Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 17, 2012

Founded in 1992, USCAR is the collaborative automotive technology company for Chrysler Group LLC, Ford Motor Company and General Motors. The goal of USCAR is to further strengthen the technology base of the domestic auto industry through cooperative research and development.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 24, 2017

Ford taps Apple for Chief Brand Officer. Ford has hired Musa Tariq as vice president and chief brand officer as part of its expansion to an auto and a mobility company. Tariq, elected a Ford Motor Company officer, begins work 30 January. Good-bye to auto-digital fusion, hello to co-integration.

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Plug In Partners

JANUARY 26, 2006

Editorial Trying to Find the Road Ahead Published: January 24, 2006 W ith its bonds downgraded to junk and its market share on the ropes, Detroit's auto industry almost looks to be in a free fall. At Detroit's auto show, it unveiled a Chinese car that Geely plans to upgrade and sell in the United States in 2008.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 8, 2009

In the long-term, the center would help in the development of technologies that would enable a significant increase in energy densities, including lithium-air and zinc-air systems for vehicle applications and advanced batteries for cost efficient and long-life grid power storage applications.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 4, 2011

A new study sponsored by Indiana University concludes that President Obama’s vision of one million plug-in electric vehicles (PEVs) on US roads by 2015 will require concentrated efforts action from all stakeholders— the auto industry, federal government, the scientific community, and consumers—to be realized.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 30, 2009

USCAR was founded in 1992 with the goal of strengthening the technology base of the US auto industry through cooperative research and development. USCAR is governed by the three-member USCAR Council, whose membership includes the R&D vice presidents from GM, Ford and Chrysler.

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Green Cars News

AUGUST 11, 2009

So will his billions rejuvenate the American auto industry and put it back on top of the motoring world as it enters a new era? Ford meanwhile has picked up $93million to make electric-drive axles and plug-in hybrid electric vehicles; while Chrysler has scooped $70million for plug-in hybrid electric trucks and people movers.

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Plugs and Cars

JUNE 2, 2007

Dan Kalb of the Union of Concerned Scientists and Bonnie Holms-Gen of the Lung Association were there to lend their voices of protest against the auto industry's continuing legal assault on California. With our protests, we saved about 1000 Ford and Toyota electric cars, and I drove here today from San Francisco in one.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 23, 2011

With respect to connector types/modes and vehicle/grid communication, ACEA agrees on following key principles and recommendations: For a Phase 2 solution (i.e., With respect to connector types/modes and vehicle/grid communication, ACEA agrees on following key principles and recommendations: For a Phase 2 solution (i.e.,

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Cars That Think

JANUARY 7, 2023

The US electrical power industry alone “is influenced by a variety of decision-makers, including over 200 investor-owned utilities, 10 federal power authorities, over 2000 publicly-owned utilities, about 900 rural electric cooperatives, seven RTOs [ Regional Transmission Organizations ], 48 state regulatory bodies [e.g.,

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Cars That Think

DECEMBER 23, 2022

This can be accomplished by building upon the above EV and ICE vehicle policy recommendations, coupled with 100 percent methane capture, retiring all coal-fired electric generation as well as converting the US electric grid with 80 percent clean energy by 2030. Grey hatched areas indicate regions where gaps in utility grid data exist.

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EV Central

SEPTEMBER 29, 2022

The Australian auto industry is at a crucial pivot point and embarking on a journey many countries commenced years ago. That puts it at the pointy end of the ute market typically dominated by well-specified 4WD models from brands such as Ford, Toyota and Volkswagen. LDV eT60 likely to cost upwards of $80,000.

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Revenge of the Electric Car

JANUARY 30, 2009

The grid today could handle many millions of EVs charging late at night when rates are lowest. The garage studies the integration of the electric vehicle into the power grid system where it either charges or discharges to accommodate the owner’s electricity needs. To be honest, we’ll be very lucky to see that many.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 16, 2009

High-Speed Rail Unlocks Intermodal Potential Texas Excess Ford Expands Hybrid Success to Electric Vehicles ► March (17) Carbon Capture and Storage: To Be or Not To Be? Review of Forestry Carbon Standards 2008 Ford Partners to Commercialize Electric Vehicles A New "Green" Deal.Direction for the economic re.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 16, 2009

Vehicle to Grid [V2G] technology is a bi-directional electric grid interface that allows a plug-in to take energy from the grid or put it back on the grid. Recent announcements demonstrate that electric utilities and some auto makers want to make V2G a reality. Smart meters and substations will be integral.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 21, 2009

Ford Escape PHEV-40 around 2012. Small long-term evaluation program, including modeling of vehicle-to-grid building benefits and economics, begun with Southern California Edison, joined by EPRI, other utilities, US DOE. Mazda Ford Partner was reported to be developing Series PHEV based on Mazda 5 MPV platform.

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Cars That Think

JANUARY 23, 2023

However, Lucid Group CEO Peter Rawlinson in a non-too subtle dig at both Ford and GM said , “The correct solution for an affordable pickup truck today is the internal combustion engine.” Ford believes it will earn $20 billion, Stellantis some $22.5 Reliability may prove to be an Achilles heel to automakers like GM and Ford.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 21, 2009

A January 2007 Pacific National Laboratory study shows that if we woke up tomorrow and all our vehicles could plug in, todays grid could support more than three-quarters of them charging at night without building a single power plant. But its monumentally less pollution , even on the national (half-coal) grid.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 28, 2009

Think Global was formerly known as Think City, a prior Ford Motor Company ( F ) acquisition and part of a now-defunct Think division at Ford. The Think Global would definitly be classified as a mini-car, several size classes smaller than a compact car like the Honda Civic or Ford Focus. a subsidiary of Ener1 Inc. ENON.OB ) ).

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 16, 2009

If the EV1 was viable (or even close) we would see Ford, Toyota, Honda, etc all with 80 mile cars right now.do Notice in [link] that GM carefully avoids claiming to reduce CO2 by shifting to the grid, but leads people off the track by focusing on smog related issues. Sorry the market killed the EV1. you see that?

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