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Hyundai plans to build Santa Fe Hybrid, fully electric Genesis GV70 in Alabama

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The Hyundai Santa Fe Hybrid and an all-electric version of the Genesis GV70 will be built in Alabama, Hyundai confirmed last week. Both vehicles will be built at the Hyundai Motor Manufacturing Alabama plant near Montgomery, which currently builds gasoline versions of the Santa Fe, as well as the Hyundai Elantra, Santa Cruz, and Tucson.

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Toyota Alabama sole producer of hybrid-electric twin-turbo V6 and twin-turbo V6 for new Tundra

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Toyota Motor Manufacturing, Alabama (TMMAL) held an event to mark the first of Toyota’s latest engine products for the all-new 2022 Tundra ( earlier post ) to come off the production line. The V6 Turbo line will produce a new engine every 58 seconds, with a capacity to build 18,000 engines each month. The standard i-FORCE 3.5L

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Honda announces next steps in preparation for EV production in US

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This EV Hub will play a key role in developing the company’s knowledge and expertise in EV production that will be shared across Honda’s entire North American auto production network in the coming years, even as many Honda plants continue production of gasoline-powered vehicles. Anna Engine Plant (AEP). Transmission Plant – Georgia (TMP-G).

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Toyota to begin hybrid powertrain production in US; $374M investment in 5 plants

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million in five US manufacturing plants to support production of its first US-made hybrid powertrain and to implement Toyota’s New Global Architecture (TNGA) at its Alabama plant. The Huntsville, Alabama, plant will undergo a comprehensive upgrade to enable it to build engines that complement TNGA. Toyota will invest $373.8

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News: 2023 Genesis Electrified GV70 AWD

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Is an EV Genesis, the luxury division of Hyundai Motor Group, began this past week producing its first model in the United States at the sprawling HMG factory in Montgomery, Alabama. Both GV70s share a platform that was specifically designed for a gasoline engine and electric motors. The last one is no small thing.

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Genesis GV70 manufacturing strikes to the U.S.

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which additionally builds the Hyundai Elantra compact sedan, the gas and hybrid variations of the Santa Fe, the Tucson compact crossover and Santa Cruz compact pickup. ” The gasoline-powered GV70 began manufacturing in overdue Would possibly. ” The gasoline-powered GV70 began manufacturing in overdue Would possibly.

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Vitruivan crowd-sourcing funding for novel biofuel from sewage treatment bio-solids

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Testing showed that blending EEB with diesel significantly reduces soot emissions, similar to how ethanol reduces emissions when blended with gasoline. EEB can also be blended with gasoline or burned to produce electricity. Future plans include building a pilot scale facility to verify modeled assumptions. per gallon.