Green Car Congress

APRIL 2, 2013

The University of Pittsburgh (Pitt) and Sichuan University in China will establish a joint engineering program to educate undergraduate students and foster collaborative research. Faculty from around the world will be recruited to teach at the institute, with 20 in 2014 and an expected total of 80 by 2018.

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SEPTEMBER 16, 2015

Mahle has developed a new thermal spray coating for modern high-output direct-injection turbocharged gasoline engines (GTDI). Under development since 2011 at Mahle’s thermal spray development labs in Michigan, the new process initially was designed for high-output GTDI engines currently in production by two US domestic automakers.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 22, 2017

LG Electronics plans to establish a US factory for advanced electric vehicle (EV) components in Michigan. will produce EV components starting in 2018. The project will mean at least 292 new Michigan jobs, including factory workers in Hazel Park and engineers at the expanded LG R&D Center in Troy, Mich.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 13, 2020

2018 Chevrolet Bolt EV. 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. Hence, the recall stops with MY 2019.)

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JUNE 24, 2021

Leaders of Mcity at the University of Michigan conducted the first demonstration of a protocol designed to prove that highly automated vehicles are safe before testing moves on to public roads. Several fatal crashes in 2018, including one in a Level 4 AV, illustrate the hazards of those practices.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 15, 2021

The acquisition of CARMERA will accelerate AMP’s shift from the R&D stage to the next phase of commercialization by bolstering the platform’s engineering team with top experts in the development of HD maps. and CARMERA in Tokyo, Detroit and Ann Arbor, Michigan, laid the groundwork for this deal.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 16, 2019

Mcity at the University of Michigan has outlined a test track-based concept for evaluating the safety of highly automated vehicles before they’re tested on public roads that could emerge as a model for a voluntary standard for safety testing. McCarthy Professor of Mechanical Engineering at U-M. U-M is a founding partner of ACM.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 27, 2021

These universities join MIT, Stanford and the University of Michigan which have worked with TRI over the last five years to expand the body of research into artificial intelligence (AI) with the goal of amplifying the human experience. Florida A&M University-Florida State University College of Engineering. University of Michigan.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 30, 2020

Chevrolet first previewed the eCrate conversion concept with the Chevrolet eCOPO Camaro in 2018 ( earlier post ), followed by the Chevrolet E-10 in 2019. Lingenfelter Performance Engineering in Brighton, Michigan will be the first company to pilot the training and certification program. 200-horsepower electric motor.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 6, 2019

liter hybrid engine and the all-new 10-speed modular hybrid transmission can tow up to 5,000 pounds—the same as a properly equipped 2019 Explorer with 3.5-liter liter EcoBoost engine. liter gas engine—and is projected to save taxpayers between $3,500 and $5,700 per vehicle in fuel costs annually.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 25, 2016

An engineer from nuTonomy will ride in the vehicle to observe system performance and assume control if needed to ensure passenger comfort and safety. This data will enable nuTonomy to refine its software in preparation for the launch of a widely-available commercial robo-taxi service in Singapore in 2018.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 6, 2021

The Wallace Center will be located on the campus of GM’s Global Technical Center in Warren, Michigan. The battery engineering team based at the Wallace Center will experiment with many types of future battery chemistry in addition to lithium-metal, including pure silicon and solid-state, along with different cell form factors.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 11, 2019

Combining human and artificial intelligence in autonomous vehicles could push driverless cars more quickly toward wide-scale adoption, according to researchers at the University of Michigan Transportation Research Institute (UMTRI). —Walter Lasecki, an assistant professor of computer science and engineering and a leader of the project.

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MAY 14, 2015

The multiyear project, which is driving new construction on the campus, significant renovations of some existing facilities and expansion of some operations, begins this month with work continuing through 2018 at the National Historic Landmark site. GM’s Warren Technical Center is currently home to more than 19,000 employees.

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Teslarati

FEBRUARY 9, 2022

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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Baua Electric

JULY 17, 2023

“Our new Traverse is designed and engineered to act and look more like an SUV,” Scott Bell, vp of world Chevrolet, stated in a observation. ” Utmost redesigned for the 2018 style pace, the Traverse will get a unutilized 2.5-litre ” Utmost redesigned for the 2018 style pace, the Traverse will get a unutilized 2.5-litre

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Baua Electric

JULY 17, 2023

“Our new Traverse is designed and engineered to act and look more like an SUV,” Scott Bell, vp of world Chevrolet, stated in a observation. ” Terminating redesigned for the 2018 style date, the Traverse will get a pristine 2.5-liter All-wheel pressure is to be had. The outgoing style has a three.6-liter

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 27, 2018

GM is evolving its global product development workforce and processes to drive world-class levels of engineering in advanced technologies, and to improve quality and speed to market. Integrating vehicle and propulsion engineering teams. Warren Transmission Operations in Warren, Michigan. Optimizing product portfolio.

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MAY 8, 2009

Michigan Business Review. Sakti3, the Michigan Li-ion manufacturing battery startup headed by Dr. Ann Marie Sastry ( earlier post ) will pursue loans to accelerate its commercialization plans from the US Department of Energy’s $2 billion Electric Drive Battery and Component Manufacturing Initiative, funded through the Recovery Act.

