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Smith Electric Vehicles US Selects Kansas City for Electric Truck Assembly Plant; Newton Model to Be First

Green Car Congress

Smith Electric Vehicles US Corporation ( SEV US ) has selected Kansas City as the site for its US assembly plant. The new assembly plant will be located at a portion of an airline overhaul base at Kansas City International (KCI) Airport and is expected to create 120 jobs by 2010. Earlier post.)

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Penske adds Ford E-Transit to its fleet of rental and leasing vans

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. “We continue to expand and diversify our fleet of electric vehicles and to offer new options for customers seeking more sustainable choices when it comes to transportation.” The 750 units will be the first light-duty electric trucks to be made available in Penske’s rental and leasing fleets.

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Smith Electric Vehicles US Partners with Clean Fuels Ohio Program To Target $10M in Federal Funding

Green Car Congress

Clean Fuels Ohio , a state-wide non-profit organization, has launched its Ohio Electric Drive Initiative designed to bring more than $10 million in federal funds to Ohio through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA). SEV-US Corp will assemble all-electric commercial vehicles in Kansas City beginning in the third quarter of 2009.

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Ram Promaster EV brings Detroit’s third maker into electric vans

Charged EVs

It’s long been known that urban and suburban deliveries are one of the best duty cycles for battery-electric vehicles. Taking their time It’s taken a while to get electric vans into the US market at all. Detroit automakers to offer a battery-electric van for the delivery fleets found throughout the US. Got all that?

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Ford to invest $4.7B to improve manufacturing plants & add 6,200 UAW employees to workforce

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The new assembly plant jobs will increase production of the all-new F-150 Lightning electric truck to 150,000 per year at Rouge Electric Vehicle Center in Dearborn, produce an all-new Ranger pickup at Michigan Assembly Plant in Wayne and an all-new Mustang coupe at Flat Rock Assembly Plant.

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Ram Promaster EV brings Detroit’s third maker into electric vans – Charged EVs

Baua Electric

It’s long been known that urban and suburban deliveries are one of the best duty cycles for battery-electric vehicles. Taking their time It’s taken a while to get electric vans into the US market at all. Detroit automakers to offer a battery-electric van for the delivery fleets found throughout the US. Got all that?

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Equity: More important than ever

Electric Auto Association

Therefore, it is imperative that all stakeholders working to increase the adoption of electric vehicles (EVs) do whatever is necessary to ensure equitable access to all. In addition, lower-income communities are more susceptible to polluted runoff from highways, constant noise and light pollution, and noxious odors.