Green Car Congress

AUGUST 18, 2009

Ford Motor Company has developed an intelligent vehicle-to-grid communications and control system for its plug-in hybrid electric vehicles that communicates directly with the electric grid. All 21 of Ford’s fleet of plug-in hybrid Escapes eventually will be equipped with the vehicle-to-grid communications technology. Click to enlarge.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 19, 2012

MBUSI) has purchased 72 Plug Power GenDrive hydrogen fuel cell units to operate its Hyster electric lift truck fleet in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. Mercedes-Benz is an exciting customer to add to Plug Power's growing list of fuel cell adopters. —Andy Marsh, CEO at Plug Power. Mercedes-Benz US International, Inc.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 24, 2016

At a press event in Tokyo to lay out his future vision and direction for the company, Honda Motor President & CEO Takahiro Hachigo said that the company will strive to make two-thirds of its overall unit sales from plug-in hybrid/hybrid vehicles and zero-emissions vehicles such as fuel cell vehicles and battery EVs by around 2030.

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Blink Charging

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

NDEW is a nationwide celebration that is meant to raise awareness of the benefits of driving electric vehicles and their plug-in hybrid cousins. Plug In America, along with the Electric Vehicle Association and the Sierra Club , joined the effort and the first National Plug In Day was held on October 16th, 2011. of total U.S.

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Plug In Partners

AUGUST 1, 2008

T he Plug in 2008 National PHEV Conference in San Jose by most accounts was a big success. Here's one of the announcements that came out of the conference : EPRI, GM, 34 Utilities Collaborate to Advance Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicles PALO ALTO, Calif. That’s why this relationship with EPRI and the utility partners is so important.”

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Baua Electric

APRIL 19, 2024

Missouri and Tennessee each cut the ribbon on 13 new stations, while Alabama got 11 new places to plug in. Plus, manufacturers are now in the process of adopting the North American Charging Standard. increase to nearly 8,200 total. Both NEVI chargers and non-federally funded DC fast charging stations are coming online.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 18, 2015

The US Department of Energy (DOE) is awarding nearly $55 million for 24 projects to develop and deploy advanced vehicle technologies, supporting the Energy Department’s EV Everywhere Grand Challenge to make plug-in electric vehicles as affordable to own and operate as today’s gasoline-powered vehicles by 2022. Delphi Automotive Systems.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 17, 2020

Funded through the US Department of Energy’s (DOE’s) Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE), projects will conduct research in advanced batteries, electrification, and manufacturing in support of DOE’s Energy Storage Grand Challenge. American Axle & Manufacturing, Inc. Project description. Federal share. 2,500,000.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 21, 2016

During past eight years the number of plug-in electric vehicle models has increased from one to more than 20, battery costs have decreased 70%, and the number of electric vehicle charging stations has increased from less than 500 in 2008 to more than 16,000 today—a 40-fold increase. Among the actions announced are: Unlocking up to $4.5

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Green Car Congress

MAY 3, 2016

The trucks will be deployed in Alabama, Arizona, Georgia, Florida, Mississippi, Nevada, Ohio and Texas later this year. The asset acquisition made the company an OEM and enabled the company to manufacture new, medium-duty truck chassis in the 14,500 to 23,500 GVW class. The smaller engine will improve fuel economy, however.

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Clean Fleet Report

JULY 9, 2022

MIT’s study concluded that hybrid vehicles that can sometimes be plugged in saved their owners more long-term dollars than compact, gasoline-powered cars (the most economically efficient model of the fossil fuel burners), but by slimmer margins than all-electric vehicles; in fact, some hybrid vehicles cost their owners more.

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Clean Fleet Report

OCTOBER 25, 2023

The Hyundai Motor Group has made a $10 billion investment to build and sell electric vehicles in North America; the first is the 2023 Electrified GV70 built at the new manufacturing facility in Montgomery, Alabama. Not all succeed as talk is cheap, actions are tough, and many don’t do so well following through.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 13, 2015

The 2016 Pilot, launching at Honda dealerships nationwide this summer, is the third generation of Honda’s three-row midsize SUV to be designed, developed and manufactured in the US. Honda gave the all-new 2016 Honda Pilot SUV its global premiere at the 2015 Chicago Auto Show. The 2016 Pilot features a new 3.5-liter,

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 3, 2009

Ford has into a partnership with Johnson Controls-Saft (JCS) to develop advanced lithium-ion battery system to power Ford’s first production plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEV) beginning in 2012. Ford’s current demonstration fleet of Escape plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEV) is using JCS Li-ion packs. Earlier post.).

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Clean Fleet Report

APRIL 8, 2023

Flash Drive: 2023 Toyota Corolla Cross Hybrid 40+ MPG Small SUV Starting Under $30,000 Another notch in Toyota’s hybrid belt The Toyota Corolla is one of the best-selling vehicles in the world and Toyota is the largest seller of hybrid vehicles in the world. To keep those lofty perches, sitting still will not do.

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Baua Electric

JANUARY 12, 2024

Following its debut, we reported that Hyundai Motor Group, parent company of Genesis, was planning to begin US EV production with hopes that the government would pass a subsidy bill to support local manufacturing. I had a long drive from Chicago to Des Moines planned and thought, “why not test out an EV while I’m doing it?”

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Baua Electric

MAY 25, 2023

You don’t have many OEMs who’ve a complete portfolio of battery EV, plug-in hybrid or even hydrogen. Each and every age there may be an hesitation, or a hike within the rates of interest on this case, customers transform very savvy. They search for just right attribute, just right design and just right generation at cheap costs.

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Clean Fleet Report

MARCH 29, 2022

The CX-50 is built at the Mazda Toyota Manufacturing (MTM) plant in Huntsville, Alabama. The CX-50 is built at the Mazda Toyota Manufacturing (MTM) plant in Huntsville, Alabama. Beyond Pavement into Nature. Mazda has added another SUV to their lineup. The all-new 2023 CX-50 joins the CX-30, CX-5, and CX-9.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 30, 2022

Mercedes-Benz is aligning its global production network to manufacture its reshaped product portfolio focused on luxury electric vehicles as the brand prepares to go all electric by the end of the decade—wherever market conditions allow. The global Mercedes Benz production network is sustainable, digital and flexible. Sindelfingen.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 30, 2011

The Department of Energy’s Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E) has selected 60 research projects for up to a combined $156 million in funding from the Fiscal Year 2011 budget. Prior to today, ARPA-E has awarded $365.7 million in funds to approximately 120 energy projects within seven program areas. million in awards at ARPA-E.

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Clean Fleet Report

DECEMBER 30, 2021

Mercedes Starts at the Top with its EV Makeover. The Mercedes-Benz S-Class is an icon—it signals you have arrived at a certain social and economic level. Mercedes’ intent is for the EQS to replace the S-Class and become the new symbol of Mercedes. The cabin of the EQS surrounds you with the look and feel of classic luxury. The smooth rear detail.

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Clean Fleet Report

SEPTEMBER 2, 2022

Ed note: GM and Tesla have already hit the manufacturer sales cap so their models are off the incentive list. Plug-in hybrids (PHEVs) are eligible and make up a good portion of the list). As Always, the Devil Is in the Details. One of the most intriguing of these changes for car buyers is a revamped electric vehicle (EV) tax credit.

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