Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 24, 2014

The US Department of Energy (DOE) has selected three projects to receive up to $2 million in new funding for analysis of the hydrogen and fuel cells domestic supply chain and manufacturing competitiveness. Developing a robust supply chain to support mass production of these systems can enable the market for these technologies to grow.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 8, 2023

During a 16 February briefing with media and industry analysts in Tokyo, Bridgestone Global CEO Shuichi Ishibashi said that the company is pursuing a tire design utilizing 90% recycled and renewable materials for passenger cars. The tires contain a multitude of materials derived from recycled and biobased feedstocks.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 1, 2013

Lima Energy Company, a subsidiary of USA Synthetic Fuel Corporation in Washington, DC, has signed a contract to supply up to 80 million barrels of oil equivalent (boe) of its “Ultra Clean Synthetic Crude” (UCSC) to Husky Energy’s Lima, Ohio Refinery over ten years. The Lima Refinery currently supplies about 25% of Ohio’s total gasoline needs.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 9, 2015

Oak Ridge National Laboratory and Strangpresse LLC of Youngstown, Ohio, have signed a non-exclusive licensing agreement on a portfolio of ORNL patents related to large-scale additive manufacturing. Our goal is to demonstrate the potential of large-scale additive manufacturing as an innovative and viable manufacturing technology.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 22, 2012

GE Aviation has acquired the assets of Morris Technologies, and its sister company, Rapid Quality Manufacturing, precision manufacturing companies operating in suburban Cincinnati, Ohio. In addition to acquiring these manufacturing processes, GE Aviation will open two new production plants in the United States next year.).

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 18, 2014

The Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory is partnering with Cincinnati Incorporated , a manufacturer of high quality machine tools located in Harrison, Ohio, to develop a large-scale polymer additive manufacturing (3-D printing) system. Earlier post.).

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Green Car Congress

JULY 21, 2011

The Alcoa Foundation recently awarded a $400,000 grant to the Ohio State University (OSU) Institute for Materials Research in support of innovative design and manufacturing technologies that will enable the creation of lighter, more environmentally friendly vehicle structures.

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Cars That Think

MAY 27, 2023

Schweitzer III invented the digital microprocessor-based relay as part of his doctoral thesis. Washington State University, Pullman To develop and manufacture his relay, he launched Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories in 1982 from his basement in Pullman, Wash. It has four manufacturing facilities in the United States.

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Cars That Think

MAY 13, 2023

The CHIPS and Science Act , aimed at kick-starting chip manufacturing in the United States, only began taking requests for pieces of its US $50 billion in March, but chipmakers were already gearing up beforehand. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing C o. Take Intel, which wants to create a “Silicon Heartland” in Ohio.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 8, 2014

Percentage of Global R&D Spending by Industry, 2013. A newly-released report by the Center for Automotive Research (CAR) concludes that the automotive industry is not only “high-tech,” it is frequently a leader in technological developments and applications. Click to enlarge. —Center for Automotive Research.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 9, 2015

The new Institute for Advanced Composites Manufacturing Innovation (IACMI), announced today by President Obama, will focus on advanced fiber-reinforced polymer composites that combine strong fibers with tough plastics to yield materials that are lighter and stronger than steel. PolyOne Corporation; PPG Industries, Inc.;

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Green Car Congress

JULY 27, 2012

The Ohio Third Frontier awarded $3 million to the University of Dayton Research Institute to provide specialized materials for use in additive manufacturing. UDRI will work with program partners, Stratasys, PolyOne and Rapid Prototype Plus Manufacturing Inc. You can’t make complex parts with injection molding.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 17, 2015

The US Department of Energy (DOE) is awarding $22 million in funding for five projects aimed at merging wide-bandgap (WBG) technology with advancements for large-scale motors to increase energy efficiency in high-energy consuming industries, products and processes, such as the transportation of fossil fuels and industrial-scale compression systems.

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Teslarati

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

billion facility in Ohio is Honda’s first battery plant in North America, built in conjunction with LG. “We are excited to embark on this partnership with Honda, a leader in the global auto industry with a reputation for quality and reliability,” said Robert H. Lee, CEO of the Honda/LG joint venture.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 3, 2020

The tool is part of the Automated Vehicle Transparency and Engagement for Safe Testing (AV TEST) Initiative, which was announced in June by Secretary Chao. Given the speed with which this technology is evolving, a volunteer partnership with industry and the States has allowed us to get this information to the public quickly and efficiently.

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MARCH 17, 2016

Acura’s Performance Manufacturing Center (PMC) will begin series production of the next-generation Acura NSX hybrid supercar ( earlier post ) in late April, with customer deliveries to commence thereafter. The multi-material space frame is created with 100% robotic Metal Inert Gas (MIG) welding, an automobile industry first.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 27, 2014

America Makes, the National Additive Manufacturing Innovation Institute (NAMII), recently announced the awardees of its second call for additive manufacturing (AM) applied research and development projects from its members. million in matching cost share from the awarded project teams for total funding worth $19.3

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Green Car Congress

JULY 23, 2014

The new $148-million lightweight metals manufacturing institute announced in February by President Obama ( earlier post ) will locate in the Corktown neighborhood of Detroit, officials from the American Lightweight Materials Manufacturing Innovation Institute (ALMMII) and the city announced today.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 5, 2020

Ongoing technological and manufacturing breakthroughs will drive costs even lower, the company said. GM’s ability to stack batteries vertically is unique in the industry and it allows for a flat cabin floor and more interior room than comparable EVs that use cylindrical battery packs.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 30, 2015

Engineers at The Ohio State University have developed a new welding technique—Vaporized Foil Actuator Welding (VFAW)—that consumes 80% less energy than a common welding technique, yet creates bonds that are 50% stronger. A diagram showing vaporized foil actuator welding, a technique developed at The Ohio State University.

