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JUNE 29, 2010

Raser first unveiled its Extended Range Series Plug-In Hybrid Electric Vehicle (PHEV) drive system, developed with FEV, at the 2008 SAE World Congress in Detroit. At the 2009 SAE World Congress, Raser and FEV showcased a HUMMER H3 converted with the EREV powertrain. Earlier post.).

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JULY 30, 2010

The announcement came as US President Barack Obama toured the Detroit-Hamtramck facility, where the Volt is being produced now for sale later this year. Due to what it termed “ strong public interest ” in the Chevrolet Volt, General Motors will increase US production capacity of the Volt by 50%, from 30,000 units to 45,000 units, in 2012.

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JANUARY 11, 2016

Chevrolet introduced the 2017 Cruze Hatchback on the eve of the North American International Auto Show in Detroit. million sold since it went on sale in 2008. Developed with all the technologies and dynamic driving attributes of the all-new 2016 Cruze sedan, the hatch is equipped with a standard 1.4L

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JANUARY 8, 2010

In October 2008, Magna Electronics acquired BluWav Systems LLC (formerly Wavecrest Laboratories), a developer and supplier of controls, motors and energy-management systems for hybrid electric vehicles, plug-in hybrid vehicles and battery electric vehicles. Earlier post.)

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JUNE 16, 2010

Detroit News. Lear anticipated the growth of electric vehicles, so it invested in a new power lab at its Global Center for Excellence in Southfield in September 2008. Lear anticipated the growth of electric vehicles, so it invested in a new power lab at its Global Center for Excellence in Southfield in September 2008.

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APRIL 5, 2012

A consent decree filed today in the US District Court in Detroit resolves Marathon’s alleged violations of the Clean Air Act. From 2008 to the end of 2011, the controls Marathon installed eliminated approximately 4720 tons per year of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) and 110 tons per year of hazardous air pollutants (HAPs) from the air.

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FEBRUARY 16, 2012

billion in an ATVM loan as a unit of Cerberus Capital Management LP in 2008. Since then, reported the Detroit News, the amount of the possible loan continued to shrink, while the terms and restrictions grew more restrictive and for a much shorter time period. —Rep. Chrysler made its first request for $8.55

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JUNE 2, 2011

A study by Delphi Powertrain presented at the SAE 2010 World Congress in Detroit concluded that a 3-cylinder turbocharged gasoline direct injection (GDI) engine—such as the 1.0L It was Ford’s largest small car month since May 2008. liter gasoline engines. Earlier post.). —Derrick Kuzak. Ford US small car sales.

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APRIL 22, 2009

2 of 3) Driven by Detroit This strategic decision is part of what makes Bright different from the other startups offering to retrofit hybrid cars or to sell plug-ins. John Waters, the CEO of Bright Automotive, is a veteran of Detroits auto industry, just like most of the Bright team. The Irvine, Calif.-based and EnerDel Inc.,

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APRIL 10, 2009

The Detroit News. in June 2008 (at the time of the study). A new wind turbine assembly plant opening later this year in Novi, Michigan will create about 250 manufacturing jobs which are being sought by displaced autoworkers.The company received $7.3 This would reduce Michigan’s unemployment rate to 7.5% in two years from the 8.7%

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JANUARY 12, 2010

Executives from Dow Kokam and SVE made the announcement at the North American International Auto Show in Detroit. under a Joint Development Agreement since 2008 and has developed Cleanbat, a proprietary and patented battery system technology incorporating liquid-cooled thermal management and electronics. Earlier post.). Earlier post.).

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JULY 12, 2009

Introduced as a concept car in 1989 at the North American International Auto Show in Detroit, the Dodge Viper was designed and engineered to test public reaction to the concept of a back-to-basics, high-performance, limited production sports car. In 2008, Dodge introduced the fourth-generation Dodge Viper SRT10.

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AUGUST 17, 2009

In January 2009, it brought the F3DM, the F6DM (a larger version of the F3DM), and an all-new battery-electric crossover, the e6, to the North American International Auto Show in Detroit. Earlier post.). Earlier post.).

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JANUARY 20, 2007

Nancy Goia of Ford got some ink for comments at the Automotive News World Congress in Detroit. 19 -- More than 20 Dodge Sprinter Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicles (PHEV) will be placed in the United States between now and the first quarter of 2008 as. One big corporate "ME TOO!" Even Honda got in on the act.

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MAY 8, 2009

Thurnau Professor of Mechanical, Biomedical and Materials Science and Engineering at the University of Michigan, is also one of the co-directors of the GM/U-M Advanced Battery Coalition for Drivetrains (ABCD), announced by then-CEO Rick Wagoner at the North American International Auto Show in Detroit in January. Earlier post.).

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MARCH 27, 2012

in 2008 to 53.7% Ford says that the new Transit, which begins production in Kansas City in 2013, will achieve at least 25% better fuel economy than current E-Series vans. Ford has gained major market share in key commercial vehicle segments as the economy rebounds from the industry lows of 2009.

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NOVEMBER 5, 2009

TARDEC, part of the US Army Research, Development and Engineering Command (RDECOM), is headquartered at the Detroit Arsenal in Warren, Michigan. An XM1124 Humvee could also function as a portable power plant to power a mobile command post or field hospital. It is the nation’s laboratory for advanced military automotive technology.

