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Ford confirms construction of Rouge EV center to be home of electric F-150; production by mid-2022

Green Car Congress

The new jobs will support battery assembly and production of the F-150 PowerBoost hybrid and fully electric F-150. Additionally: Ford will debut new technology on the electric F-150 that allows mobile power generation so customers can use their trucks as a power source for places from campsites to jobsites when needed.

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Figure Promises First General Purpose Humanoid Robot

Cars That Think

Over the past year, Figure has hired more than 40 engineers from institutions that include IHMC, Boston Dynamics, Tesla, Waymo, and Google X, most of whom have significant prior experience with humanoid robots or other autonomous systems. The final robot will be fully electric, 1.6m

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