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Electric Auto Association

MAY 3, 2022

Submitted to the Ohio Senate Energy and Public Utilities Committee in support of Senate Bill 307: Accelerating Ohio's Auto Industry By Tim Benford, president of Drive Electric Dayton. Further, manufacturers are putting their latest technology into their EVs, and over-the-air software updates keep them current.

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Baua Electric

JANUARY 8, 2024

For its part, Canada has done a good job of attracting new investment from the EV industry. So far, Volkswagen and its battery company PowerCo are building a gigafactory for cell manufacturing in St. As for Honda, it has already said that it will manufacture batteries with LG Energy Solution in Ohio starting in 2025.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 28, 2017

In February 2017, the America Makes & ANSI Additive Manufacturing Standardization Collaborative ( AMSC ) published a standardization roadmap for additive manufacturing (3D Printing). Others are ground vehicle/heavy equipment, energy, and industrial and commercial machinery. First meetings will take place in October.

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Teslarati

JUNE 15, 2021

As Tesla plans to begin manufacturing its vehicles in Austin by the end of the year, the START program will provide the area with supplemental Tesla support, giving prospective automotive technicians specialized training in the art of servicing Tesla vehicles. Manufacturing today isn’t what it used to be. The industry accounts for $12.3

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MARCH 7, 2017

Honda launched global production of a new, state-of-the-art 10-speed automatic transmission at Honda Precision Parts of Georgia, LLC (HPPG) in Tallapoosa, Georgia. HTM) in Russells Point, Ohio. of America, Inc. of America, Inc. The amount adds to the more than $3 billion that Honda has invested in its U.S.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 29, 2021

C, an urgent call to action from a global coalition of UN agencies, business and industry leaders. GM has worked with some of its largest suppliers to create a sustainability council to share best practices, learn from each other and create new standards for the industry.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 10, 2019

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. Houston, Texas, and Cleveland, Ohio.

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The Truth About Cars

APRIL 16, 2024

The argument is that European manufacturers that are pivoting to EVs have had difficulties making them profitable and have already invested heavily into their development. Crain's Detroit Business reported that at least a couple Tier 1 suppliers have stopped shipping parts to the automaker in recent weeks out of protest. In the U.S.,

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Blink Charging

OCTOBER 3, 2023

This growing success is in part thanks to state governments and other major institutions trusting us as their EVSE partner of choice. As part of this newly signed agreement, the Salt Lake City International Airport has already purchased and installed 10 Blink Series 7 , 48-amp Level 2 chargers.

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Baua Electric

MAY 12, 2023

UAW participants at a Clarios battery plant akin Toledo, Ohio, that provides Ford Motor Co. Clarios filed for a court docket injunction towards the putting staff in hopes of clearing the driveway on the plant in Holland, Ohio. He expects some manufacturing vegetation upstream within the provide chain are being affected.

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Cars That Think

AUGUST 30, 2022

By the end of the evening, a plan was in motion that would change the world of manufacturing. How the first industrial robot got its start Devol and Engelberger seemed an unlikely pair. First Industrial Robot Ever Installed on an Assembly Line | Innovation Nation. But that soon changed. meters high, 1.2 meters wide, and 1.5

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 25, 2014

The investment positions Aleris to meet anticipated significant growth in North American automotive demand as the industry pursues broader aluminum use for the production of lighter, more fuel-efficient vehicles. For inner panels and structural parts, Aleris developed different Ecolite grades with different strength levels.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 5, 2014

The research is intended to enable manufacturers to build systems that utilize battery power more efficiently. The project will team industry scientists with UW professors, graduate students and undergraduate students. The lab will be equipped to test batteries both inside and outside of a vehicle.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 30, 2012

John Hickenlooper announced that he and 12 other governors sent a letter to the CEOs of 19 auto companies encouraging them to manufacture vehicles that use natural gas. This letter is part of a multi-state agreement initiated last fall by Hickenlooper and Oklahoma Gov. —Governors’ letter.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 13, 2011

Researchers at Ohio State University are working in collaboration with the inventor to understand the science behind a new flash-processing treatment that produces steel at least 7% stronger and with 30% greater elongation than published results on martensitic advanced high-strength steel. Others are heated at similar temperatures for days.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 6, 2019

Automotive and industrial supplier Schaeffler is supplying its modular hybrid transmission to the 2020 Ford Explorer and Police Interceptor Utility, as well as the 2020 Lincoln Aviator. —Marc McGrath, CEO Schaeffler Americas.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 25, 2013

Alcoa expects its $21-million Alcoa Wheel and Transportation Products casthouse expansion at its Barberton, Ohio plant to cut in half the total amount of energy used to recycle aluminum for forged wheels, reducing greenhouse gases and increasing the overall efficiency and sustainability of the company’s manufacturing process.

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