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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.,

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JANUARY 11, 2010

Ford Motor Company will invest an additional $450 million in its electric vehicle plan, paving the way to build its next-generation hybrid and plug-in hybrid vehicle vehicles in Michigan beginning in 2012. Ford has also announced it will produce hybrid transaxles at its Van Dyke Transmission facility in Sterling Heights, Mich.,

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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. A C-MAX hybrid electric and plug-in hybrid electric model for Europe in 2013.

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NOVEMBER 6, 2019

Automotive and industrial supplier Schaeffler is supplying its modular hybrid transmission to the 2020 Ford Explorer and Police Interceptor Utility, as well as the 2020 Lincoln Aviator. Explorer Limited Hybrid featuring a 3.3-liter Explorer Limited Hybrid featuring a 3.3-liter liter EcoBoost engine. liter EcoBoost engine.

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FEBRUARY 21, 2011

SAE International’s professional development department has pledged support for the Michigan Academy for Green Mobility Alliance (MAGMA) through participation on the governing board and some working subcommittees, along with hosting a MAGMA web page at www.sae.org/magma.

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OCTOBER 22, 2009

Ford Motor Company and the University of Michigan are working together on a project to accelerate the development of future hybrid vehicles. Working with U of M, Ford has tested nearly 1 million design simulations of hybrid vehicle control systems to date—as many as 175,000 per week—and continues to conduct about 50,000 a week.

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JANUARY 29, 2020

Combining with Delphi Technologies is consistent with BorgWarner’s evolution towards the propulsion market of the future and would enable BorgWarner to maintain flexibility across combustion, hybrid, and electric propulsion (C-H-E). The combined company will be headquartered in Auburn Hills, Michigan.

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AUGUST 3, 2011

Researchers from the University of Michigan and Ford Motor Co. report in Journal of Industrial Ecology that even with a rapid and widespread adoption of electric vehicles powered by lithium-ion batteries, lithium resources are sufficient to support demand until at least the end of this century. Journal of Industrial Ecology.

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FEBRUARY 17, 2010

recently entered into a five-year agreement with Western Michigan University (WMU) to invest in and jointly staff a 1,000-square-foot testing lab to focus on hybrid drive systems for commercial and military vehicles. That hybrid hydraulic drive work also involves collaboration with WMU’s CAViDS. Eaton Corp.

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JULY 1, 2022

GM’s EV First Responder Training effort is an education and outreach program designed to offer emergency responders key information about battery electric vehicle technology, dispel misconceptions and share important industry best practices for handling electric and electrified (hybrid) vehicles safely in multiple situations.

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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.

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DECEMBER 13, 2013

Ford Fusion Hybrid automated research vehicle with four LiDAR sensors. Ford, in conjunction with the University of Michigan and State Farm, unveiled a Ford Fusion Hybrid automated research vehicle that will be used to make progress on future autonomous driving and other advanced technologies. Click to enlarge. Click to enlarge.

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AUGUST 3, 2012

GE researchers, in partnership with Ford Motor Company and the University of Michigan, are developing a smart, miniaturized sensing system that has the potential to significantly extend the life of automotive traction batteries over the conventional battery systems used in electric vehicles today. Earlier post.)

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DECEMBER 13, 2015

Paice has reached an agreement to license all of its hybrid vehicle technology to Hyundai Motor Co. Paice has now licensed all or part of its hybrid vehicle technology portfolio to Toyota, Hyundai/Kia, and Ford. These three companies currently account for 90% of all hybrid vehicle sales in the United States. and Kia Motors Corp.

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JUNE 13, 2014

The OSU team’s engineered 2013 Chevrolet Malibu featured a series-parallel plug-in hybrid drive with E85-fueled engine technology. The second-place team from the University of Washington (UW) demonstrated the most energy-efficient vehicle, a B20 biodiesel parallel plug-in hybrid reaching 60 MPGGE (3.9

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JUNE 21, 2010

Dow Kokam’s Chief Executive Officer Ravi Shanker was joined by Vice President Joe Biden, Michigan Governor Jennifer Granholm, The Dow Chemical Company Chairman and CEO Andrew Liveris and others at a groundbreaking ceremony in Midland, Michigan for Dow Kokam’s new advanced, large-format battery production facility.

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NOVEMBER 27, 2019

XALT Energy, a company of Freudenberg Sealing Technologies, is a Midland, Michigan-based global developer and manufacturer of lithium-ion technology solutions. XALT Energy is working in partnership with Motor Coach Industries (MCI), a US subsidiary of NFI Group Inc. —Ian Smith, MCI president.

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APRIL 24, 2019

Allison’s electrification strategy leverages and extends current electric hybrid technologies, develops new electrified propulsion solutions, and expands system and integration level capabilities in alternative propulsion. The EV systems division is located at AxleTech’s headquarters in Troy, Michigan.

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MARCH 21, 2019

billion investment in global electric vehicles, Ford is expanding its BEV manufacturing footprint to its Flat Rock Assembly plant in southeast Michigan. This is good news for the future of southeast Michigan, delivering more good-paying manufacturing jobs. Tied to the company’s $11.1-billion

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AUGUST 6, 2022

The GHG emissions evaluation was carried out by expanding and modifying Argonne’s GREET model suite (2020 version) with inputs from industrial experts. The 2022 report accounts for a broader range of vehicle technologies and considers both current (2020) and expected future (2030-2035) conditions. Fuel production pathways considered.

