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GM Flint Engine Operations recently built its 1 millionth 1.4-liter liter engine, currently used in the Chevrolet Volt, Cruze and Sonic. Flint Engine is now in the midst of a $200-million upgrade that will end the 1.4-liter Flint Engine is now in the midst of a $200-million upgrade that will end the 1.4-liter

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Late last week, the 5-millionth vehicle with a Ford EcoBoost engine rolled off the assembly line at Michigan Assembly Plant in Wayne, Michigan. liter turbocharged engine represents the 5-millionth Ford EcoBoost engine produced. That year, 14,439 EcoBoost engines were manufactured. liter V6 engines.

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FCSM will operate within GM’s existing battery pack manufacturing facility site in Brownstown, Michigan, south of Detroit. Over the past three years, engineers from Honda and GM have been working as one team with each company providing know-how from its unique expertise to create a compact and low-cost next-gen fuel cell system.

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AUGUST 6, 2022

This analysis builds on a previous comprehensive life cycle analysis, updating that study’s 2016 assumptions and methods. By far the largest and the most consequential change in the input assumptions between the 2016 study and this current update is in battery costs for BEVs.

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The University of Michigan is collaborating with IBM to develop and deliver “ data-centric ” supercomputing systems designed to increase the pace of scientific discovery in fields as diverse as aircraft and rocket engine design, cardiovascular disease treatment, materials physics, climate modeling and cosmology.

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The company also announced plans to reduce usage another 25% on a per-vehicle basis by 2016. By comparison, average households in states like California, New York, Illinois and Michigan use between 562 kwh and 799 kwh monthly. At Michigan Assembly Plant in Wayne, Mich.,

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Randall has served as IEEE treasurer, director of IEEE Region 3, chair of IEEE Women in Engineering, and vice president of IEEE Member and Geographic Activities. In 2016 she created the IEEE MOVE (Mobile Outreach VEhicle) program to assist with disaster relief efforts and for science, technology, engineering, and math educational purposes.

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JUNE 13, 2017

General Motors has completed production of 130 Chevrolet Bolt EV test vehicles equipped with its next generation of self-driving technology at its Orion Assembly Plant located in Orion Township, Michigan. —Cruise Automation CEO Kyle Vogt.

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FEBRUARY 23, 2016

The agreement with FCA US marks the first time LG Chem will engineer and manufacture a complete battery pack in Michigan for a volume production North American PHEV. LG Chem will manufacture the cells and packs at the LG Chem Michigan (LGCMI) facility in Holland, Michigan. Earlier post.) —LGCPI CEO Denise Gray.

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NOVEMBER 13, 2020

According to Jesse Ortega, Executive Chief Engineer for the Bolt EV, all of the vehicles with fires were equipped with cells manufactured by LG Chem in its Ochang, Korea plant between May 2016 and May 2019. Further, LG began providing cells from its Michigan plant for the MY 2019 Bolt; those vehicles are not affected by the recall.

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liter diesel engine for use in FCA US’ Jeep Grand Cherokee and Ram 1500 vehicles that would be sold in the United States. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Michigan; and Senior Trial Attorney Todd W. According to the company’s admissions and court documents, beginning at least as early as 2010, FCA US developed a new 3.0-liter

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MAY 10, 2017

The partnership integrates decades of axle engineering experience into Wrightspeed’s electrification technology to meet growing demand from the company’s customers and partners, including Mack Trucks and New Zealand Bus (NZB). Wrightspeed Inc.,

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JANUARY 16, 2019

Class 2 and 3 pickups have and continue to be the largest light-duty users of diesel engines, with an overall growth rate of 12.5% Diesel sales in smaller vehicles showed modest growth in 2018, after a drop in both 2016 and 2017. 2019 will prove an important year for the use of diesel engines. Mazda 3 with a SKYACTIV-D engine.

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Alcoa has entered into an agreement with Airbus to supply 3D-printed titanium fuselage and engine pylon components for Airbus commercial aircraft. Alcoa expects to deliver the first additive manufactured parts to Airbus in mid-2016. Earlier post.)

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MAY 20, 2017

The transmission will be finely tuned to blend fun driving and efficiency with Ford engines, including EcoBoost. Most applications will use a common microprocessor with more than 4 million lines of code controlling both engine and transmission. billion in new investments in Michigan.

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APRIL 13, 2016

The 2016 SAE World Congress is again featuring a technical track (PFL 720) on advances in hydrogen fuel cell vehicle technology, followed by a technical expert panel discussion (PFL 799) on the commercialization of fuel cell vehicles and hydrogen infrastructure. Earlier post.). Earlier post.).

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ESA ] Cassie is able to walk on sand, gravel, and rocks inside the Robot Playground at the University of Michigan. Paper ] via [ Michigan Robotics ] Not bad for 2016, right? RILAB ] via [ KIMLAB ] This UPenn GRASP SFI Seminar is from Eric Jang at 1X Technologies, on “Data Engines for Humanoid Robots.”

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JANUARY 17, 2017

billion announced in 2016 and more than $21 billion GM has invested in its US operations since 2009. The company also announced it will begin work on insourcing axle production for its next generation full-size pickup trucks, including work previously done in Mexico, to operations in Michigan, creating 450 US jobs.

