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JANUARY 8, 2014

Percentage of Global R&D Spending by Industry, 2013. A newly-released report by the Center for Automotive Research (CAR) concludes that the automotive industry is not only “high-tech,” it is frequently a leader in technological developments and applications. Click to enlarge. —Center for Automotive Research.

Industry 246

Industry Industrial Auto Industry Cars 246

The Truth About Cars

JULY 11, 2024

The White House recently issued grants totaling almost $2 billion to facilities in eight states. Biden’s grants will bolster EV supply chains, promote electric school buses, and boost commercial EV development. Facilities in Georgia, Michigan, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Maryland, and Virginia are on the list.

Georgia 104

Georgia Michigan Grant Maryland 104

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MARCH 1, 2023

The US Department of Transportation has awarded a $15-million grant to renew the Center for Connected and Automated Transportation (CCAT), based in Ann Arbor and led by the University of Michigan. CCAT is part of an expansive University of Michigan portfolio of research tied to the future of mobility.

Connect 259

Connect Connected Transportation Minnesota 259

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NOVEMBER 3, 2015

University of Michigan will award more than $1 million in grant funding to technologies that demonstrate high potential for solving transportation's toughest challenges. The Michigan Translational Research and Commercialization Transportation ( MTRAC ) program, in partnership with the Michigan Economic Development Corp.,

Michigan 150

Michigan Transportation Grant Commercial 150

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OCTOBER 25, 2013

Michigan-based Center for Automotive Research will be the lead in a recently funded project focused on the intersection of automotive production and agriculture. The $1,471,800 grant will be shared amongst CAR and its partners, the Michigan Manufacturing Technology Center (MMTC), Macomb/St.

Federal Grant 199

Federal Grant Grant Michigan Building 199

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DECEMBER 12, 2014

Alcoa Power and Propulsion, a unit of lightweight, high-performance metals leader Alcoa, is doubling its high-technology coating capacity at its Whitehall, Michigan facility. In addition to jet engines, the coating process is applied to parts used to build industrial gas turbines.

Michigan 199

Michigan 2013 Grant Building 199

Electrek

MAY 11, 2023

A young tech company called Intramotev has developed zero-emissions freight mobility solutions that could help significantly decarbonize (and revitalize) a major industry in the US. more… The post A company is developing self-propelled, battery-electric railcars you can control with your phone appeared first on Electrek.

Companies 93

Companies Battery Batteries Michigan 93

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AUGUST 18, 2015

Some of these modified structures have added-value properties that are currently used in a range of industrial applications. The goal of Durrett’s research is to alter oilseeds to produce large amounts of modified oil that can be used as improved biofuels or in industrial and food-related applications. hydroxyl, epoxy, etc.).

Oil 150

Oil Industry Industrial Nebraska 150

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JUNE 27, 2019

Germany-based AKASOL, a manufacturer of high-performance lithium-ion battery systems for commercial vehicles, plans to open a production facility in the metro Detroit area of Michigan. AKASOL’s new Michigan production facility will have a similar capacity to the firm’s current series production site in Lange, Germany.

Commercial 191

Commercial Lithium Ion Battery Batteries 191

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SEPTEMBER 2, 2010

Coulomb Technologies has installed its first ChargePoint networked electric vehicle charging station in Michigan from the $37-million ChargePoint America program. ChargePoint America will offer hundreds of free stations for public and home charging to individuals and businesses throughout southern Michigan.

Michigan 218

Michigan Installation America San Jose 218

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AUGUST 29, 2010

American Process Incorporated (API) recently launched a waste-to-cellulosic ethanol biorefinery project in Alpena, Michigan. API is one of Michigan’s bioenergy Centers of Energy Excellence (COEE). The $4 million in COEE funding to API helped secure a US Department of Energy (DOE) grant for $17.9

Michigan 225

Michigan Waste San Antonio Sodium 225

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SEPTEMBER 30, 2022

Fifteen years of OneD research and development has led to a portfolio of more than 240 granted patents. This enables OneD’s business model to center on licensing the SINANODE technology to industrial partners and scale manufacturing faster and at a lower cost.

GM 243

GM Battery Batteries Lithium Ion 243

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AUGUST 7, 2022

Michigan will enable four new mobility services to help address challenges across the state related to sustainable transit, roadway safety, parking and staffing shortages in the service industry. Currently, the key players in this industry are located on the West Coast and internationally. Bluecity ($100,000).

