Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 11, 2015

With an all-new, hybrid powertrain that uses a slightly modified drive unit and electric motors used in the 2016 Chevrolet Volt, the Malibu Hybrid offers a GM-estimated 48 mpg city, 45 mpg highway, and 47 mpg combined (4.9, hybrid-optimized naturally-aspirated direct-injected engine mated with a two-motor electric drive unit and a 1.5

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Teslarati

MARCH 4, 2023

Despite Ford entering the EV market significantly behind Tesla and even lagging General Motors, its vehicles have quickly overtaken its traditional rivals, making the Blue Oval the second most popular EV brand in the United States. This isn’t to say that GM doesn’t have a production ramp planned at all.

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The Truth About Cars

OCTOBER 30, 2023

But General Motors wasn’t far behind and managed to settle things with the union early Monday morning. It was apparently too much for the company to endure and news broke early on Monday that General Motors (now standing alone against the UAW) had likewise reached a tentative contract agreement with the union.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 3, 2013

Ford Motor Company is expanding its 3-Wet paint ( earlier post ) capacity by 50% this year, adding the more environmentally friendly process to four more plants on three continents. Kansas City Assembly Plant, Claycomo, Mo. Jiangling Motors Co. Jiangxi/Nanchang, China. Valencia Assembly Plant, Valencia, Spain.

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Teslarati

JUNE 2, 2022

Ford Motor Company announced today it would invest $3.7 Missouri: $95 million investment and 1,100 union jobs for a third shift at Kansas City Assembly Plant to increase production of the Transit, America’s best-selling commercial van, and the all-new E-Transit electric van. Ford announced that a portion of the $3.7

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Teslarati

FEBRUARY 8, 2022

Ford Motor Company announced today that it has successfully started shipping its brand new all-electric E-Transit van to customers, working to fulfill the over 10,000 orders the automaker has to for the vehicle. Ford has received orders for the E-Transit all over the U.S.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 5, 2015

Ford Motor Company sales rose 5% in total US sales in April with 222,498 vehicles sold. Kansas City Assembly, the second assembly plant building the popular new F-150, continues to ramp up production through the second quarter. This included record sales of the all-new Edge, up 78%, and Escape up 5%.

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Teslarati

JUNE 5, 2022

The investment will generate 1,100 union jobs for a third shift at Kansas City Assembly Plant. This announcement is a testament to UAW members who contribute their skill, experience and knowledge to the success of Ford Motor Company,” said UAW President Ray Curry. “We The current UAW contract expires in 2023.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 10, 2009

Ford Motor Company has produced its 100,000th hybrid SUV and used the milestone to restate its commitment to ramping up production of hybrid vehicles this year. The current models of the Ford Escape Hybrid SUV and Mercury Mariner Hybrid SUV deliver 34 mpg US city driving, 31 mpg US highway.

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The Truth About Cars

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

The build tag tells us that this car was assembled at Ford's Kansas City plant on July 14, 1964 (the day Jaxques Anquetil won the Tour de France ). American Motors beat Ford in the midsize sedan game by a year, with the Rambler Classic first appearing as a 1961 model. The 289 is long gone. It was rated at 195 horsepower.

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Charged EVs

MAY 7, 2024

(Now it’s even withdrawn that compact van from the US market, shortly after Ram itself killed off its ProMaster City counterpart in 2023.) Ram is importing its ProMaster EVs from Saltillo, Mexico, while Ford builds E-Transit vans at its Kansas City Assembly plant in Missouri. All-wheel drive is not offered.

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Baua Electric

MAY 7, 2024

(Now it’s even withdrawn that compact van from the US market, shortly after Ram itself killed off its ProMaster City counterpart in 2023.) Ram is importing its ProMaster EVs from Saltillo, Mexico, while Ford builds E-Transit vans at its Kansas City Assembly plant in Missouri. All-wheel drive is not offered.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 25, 2015

4-cylinder engine mated to a two-motor drive unit slightly modified from the 2016 Chevrolet Volt drive unit powers the Malibu Hybrid. powertrain contributes to EPA-estimated fuel economy ratings of 25 mpg in city driving and 36 mpg on the highway, for a combined 29 mpg with MSRP of $22,340 - $30,355. engine with start/stop.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 25, 2022

Custom Truck One Source , a single-source provider of specialized truck and heavy equipment solutions, is adding Battle Motors to its truck inventory. EV technology developer Battle Motors acquired commercial vehicle OEM Crane Carrier Company in 2021 ( earlier post ). —Fred Ross, CEO of Custom Truck.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 22, 2009

Equipped with a 120 kW induction motor and a Li-ion battery pack, it has a top speed of up to 50 mph, a range in excess of 100 miles and a payload of up to 16,280 lbs. The trucks will be assembled at the company’s 80,000 square foot plant in Kansas City. The Smith Newton is the world’s largest battery-electric-powered truck.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 14, 2009

SEV-US Corp will assemble all-electric commercial vehicles in Kansas City beginning in the third quarter of 2009. Through its US partner, The Tanfield Group Plc, SEV US Corp is also working with Ford Motor Company to electrify the Ford Transit Connect as a battery electric vehicle light-duty van scheduled for production in 2010.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 12, 2010

Based on the Ford Transit, the Smith Edison is powered by a 90 kW electric motor and lithium-ion battery pack. At the same time, workers at Smith Electric Vehicles US Corp in Kansas City will fit the new telemetry system to the larger Smith Newton trucks, for customers in North America.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 2, 2022

