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Ford Performance 1050 kW electric SuperVan 4.2 to run Pikes Peak

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Ford Performance is heading to the 101 st running of “The Broadmoor Pikes Peak International Hill Climb brought to you by Gran Turismo” with the all-new, improved electric Ford SuperVan 4.2. Ford Performance and the experts at STARD (Stohl Advanced Research and Development) joined forces once again to create SuperVan 4.2

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Ford investing £150M in Halewood plant to scale up EV portfolio

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Building on its commitment to grow an all-electric vehicle range, Ford has invested a further £125 million in its Halewood Plant, on Merseyside in the UK—increasing capacity by 70%—plus £24 million in the supporting E:PRiME product development center. billion (US$2.6 billion) annually.

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SAE International to develop standard for Tesla NACS connector

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SAE International will standardize the Tesla-developed North American Charging Standard (NACS) connector. Ford Motor Company, General Motors, Rivian, Volvo Cars ( earlier post ) and a number of EV charging companies recently announced plans to adopt the NACS connector through adaptors or future product offerings.

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Ford turns to India for expansion in global exports

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Ford Motor Co. Now, Ford is chasing directions. In a recent LinkedIn post , Ford’s President of International Markets Group Kay Hart shared that the company has submitted a Letter of Intent (LOI) to the Government of Tamil Nadu in India. “The is turning to India to expand its exporting business globally.

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IperionX to produce 100% recycled, low-carbon titanium components for Ford Performance

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IperionX Limited has agreed a Scope of Work (SoW) for the supply of titanium metal components for Ford Motor Company using IperionX’s 100% recycled, low-carbon titanium metal. This Ford SoW follows a detailed program of quality and strength testing of IperionX’s low-carbon, circular titanium metal.

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QUT, Ford researchers find way to tell autonomous vehicle which cameras to use when navigating

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Queensland University of Technology (QUT) robotics researchers working with Ford Motor Company have found a way to tell an autonomous vehicle which cameras to use when navigating. Dr. Punarjay (Jay) Chakravarty is leading the project on behalf of the Ford Autonomous Vehicle Future Tech group. Resources. 10112-10119, Oct.

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Ford, U Mich study finds greater greenhouse gas reductions for pickup truck electrification than for other light-duty vehicles

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Researchers at the University of Michigan and Ford Motor Company have conducted a cradle-to-grave life cycle GHG assessment of model year 2020 ICEV, HEV, and BEV sedans, sports utility vehicles (SUVs), and pickup trucks in the United States. years for sedans, 1.4 years for SUVs, and 1.3

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