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MAY 6, 2021

Thomas Built Buses (TBB), a leading manufacturer of school buses in North America; its exclusive Virginia dealer, Sonny Merryman Inc.; TBB and Proterra unveiled the high-performance Jouley electric school bus in 2018. In Michigan, Ann Arbor and Roseville Public Schools are operating six Jouleys in partnership with DTE Energy.

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MARCH 19, 2022

billion investment in Cruise, replacing a previous commitment made by the fund in 2018. GM is manufacturing the Origin in Michigan at Factory ZERO. General Motors is acquiring SoftBank Vision Fund 1’s equity ownership stake in autonomous vehicle company Cruise for $2.1 billion and separately will make an additional $1.35

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 27, 2019

Germany-based AKASOL, a manufacturer of high-performance lithium-ion battery systems for commercial vehicles, plans to open a production facility in the metro Detroit area of Michigan. AKASOL’s new Michigan production facility will have a similar capacity to the firm’s current series production site in Lange, Germany.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 18, 2019

Daimler Trucks & Buses and battery manufacturer Contemporary Amperex Technology Co. Battery pack assembly will be carried out by Daimler Trucks & Buses at its Mercedes-Benz Mannheim plant in Germany and its Detroit (Michigan) plant in the US. In 2018, the company’s sales reached 21.31 Contemporary Amperex Technology Co.,

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APRIL 11, 2019

The Driving America Forward Act raises the cap and allows purchasers of an additional 400,000 vehicles per manufacturer to be eligible for the tax credit. Sales of electric vehicles in the US increased by more than 80% in 2018 and two manufacturers have already hit the lifetime cap of 200,000 units (GM and Tesla).

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NOVEMBER 10, 2021

Burns was a Professor of Engineering Practice at the University of Michigan (2011-2015), and Director of the Program for Sustainable Mobility at Columbia University (2010-2014). in Engineering/ Public Policy from the University of Michigan, and a Ph.D. He received a B.S. in Civil Engineering at the University of California, Berkeley.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 27, 2019

XALT Energy, a company of Freudenberg Sealing Technologies, is a Midland, Michigan-based global developer and manufacturer of lithium-ion technology solutions. is a bus manufacturer specializing in the manufacturing of transit buses and motor coaches and in the distribution of aftermarket parts.

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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. All of the vehicles were at or near their maximum State of Charge (SoC).

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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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Baua Electric

MAY 27, 2023

Michigan dairy farmers and a Canadian distillery plan to change into milk right into a $41.1 The undertaking plans so as to add onto a 30,000-square-foot facility in southwestern Michigan so it may well procedure a byproduct known as milk permeate into 2.2 million funding in biofuels.

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OCTOBER 6, 2021

The Wallace Center will be located on the campus of GM’s Global Technical Center in Warren, Michigan. Wallace also pioneered GM’s relationship with LG Chem R&D (now LG Energy Solution), culminating in the Ultium Cells LLC battery cell manufacturing joint venture plants now under construction.

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JUNE 20, 2017

Ford announced a series of global manufacturing actions centered on improving the company’s operational fitness, among them that it would source the next-generation Ford Focus for North America primarily from China, rather than Hermosillo, Mexico.

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The Truth About Cars

OCTOBER 6, 2023

The latest one was earlier this year, when it recalled nearly one million Chevrolet and Buick SUVs, after a Michigan woman was injured in a crash in March. Other brands will find themselves in a similarly difficult situation, as the ARC inflators started being manufactured in 2000 and continued through 2018.

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NOVEMBER 27, 2018

These steps include the reorganization of its global product development and product development staffs; the realignment of its manufacturing capacity including the shuttering of 5 North American plants and two international plants in 2019; and a reduction of salaried workforce. Warren Transmission Operations in Warren, Michigan.

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AUGUST 25, 2016

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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AUGUST 2, 2018

Further, EV manufacturers often provide consumers with only rough estimates of charging times, and they typically do not specify the range of conditions for which those estimates apply. There’s a lot of uncertainty about what the vehicle owner’s experience would be if they drive the vehicle in Maine or Michigan. —Yutaka Motoaki.

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Baua Electric

JULY 17, 2023

” Utmost redesigned for the 2018 style pace, the Traverse will get a unutilized 2.5-litre GM in January 2022 introduced a US$510 million funding in its two Lansing-area meeting vegetation in Michigan, together with to manufacture the then year of the Traverse and Buick Enclave on the Lansing Delta Township plant.

