Green Car Congress

JUNE 23, 2009

billion for Ford Motor Company; $1.6 and $465 million to Tesla Motors. Ford Motor Company will receive $5.9 Tesla Motors will receive $465 million in two parts. The Obama Administration is awarding $8 billion in three conditional loan commitments for the development of innovative, advanced vehicle technologies: $5.9

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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. Jiangling Motors Co. and Louisville Assembly Plant, Louisville, Ky. Kansas City Assembly Plant, Claycomo, Mo. Jiangxi/Nanchang, China.

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Teslarati

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

The union said that Ford had failed to come to an agreement with the UAW Local 862 chapter at the Louisville factory, even after five months had passed since the last contract deadline. Last week, the UAW and Ford reached a tentative agreement to narrowly avoid the Friday strike deadline, according to a press release from the UAW. .

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 13, 2019

All power comes from the electric motor. Power flows in series from engine to generator to traction motor. Boston, Louisville, Montreal, Nashville, and Seattle are using Series-ER technology to cut down emissions. BAE’s series hybrid system features no mechanical link between the diesel engine and the axle.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 1, 2013

Venchurs Vehicle Systems, a Qualified Vehicle Modifier of CNG conversions for Ford Motor Company, will offer 6.2L Vehicles can be ordered using Venchurs’ ship-thru in Louisville, KY, or its remote ship-thru in Adrian, MI. The company says this is the industry leading price point for such as system.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 27, 2012

has entered into an additional agreement with General Motors for a second advanced technology development program. Westport Innovations Inc. Westport and GM are now developing two different combustion, controls and emissions approaches to natural gas engines. The first cooperative technology project was announced in June 2011.

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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

JANUARY 18, 2011

Ford Motor Company will build a new vehicle at its Kansas City Assembly Plant in Missouri after Ford Escape production moves to Ford’s Louisville Assembly Plant and retooling of the Kansas City facility is complete. Ford will invest $400 million in the Kansas City plant to install a new body shop, new tooling and other upgrades.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 6, 2010

Long Island, Minneapolis and Louisville. Primary components are the Hybrid Drive Unit (HDU), which combines a clutch, a 44 kW/420 N·m motor/generator and automatically controlled manual transmission; the motor inverter/controller; the DC/DC converter; and a 2 kWh li-ion battery pack. Earlier post.).

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Cars That Think

SEPTEMBER 3, 2021

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Teslarati

MAY 6, 2022

CATL is now in talks to serve BMW AG and Ford Motor Company. Ford declined to comment but is relevant as it operates two vehicle assembly plants in Louisville, Kentucky. BMW and Ford have assembly plants in North Carolina and Kentucky, which makes a potential partnership with CATL both likely and ideal, considering the location alone.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 27, 2015

HEI is an independent, non-profit research institute funded jointly by the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the worldwide motor vehicle industry. Earlier post.) These ancillary studies evaluated endpoints not examined in the core study. Their work was overseen by independent experts on the HEI ACES Oversight Committee.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 8, 2009

The Commonwealth of Kentucky, the University of Kentucky (UK) and University of Louisville (U of L) are partnering with the US Department of Energy’s (DOE) Argonne National Laboratory to establish a national Battery Manufacturing R&D Center to help develop and deploy a domestic supply of advanced battery technologies for vehicle applications.

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Clean Fleet Report

JULY 12, 2022

liter non-turbocharged, I4 engine and two electric motors producing a total system 266 horsepower. The front drive motor gets most of the work with the rear 50 kW motor coming on for added acceleration or in wet and slippery conditions. Squeezing-out That Extra Mile. A capable and efficient engine.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 6, 2009

Ford Motor Company is investing $550 million to transform its Michigan Assembly Plant into a flexible manufacturing complex that will build Ford’s next-generation Focus global small car along with a new battery-electric version of the Focus for the North American market. Earlier post.) The 2.866 million square-foot plant was built in 1957.

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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. located between Louisville and Bowling Green), which is targeted to open in 2025.

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Green Cars News

MAY 6, 2009

Ford Motor Company today announced that it is investing $550 million to transform its Michigan Assembly Plant into a green manufacturing complex that will build Ford’s next-generation Focus global small car along with a new battery-electric version of the Focus for the North American market.

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Cars That Think

JULY 20, 2021

Last week, DARPA announced the twelve teams who will be competing in the Virtual Track of the DARPA Subterranean Challenge Finals , scheduled to take place in September in Louisville , KY. As for the Systems Track (which involves real robots on the physical course in Louisville), we’re not yet sure who all of the final competitors will be.

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The Truth About Cars

OCTOBER 16, 2023

Ford Motor Company Executive Chairman Bill Ford has asked union members to come together and end the UAW strike before it hampers the business’ ability to invest in future products and facilities. 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.

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The Truth About Cars

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

The cities with the best drivers (ranked best to worst) were reportedly Detroit, MI; Little Rock, AK; Louisville, KY; Hartford, CT; Baton Rouge, LA; Lexington, KY; Oklahoma City, OK; New Orleans, LA; Philadelphia, PA; Las Vegas, NV; and Tulsa, OK. Detroit makes for a good example.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 21, 2016

General Motors. Louisville Gas & Electric and Kentucky Utilities. Tesla Motors, Inc. Electric Drive Transportation Association (EDTA). Eversource Energy. Florida Power and Light Company. Georgia Power. Hawaiian Electric. Hawai`i Electric Light. Maui Electric. Indianapolis Power & Light Company. Kansas City Power & Light.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 28, 2014

Walmart showcased its Walmart Advanced Vehicle Experience (WAVE) at the Mid-America Trucking Show (MATS) in Louisville, Ky. The use of a hybrid powertrain allows the turbine to remain at optimum operating rpm, while the electric motor/energy storage handles acceleration and deceleration. Laydon Composites Ltd.; and Whiting.

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Cars That Think

AUGUST 26, 2021

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 22, 2012

Kenworth Truck Company and Peterbilt Motor Company will expanding their alternative fuel line-up by offering the Cummins Westport ISX12 G heavy duty natural gas engine ( earlier post ) for use in regional haul, vocational and refuse markets.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 21, 2009

General Motors Chevy Volt series PHEV, which it calls "extended range electric vehicle" (EREV), part of "E-Flex" multi-fuel platform. Volvo Ford-owned company exploring PHEVs "ReCharge" flex-fuel series 60-mile concept PHEV w/wheel motors. BYD also developed the motors and software for the system. Plans Saturn Vue PHEV-10.

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