Green Car Congress

MAY 9, 2016

KPEX) in Bowling Green, Kentucky. In addition, higher Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFE) standards for 2025 are accelerating the need to lighten car bodies. Japan-based Kobe Steel, Ltd. will manufacture and sell aluminum extrusions for the automotive sector in the United States. Total investment is expected to reach $46.7

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Green Car Congress

JULY 26, 2011

Corn remains vigorous with little competition from Kentucky bluegrass. We evaluated all these ground covers and decided to work with Kentucky bluegrass, because it's as good as anything else. And Kentucky bluegrass is out in every lawn in Iowa. Click to enlarge. Yes, we can do it [using perennial cover crops]. —Ken Moore.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 3, 2021

The US Department of Energy (DOE) awarded $19 million for 13 projects in traditionally fossil-fuel-producing communities across the country to support production of rare earth elements and critical minerals essential to the manufacturing of batteries, magnets, and other components important to the clean energy economy.

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Teslarati

DECEMBER 18, 2023

SK Group has several factories under construction in the United States, specifically in Georgia, Kentucky, and Tennessee. Meanwhile, in Kentucky, SK On and Ford teamed up to establish the BlueOval battery park. Meanwhile, in Kentucky, SK On and Ford teamed up to establish the BlueOval battery park.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 21, 2020

These projects will fuel the next round of research, development, and demonstration (RD&D) activities under H2@Scale’s multi-year initiative to fully realize hydrogen’s benefits across the economy. University of Kentucky. Developing a Workforce for a Hydrogen Technology Economy. Hexagon R & D LLC. University of Virginia.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 7, 2022

REEs are essential for American competitiveness in a high-tech economy because they are used in many devices important to the clean-energy industry and national security, including computer components, wind turbines, hybrid/electric vehicles, LCD screens and tunable microwave resonators.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 28, 2021

Ford Motor Company will build two new massive, environmentally and technologically advanced campuses in Tennessee and Kentucky that will produce the next generation of electric F-Series trucks and the batteries to power future electric Ford and Lincoln vehicles. Our economy is on fire—or maybe it’s electric. —Kentucky Gov.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 26, 2015

Our lightweight materials can help reduce the overall weight of a truck, but those savings can be quickly offset by increased payload capacity so we are finding other ways to help the industry realize fuel economy improvements.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 22, 2013

A study by researchers at Oak Ridge National Laboratory found that increasing a vehicle’s speed from 60 to 70 mph results in an average 14% decrease in fuel economy. Earlier post.). The bill passed with bipartisan support in both chambers. The law is effective 1 January 2014.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 16, 2020

A variable cooling system, variable oil pump and a cooled exhaust gas recirculation (EGR) system all contribute to the engine’s high thermal efficiency and outstanding fuel economy. The Camry AWD is a North America-only model developed in the US and assembled exclusively at Toyota Motor Manufacturing Kentucky. Toyota Hybrid System.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 26, 2016

States that have been particularly hard hit since 2014, the start of the upward trend, are Florida (43% increase), Georgia (34%), Indiana (33%), California (31%), North Carolina (26%), Illinois (24%) and Kentucky (24%). Average gas prices for the first six months of this year were 16% lower than 2015 levels, helping to fuel a 3.3%

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 15, 2011

Allison Transmission has unveiled a new fully automatic 10-speed transmission for tractor units at the 2011 Mid-America Trucking Show in Louisville, Kentucky. Tuned to the vehicle powertrain, these features deliver an optimum blend of performance and economy specific to application, customer need and duty cycle.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 22, 2016

Sensing and Educating the Nexus to Sustain Ecosystems (SENSE) This project expands and enhances the capabilities of Kentucky and West Virginia to study surface water, providing a foundation for understanding how agriculture and hydropower production affect water quality. Murray State University. David White. Dorin Boldor.

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Teslarati

DECEMBER 10, 2022

Ford, for instance, has gone on a hiring spree as they look to open and expand production facilities in Kentucky and Tennessee. Hopefully, these recent layoffs can find new work quickly despite the turbulent economy. Tesla has also seen a wave of hiring as the company pushes for a strong end of the year.

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Clean Fleet Report

JANUARY 19, 2023

In case there was any question, Chevrolet didn’t even hint at any fuel economy improvement although some reports said the standard Vette’s city mpg might get a 1 mpg boost (but the 24 mpg highway numbers might suffer because of the added weight of the new battery and motor.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 23, 2014

The New Economy Initiative, a Detroit-based nonprofit, has committed $1 million over two years for capital expenses at the headquarters. Most of these jobs will be in the metal stamping, metalworking, machining and casting industries that are dominant in the Midwest.

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Baua Electric

MAY 16, 2023

BMW is highly engaged in the green economy,” D’Argenio stated. To guage sustainability nominees, BMW assessed bodily practices and projects undertaken via a dealership and appeared for “an engaged workforce and a culture and environment that promoted the creation of a wider green economy.” since 2014.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 19, 2015

will introduce the first of its next generation of ultra-high efficiency aftertreatment systems, the EcoFit Single Module, at the Mid America Trucking Show in Louisville, Kentucky on 26 March. EcoFit SCR Systems reduce NO x emissions for a broad range of on-highway applications and enables enhanced fuel economy.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 26, 2010

Among its other product introductions at the Mid-America Trucking Show in Louisville, Kentucky, Peterbilt announced the limited production availability of the Model 320 Hybrid Class 8 refuse truck, equipped with Eaton’s Hydraulic Launch Assist ( HLA ) technology ( earlier post ). The Model 320 Hybrid. Click to enlarge.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 16, 2013

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. DOE has made five loans worth $8.4 billion and used $3.3

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 4, 2017

This includes next generation vehicles, the sharing economy, and connected home products that enable real-time connectivity in the areas of security, efficiency, safety and convenience. The lab has partnered with universities, including MIT AgeLab, to fund research and participate in relevant discoveries on new trends.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 16, 2018

Calty) in Ann Arbor, Michigan; Toyota Motor North America Research and Development (TMNA R&D) in Saline, Michigan; and Toyota Motor Manufacturing, Kentucky, Inc. TMMK) in Georgetown, Kentucky, respectively. A wider range, specifically at the increased 8 th gear ratio, allows for improved high-speed cruising fuel economy.

