Green Car Congress

JUNE 2, 2022

Orange EV, headquartered in Kansas City, MO, was the nation’s first manufacturer offering 100% electric Class 8 vehicles to be commercially deployed and scaled. Motor: Brushless AC induction. Transmission: None; direct drive. Available now for purchase, lease, or rent; custom builds delivered in 90-120 days.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 10, 2015

The first 2016 Ford F-150 with the ability to run on compressed natural gas has rolled off the assembly line in Kansas City. The 2016 Ford F-150 with 5.0-liter

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Green Car Congress

JULY 24, 2022

Amazon has begun deploying its custom electric delivery vehicles from Rivian for package delivery, with the electric vehicles hitting the road in Baltimore, Chicago, Dallas, Kansas City, Nashville, Phoenix, San Diego, Seattle, and St. Louis, among other cities.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 9, 2012

Investors in Paseo Biofuels, LLC, the Missouri Soybean Association (MSA) and Cargill announced an expansion to the Paseo biodiesel plant in Kansas City, Mo. It is located near the Paseo Bridge in Kansas City, Mo. that will increase biodiesel production capacity by 40%. The business model has been ideal.

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CleanTechnica EVs

JUNE 18, 2021

Project Focuses on Equitable Distribution of New Streetlight EV Charger Locations.

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Electrek

FEBRUARY 8, 2022

” more… The post First 10,000 Ford Pro E-Transit deliveries begin as Ford looks for ways to increase production in Kansas City appeared first on Electrek. Ford said it “is now working on ways to increase E-Transit production.”

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Kansas City Kansas Ford Production 98

Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 9, 2022

Ford Pro has begun shipping the all-new E-Transit from Kansas City Assembly Plant—the company’s first US plant to assemble both batteries and all-electric vehicles in-house. The new E-Transit is produced at Kansas City Assembly Plant—Ford’s first US plant to assemble both batteries and all-electric vehicles in-house.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 24, 2019

Kansas City International Airport has four 30-foot BYD battery-electric K7s, and BYD’s largest airport customer to date, Los Angeles World Airports, has ordered 20 of BYD’s 60-foot articulated K11Ms. The vehicles carry 22 passengers and luggage; the vehicles they replaced only carried 14 passengers.

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Green Car Reports

AUGUST 6, 2021

A curbside charging project in Kansas City shows what could be done in many U.S. The electric car sales charts aren’t just pointing to a Tesla market anymore. And could the most affordable Tesla for China be powered by cells from another EV maker? This and more, here at Green Car Reports.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 21, 2012

The company operates manufacturing facilities in Kansas City, Mo., Smith Newton and Edison models are deployed around the world in a variety of applications, including parcel, food, beverage and equipment delivery and personnel transport including school and shuttle buses. and outside of Newcastle, U.K.

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Green Car Reports

AUGUST 6, 2021

The Kansas City Metropolitan Energy Center (MEC) will install streetlight-based EV charging stations under a pilot program evaluating curbside charging.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 14, 2022

Panasonic Energy plans to develop the project at a property in Kansas, which is expected to drive significant economic activity and opportunities for the local economy and could create up to 4,000 new jobs and result in an investment of approximately $4 billion. The company has identified a site in De Soto, Kansas for this potential project.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 20, 2010

The order for 100 Enova 120kW drive systems will be installed into Smith Newton trucks in Kansas City, MO. Enova Systems, Inc. has received an incremental order to deliver 100 electric drive systems to Smith Electric Vehicles (SEV), manufacturer of the all-electric Smith Newton truck.

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Green Car Reports

APRIL 11, 2014

Kansas City-based Smith Electric Vehicles has become the latest electric-vehicle building startup to cease operations--though the company says it isn''t shutting its doors for good. According to Kansas City Business Journal, the.' The firm builds electrically-powered commercial vehicles both in the U.S.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 1, 2012

Later this month, Ford will add one shift of F-150 production at its Kansas City Assembly Plant. The 250 jobs being added in Cleveland for running the third shift primarily will be filled by employees transferring from Cleveland Engine Plant No. 2, which is scheduled to end production later this week.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 11, 2022

Ford Pro is now shipping the first production units of its all-electric E-Transit van to customers across Europe from the Ford Otosan factory in Kocaeli, Turkey, a milestone that closely follows the start of deliveries to US customers from Kansas City Assembly Plant in February.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 2, 2010

Smith’s Kansas City assembly plant and corporate office currently employ approximately 50 people. Smith will continue expansion in Kansas City at the company’s corporate headquarters staff, through its research and development group and the assembly plant team.

