Green Car Congress

JANUARY 21, 2010

Lithium-ion battery manufacturer EnerDel will invest $237 million in a new manufacturing plant near its Indianapolis headquarters in order to meet anticipated demand for advanced battery systems used in both automotive and stationary smart grid applications. The Indiana plant will be financed through a $118.5

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Baua Electric

JULY 23, 2024

The US DOE has awarded nearly half a billion bucks to three companies under the Domestic Manufacturing Conversion grant program to help accelerate the production of heavy-duty electric trucks and related powertrain components.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 30, 2009

Automotive lithium-ion battery maker EnerDel will be using a portion of its recent federal stimulus grant to purchase eight AeroVironment (AV) advanced electric vehicle power cycling and test systems. The addition of the ABC-170CE and AV-900 systems enables complete advanced power cycling of EnerDel’s hybrid and electric vehicle batteries.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 15, 2009

The State of Indiana is offering $4.6 million in tax credits and up to $200,000 in training grants to Electric Motors Corporation (EMC), based on the company’s plans to establish an electric vehicle industrial development park the state.

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Plugs and Cars

JANUARY 5, 2010

nk CEO Richard Canny and Indiana Governor Mitch Daniels slapped a "Made In Indiana" sticker on a Th!nk The company has announced its intention to invest $43 million in the Elkhart facility, and has been offered $3 million in tax credits and a small job training grant by Indiana. nk City this morning in Elkhart.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 29, 2010

dedicated a new hybrid drive system manufacturing plant in Indianapolis, Indiana. Once fully operational, nearly 100 manufacturing workers will be capable of producing more than 20,000 commercial-duty hybrid propulsion systems each year. Allison Transmission, Inc. Earlier post.) Allison was being awarded a $62.8 Earlier post.).

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Teslarati

AUGUST 31, 2024

If GM doesn’t close on the deal by then, the company says it will have to grant additional rights to the automaker. Last week, GM and Samsung SDI announced delays to an upcoming battery factory in Indiana , now expected to begin producing battery cells in 2027 rather than in 2026. billion loan agreement from the U.S.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 19, 2009

million award ( earlier post ) from the Department of Energy (DOE) to support expansion of its power electronics engineering capabilities as well as the establishment of a new manufacturing operation in Kokomo, Indiana. million to advance the development of low-cost manufacturing of electric drive vehicles (EDV) in the United States.

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Teslarati

JULY 30, 2021

Holcomb decided to grant Tesla permission to open the stores based on public opinion. However, with the emergence of EV manufacturers that have opted to veer away from the traditional dealership and car sales model, which is highly unfavorable and disliked by car buyers, states are turning to support the potential of direct-to-consumer sales.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 8, 2016

Two Indiana University chemists have received $525,000 from the National Science Foundation to advance research with applications to the conversion of CO 2 into oxalate as an intermediate for the ultimate production of carbon-neutral materials, plastics and fuel. IU scientists Steven L. —Steven Tait.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 5, 2009

These projects, selected through a highly competitive process by the Department of Energy (DOE), are intended to accelerate the development of US manufacturing capacity for batteries and electric drive components as well as the deployment of electric drive vehicles. billion in funding under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 2, 2016

million grant from the Federal Transit Administration’s Low or No Emission Vehicles Deployment Program. In January 2015, TARC launched nine all-electric ZeroBus vehicles, also manufactured by Proterra. The buses, a $4.65 million investment, were funded primarily with a $3.3 Other federal and local funding covered the remaining costs.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 26, 2010

By doing so, Stephens said, GM will lower cost and improve performance, quality, reliability and manufacturability of electric motors by controlling design, materials selection and production processes. down to the manufacture of the component wires. Tags: Electric (Battery) Hybrids Motors Vehicle Manufacturers.

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Revenge of the Electric Car

JUNE 23, 2009

Three EV pioneers, Tesla, Nissan and Ford, are receiving loans from the Department of Energy’s Advanced Technology Vehicles Manufacturing program. Totaling $8 billion, the funds will be used to manufacture efficient vehicles and electric drive components. We’ve been waiting for several months to hear this good news.

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CN EV Post

MARCH 21, 2023

Qiantu will leverage its strengths in vehicle design, technology development, and process innovation, combined with Mullen's manufacturing and sales strengths in the Americas market, to bring new EV options to consumers in the Americas, the release said. seconds and a top speed of more than 200 mph.