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CleanTechnica EVs

JUNE 23, 2023

The money is earmarked for the construction of three battery factories in the US, one in Tennessee and two in Kentucky. The US Department of Energy Loan Program Office has approved a $9.2 billion conditional loan for Blue Oval SK, a joint venture between Ford and SK On. The factories are expected to provide jobs

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 25, 2012

Compared to the previous-generation Avalon, this 2013 powertrain combination offers improved fuel economy, performance, superior shift feel and response, with upgraded drivability and quietness, according to Toyota. This enhanced powertrain’s programming has been updated to offer ECO, NORMAL, and SPORT Modes. L/100km, respectively).

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Clean Fleet Report

FEBRUARY 26, 2022

The EPA rates fuel economy for the 2022 Lexus ES 300h at 43 mpg city/44 highway/44 combined mpg. The average fuel economy was 46.3 If you are looking for a premium sedan that oozes class and gets fantastic fuel economy, then get over to your Lexus dealer and drive the 2022 ES 300h F Sport. 70-mile run at 45 mph: 58.6

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Blink Charging

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

The expansion of battery manufacturing facilities in states like Kentucky, Tennessee, Georgia, and Michigan will significantly boost North America’s battery production capacity, increasing from 55 Gigawatt-hours per year in 2021 to nearly 1,000 GWh/year by 2030. By keeping these manufacturing jobs in the U.S.,

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 28, 2022

Global demand for critical minerals needed to decarbonize the nation’s economy is expected to increase by 400-600% over the next several decades and the US is increasingly dependent on foreign sources, some adversarial, for many of the processed versions of these minerals. University of Kentucky Research Foundation.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 4, 2009

The research projects will contribute to the development of high efficiency internal combustion engines with the goals of improving fuel economies by 20-40% in light-duty vehicles and attaining 55% brake thermal efficiency in heavy-duty engine systems.

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Clean Fleet Report

OCTOBER 18, 2021

A spacious interior with a smooth comfortable ride, high fuel economy (we broke 50 mpg!), The undetectable and seamless transitions give the Camry Hybrid XSE EPA-rated fuel economy of 44 mpg city/47 highway with a combined of 46 mpg. and advanced driver safety technologies will challenge those thinking a crossover is their next car.

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Camry Hybrid Toyota Hybrid MPG 69

Green Car Congress

AUGUST 26, 2009

Greater Long Island Clean Cities Coalition’s Long Island Regional Energy Collaborative Promoting a Green Economy through Clean Alternatives. Kentucky Clean Fuels Coalition’s Hybrid Electric School Buses Provide New Horsepower for Kentucky. Total DOE award: $14,999,927. Total DOE award: $14,997,240. Total DOE award: $13,181,171.

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Clean Fleet Report

JULY 12, 2022

The Environmental Protection Agency rates the Corsair’s fuel economy at 33 mpg highway and combined when running in hybrid mode only. Fuel economy numbers reported by Clean Fleet Report are non-scientific and represent the reviewer’s driving experience using the dash gauge computer. kilowatt-hours/kWh). Your numbers may differ.

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The Truth About Cars

OCTOBER 16, 2023

Last week 8,700 union members walked out at the largest and most profitable Ford plant in the world , the Kentucky Truck Plant in Louisville. Ford said the strike at the Kentucky plant is harming tens of thousands of Americans who work for parts suppliers and Ford dealers.

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Teslarati

NOVEMBER 23, 2023

It also plans to delay the launch of its second plan in Kentucky, a joint venture with Ford. The Kentucky plant was expected to be operational by 2026. Recently, SK On announced plans to put workers on furlough while it reduces output in its Georgia plant. The Asian battery supplier laid off over 100 workers in Georgia in September.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 17, 2017

Lextran will receive funding to purchase battery electric buses and on-route charging stations to service the University of Kentucky campus, City of Lexington, and Fayette County. . $1,450,000. Transit Authority of Lexington (Lextran). Central Oklahoma Transportation and Parking Authority. 797,550.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 30, 2009

The demonstration will take place in Corbin, Kentucky, where the vehicle will be test driven and evaluated by industry representatives. Earlier this month, Green Star Products along with its International Consortium partner Global Green Cars had publicly tested its full electric vehicle version at tracks in Utah and Kentucky.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 19, 2009

billion to Ford Motor Company to transform factories across Illinois, Kentucky, Michigan, Missouri, and Ohio to produce more fuel efficient models. billion by Congress to support up to $25 billion in loans to companies making cars and components in US factories that increase fuel economy at least 25 percent above 2005 fuel economy levels.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 27, 2013

Even though the fuel system delivers extra fuel as needed to provide more power, other efficiency improvements enable the 2015 Ford F-Series Super Duty pickup to deliver performance comparable to today’s best-in-class fuel economy, according to Ford. Gen1 Power Stroke hits 500,000 mark. Other benefits of the 6.7-liter

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