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Green Car Reports

JULY 14, 2022

The interview preceded the company's announcement to build the largest battery plant in the world in Kansas City. Panasonic expects to achieve a 20% boost in energy density for EV batteries by 2030, the company's CTO said in an interview with Reuters published Wednesday.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 1, 2018

Ford’s Rouge complex in Dearborn, Michigan today makes America’s best selling vehicle—the Ford F-150—and started Ford’s industry-leading closed-loop aluminum recycling innovation ( earlier post ), which was then expanded to other F-150 manufacturing facilities including Dearborn Stamping, Kansas City Truck and Buffalo Stamping.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 10, 2012

It will be exported to Ford’s Kansas City Assembly Plant in Claycomo, Mo., All engines are mated to a Ford 6R80 six-speed automatic transmission. The Power Stroke 3.2-liter liter is manufactured in Ford’s Struandale Engine Plant in Port Elizabeth, South Africa. which received a $1.1 billion investment for the Transit.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 21, 2013

BNSF’s expansion and efficiency projects will be primarily focused on capacity expansion to accommodate Bakken Shale-related industrial products growth, intermodal terminal expansion, such as the completion of BNSF’s Kansas City Intermodal Facility, and other terminal improvements to enhance productivity and velocity.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 3, 2010

This order follows two from earlier in the year, totaling 120 units year-to-date, and will be installed into Smith Newton trucks manufactured in Kansas City. Smith Electric Vehicles has ordered 50 Enova 120 kW all-electric drive systems for the Smith Newton. Earlier post.)

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Green Car Congress

JULY 28, 2009

Kansas City Power & Light (KCP&L). Smith Electric Vehicles US, a Delaware corporation headquartered in Kansas City, Mo., Earlier post.). First recipients include: Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E). Coca-Cola Enterprises. Payload is more than 16,000 lbs (7,257 kg).

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Green Car Congress

MAY 4, 2021

It will be built alongside the Transit at Ford’s Kansas City Assembly Plant in Claycomo, Missouri. To date, more than 450 commercial customers in North America, including 200 top fleets and fleet management companies, have said they’re interested in purchasing the E-Transit.

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Green Car Reports

FEBRUARY 8, 2013

If you're at the AutoRama Car Show in Kansas City, Missouri this weekend, you'll be able to see it in action. Remember the world's first all-electric monster truck?

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 20, 2019

Houston, Kansas City, Kansas; Las Vegas, Los Angeles, New York City, Orlando, Fla.; Today, more than 4,700 intersections support both the “time-to-green” and GLOSA functionalities. Enabled metro areas include: Dallas, Denver, Gainesville, Fla.; Phoenix, Portland, Ore.; San Francisco, and Washington, D.C.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 28, 2016

Supported by partners, Clean City Coalitions and corporate sponsors, Alliance AutoGas is embarking on a 5300+ mile, 12-city, cross-country road trip—the Alliance AutoGas Coast-to-Coast Clean Air Ride —with its record-setting propane autogas F-150.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 28, 2012

Chicago will be Smith’s third location in the United States, joining the headquarters in Kansas City, Mo., and a manufacturing facility in New York City.

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Green Car Reports

MAY 14, 2014

The Kansas City-based maker of electric trucks announced that it has secured a $42 million investment commitment from Sinopoly Battery Limited--a producer of lithium-ion batteries and other electric-car components. Smith Electric Vehicles may be rebounding after it suspended operations last month.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 16, 2011

A package of city and state incentives of approximately $11 million will augment Smith’s private investment. The new facility—Smith’s second US manufacturing, sales and service center—will not affect production or job levels at Smith’s headquarters in Kansas City, Mo. New York Gov.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 6, 2022

Two contractors from the local Kansas City area, Emery Sapp & Sons Inc., The facility will be located at the Astra Enterprise Park site and will once again make the location a key economic driver for the region. and Kissick Construction Co.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 8, 2011

Smith began production of the Smith Newton at its Kansas City assembly plant in October 2009. The truck delivers a top speed of 55 mph, offers end users battery ranges from 50 to 120 miles on a single charge and a payload of more than 16,000 pounds.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 2, 2014

The CE Series will also be on display at this year’s National Association for Pupil Transportation (NAPT) Annual Summit in Kansas City, Mo., Deliveries will begin in summer 2015 and buses will go into service for the start of the 2015/2016 school year. 8-11 November.

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Green Car Reports

JANUARY 28, 2015

Today we witness the latest Toyota attack on electric cars, the first television ad for the 2016 Chevrolet Volt, and a new project in Kansas City encompassing 1,000 electric-car charging sites. Kansas City Power & Light will build 1,000 electric-car charging sites in collaboration with ChargePoint and.'

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Green Car Reports

DECEMBER 8, 2011

In 2013, Ford will start building its full-size Transit van in Kansas City, replacing the current Ford E-Series. The impact of new gas-mileage rules on passenger cars gets all the attention, but proposed increases apply to commercial vehicles too.

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Green Car Reports

JANUARY 28, 2015

Kansas City, Missouri, will become the latest municipality to gain an electric-car charging infrastructure this year. A local utility company is leading the effort to build a comprehensive network of charging sites for drivers of plug-in vehicles.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 13, 2009

Separately, Smith Electric Vehicles US has begun assembly at a temporary facility at Kansas City International Airport. Its lithium-ion batteries deliver top speed of 50 mph (80 km/h), a range of up to 100 miles (161 km) on a single charge and can be recharged from flat to full in 6-8 hours.

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