Motor: Brushless AC induction. Orange EV, headquartered in Kansas City, MO, was the nation’s first manufacturer offering 100% electric Class 8 vehicles to be commercially deployed and scaled. Battery Capacity: 180 kWh or 100 kWh. Charge Rate: Up to 70 kW. Range: Up to 24 hours on a single charge.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 30, 2009

Ford Motor Company and Smith Electric Vehicles US (SEV US) have mutually agreed to terminate the development project of an electric car-derived van based on Transit Connect. AM General will manufacture the chassis and SEV US Corp will supply the electric drive train, including the motor, battery pack, electronics and ancillary systems.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 1, 2015

four-cylinder engine mated to a two-motor drive unit, slightly modified from the 2016 Chevrolet Volt drive unit, powers the Malibu Hybrid. The 2016 Malibu goes on sale in the fourth quarter of 2015 and will be built from globally sourced parts at GM’s Fairfax Assembly Plant, in Kansas City, Kansas. Malibu Hybrid.

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Revenge of the Electric Car

DECEMBER 1, 2008

This week we welcome Andrew Grin, a 16 year old sophomore from Kansas City who spent the day with us filming during the LA Auto Show. Tags: LA Auto Show The Crew Revenge of the Electric Car Inside Track Tesla Motors Tesla Roadster. Andrew owns a converted pure EV Hyundai.

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Green Cars News

JULY 29, 2009

Coca-Cola, Staples, Frito-Lay, AT&T, Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) and Kansas City Power & Light (KCP&L) are the first Newton customers in the USA. It is produced in North America by Smith Electric Vehicles US Corporation, based in Kansas City, Missouri. It can be recharged in six hours.

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Get Electric Vehicle

OCTOBER 9, 2022

Potential routes include New York-Washington DC, Pune-Mumbai, Kansas City-St. The pod’s initial velocity would be provided by an external linear electric motor, which would accelerate it to ‘high subsonic velocity and then give it a boost every 70 miles or so; in between, the pod would coast in near vacuum.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 27, 2020

PowerBoost combines Ford’s proven EcoBoost engine and 10-speed SelectShift automatic transmission with a 35-kilowatt (47-horsepower) electric motor integrated into the transmission, as well as software calibrated specially for truck use, including drive modes such as tow/haul mode to help customers better manage towing heavy trailers.

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Plug In Partners

JUNE 27, 2006

Fleet Orders · Minnesota Department of Natural Resources – 1,800 · City of Chicago - 850 vehicles · Shohomish County, WA - 300 · City of Seattle - 410 · Kansas City, MO - 120 · Capital Metro (Transit agency in Austin) - 165 · ABC Lawn and Pest Control (Austin) - 150 Cities Cities continue to join the Plug-In Partners coalition.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 11, 2009

For drive cycles, the Argonne team used the Kansas City data collected in 2005 by the US EPA, which instrumented more than 100 drivers and collected their driving statistics for one day. The engine turns on only if the road load exceeds the power capability of either the battery or the motor. Load engine power strategy.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 21, 2016

General Motors. Kansas City Power & Light. Tesla Motors, Inc. Kansas City Power & Light (KCP&L) commits to continuing its leadership and support of the electric transportation market by deploying 10 percent of its Clean Charge Network in underserved and low-income areas of its service territory.

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Green Cars News

JUNE 22, 2009

It comes with a 120kW induction motor and a lithium-ion battery pack capable of a range in excess of 100 miles and a payload up to 16,280lbs. The trucks will be assembled at the company’s 80,000sq ft Kansas City plant. The full battery recharge takes six-eight hours.

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Green Cars News

OCTOBER 31, 2009

In a surprising decision, Ford Motor Company and Smith Electric Vehicles US have agreed to terminate the development project of an electric car-derived van that would have been based on the Transit Connect.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 5, 2009

billion in grants to US-based manufacturers to produce batteries and their components and to expand battery recycling capacity; $500 million in grants to US-based manufacturers to produce electric drive components for vehicles, including electric motors, power electronics, and other drive train components; and. General Motors Corporation.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 26, 2009

The stations will provide additional CNG fueling in cities and along the Interstate corridors that pass through Kansas City – East to West on I-70 and North to South on I-35. To support the vehicles, 35 propane refueling stations will be constructed. Total DOE award: $12,633,080.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 28, 2009

Kansas City Power & Light (KCP&L). The Smith Newton electric truck is powered by lithium-ion batteries from Valence Technology and a 120 kW induction motor for a range of more than 100 miles on a single charge. Smith Electric Vehicles US, a Delaware corporation headquartered in Kansas City, Mo.,

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 28, 2017

Arizona-based startup Local Motors has unveiled Olli ( earlier post ), a 12-passenger minibus that may hit university campuses in Las Vegas and Miami later this year. In 2015, the one-year pilot program, Bridj, created a “microtransit” hybrid of ride-hailing and bus service in Kansas City.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 21, 2009

Portland General Electric, Toyota Prius by Hymotion, November 2008 (Portland, OR) Rick Durst Tom Heywood, 2005 Prius, by Galpin Motors Van Nuys, CA, December 2008 (Solana Beach, CA), contact jthomasheywood@yahoo.com 858-805-5779. Yayoi Fox, 2006 Prius, by Green Gear Car Co/Hymotion, November 2008 (Seattle, WA).

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