Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 21, 2021

LG battery plants in Holland and Hazel Park, Michigan, have resumed production. As a result, replacement battery modules will begin shipping to dealers as soon as mid-October. The company has established a notification process that will inform affected customers when their replacement modules will be available.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 18, 2023

The Rouge Electric Vehicle Center in Michigan is temporarily closed to complete final plant upgrades to triple the plant’s annual run rate to a targeted 150,000 F-150 Lightning trucks beginning this fall. In addition, Ford Credit is offering eligible buyers interest rates as low as 1.9% APR for 36-months.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 27, 2011

Customer deliveries in Michigan begin this spring. Customers nationwide will be able to order Volts with participating dealers beginning in the second quarter. The decision to accelerate the national rollout was influenced by Chevrolet dealers like Criswell Chevrolet in Gaithersburg, Md.,

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Green Car Congress

JULY 2, 2010

DiSalle also confirmed that the first Volts available for retail sales will be sold in California; Washington, D.C.; Volts are expected to arrive at dealerships in Michigan, New Jersey, Connecticut, as well as the balance of Texas and New York in the first quarter of 2011. Earlier post.).

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The Truth About Cars

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

EcoBoost that’s now available in workaday Rangers. Its 17-inch wheels will be available with or without beadlock-style gear; the latter is an option. The truck will be built at the Michigan Assembly Plant and is scheduled to be available at dealers in the first quarter of the 2024 calendar year. Other specs?

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Baua Electric

MAY 23, 2024

Based on a new note sent to dealers, the 2024 Ford Mustang Mach-E now features a 0% APR deal for 48 months. However, the offer is only currently available in certain states, including Arizona, California, Colorado, Florida, Michigan, Oregon, Texas, and Washington. less than a week ago. We can help you get started.

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Clean Fleet Report

OCTOBER 25, 2023

The Dealer Son-Nim Experience Our silent, all-electric drive departed New York City and took us over the Verrazzano-Narrows Bridge onto Staten Island and then on to New Jersey. Genesis is on schedule to have 100+ dealers across the country in the coming years. Until then, Hyundai dealers will handle Genesis sales.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 15, 2018

States currently covered by the new tool are Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, North Dakota, Ohio, Wisconsin. By entering your zip code, your results are customized to show local fuel and electricity prices, vehicle purchase price accounting for incentives, charging availability, and commute time to determine cost of ownership.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 19, 2022

Clients will work directly with their selected dealer and Cadillac designers to realize their unique vision for the car, with unprecedented levels of personalization tailored to reflect the owner’s tastes. Ride-focused tires: CELESTIQ will feature available 23-inch forged aluminum wheels with 23-inch summer-only Michelin Pilot Sport EV tires.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 21, 2014

The majority of the stations are located at GM’s large engineering and corporate facilities in Michigan, where employee EV ownership is growing steadily. All charge stations are available free of charge to GM employees and visitors. —Britta Gross, director of GM advanced vehicle commercialization policy.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 6, 2012

hardened engine platform and will be available for order on Ford F-250 and F-350 pick-up trucks through authorized Ford dealer/distributors on or about 19 March. The trucks will be ready to roll when they reach authorized Ford dealers and the installation will add less than 72 hours to the entire order cycle for a new truck.

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Teslarati

FEBRUARY 14, 2023

There is currently no stop-sale for vehicles that are already located on Ford dealer lots, as available units can currently be sold to customers. billion in an electric vehicle battery production facility in Michigan, partnering with Chinese company CATL. Ford announced yesterday that it was investing $3.5

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 30, 2020

Participating Chevrolet dealers and aftermarket companies will receive the training, tools and equipment needed to work with high-voltage systems and charging stations to service customers’ vehicles. Lingenfelter Performance Engineering in Brighton, Michigan will be the first company to pilot the training and certification program.

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Plug in America

MAY 18, 2021

This week, President Joe Biden visited the Ford Motor Company Rouge Electric Vehicle Center in Dearborn, Michigan, getting a preview of the all-electric version of their F-150 pickup truck, the highest-selling vehicle in the country. We hope they will rapidly scale up production so it can be available in every Ford dealer in all 50 states.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 28, 2011

The Westport WiNG Power System will be available in the popular Ford F-250 and F-350 Super Duty pickup trucks sold and serviced through authorized Ford dealers. Westport Innovations Inc. introduced the new WiNG system , an advanced, integrated, bi-fuel system for passenger and commercial vehicles targeting fleet customers.

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Baua Electric

MARCH 28, 2024

Starting April 1, one-third of the workforce will remain on-site at Ford’s Rouge EV plant in Michigan. Enoch told The Detroit Free Press that 700 workers will be transferred to its Michigan Assembly plant to help build the Bronco and Ranger. The first model is expected to be available in 2026, with starting prices around $25,000.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 19, 2011

Already in tight supply, the number of Volts available for delivery to retail customers will be further restricted over the next three months before production resumes and the Volt and the Opel Ampera begin being exported to Europe and China. The Volt will be available nationwide and in Europe, China and Canada by the end of this year.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 4, 2011

Participating Chevrolet dealers in seven key launch markets across Canada have begun taking orders for the all-new 2012 Chevrolet Volt, with an MSRP starting at C$41,545 (US$43,568). Within twelve months of the retail launch, Volt will be available at dealerships nation-wide.

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Clean Fleet Report

AUGUST 10, 2023

Cadillac isn’t new to electric vehicles as the 2023 Lyriq is in dealers now, and has shown the concept for the 2025 Celestiq , which is scheduled to start its bespoke production soon. The Escalade IQ settles one frequent question we get at Clean Fleet Report of when a full-size, three row electric SUV will be available.

