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Ford Begins Manufacture of EcoBoost Engines at Cleveland Plant

Green Car Congress

Ford Motor Company is resuming production at Cleveland Engine Plant No. EcoBoost engines, which combine direct injection technology and turbo-charging are a key part of Ford’s overall strategy to improve fuel efficiency and lower CO 2 emissions across its lineup. Cleveland Engine Plant No. 1 to build the EcoBoost engine.

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UPS to add more than 6,000 natural gas trucks 2020-2022; $450M investment

Green Car Congress

As part of the new agreement, Agility will provide complete end-to-end natural gas systems for heavy-duty gas trucks, terminal tractors and medium-duty walk-in vans, which are UPS’s familiar brown delivery trucks. Houston, Texas, and Cleveland, Ohio.

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Electrify America opening first California EV fast charging station in Torrance; targeting 9 in California by year-end

Green Car Congress

The Country Hills Shopping Plaza in Torrance, California will be the site of the first DC fast charging station to open in the state as part of Electrify America’s plan to install approximately 160 charging stations in California by June 2019. Cleveland Ave., Walmart Supercenter, 8465 Elk Grove Blvd., Elk Grove, CA. Novato, CA.

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Ford Begins EcoBoost Engine Production

Green Car Congress

Ford Motor Company began production of its EcoBoost engines ( earlier post ) at Cleveland Engine Plant No. Cleveland Engine Plant No. In 2004, Ford invested $350 million into the plant for redesign and installation of an all-new assembly line as well as block, crankshaft and cylinder head machining lines. Click to enlarge.

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Testimony: Why I like my electric vehicle

Electric Auto Association

As gas engine powertrains typically have 100 times the number of parts of an EV powertrain, I have only paid $300 for maintenance: comprising three tire rotations and one cabin air filter, after four years of ownership. My EV battery is warrantied for a minimum of 100K miles and eight years. There is so much to love about driving electric!

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Punching above its weight

Electric Auto Association

If you want to have an in-depth discussion about EVs, solar installation, or anything environmental, you don’t need the usual 5-minute pre-conversation. When we raced the Lightnings in Cleveland, the organizers had to pay to be on the schedule, but they had money from electric utilities,” Erb explained. “We

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Tale of Two 2,000-mile EV Rural Road Trips

Clean Fleet Report

Charging the British way Around the UK In the UK my goal was to drive from Heathrow on a mammoth loop around the very northern parts of the Scottish Highlands on the NC 500 route, which traverses one of the most remote and sparsely populated parts of Europe. I took delivery of an EV6 that Kia UK kindly loaned me. In summary.

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