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Green Cars News

AUGUST 13, 2009

Commercial hybrid systems manufacturer, Allison Transmission has been notified that it will be awarded a $62.8 Department of Energy (DOE) American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 Grant to continue its efforts to design, develop and manufacture a cost-competitive commercial hybrid truck drive system. million U.S.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 16, 2015

Lightning Hybrids, developer and manufacturer of hydraulic hybrid systems for medium- and heavy-duty trucks and buses ( earlier post ), will introduce the application of its first emission-reducing brake regeneration technology on a walk-in box truck. a leading North American uniform and linen supply company.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 16, 2010

It is the first EV to be granted certification with the European CE conformity mark and EU homologation requirements (M1 certificate). European production of the THINK City is underway in Finland with manufacturing partner Valmet Automotive, which also assembles the Boxster and Cayman models for Porsche AG.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 8, 2014

The report, supported by the Alliance of Automobile Manufacturers, measures the technological nature of today’s auto industry and compares it to other sectors of the economy often viewed as technologically advanced. The report authors acknowledge the difficulty of defining “high-tech” in an ever-changing economic environment.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 6, 2015

The US Department of Transportation’s Federal Transit Administration (FTA) has selected 10 projects that will receive a share of $55 million in competitive grants that will help put a new generation of zero-emission buses on the road. Grants from the LoNo program help transit agencies integrate more of these advanced buses into their fleets.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 14, 2010

The eStar all-electric truck transitioned from concept to reality in August 2009, when President Barack Obama visited Navistar’s manufacturing plant in Indiana to announce a $39.2 million federal stimulus grant to build electric trucks. and Modec Limited of the UK. Earlier post.). e-Star Quick Specs. 80 kWh Li-ion pack.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 30, 2009

The final manufacturing location for the Transit Connect BEV has not yet been determined. AM General will manufacture the chassis and SEV US Corp will supply the electric drive train, including the motor, battery pack, electronics and ancillary systems. Scott Harrison, Azure Dynamics CEO. SEV US and AM General.

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Teslarati

FEBRUARY 28, 2022

According to the NHTSA, vehicle manufacturers must initiate a recall for any repair that remedies a safety risk, regardless of whether the issue is fixed by software update or by hardware replacement. Manufacturers are required to initiate a recall for any repair, including a software update, that remedies an unreasonable risk to safety.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 4, 2011

A new study sponsored by Indiana University concludes that President Obama’s vision of one million plug-in electric vehicles (PEVs) on US roads by 2015 will require concentrated efforts action from all stakeholders— the auto industry, federal government, the scientific community, and consumers—to be realized.

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Electric Cars Report

JULY 11, 2024

billion to support the conversion of 11 shuttered or at-risk auto manufacturing and assembly facilities across eight states—Michigan, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Maryland, and Virginia—to manufacture electric vehicles and their supply chain. The Biden administration is awarding $1.7

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Revenge of the Electric Car

JANUARY 27, 2009

This new company, Bright Automotive , is founded by ex-GM EV1 people, and the super efficient Rocky Mountain Institute to make plug-in hybrids in Indiana. Granted, nearly every other electric car company is trying to increase performance through aerodynamics and new construction materials.

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Baua Electric

AUGUST 27, 2024

The DOE’s Office of Manufacturing and Energy Supply Chains (MESC) has announced $50 million in grants for six states with significant automotive workforces to help small- and medium-sized suppliers adapt their manufacturing facilities to serve for the EV supply chain. Eligible states must have a workforce at least 0.5%

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Cars That Think

APRIL 29, 2023

Given the mix of cutting-edge scientific computing and old-school bravado, it was as though they were channeling Alan Turing and Indiana Jones simultaneously. That, in turn, will require manufacturing billions of EV batteries. The geologists were hunting for major deposits of the minerals needed to power a clean-energy future.

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Baua Electric

SEPTEMBER 19, 2024

lost about 75,000 manufacturing jobs during the Trump administration. Trump has repeatedly claimed that during his term auto sales, manufacturing, and manufacturing were at record levels. The same federal agency did, this past week, point to a sharp loss of manufacturing jobs , with 24,000 lost in August. By 2027 U.S.

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