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The Truth About Cars

DECEMBER 20, 2023

When it arrived, the Oldsmobile Eighty Eight became the first production car available in the United States with a GPS navigation system. The timeline is a little unclear, but shortly after its introduction on the Eighty Eight Oldsmobile expanded Guidestar’s availability to the more expensive LSS and Bravada.

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Teslarati

SEPTEMBER 21, 2021

We’re grateful for the patience of owners and dealers as we work to advance solutions to this recall,” GM Executive VP of Global Product Development, Purchasing and Supply Chain, Doug Parks, said. The Bolt EV utilizes cells from battery supplier LG, which operates cell production plants in Holland and Michigan.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 17, 2021

Key factors changing the decision landscape include strong public reaction to the GMC HUMMER EV and HUMMER EV SUV, the Cadillac LYRIQ and the Chevrolet Silverado electric pickup; GM and dealer investments in the EV customer experience; public and private investment in EV charging infrastructure; and the global policy environment.

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EV Central

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

The Lightning’s Aussie prospects have been boosted by the establishment of a new assembly line in Melbourne that has started converting left-hand drive petrol F-150s imported from the USA to right-hand drive for sale through Ford dealers from November.

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Clean Fleet Report

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

billion battery plant in Marshall, Michigan, citing a need to reevaluate how best to ‘competitively run the plant.’ Several factors drive these concerns, such as lack of charging infrastructure, range limitations, affordability, weight, battery mineral availability, grid capacity, consumer demand and impact on financial performance.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 15, 2010

As part of the collaboration with dealers, utilities and local governments, Ford will help develop consumer outreach and education programs on electric vehicles as well as share information on charging needs and requirements to ensure the electrical grid can support customers’ needs.

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Clean Fleet Report

MAY 24, 2024

First announced in 2022, the 2024 Chevrolet Silverado EV RST is now available at Chevrolet dealerships across North America. The Silverado gets electric motivation Clean Fleet Report had the opportunity recently to drive the Silverado EV RST at an automotive media event in Detroit, Michigan. Next up are the GMC Sierra EV Denali.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 10, 2017

The American Lung Association of the Upper Midwest announced the launch of Midwest EVOLVE , a three-year project to promote electric vehicles in seven Midwestern states: Ohio, Michigan, Indiana, Illinois, Wisconsin, Minnesota, and North Dakota. Educating consumers about vehicle charging at home, work, and public stations.

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Teslarati

JULY 18, 2022

The Ultium battery will be available in 29 other new EVs in the GM lineup. This is later reflected on by Erik Gordon, who is a Business Professor at the University of Michigan. “We’re doing everything possible to get this launch right,” Albano said. “A recall is expensive, and it hurts the brand.”

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 13, 2013

Ford, in conjunction with the University of Michigan and State Farm, unveiled a Ford Fusion Hybrid automated research vehicle that will be used to make progress on future autonomous driving and other advanced technologies. In Europe, these technologies are available on Ford C-MAX, Mondeo, S-MAX and Galaxy. Click to enlarge.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 9, 2012

Ford began production of the 2013 C-MAX Energi plug-in hybrid vehicle ( earlier post ) at Michigan Assembly in October, and the vehicles are heading for showrooms. Ford has tripled to more than 200 the number of dealers certified to sell its lineup of plug-in electrified vehicles, including the C-MAX Energi that is on sale now.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 3, 2010

Michigan-based Azure began work on its collaborative agreement to deliver the pure battery-electric powertrain for the Transit Connect in the US and Canada in October 2009 following the end of Ford’s partnership with Smith Electric Vehicles US on that project ( earlier post ).

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 7, 2012

C-MAX Hybrid is currently available for order at select dealerships. Built at Ford’s Michigan Assembly Plant in Wayne, Mich., the C-MAX Energi plug-in hybrid begins arriving this fall at EV Certified Ford dealers in 19 markets, followed by nationwide rollout in all 50 states in early 2013. C-MAX Energi.

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Teslarati

JUNE 16, 2021

GM manufactures its fuel cells in Brownstown Charter Township, Michigan, in a joint venture with Honda. Expanding and accelerating the rollout of EVs for retail and fleet customers: In November 2020, GM announced it would deliver 30 new EVs by 2025 globally, with two-thirds available in North America.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 8, 2016

Elena Ford, vice president, Global Dealer and Consumer Experience. One of the first programs to result from the work is a Dynamic Shuttle service Ford is piloting for employees on its Dearborn, Michigan, campus.

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Blink Charging

OCTOBER 6, 2023

As of October 1, 2023, every US state except Michigan, Nebraska, Tennessee, and Wisconsin has passed the legislation needed to redefine a utility and allow kWh pricing. This tax is remitted by dealer-users, with reports and payments due monthly for fuel sold or used in the preceding month.

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Cars That Think

MARCH 12, 2023

Those chargers must be available everywhere people live and work, Nicholson said, and open to drivers of any car brand. population lives within 16 kilometers of a GM dealer. billion plant in Michigan to build LFP batteries, licensing tech from China’s CATL, currently the world’s largest lithium-ion producer.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 2, 2010

ChargePoint America will provide 4,600 Level II (220 – 240 volts) public and private ChargePoint Networked Charging Stations by October 2011 to program participants in nine regions in the United States: Austin, Texas; Detroit, Michigan; Los Angeles, California; New York, New York; Orlando, Fla.; Sacramento, Calif.; and Washington DC.

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