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JUNE 16, 2009

These projects were selected under the battery materials and manufacturing topic area from the Vehicle Technologies Program Wide Funding Opportunity Announcement released early in 2008. Earlier post.) Earlier post.). Angstron Materials LLC of Dayton, Ohio, teamed with Applied Sciences Inc. million with a DOE share of up to $1.6

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FEBRUARY 5, 2007

The Detroit News has the alternative fuel breakdown in the president's budget request, and it isn't pretty. Increases for hydrogen fuel cell research from $289 million in FY 2007 to $309 million in FY 2008. Automakers already have begun lobbying for the Bush Administration and Congress to support further research funding after the $1.2

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MAY 16, 2009

The paper was presented by authors Ed Tate and Peter Savagian at last month’s SAE 2009 World Congress in Detroit. 2008) The Electrification of the Automobile: From Conventional Hybrid, to Plug-in Hybrids, to Extended-Range Electric Vehicles. SAE 2008-01-0458 ). SAE 2009-01-1311 ). Tate et al.

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OCTOBER 21, 2009

The survey of a nationally representative sample of 2,513 adults age 18 and over was conducted between July and November 2008 by the U-M Institute for Social Research as part of the Reuters/University of Michigan Surveys of Consumers. The findings were released at The Business of Plugging In conference in Detroit today.

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FEBRUARY 2, 2009

Wal-Mart will test this diesel-electric hybrid in the Detroit area. Wal-Mart achieved more than a 25% increase in efficiency within its private fleet between 2005 and 2008, surpassing one of the company’s stated sustainability goals. Wal-Mart uses Class 8 trucks to haul its trailers and deliver product to its stores. Earlier post.).

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OCTOBER 15, 2009

GM announced its strategic partnership, including an investment, with Coskata at the North American International Auto Show in Detroit in January 2008. Earlier post.). The Madison facility is designed to serve both as commercial-scale proof of the technology as well as a source for learnings to further optimize the technology.

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JANUARY 11, 2010

Ford unveiled its strategically important next-generation Ford Focus in both four-door sedan and five-door hatchback styles at the 2010 North American International Auto Show (NAIAS) in Detroit.

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JANUARY 28, 2009

Wakefield, 1998 "Taken For a Ride: Detroit's Big Three and the politics of pollution" by Jack Doyle Books on Peak Oil and Energy Transition "Beyond Oil: The view from Hubbert's Peak", by Kenneth S. 1 Point Reyes EVs Did You Know? Batteries Included $142,000 Grant 2006 Archive GM Plug-in Series Hybrid? htm Advocates of the Th!

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NOVEMBER 16, 2010

DTE Energy is the Detroit-headquartered diversified energy company providing gas and electric services to 2.7 The conversion of the three DTE Energy SUVs is part of the $5-million grant from the Michigan Public Service Commission (MPSC) awarded to DTE Energy in 2008. Earlier post.) million Michigan homes and businesses.

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JUNE 7, 2013

The Amoco scientists found that DME was a good diesel replacement, and at the 1995 SAE conference in Detroit, reported that preliminary engine test data for DME showed emission levels better than the California 1998 ULEV standards. Fleisch is a member of Oberon Fuels’ Scientific Advisory Board.). Earlier post.) 2012.05.012. 2007.06.007.

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MAY 25, 2010

Janel Hydro Company was founded in 1991 in Detroit, Michigan by Leo Cooney. 2005, Chinese entrepreneur Tan Chen purchased the company, and began working with former professional racing driver Paul Goldsmith (Motorsports Hall of Fame 2008) to commercialize the technology.

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APRIL 21, 2009

In late 2008, BYD started selling the first production PHEV in China. First Escape PHEV delivered to SCE Nov 2007; 20 in 2008-2009. Beginning in 2005, we excerpted individual statements of intentions by carmakers, but by the start of 2008, the number of comments became too numerous for us to track. Batteries not ready.

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JANUARY 11, 2010

Toyota Motor Sales (TMS) USA unveiled the FT-CH dedicated hybrid concept at the North American International Auto Show (NAIAS) in Detroit. When the FCHV-adv was introduced in 2008, it boasted an estimated range increase of more than 150% over the first generation FCHV. The FT-CH concept. Click to enlarge. Earlier post.).

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APRIL 16, 2009

But after interviewing Ford’s Nancy Gioia at the recent Detroit Auto show, I’m now unsure of both the timescales involved, or how much the power and auto companies are behind it as a fundamental concept. Galbraith joined The New York Times in June 2008 to write about renewable energy. Staff Tom Zeller Jr.

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SEPTEMBER 23, 2013

Even after accounting for all possible losses on the Fisker loan, expected losses to date only represent about 2% of our overall loan program portfolio of approximately $34 billion—and less than 10% of the loan loss reserve Congress set aside for the program. ”. On 18 September, the Detroit News reported that Sen. Earlier post.)

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APRIL 16, 2009

Solar, Wind and Biofuels Grew 53 Percent in 2008 Green Education = Environmental Religion? Review of Forestry Carbon Standards 2008 Ford Partners to Commercialize Electric Vehicles A New "Green" Deal.Direction for the economic re. A Perfect Storm for Water Counting Calories and Counting Carbon: The Role of. SZ (1) 6753.T

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NOVEMBER 7, 2008

November 8, 2008. DETROIT — The rapidly deteriorating finances of General Motors are forcing the federal government to decide whether to bail out the largest American automaker or face the prospect that it might go bankrupt. “I The automaker, based in the Detroit suburb Dearborn, said it ended the quarter with $18.9

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APRIL 16, 2009

Lutz, who retired earlier this year, called the car Detroits "moon shot" and an attempt to wrest the mantle of innovation back from the Japanese. AND the Detroit car companies were laughing. The Obama Administration doesnt understand that. The Volt is, and always has been, more than than an electric car. Let them go bankrupt.

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JANUARY 31, 2007

The Detroit News story today, Big 3's call for U.S. As Michigan Democrats line up with the most Republicans to protect the Big 3 on CAFE standards, Bush has already disappointed Detroit on the money front: GM, Ford Motor Co. A Tesla Roadster for every member of Congress would have been a better use of the money.

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