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SEPTEMBER 16, 2012

The BUSolutions demonstrator LCO-140H (Low Cost of Ownership–1 st 40-foot Hybrid) series hydraulic hybrid transit bus yields fuel economy of 6.9 Elements of the hydraulic hybrid powertrain. Design & Development of the LCO-140H Series Hydraulic Hybrid. Click to enlarge. Since 2005, FTA issued $5.1 Click to enlarge.

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APRIL 14, 2009

The Michigan Economic Growth Authority (MEGA) Board awarded $543.5 Today marks a defining moment for Michigan's future as we see a new industry begin to take root and grow new jobs. Michigan Governor Jennifer M. The Michigan Economic Growth Authority (MEGA) board approved a state tax credit valued at $48.5

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AUGUST 5, 2009

The announcement marks the single largest investment in advanced battery technology for hybrid and electric-drive vehicles ever made. Industry officials expect that this $2.4 billion in cost-share from the award winners, will result directly in the creation tens of thousands of manufacturing jobs in the US battery and auto industries.

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MAY 3, 2016

The Google Self-Driving Car Project and FCA announced will collaborate to integrate Google’s self-driving technology into all-new 2017 Chrysler Pacifica Hybrid minivans ( earlier post ) to expand Google’s existing self-driving test program. —Sergio Marchionne, CEO, FCA.

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OCTOBER 12, 2019

The collaboration expects to also engage with the automotive industry in Ohio and Michigan. As the US automotive industry continues to focus on strong, lightweight materials to increase the energy efficiency of vehicles, advanced manufacturing will play a key role in developing new processes to produce alloys and metals.

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NOVEMBER 2, 2012

Hybrid cars have well and truly hit the mainstream. After years of slow sales around a decade ago, Toyota has now sold over 4 million hybrids. auto industry, buyers have been slower to catch on to the concept. And Honda recently passed its first million. But in the home of the U.S.

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JANUARY 10, 2011

Ford C-MAX Energi plug-in hybrid. On the heels officially introducing the Focus Electric last week ( earlier post ), Ford revealed two next-generation hybrids—including its first production plug-in hybrid (PHEV)—at the North American International Auto Show in Detroit. Click to enlarge.

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JULY 3, 2010

The University of Michigan and Shanghai Jiao Tong University are awarding a joint research team $200,000 to support a project investigating high-capacity Li-air batteries for electric vehicle applications. Principal investigator: Harry Giles, College of Architecture and Urban Planning, University of Michigan.

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AUGUST 3, 2011

Nearly half the respondents say the greatest change in materials will be in powertrain systems, noting that advanced propulsion systems—from downsized engines to hybrid and electric vehicle systems and batteries—will drive new material requirements. This is a defining moment—not just for materials, but for the industry.

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APRIL 11, 2018

The American Center for Mobility is a uniquely purpose-built premiere national facility for mobility and advanced automotive testing and product development focusing on testing, validation and self-certification of connected and automated vehicles and other mobility technologies at the 500-acre historic Willow Run site in Southeast Michigan.

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SEPTEMBER 21, 2009

billion in funding for Michigan firms, the majority of which—$12.4 million), including hybrid, plug-in hybrid, and hydraulic hybrids. These funds will be used for a competitive program to develop domestic industrial sources of advanced battery technologies for use in military applications. Carl Levin, D-Mich.,

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OCTOBER 26, 2009

Rendering of the Gen 2 series plug-in hybrid powertrain under development. A Bloomfield, Michigan startup is developing light- and medium-duty series plug-in hybrid electric vehicle powertrain systems—initially as conversions, but ultimately extending to an OEM basis. Tags: Conversions Hybrids Plug-ins.

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SEPTEMBER 26, 2014

a recognized leader in the area of high-performance dynamometer systems, will be exhibiting at the Automotive Testing Expo 2014 North America in Novi, Michigan in October. It can be used for testing high voltage batteries as well as simulating high voltage batteries while testing hybrid vehicle drive lines and inverter systems.

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DECEMBER 10, 2015

Ford began selling hybrid vehicles in the US in the fourth quarter of 2004 with the introduction of the Escape Hybrid. Other current hybrids in the Ford US line-up are the Fusion Hybrid, the C-MAX Hybrid, and Lincoln MKZ. Taiwan and Korea, where the company offers the Mondeo Hybrid.

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JANUARY 16, 2019

The diesel share of new US vehicle sales in 2018 exceeded that of hybrid vehicles, which came in at almost 2% of total sales, as well as the sales of plug-in electric vehicles (plug-in hybrids and full-battery-electric vehicles combined), which also came in at around 2% of total sales. of total sales—up modestly from 2017.

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SEPTEMBER 20, 2010

The Parker RunWise hydraulic hybrid system features a cradle design for packaging mechanical, hydraulic, and electrical components. The new Autocar E3 refuse vehicles feature Parker’s RunWise hydraulic hybrid drive system. Tags: Heavy-duty Hydraulic Hybrid. Click to enlarge. Earlier post.).

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MARCH 20, 2024

The EPA is *easing* its emissions rule ramp-up after major concerns from the car industry. Reuters , in its report, points out that the move could be an attempt to sway some votes in his direction as the battleground state of Michigan, where General Motors and Ford, two legacy automakers, are based. Tesla wants the U.S.

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