Green Car Congress

AUGUST 3, 2012

GE researchers, in partnership with Ford Motor Company and the University of Michigan, are developing a smart, miniaturized sensing system that has the potential to significantly extend the life of automotive traction batteries over the conventional battery systems used in electric vehicles today. Earlier post.) Earlier post.)

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Teslarati

OCTOBER 31, 2023

Thanks to initiatives such as cost-cutting measures, Ford, GM, and Stellantis should be able to weather an estimated combined $2.9 Despite this, Ford noted that it expects to find efficiencies to offset the higher labor costs. That’s less than the estimated losses of Ford and GM.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 29, 2022

A new University of Michigan study finds that making the switch to all-electric mail-delivery vehicles would lead to far greater reductions in greenhouse gas emissions than previously estimated by the US Postal Service (USPS). The agency estimated that an all-electric delivery fleet would have a total cost of ownership about $3.3

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 9, 2016

The study provides a comprehensive lifecycle analysis (LCA), or cradle-to-grave (C2G) analysis, of the cost and greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions of a variety of vehicle-fuel pathways, as well as the levelized cost of driving (LCD) and cost of avoided GHG emissions. Levelized cost of driving (LCD). no scenario analysis.

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MAY 5, 2021

Ford Motors to Manufacture Batteries. Ford motors is always known for their higher standards and the first Electric Car from Ford Motors was released in the year of 2009. They released the Ford Mustang Mach-E an electric SUV which has won the 2021 North American SUV of the year award. Ford Mustang Mach-E.

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Baua Electric

JULY 17, 2023

Ford on Monday introduced clever value cuts throughout its F-150 Lightning lineup. On the other hand, the Professional is offered out to retail shoppers for the extra of the 2023 style moment, a Ford spokesman instructed Motor Authority. The cuts come later 4 value hikes in row and notice the electrical truck now priced from $51,990.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 6, 2022

The study provides a comprehensive analysis of the cost and greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions of a variety of vehicle-fuel pathways; the levelized cost of driving (LCD); and the cost of avoided GHG emissions. It is hard to overstate the importance of the improvements in battery costs on this analysis.

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Teslarati

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

The United Auto Workers (UAW) union has rejected contract offers from the “Big 3” automakers of Michigan. The union, which represents 146,000 Ford, General Motors (GM), and Stellantis employees, is expected to strike against the companies if an agreement is not met before the Thursday night deadline. “We are ready for a deal.

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Teslarati

OCTOBER 7, 2023

The United Auto Workers (UAW) union has reportedly made progress in contract negotiations with the “Big Three” automakers of Michigan, though there is still some progress to be made, according to the organization’s president. “Clearly, GM’s concession on the master agreement will positively be matched by Ford and Stellantis.”

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Teslarati

OCTOBER 23, 2023

The United Auto Workers (UAW) union expanded strikes against Stellantis this week, targeting a key truck plant in Michigan with 6,800 workers walking off the job. It also comes after Stellantis’s decision to cancel its appearance at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) last week, loosely citing the costs of the ongoing strike.

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Teslarati

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

Workers represented by the United Auto Workers (UAW) union at Ford, General Motors (GM), and Stellantis have voted to ratify the recently proposed contracts following a historic six-week strike that began when the previous contracts expired. Ford has estimated that the new contract will increase labor costs by around $850 to $900 per vehicle.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 24, 2012

Ford is pricing the new C-MAX Energi—expected to offer 15 class-exclusive features, a 550-mile (885 km) total range and more than 20 miles (32 km) of electric-only range ( earlier post )—at $33,745. —Michael O’Brien, Ford electrified vehicle marketing manager.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 14, 2015

Ford is piloting an on-demand Dynamic Shuttle service for its Dearborn, Michigan, employees this month, providing a new mobility solution featuring smart ride-hailing technology with premium customized shuttles, applying insights from earlier experiments and research with global urban commuters. Making a premium shuttle.

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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

JANUARY 7, 2011

The Ford Focus Electric. Ford Motor Company officially unveiled the Focus Electric—the company’s first all-electric passenger car. The five-door electric hatchback leverages Ford’s global C-car platform shared by the gasoline and diesel-powered Focus models. Click to enlarge. Earlier post.). up to about 100 miles).

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 9, 2015

In the wind energy industry, advances in low-cost composite materials will help manufacturers build longer, lighter and stronger blades to create more energy. Dow Chemical Company; DowAksa; DuPont; ESI North America; Evonik Corporation; Faurecia US Holdings; Fives; Ford Motor Company; GE Water & Power; Graco Inc.; TPI Composites, Inc.;

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Baua Electric

MARCH 28, 2024

It will be similar to the agreement between CATL and rival Ford. Ford announced a $3.5 billion investment last February to build a new LFP plant (BlueOval Battery Park Michigan). 2024 Chevy Blazer EV (Source: GM) The plant is expected to begin producing LFP batteries in 2026 to power Ford’s next-gen EVs.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 24, 2011

The universities initially involved in the AMP will be the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Carnegie Mellon University, Georgia Institute of Technology, Stanford University, University of California-Berkeley, and University of Michigan. This is a highly valuable digital design tool usually unavailable to smaller firms.

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Baua Electric

MAY 22, 2024

The two new factories will be in addition to CATL’s plans for six overseas factories already announced: Germany, Thailand, Hungary, Indonesia, and two in the US (with Ford and Tesla). Although no details were offered, the report said it would likely be similar to Ford’s $3.5

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The Truth About Cars

NOVEMBER 17, 2023

Ford’s margin for victory will be a little leaner and hinge primarily on the results of UAW Local 600, representing workers at the Dearborn Truck Plant in Michigan and several part facilities. Contracts likewise restore cost-of-living adjustments and retirement benefits lost by the union after 2008.