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Baua Electric

JULY 17, 2023

” Terminating redesigned for the 2018 style date, the Traverse will get a pristine 2.5-liter GM in January 2022 introduced a $510 million funding in its two Lansing-area meeting vegetation in Michigan, together with to manufacture the then time of the Traverse and Buick Enclave on the Lansing Delta Township plant.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 26, 2018

eMobility was formed by combining products, expertise and global manufacturing capabilities from Eaton’s Electrical and Vehicle businesses. eMobility is a global business headquartered in Southfield, Michigan, with design centers and manufacturing locations in Asia, Europe and the Americas, and today employs approximately 1,200 employees.

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MARCH 30, 2018

The new EVs are the SF5 and the SF7; the SF5 will be available for pre-order by the end of 2018 and will hit the road in 2019. This design will also support rapid manufacturing using laser welding to connect the battery cells. SF Motors acquired InEVit Inc., SF Motors will begin vehicle production this year at its Industry 4.0

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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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Blink Charging

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

These efforts are expected to pave the way for next-gen battery tech – such as silicon and lithium metal anodes, solid-state electrolytes, and new cathode materials, as well as improved cell manufacturing processes – all of which can help cut costs even more. By keeping these manufacturing jobs in the U.S.,

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APRIL 2, 2013

Pitt is one of only five US universities to have entered into a large-scale partnership agreement with a Chinese university; the others are Carnegie Mellon University, Duke University, New York University, and the University of Michigan. Qualified students will also be able to continue their graduate studies at Pitt.

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NOVEMBER 6, 2019

In testing by the Michigan State Police in 2018, the all-new Police Interceptor Utility Hybrid had the fastest 0-100 mph acceleration, fastest lap, fastest average lap and highest top speed of 137 mph versus competitive police utility vehicles, including V8-powered entries. —Marc McGrath, CEO Schaeffler Americas.

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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.

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SEPTEMBER 16, 2015

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. Johns, Michigan plant and at Mahle’s facilities in Europe, South America and Aguascalientes, Mexico.

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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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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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MARCH 1, 2022

However, another manufacturer will likely be producing the EV police cruisers. In 2018, mass-market and affordable EVs were few and far between: the Chevrolet Bolt EV was the United States’ most-popular electric car. It is not all bad, and there are plenty of options moving forward.

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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. Credit: IIHS.

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JULY 20, 2016

Since 2014, when Tesla first announced the Gigafactory with Panasonic, other manufacturers have begun to take notice and take action. Given this new investment, plug-in electric vehicle (PEV) sales are expected to experience 62% year-over-year growth in 2016 , 60% in 2017, and likely 100% in 2018. or Panasonic Corp.

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Electric Vehicles India

SEPTEMBER 13, 2021

They still cause an impact on climate by the manufacturing of the car and not least the battery. To produce the batteries, the battery materials are mined and refined, its cells, modules are manufactured which results in the need for the huge energy which generates GHG emissions on higher amounts which are affecting the climate.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 10, 2017

Oerlikon is expanding its global additive manufacturing (AM) business with a state-of-the-art R&D and production facility for additively manufactured advanced components in the Charlotte metro area in North Carolina, USA. Additive manufacturing is becoming increasingly suitable for the series production of advanced components.

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FEBRUARY 15, 2022

Synteris proposes an additive manufacturing process that would replace the traditional insulating metalized substrate, substrate attach, and baseplate/heat exchanger with an additively-manufactured ceramic packaging that acts as both an electrical insulator and heat exchanger for better thermal management. Cornell University.

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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. ZF TRW is now a division of the parent company, with headquarters in Livonia, Michigan.

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OCTOBER 28, 2021

I have had memberships in the EAA, Tucson EAA, and West Michigan EV and Plug-in Vehicle Enthusiasts. He has a 34-year career as a journalist, advertiser, marketer, publicist, event planner, teacher, and fundraiser for-profit and not-for-profit organizations including Motorola, Business Marketing Association, and Michigan State University.

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Electric Auto Association

OCTOBER 28, 2021

I have had memberships in the EAA, Tucson EAA, and West Michigan EV and Plug-in Vehicle Enthusiasts. He has a 34-year career as a journalist, advertiser, marketer, publicist, event planner, teacher, and fundraiser for-profit and not-for-profit organizations including Motorola, Business Marketing Association, and Michigan State University.

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