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Ford Mustang Mach-E orders meet six-week delay over chip shortage

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The ongoing chip shortage appears to be affecting Ford as well, with the veteran automaker recently informing some Mustang Mach-E customers that their orders would be seeing a six-week delay. It should be noted that Mach-E customers whose vehicles were built before July 5 would not be receiving any complimentary charging. .

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USABC awards Leyden Energy $2.28M contract for Li-imide based 12V start-stop batteries

Green Car Congress

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. Earlier post.).

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First wireless charging road in the U.S. completed in Michigan

Teslarati

Talk of wireless charging roads for electric vehicles (EVs) has been underway for the past several years, but the first U.S. The wireless charging road is set to continue construction through the end of the year, with testing set to follow early next year. “We’re in competition across the world … in electrification. .

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USABC Issues Requests for Proposal Information for Four Energy Storage Projects for Hybrid, Plug-in Hybrid and Electric Vehicles

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The United States Advanced Battery Consortium LLC (USABC)—an organization whose members are Chrysler Group LLC, Ford Motor Company and General Motors Company—is seeking requests for proposal information (RFPIs) for four projects related to advanced battery development for hybrid electric, plug-in hybrid electric and electric vehicles.

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Li-ion Manufacturer Boston-Power Names Former GM Senior Executive Bob Purcell to Board; Expansion Into Transportation With a Focus on PHEVs and BEVs

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Boston-Power is bringing to the transportation industry a game-changing lithium-ion battery that delivers unmatched levels of high energy density, safety, low cost, fast charge and environmental sustainability. We’re thrilled to add him to our team. —Bob Purcell. Earlier post.)

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Smart Meters and Electric Cars

Revenge of the Electric Car

The grid today could handle many millions of EVs charging late at night when rates are lowest. By 2012, we should have made some progress on this, just in time to re-elect Obama to his second term. Several automakers, including Ford, have partnered with Edison to ensure those cars can get their electricity from somewhere.

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EV charger reliability gains will take more than a Tesla connector

Baua Electric

Nearly every EV brand in North America is adopting Tesla’s North American Charging Standard (NACS) connector and gaining access to the automaker’s Supercharger network. In a recent interview with Charged EVs , Heuer emphasized that interoperability will be the key to reliability as more EVs charge with NACS connectors or adapters.