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Swaying toward EV mobility

Electric Auto Association

EAA Treasurer is the founder of a successful car share company. Michael Peters, the CEO and cofounder of the electric vehicle (EV) car share service Sway Mobility , works with the Electric Auto Association (EAA) at the national level as treasurer, and at the local level as a ‘Lead Volunteer” for Drive Electric Northeast Ohio. “One

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New lightweight metals institute will be headquartered in Detroit

Green Car Congress

The new $148-million lightweight metals manufacturing institute announced in February by President Obama ( earlier post ) will locate in the Corktown neighborhood of Detroit, officials from the American Lightweight Materials Manufacturing Innovation Institute (ALMMII) and the city announced today.

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UAW gears up for combat over battery assistant pay

Baua Electric

The ones crops shall be run via other joint ventures, so the UAW has to have an organizing power and cut price in the neighborhood at each and every one. The post UAW gears up for combat over battery assistant pay appeared first on Bauaelectric Auto News. Stellantis will unhidden a plant in Indiana with Samsung SDI in 2025.

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Getting Wet and Wild With NASCAR in Chicago

The Truth About Cars

It was the first time Chicago has hosted a street race for a major racing series in the modern era – and while we’re on the topic of firsts, what’s billed as the first-ever American auto race took place on the streets of the city and nearby Evanston in 1895. Others were concerned about environmental damage or the noise from the cars.

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The 25 Best Restaurants in Chicago Right Now

Baua Electric

Mr. Wolen’s dishes are almost too impressive for a neighborhood spot like Boka, which recently turned 20 years old. Johnnie’s Beef has operated in Elmwood Park since 1961; standing in line here, ordering a “beef-hot-dipped,” and eating over the hood of your car remains an indelible Chicago experience.

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The Business of Plugging In: Building the Full Ecosystem for a Successful Plug-in Vehicle Industry in the US

Green Car Congress

As one of the speakers put it to the attendees, the bulk of which came from Southeast Michigan, plug-in vehicles will a major career path for most of the people in the room. Therefore it is important that auto manufacturers, policy makers and electric utilities work together very closely. Assistant Professor, Michigan State University.

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ARPA-E Awards $151M to 37 Projects for Transformative Energy Research

Green Car Congress

Electronville: High-Amperage Energy Storage Device-Energy Storage for the Neighborhood. General Motors will develop a shape memory alloy (SMA) energy recovery device that will convert waste heat from car engines to electricity. Earlier post.) DOE grant: $7,200,000). DOE grant: $2,655,174). Wave Disk Engine. DOE grant: $2,540,631).

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