Michigan 435

Michigan Oakland Grant Detroit 435

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AUGUST 13, 2010

Ford, Detroit Edison and Xtreme Power are teaming up to establish one of Michigan’s largest solar power generation systems and electric vehicle charging stations at Ford’s Michigan Assembly Plant in Wayne, Mich. Ford will work with Detroit Edison to install a 500 kW solar photovoltaic panel system at Michigan Assembly.

Michigan 186

Michigan Detroit Solar Power 186

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SEPTEMBER 13, 2010

In addition to the DOE grant, the company received $125 million in state incentives from Michigan as part of its 21 st Century Jobs Fund to help finance these manufacturing facilities. The new plant in Livonia, Mich. As part of its continuing US manufacturing ramp up, A123 also plans to open a coating plant in Romulus, Mich.,

Michigan 186

Michigan Li-ion Manufacturer Lithium Ion 186

Cars That Think

AUGUST 26, 2024

Erika Cruz Employer: Whirlpool Occupation: Associate electrical engineer Education: Bachelor’s degree in electronics engineering, Industrial University of Santander, in Bucaramanga, Colombia As a member of the electromechanical components team at Whirlpool’s research and engineering center in Benton Harbor, Mich.,

Colombia 60

Colombia Brazil United States Engine 60

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MAY 24, 2010

Ford Motor Company, moving to create a center of excellence in Michigan for vehicle electrification, is investing $135 million to design, engineer and produce key components for the company’s next-generation hybrid-electric vehicles. Ford’s Rawsonville Plant in Ypsilanti, Mich., Ford will invest about $125 million at its Van Dyke facility.

Michigan 186

Michigan Ford North America Hybrid 186

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FEBRUARY 4, 2010

million grant to demonstrate a new high-efficiency vehicle concept. Delphi is an industry leader in advanced powertrain technology development, with new gasoline direct injection (GDi) systems soon entering production. In addition to the headquarters in Michigan, HATCI operates two design centers in Irvine, Calif., Delphi Corp.,

Gasoline 170

Gasoline Grant Wisconsin Fuel Economy 170

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APRIL 14, 2009

The Michigan Economic Growth Authority (MEGA) Board awarded $543.5 The state refundable tax credits will help the companies in their quest for some of the $2 billion in federal grants for advanced-battery research and development. Michigan Governor Jennifer M. billion in Li-ion manufacturing facilities in the state.

Tax Credit 150

Tax Credit Michigan Li-ion Tax 150

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NOVEMBER 1, 2016

The on-demand vehicles would have human drivers at first, but the designers hope they would eventually be replaced with autonomous vehicles, lowering costs further, says RITMO lead research Pascal Van Hentenryck, the Seth Bonder Collegiate Professor of Industrial and Operations Engineering at U-M.

Michigan 150

Michigan Connect Connected Vehicles 150

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SEPTEMBER 23, 2013

LanzaTech, a producer of low-carbon fuels and chemicals from waste gases, was awarded a $4-million grant by the Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E) as one of the 15 REMOTE projects ( earlier post ) receiving a combined $34 million to find advanced biocatalyst technologies that can convert natural gas to liquid fuel for transportation.

Waste 218

Waste Gas Design Fuel 218

Baua Electric

JULY 11, 2024

billion in grant awards today targeted at helping automakers keep 11 troubled manufacturing plants open and to start building EVs there. The grants are part of the “ Domestic Conversion Grant Program ,” intended to direct government support to help convert plants over to electric vehicle manufacturing.

Manufacturer 52

Manufacturer Auto Grant Solar 52

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SEPTEMBER 4, 2012

Entrepreneurs and advocates for electric and plug-in hybrid vehicles conversions have taken advantage of the platform to create a petition urging the Administration to extend the Qualified Plug-in Electric Drive Motor Vehicles (IRC 30D) tax incentives, currently granted for new plug-in vehicles, to plug-in conversions.

Conversion 286

Conversion Obama Plug-in Tax 286

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MARCH 25, 2014

The University of Michigan is proceeding to the construction phase of a new $6.5-million Funding will be provided by the College of Engineering, the Office of Research, the Office of the Provost, and a grant from the Michigan Department of Transportation. Earlier post. ).

Connect 210

Connect Connected Vehicles Michigan 210

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APRIL 21, 2010

In each case, industry cost-share exceeds 50% of the total project cost. In addition to ITP and industry funding, EERE’s Vehicle Technologies Program (VTP) is contributing funding to directly support the CRADA efforts, each of which comprises part of the battery supply chain.

