EV Obssesion

JULY 3, 2021

DETROIT – General Motors has agreed to form a strategic investment and commercial collaboration with Controlled Thermal Resources to secure local and low-cost lithium.

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Baua Electric

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

Ford halted shipments of the 2024 F-150 Lightning electric pickup earlier this month, as reports say hundreds, if not thousands, of Ford trucks have piled up in holding lots around Detroit. Meanwhile, shipments of the gas-powered 2024 F-150 began again last week after hundreds (or even thousands) of trucks piled up in Detroit lots.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 3, 2016

Trinseo, a global materials company and manufacturer of plastics, latex binders and synthetic rubber, introduced its 85% Long Glass Fiber (LGF) Polypropylene (PP) concentrate product family for automotive semi-structural applications at the Society of Plastics Engineers (SPE) Automotive TPO Conference in Detroit.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 17, 2021

GM is targeting annual global EV sales of more than 1 million by 2025, and we are increasing our investment to scale faster because we see momentum building in the United States for electrification, along with customer demand for our product portfolio. —GM Chair and CEO Mary Barra.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 8, 2009

CleanFUEL USA, a leading supplier of certified and approved alternative fuel dispensing equipment for propane and E85, and liquid propane engine systems is opening a new facility in Novi, Michigan, a northwestern suburb of Detroit. The company also named Thomas E. Tucker” Perkins Jr. as president and chief operating officer (COO).

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 19, 2020

Daimler Trucks has dozens of years of experience in testing and validating the durability, reliability and safety of commercial vehicles around the world. With Active Drive Assist (Mercedes-Benz Actros, FUSO Super Great) and Detroit Assurance 5.0 and in Stuttgart, Germany.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 27, 2017

million to accelerate the company’s growth, commercialization and continued technology development. According to a recent SAE paper—“Developing a 55% BTE Commercial Heavy-Duty Opposed-Piston Engine without a Waste Heat Recovery System,”—these gains can have a direct and multiplied impact on the heavy-duty vehicle market.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 25, 2009

Ford Motor Company is teaming with the University of Detroit Mercy (UDM) to retrain its traditional automotive engineers, providing them with the skills and expertise to develop the next generation of advanced electric and hybrid vehicles. The vehicles include: Transit Connect battery electric commercial van in 2010.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 11, 2010

Ford Executive Chairman Bill Ford made the announcement at the end of the first day of the media preview of the Detroit Auto Show. Ford will design advanced lithium-ion battery systems in-house for the next-generation hybrid in Michigan and move production of the battery packs from Mexico to Michigan. beginning in 2012.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 7, 2017

Mitsugu Matsukawa, Operating Officer/ Chief Operating Officer, IT Operations/ Head of Production Planning Supervisory Unit, Production 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

OCTOBER 15, 2009

Coskata’s semi-commercial facility in Madison, Pa. a syngas to ethanol company, officially launched its semi-commercial “Flexethanol” facility located in Madison, PA. Actual production cost will vary, either below or above $1.00 We will have the lowest production cost of ethanol in the industry. Click to enlarge.

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