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Ohio State takes first place in DOE/GM EcoCAR 3 competition

Green Car Congress

EcoCAR 3 is the latest Energy Department Advanced Vehicle Technology Competition (AVTC) series and challenges 16 North American university teams to redesign a 2016 Chevrolet Camaro to further reduce its environmental impact, while maintaining the performance expected from this iconic American car. Horiba; DENSO; Champlain Cable Corp.;

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The EV Transition Explained: Reshaping Labor Markets

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By some estimates, upwards to 80,000 auto workers and a similar number in the auto supply chain have already been laid off globally to support the EV transition. The automaker has already begun idling auto plants and is warning of future closures to pay for its transition to EVs and to try to keep EV prices affordable.

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The EV Transition Explained

Cars That Think

University of Michigan professor emeritus John Leslie King , who has long studied the auto industry. Ford and other automakers will need to convince tens of millions of customers to switch to EVs to meet the Biden Administration’s decarbonization goals of 50 percent new auto sales being non-ICE vehicles by 2030. The soft car.

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2022 Hyundai Ioniq 5: First of an aggressive wave of new EVs

Charged EVs

But Prius-like compact hatchbacks are a fast-fading segment, and that car is too small for most US buyers. The Ioniq 5 was previewed in September 2019 by the Hyundai 45 Concept, a styling exercise that harkened back to the company’s very first car. But in April, German blogger Dr. Stefan Leichsenring gave the car a solid review.

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Hyundai looks to start U.S EV production early to catch new incentives

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The company already planned on breaking ground on a new production plant in Georgia in 2023, with EV production starting in 2025; news of new U.S. Currently, Hyundai-Kia’s lineups offer a compelling set of electric and electrified vehicles, most notably the Hyundai Ioniq 5, which won Car and Driver’s EV of the year.

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President Obama Announces 48 Projects to Receive $2.4B in Grants for Next-Generation of Batteries and Electric Vehicles; To be Combined with $2.4B in Industry Cost-Share

Green Car Congress

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. Magna E-Car Systems of America, Inc. $40. State of Colorado State of Georgia Fort Collins, CO Boulder, CO Atlanta, GA.

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Canoo Pickup, Kia EV6, Honda and Mini EV Plans: EV Week in Review – Mar 9-15

EV Adoption

According to the company, the pickup will be open for pre-orders in the second quarter of 2021, with deliveries starting “as early as 2023.” – March 10, via Green Car Reports. That facility was previously used by electric car manufacturer Green Tech Automotive. – March 15, Green Car Reports. Kia EV6 | Source: Kia.

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