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Baua Electric

APRIL 25, 2024

According to GM the V2H bundle will initially only be available for purchase in California, Florida, Michigan, New York, and Texas. “We Tesla points to a typical installation cost of $2,000 to $3,500 excluding the cost of the equipment, which would at minimum be a $1,800 Gateway in addition to a compatible wall connector.

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The Truth About Cars

OCTOBER 23, 2023

Things have ramped up since then, with an estimated 40,000 union members working at Ford, General Motors, and Stellantis striking as additional plants were targeted. The latest action taken by the UAW pulled out 6,800 workers at the Michigan plant (owned by Stellantis) that’s responsible for the highly profitable RAM 1500 pickup.

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Teslarati

DECEMBER 17, 2021

” The first 2022 GMC HUMMER EV Pickup Edition 1 exits Factory ZERO in Detroit and Hamtramck, Michigan. Adaptive Air Suspension with Extract Mode – enables the suspension height to be raised approximately 6 inches (149 mm) to help the GMC HUMMER EV negotiate extreme off-road situations such as clearing boulders or fording water.

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Teslarati

FEBRUARY 22, 2023

The City of Venice, Florida, recently purchased three Tesla Model 3 units and will test the fleet of all-electric sedans to see if they are effective tools in reducing the cost of operating multiple vehicles for government purposes. I’d love to hear from you!

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Baua Electric

JULY 14, 2023

. “The membership’s ready,” Fain informed Car Information as he met employees outdoor Ford Motor Co.’s ’s Michigan Meeting Plant next visiting Normal Motors and Stellantis crops previous the similar hour. “They’re fed up and tired of being marginalized and regressing and not moving forward.”

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Green Car Congress

JULY 19, 2011

At the “Forward with Ford” event held in June—a conference exploring the linkage of Ford vehicles and technologies to global consumer trends—the company showcased its work on vehicle-to-vehicle (V2V) communications with a focus on crash avoidance. Click to enlarge. Background. US DOT Connected Vehicles Research.

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Electric Auto Association

APRIL 19, 2021

The Central Jersey Electric Auto Association hosted Rise of the Gen Z Electric Driver , a virtual presentation focused on three students who share the cost of an EV. The road rally worked well because everyone could just be in their cars,“ said organizer Karl Bloss of the West Michigan EV and Plug-in Vehicle Enthusiasts. “We

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 2, 2009

These investments will have a major impact on Saft’s medium term growth and give Johnson Controls-Saft potential production capacity in the US to meet the needs of Ford and I hope other customers. The initial investment by the joint-venture, estimated at $300 million, will be a facility in Holland, Michigan. Jacksonville.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 4, 2021

Through its Charging Perks pilot, Xcel Energy is directly working with BMW, Ford, General Motors, and Honda to test how the company can help customers charge their EVs at times when they can save money, use more renewable energy, and when it is most optimal for the energy grid. From 2022 through 2024, Xcel Energy will invest more than $3.1

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Baua Electric

JUNE 13, 2023

Michael Robinet, govt director, consulting, at S&P World Mobility, mentioned the IRA is not going to support EV adoption charges as it doesn’t alternate “the relative cost of the EV,” one of the most largest components that leads American citizens to select gasoline-powered automobiles rather. Li isn’t rejected in mentioning the problems.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 23, 2009

A new report released by the University of Michigan Transportation Research Institute ( UMTRI ) analyzes critical choices faced by automakers and finds that broad, deep, fast change is necessary for success in the context of the worst financial crisis in the history of the domestic automobile industry. points and Ford down 5.4

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 22, 2009

This work will be conducted at Fisker’s Pontiac, Michigan office with support from its headquarters in Irvine, California. While the final assembly of the Karma will be done overseas, more than 65% (based on cost) of the parts required for Karma will come from US suppliers. billion for Ford Motor Company; $1.6 Earlier post.).

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 26, 2009

A Bloomfield, Michigan startup is developing light- and medium-duty series plug-in hybrid electric vehicle powertrain systems—initially as conversions, but ultimately extending to an OEM basis. Source: ALTe. Click to enlarge. Gen1 System installed in a Crown Vic. Click to enlarge. Gen 2 system in a rolling chassis. Click to enlarge.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 16, 2013

billion in appropriations to cover credit subsidy costs. Loans awarded were: Ford Motor Company, $5.907 billion, Sep 2009: to upgrade factories across Illinois, Kentucky, Michigan, Missouri, and Ohio and to introduce new technologies to raise the fuel efficiency of more than a dozen popular vehicles. billion and used $3.3

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 4, 2013

University of Michigan. Ford Motor Company. ?This Michigan State University, Composite Vehicle Research Center. This project will develop a combination of new alloys and novel casting techniques to produce high-performance, low-cost castings for crankshafts and rotating components with properties similar to forged units.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 27, 2015

In order to advance on-board natural gas storage, Ford Motor Company teamed up with UC Berkeley on this project, with funding from the Advanced Research Projects Agency–Energy (ARPA-E) of the US Department of Energy.

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Plugs and Cars

NOVEMBER 17, 2010

The big takeaway: If you want a free charge station and are located in a program area (Austin, Los Angeles, New York, Orlando, Sacramento, San Jose/San Francisco Bay Area, Bellevue/Redmond, Washington DC, Southern Michigan), raise your hand now. ChargePoint America is looking for hosts for charge stations. Nissan LEAF buyers are excluded.

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