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Ohio State named first-year champion in 4-year EcoCAR Mobility Challenge

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The Ohio State University has been named The EcoCAR Mobility Challenge Year One champion, taking the lead in the premier four-year collegiate engineering competition. For jumping to the top of the leaderboard, Ohio State will take home an extra $10,000 to further support the university’s advanced vehicle technology program.

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America Makes and ANSI publish Standardization Roadmap For Additive Manufacturing v3.0

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America Makes and the American National Standards Institute (ANSI) announced the publication of the Standardization Roadmap for Additive Manufacturing, Version 3.0 , developed by the America Makes and ANSI Additive Manufacturing Standardization Collaborative (AMSC).

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Schaeffler invests $60 million in Wooster, Ohio facility expansion; US center for advanced E-Mobility development

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Schaeffler Group USA has invested $60 million to expand its facility in Wooster, Ohio, establishing it as a US center for advanced E-Mobility development. Throughout the company’s 40-year history in Ohio, Schaeffler has expanded the Wooster campus 20 times, growing from 27,000 square feet to over 800,000 square feet.

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Ryder to be strategic service partner for electric truck and drone manufacturer Workhorse Group

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an Ohio-based battery-electric truck and drone manufacturer. Workhorse manufactures and sells the E-100 battery-electric and E-GEN range-extended electric vehicles. The company also manufactures fully integrated truck-launched, FAA-compliant unmanned aerial systems (UAS) delivery drones. Ryder System, Inc.,

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GM to invest $2.2B at Detroit-Hamtramck to produce all-electric trucks and SUVs; GM’s first fully-dedicated EV plant

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Since the fall of 2018, GM has committed to invest more than $2.5 billion to manufacture battery cells in Lordstown, Ohio—will supply battery cells for the electric vehicles manufactured at Detroit-Hamtramck. —Mark Reuss, GM president. GM’s joint venture with LG Chem—which is investing $2.3

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2019 Honda Insight production model to make global debut at New York International Auto Show; series hybrid with 55 mpg city

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The all-new, production version of the 2019 Insight ( earlier post ) will make its global production debut at the 2018 New York International Auto Show (NYIAS). Manufacturing. The Insight will be manufactured alongside the Civic and CR-V at Honda’s plant in Greensburg, Indiana.

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Honda brings FCV Concept to N. America, promises new EV and PHEV models by 2018

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Honda also used the venue to announce that it will offer several next-generation, advanced powertrain vehicles, including a new battery-electric model and plug-in hybrid model by 2018. Honda also announced plans to introduce new VTEC Turbo engines to be built in Ohio and debut later in 2015. Honda FCV Concept. Earlier post.)

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