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APRIL 18, 2024

The General is moving just a mile. Also, the Marriott's heating system seemed to struggle with Michigan winters during some of my auto-show visits. So maybe the new office will be friendlier to outsiders, let alone GM corporate employees. And for visitors, infuriating -- it's an easy building to get lost in.

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JANUARY 18, 2010

The Progressive Insurance Automotive X PRIZE (PIAXP) chose the state of Michigan to host the multi-stage competition that will result in the award of a $10 million prize purse in September. The competition timeline. Click to enlarge. July 2010 (date tbd) Open house (public). September 2010.

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Baua Electric

MAY 6, 2023

The couple, each approved pilots, fracture their future between properties in Michigan and Florida, the place they lived within the iciness. The clash befell as they had been making their as far back as Michigan. about 15 miles trim of the Barrow County Airport, the Oconee County Sheriff’s Place of business stated.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 6, 2016

Up to now, our industry has measured on-road reliability of autonomous vehicles, in the millions of miles, which is impressive. The roughly 100 million Toyota cars and trucks in service at any given time in the world travel a total of about 1 trillion miles per year. Society tolerates a lot of human error. John Leonard, Samuel C.

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OCTOBER 22, 2014

In the three years since the new CAFE standard for fuel economy has been in effect, automakers have surpassed it each year, improving new-vehicle fuel economy by about a mile per gallon annually, according to an analysis by Brandon Schoettle and Dr. Michael Sivak of the University of Michigan Transportation Research Institute (UMTRI).

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FEBRUARY 20, 2009

American Electric Power has signed on as a corporate sponsor of The Pickens Plan, proposed by oil and gas industry veteran T. AEP also owns the US’ largest electricity transmission system, a nearly 39,000-mile network that includes more 765-kilovolt extra-high voltage transmission lines than all other US transmission systems combined.

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JANUARY 9, 2014

Currently, the energy intensity (BTU per person mile) of driving is 57% greater than that of flying, according to a new analysis by Dr. Michael Sivak, Director, Sustainable Worldwide Transportation at the University of Michigan Transportation Research Institute (UMTRI). Transit buses came in fourth (3,347 BTU/person mile).

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Baua Electric

OCTOBER 27, 2023

Dunn, who has been with Shyft because the starting of the era, was once appointed to govern the corporate efficient Thursday, in line with a information drop. The corporate additionally crash a pace bump with battery provide problems that has ended in manufacturing delays, Adams mentioned on a choice with funding analysts Thursday.

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OCTOBER 24, 2014

has served the shipping public between Canada and the United States since 1978 and provides transportation services to major corporations within the automotive, food, beverage, consumer packaged goods (CPG), and electronic industries.

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MARCH 27, 2012

The US Department of Energy (DOE) will award more than $5 million to two projects—one led by 3M Company and the other by Eaton Corporation—intended to lower the cost of advanced fuel cell systems by developing and engineering cost-effective, durable, and highly efficient fuel cell components. Eaton Corporation, up to $2.1

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MAY 24, 2011

Azure Dynamics Corporation announced 27 Ford Transit Connect Electric van sales, including a five-unit sale to returning customer FedEx Express, a four-unit sale to the City of Toronto, a three-unit sale to DTE Energy, one of Michigan’s largest energy suppliers, and 15 unit sales to various Ford commercial truck dealers.

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FEBRUARY 12, 2015

Leveraging the technology found in the Chevrolet Volt and Spark EV, the Bolt EV concept was developed as a longer-range BEV for all 50 states, designed to offer more than a GM-estimated 200 miles (322 km) of range at a target price of around $30,000. The production car will be built at General Motors’ Orion Assembly facility near Detroit.

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JULY 15, 2010

Eaton Corporation has selected Compact Power Inc. The announcement was made today during a groundbreaking celebration at CPI’s new battery cell manufacturing facility in Holland that was attended by President Barack Obama and Michigan Governor Jennifer Granholm. Earlier post. ) near Kalamazoo.

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JANUARY 4, 2017

million miles) of revenue service. 24 in the Cities of Foshan and Yunfu, China; 13 in the US, including the states of California, Massachusetts, Michigan and Ohio; 3 in Brazil; and 1 in India. Ballard Power Systems fuel cells have powered buses for more than 10 million cumulative kilometers (6.2

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APRIL 30, 2018

The projects will help advance DOE’s research on batteries and electrification aimed at reducing battery pack cost to less than $100 per kilowatt-hour, increasing range to more than 300 miles, and charging in under 15 minutes or less by 2028. University of Michigan. Delta Products Corporation. Pennsylvania State University.

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JULY 18, 2013

The project is funded with $1 million from the Michigan Economic Development Corporation (MEDC) and $400,000 from NextEnergy. We’re choosing to go the extra mile by also exploring how electric vehicles might mesh with our energy infrastructure. Final results will be compiled later this year.

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AUGUST 5, 2009

Companies and universities in Michigan are receiving more than $1 billion of the grants. Large automakers based in Michigan, including GM, Chrysler, and Ford, will receive a total of more than $400 million to manufacture thousands of advanced hybrid and electric vehicles as well as batteries and electric drive components. Technology.

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MARCH 12, 2010

Michigan-based electric powertrain company ALTe LLC ( earlier post ) revealed its demonstrator Ford F-150 range-extended electric vehicle conversion at the 2010 National Truck Equipment Association (NTEA) Work Truck Show and Green Truck Summit. Under the hood of the F-150 REEP. Click to enlarge. John Thomas. Earlier post.).