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JULY 5, 2017

According to the lawsuit, RAM owners report that efforts to fix the faulty emissions system significantly affect engine performance and mileage, with miles per gallon dropping as much as 25%. L Cummins diesel engine to see if they might be entitled to compensation. 2013-2017 RAM 3500 with Cummins diesel (2WD, 4WD).

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JANUARY 4, 2016

The US Department of Justice, on behalf of the US Environmental Protection Agency, has filed a civil complaint in federal court in Detroit, Michigan against Volkswagen AG, Audi AG, Volkswagen Group of America, Inc., liter engines, and November 2, 2015 for certain 3.0 Porsche Cayenne (2013-2016). Audi A6 Quattro (2014-2016).

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The upgrades build on the EcoDiesel V-6’s previous success, the attributes and performance of which made it a winner of “Wards 10 Best Engines” for three consecutive years (2014, 2015, 2016). The 2020 Ram 1500 EcoDiesel is built at the Sterling Heights Assembly Plant (SHAP) in Sterling Heights, Michigan.

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And why does VW come out looking like a (relative) hero on diesel engines in Europe? This is our look back at the Week In Reverse—right here at Green Car Reports—for the week ending on Friday, September 23, 2016. Which additional language now proves to cause confusion between the Chevy Volt and the Chevy Bolt EV?

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liter diesel engines. In May, the US Department of Justice, on behalf of the EPA, filed a civil complaint in federal court in Detroit, Michigan, against FCA. Earlier post.). FCA US said that it believes that the modified software can address the agencies’ concerns as to the emissions performance of those vehicles. Earlier post.)

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This is the latest guidance for automated driving systems to industry and States; it replaces the earlier guidance document issued by the previous administration in September 2016 and offers a more flexible approach to advancing the innovation of automated vehicle safety technologies. A Vision for Safety: 2.0 A Vision for Safety 2.0

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The superseding indictment was issued by a federal grand jury sitting in the Eastern District of Michigan and charges Winterkorn with four counts of violating federal law. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Michigan as well as our partners at the EPA, FBI and in Germany for their hard work on this important case.

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JULY 25, 2015

GM’s brands—Chevrolet, Buick GMC and Cadillac will offer 22 different active safety technologies across their 2016 model year US lineups, ranging from driver alerts to those that automatically intervene and assist the driver in critical situations. Photo by Jeffrey Sauger for General Motors) Click to enlarge.

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Launched in 2016, ARPA-E’s NEXTCAR program focuses on reducing vehicle energy consumption by developing Connected and Automated Vehicle (CAV) technologies that optimize vehicle dynamic controls and powertrain operation, allowing a vehicle to automatically process and react to its surrounding environment, traffic conditions and nearby vehicles.

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million to replace battery modules and packs that may contain defective prismatic cells produced at A123’s Livonia, Michigan manufacturing facility. million related to inventory produced at its Michigan facilities that may be defective. State of Michigan Center of Energy and Excellence Grant. Michigan Economic Growth Authority.

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In addition, a federal grand jury in the Eastern District of Michigan returned an indictment charging six VW executives and employees for their roles in the nearly 10-year conspiracy. Cox of the Eastern District of Michigan. From October 2011 until July 2013, Neusser served as the head of Engine Development for VW.

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MAY 22, 2017

s turnaround, served as interim Athletic Director at University of Michigan, and has led Ford Smart Mobility LLC since March 2016. He served on Ford’s board from 2013 to 2016. Ford Motor Company has appointed Jim Hackett as Ford Motor Company president and CEO, replacing Mark Fields, who is retiring, effective immediately.

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JULY 6, 2016

The facility will form part of Arconic following separation from Alcoa’s traditional commodity business in the second half of 2016. The plant is part of a $60 million investment in advanced 3D printing materials and processes that builds on the Company’s 3D printing capabilities in California, Georgia, Michigan, Pennsylvania and Texas.

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While noting that globally GM puts more than one million diesel engines into cars and light trucks, the company has “ temporarily tabeled ” its US 4.5-liter The company is looking for developing commercial systems with support from private sector and government partners in the 2016 timeframe, he said.

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Projections for 2016 and 2017 sales growth have nearly doubled to 8 and 13%, from 4 to 5% and 6%, respectively, showing the ongoing strength of the sector. RTI is being integrated as a standalone business unit into Alcoa’s downstream Engineered Products and Solutions (EPS) segment.

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JANUARY 27, 2015

Mass production is expected to begin in the fourth quarter 2016. Cejka Professor of Engineering and corresponding author of the paper. —Dan VanderLey, an engineer who helped found Elegus through U-M’s Master of Entrepreneurship program. Unlike other ultra strong materials such as carbon nanotubes, Kevlar is an insulator.

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FEBRUARY 21, 2015

Pacific Northwest National Laboratory in collaboration with MicroBio Engineering. Develop a cellulosic butanol production process with high productivities, yields, and carbon conversion through novel metabolic engineering of two different pathways. Grace and Company and Michigan Technological University.

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For the first time since 2016, students in Flint, Michigan, will drink clean water from water fountains installed in their schools. This was made possible through the efforts of The Musk Foundation, a private foundation founded by Elon and Kimbal Musk in 2002, which donated $480,350 to Flint back in October 2018. .

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“AI can be manipulated by a programmer to achieve objectives contrary to moral, ethical, and political standards of a healthy society,” says IEEE Fellow Duncan Steel , a professor of electrical engineering, computer science, and physics at the University of Michigan , in Ann Arbor. “I

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