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AUGUST 16, 2018

Researchers at the University of Michigan-Ann Arbor have combined recent developments in reducing interface resistance and optimizing microstructure to develop a solid electrolyte that demonstrates Li cycling at current densities competitive with Li-ion. Taylor, Sandra Stangeland-Molo, Catherine G. 2018.06.055.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 25, 2018

On the heels of an quarterly report marked by an underwhelming profit, and amid a general “lack of fitness” according to CFO Bob Shanks, Ford Motor announced that it is accelerating and expanding its activities in 2018 to deliver a broad suite of mobility products and services to personal vehicle owners, fleet owners and cities globally.

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MAY 4, 2018

Zetian Mi, a professor of electrical and computer engineering at the University of Michigan who led the research while at McGill University in Montreal, and his team built a nano-sized cityscape of gallium nitride towers that generated an electric field. Chowdhury, Michel L.

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Teslarati

MARCH 1, 2022

In total, the Spokane PD will buy 64 new vehicles this year, hoping to eventually transition to less combustion engine vehicles and more electric ones. In 2018, mass-market and affordable EVs were few and far between: the Chevrolet Bolt EV was the United States’ most-popular electric car.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 16, 2018

Researchers at the University of Michigan and Ford Motor Company have found that using a Level 4 connected and automated vehicle (CAV) subsystem could increase vehicle primary energy use and GHG emissions by 3–20% due to increases in power consumption, weight, drag, and data transmission. —Gawron et al. Gawron, Gregory A. 7b04576.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 17, 2020

Thanks to advances in safety, the number of people killed in motor vehicle crashes in the US has fallen from more than 50,000 in 1980 to 36,560 in 2018. Analyzing a sample of 79 crashes from three urban areas in Michigan, the researchers found greater risk to pedestrians from SUVs. —IIHS Senior Research Engineer Becky Mueller.

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OCTOBER 28, 2021

He understands the trend away from internal combustion engines (ICE) to electric-powered vehicles and realizes the tasks involved to decommission ICE infrastructure. I have had memberships in the EAA, Tucson EAA, and West Michigan EV and Plug-in Vehicle Enthusiasts. What is your most effective contribution toward the adoption of EVs?

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 15, 2022

University of Michigan. The University of Michigan team aims to develop a new type of battery separator that can effectively prevent rather than block the formation of dendrites. Hydrogen Steam Injected Intercooled Turbine Engine (HySIITE) - $3,822,026. Battery Separator for Completely Stopping Dendrite - $950,000.

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FEBRUARY 15, 2019

V was selected as part of a global crowdsourcing campaign announced in November 2018. V used GM’s automotive-grade capabilities to set high standards in eBike engineering. V eBikes were engineered and designed in GM facilities in Michigan and Oshawa, Ontario. The name AR?V Preorders are now available via [link].

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OCTOBER 28, 2021

He understands the trend away from internal combustion engines (ICE) to electric-powered vehicles and realizes the tasks involved to decommission ICE infrastructure. I have had memberships in the EAA, Tucson EAA, and West Michigan EV and Plug-in Vehicle Enthusiasts. What is your most effective contribution toward the adoption of EVs?

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 18, 2021

Testing of Stellantis vehicles and partner technologies will be conducted at the University of Michigan’s Mcity Test Facility with near-term plans to expand testing to the Detroit area with cooperation from the Michigan Department of Transportation. MEC platform technology is expected to launch nationwide within the next decade.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 2, 2015

ZF TRW announced the initial contracts for its next-generation camera system—the S-Cam4 family—with a major European manufacture, with deliveries to begin in 2018. —Ken Kaiser, vice president, engineering for the ZF TRW global electronics business. Semi-automated driving demo.

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FEBRUARY 10, 2017

Oerlikon will invest around CHF 55 million (US$55 million) in this facility in 2017 and 2018, and expects to create more than 100 new jobs at this site over the longer term. The Charlotte site will be fully operational in 2018.

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NOVEMBER 5, 2018

—senior author, Drew Gentner, assistant professor of chemical & environmental engineering. Collected over three weeks at each site in the summer, samples were taken from a forest in Michigan, and from urban environments in Atlanta and New York City. With these instruments, we can determine molecular formulas with more accuracy.

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The Truth About Cars

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

& While the program was already available in select states, BMW is now offering enrollment in the lower 48 states on any plug-in model from the 2018 model year and onward. BMW believes this can be mitigated with ChargeForward by ensuring user charging times are carefully monitored and scheduled.&

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 19, 2015

Beginning in 2016, NHTSA and EPA will coordinate a mid-term review that must be finalized by April 2018. The National Research Council is the principal operating arm of the National Academy of Sciences and the National Academy of Engineering. Gasoline internal-combustion engines rated second-most preferred at $2.50/gallon,

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AUGUST 12, 2020

in Auburn Hills, Michigan, applying the EPA's Multicycle Test Procedure (SAE J1634 Oct 2012 Standard) with the standard adjustment factor. FEV is a leading independent, international engineering service provider of vehicle and powertrain development for hardware and software, with service offerings that include range certification.

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MAY 19, 2021

Interviews earlier this year with Program Chief Engineer Jesse Ortega and Vehicle Chief Engineer Jeremy Short revealed more of the story behind the Bolt EUV that we’ll start to see on US roads later this summer. GM’s BEV2 platform and powertrain engineering are headquartered in its technical center in Warren, Michigan.

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