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JUNE 9, 2016

Under the Current Technology case, conventional gasoline ICEVs model to have C2G GHG emissions of slightly more than 450 g CO 2 e/mile (grams of CO 2 equivalent per mile). LCD is the sum of the amortized net vehicle cost per mile (after considering residual resale value) and the fuel cost per mile. Resources. Ward, F.

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JULY 19, 2013

Drivers of diesel vehicles can save thousands of dollars in total ownership costs compared to similar gasoline vehicles, according to a University of Michigan Transportation Research Institute (UMTRI) study.

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Teslarati

MAY 12, 2022

Rivian lists its supplier for the tainted part as Hyundai Transys Michigan, LLC. ” MGA Research Corporation then provided Rivian with a report in April 2022 that included test results that indicated the airbag may not be automatically deactivated when it was tested.

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MAY 3, 2010

Ford Motor Company and Azure Dynamics Corporation have signed a collaborative agreement to begin delivering a pure battery electric version of the Ford Transit Connect van to customers in Europe beginning in late summer 2011. It will be rechargeable using standard European 220/240-volt outlets within 6 to 8 hours.

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AUGUST 4, 2010

Hyundai Motor America, currently the leading fuel economy auto manufacturer in the US according to EPA ratings, plans to achieve a corporate average fuel economy (CAFE) rating of at least 50 (mpg) by 2025 for its lineup of passenger cars and light duty trucks. Since becoming the fuel economy leader in the 2008 model year (average 30.9

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OCTOBER 3, 2013

Achieved Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFE) fuel economy performance has exceeded the anticipated levels for 2012 and 2013 model years—the two years that the current standard has been in effect—according to a new analysis by Michael Sivak and Brandon Schoettle at the University of Michigan Transportation Research Institute (UMTRI).

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FEBRUARY 20, 2013

As one example, GM Global Technology Operations LLC and the Regents of the University of Michigan recently were recently awarded a US patent (Nº 8,261,860) for a plug-in series hybrid or range-extended electric vehicle powertrain using multiple free piston linear alternator (FPLA) engines. Click to enlarge. Earlier post.)

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JUNE 5, 2023

just lately unveiled a lithium-iron-manganese-phosphate battery — LMFP for shorten — which it says will energy an EV for 1,000 kilometers (621 miles) on every price. The corporate was once the arena’s Eighth-largest battery producer utmost past, in line with SNE Analysis. Gotion Prime-Tech Co.

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JUNE 28, 2013

Diesel vehicles generally saved owners between $2,000 to $6,000 in total ownership costs during a three to five year period when compared to similar gasoline vehicles, according to data compiled by the University of Michigan Transportation Research Institute (UMTRI). Fuel Efficiency. Fuel Costs.

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SEPTEMBER 20, 2010

Parker Hannifin Corporation, in partnership with Autocar, delivered hydraulic hybrid refuse vehicles to three South Florida municipalities ( earlier post ): City of Miami, the City of Hialeah, and Miami-Dade County. Click to enlarge.

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Clean Fleet Report

OCTOBER 25, 2023

Feature: The Genesis Experience Son-Nim – “Honored Guest” Corporations are well-known for saying how much they care about and value their customers. GV60 Expanded Range The 2024 GV60 will be available for the first time as a rear-wheel drive model that adds up-to 46 miles or 19% more estimated range on a full charge.

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SEPTEMBER 16, 2012

million in funding for the resulting BUSolutions project, with additional program support provided by the Michigan Economic Development Corporation (MEDC) and Automation Alley, Michigan’s largest technology business association. Since 2005, FTA issued $5.1

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JULY 22, 2011

Summit Power Group, LLC and Blue Strategies, LLC have signed a 15-year CO 2 offtake agreement with Whiting Petroleum Corporation for some of the CO 2 that will be captured by Summit’s Texas Clean Energy Project ( TCEP ), a coal gasification with carbon capture polygen project being developed in Penwell, Texas, outside Odessa.

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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. The Virginia State Corporation Commission may not set the rates, charges, or fees for retail EV charging services provided by non-utilities.

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Electric Vehicles India

JUNE 23, 2021

largely comes from Tesla-Panasonic’s Gigafactory 1 in California, LG Chem’s Michigan plant supplying GM, and AESC Envision’s factory in Tennessee. At present, there are 211 announced lithium-ion battery factories that are producing over 1 GWh of battery cells per year. 156 are in China, followed by 22 in Europe and only 12 in the U.S.

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Green Cars News

OCTOBER 31, 2009

According to Tanfield, the Smith Electric Vehicles US Corporation believes investing in existing Smith platforms will make better use of its financial resources and there is concern that the market for electric car-derived vans would become increasingly competitive.

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SEPTEMBER 30, 2011

Corporation, Columbia. Corporation). Corporation). Michigan State. Solar Power Transmission Michigan State will develop a unified power flow controller (UPFC) that will have enormous technological and economic. Corporation. University of Michigan). yield a several-fold reduction in wire costs, making.

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APRIL 30, 2010

Of the lead recipients, 24% are small businesses, 57% are educational institutions, 11% are national labs, and 8% are large corporations. Michigan State). Sion Power Corporation. Evaluations were based on scientific and technical merit and the potential for high impact on national energy and economic goals. BASF, LBNL, PNNL).

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APRIL 28, 2009

Coming to public in 12 Nissans first electric car is to go into corporate and government fleets beginning in late 2010. Postal Service with a fleet of 250 all-electric Chrysler Town & Country minivans in Michigan, North Carolina and the New York City area beginning later this year. 16,000 miles. No gasoline.

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