Lithium Ion 207

Lithium Ion Companies Energy Battery 207

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APRIL 19, 2011

API) are partnering to build an industrial-scale cellulosic biorefinery to produce biobutanol. Slated to begin ethanol production in early 2012 with a switch to biobutanol in mid-2012, the API Alpena Biorefinery will produce 470,000 gallons of biobutanol annually, which will be pre-sold to chemical industry partners. Greenpower+.

Building 231

Building Convert Michigan Grant 231

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JULY 24, 2012

The United Soybean Board (USB) is helping fund the Goodyear project with a grant of $500,000 over two years. Goodyear will display a tire made with soybean oil on 6-7 August at The Ford Motor Company’s research center in Dearborn, Michigan, as part of an event sponsored by the USB.

Oil 231

Oil Oklahoma Michigan Texas 231

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MAY 22, 2014

Researchers at Michigan State University have developed a microbial electrolysis cell (MEC) which will allow biodiesel plants to eliminate the creation of hazardous wastes while reducing their dependence on fossil fuel. The next step will be field tests with a Michigan-based biodiesel manufacturer. Credit: ACS, Speers et al.

Production 252

Production Las Vegas Waste Michigan 252

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DECEMBER 9, 2012

Reports by other parties that our proposal involved an elimination of jobs in Michigan are inaccurate. The company was recently named as one of the industry leaders in the Joint Center for Energy Storage Research $120-million energy research hub led by Argonne National Lab and funded by the US Department of Energy (DOE).

Li-ion 231

Li-ion Energy Storage Michigan United States 231

Green Car Congress

JANUARY 30, 2016

Ryder is also the leader in natural gas vehicle solutions for the commercial transportation industry, with more than 50 million miles of experience, 18 natural gas vehicle maintenance facilities, and more than 6,000 natural gas vehicle trained maintenance and support personnel. service locations.

Louisiana 150

Louisiana Texas Oil Diesel 150

Green Car Congress

JULY 9, 2014

The grant notice has a “sole source requirement,” with application eligibility limited to UMTRI. The data generated and archived in the CVTE is used for estimating the safety benefits of connected vehicle technology as well as for use by the broader industry in researching and developing additional connected vehicle applications.

Environment 225

Environment Connect Connected Vehicles 225

Green Car Congress

JANUARY 13, 2010

Coulomb Technologies and Shocking Solutions, a provider of plug-in vehicle infrastructure solutions and consulting, announced that the first networked charging stations for electric vehicles in Michigan are now available. Michigan a Launch Market for the Volt.

Plug-in 199

Plug-in Detroit Plug Michigan 199

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OCTOBER 4, 2012

With an $11-million, five-year grant from the US Department of Energy (DOE) Materials Genome Initiative ( earlier post ), the University of Michigan is putting in another $1.3 million to establish a DOE Software Innovation Center called the PRedictive Integrated Structural Materials Science Center, or PRISMS.

Design 247

Design Michigan Engine Universal 247

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JULY 12, 2013

million project funded as part of a joint public/private industry partnership between the San Bernardino Associated Governments (SANBAG), the Southern California Association of Governments (SCAG), the US Department of Energy, the California Energy Commission, and Ryder.

California 246

California Louisiana Maintenance Gas 246

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JANUARY 12, 2010

The acquisition expands the capabilities of Dow Kokam from cell manufacture through to pack assembly and battery management systems for the automotive industry. Through the transaction, SVE becomes a subsidiary of Dow Kokam, and Dassault becomes a shareholder. Financial terms of the transaction were not released. Earlier post.).

Li-ion 199

Li-ion Manufacturer Energy 2009 199

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AUGUST 26, 2009

Like the Recovery Act-funded projects, the annual Clean Cities projects include grants for vehicles, infrastructure, and education. Clean Energy Coalition’s CEC Michigan Green Fleets Initiative. The project will increase the use of natural gas, electric and hybrid electric vehicles in 13 sites throughout Michigan.

Alternative Fuels 236

Alternative Fuels Clean Cleaning Grant 236

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OCTOBER 6, 2022

billion to build a battery component plant in Big Rapids, Michigan. A $50-million Strategic Site Readiness Program performance-based grant through the SOAR Fund will be administered by The Right Place to assist with infrastructure improvements. Gotion will invest some $2.36 Volkswagen is Gotion’s largest single investor.

Michigan 150

Michigan Building South Carolina Battery 150