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Route Zero Relay Kicks Off EV Road Trip

Electric Auto Association

The cross-country Route Zero road trip highlights the push for more robust air standards and no-emission vehicles — both consumer and commercial. >> The White House has a goal for 50% of all auto sales to be electric by 2030 under its EV Acceleration Challenge. Be sure to follow on Twitter; information to come.

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Ford to invest $4.7B to improve manufacturing plants & add 6,200 UAW employees to workforce

Teslarati

Besides adding 6,200 permanent Union Auto Workers (UAW) employees, Ford also expects its $3.7 The investment will generate 1,100 union jobs for a third shift at Kansas City Assembly Plant. The Ford Pro electric commercial vehicle is expected to debut “mid-decade.”. by the end of 2026.

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Ram Promaster EV brings Detroit’s third maker into electric vans

Charged EVs

GM started an entirely new brand—BrightDrop—in 2021 to sell not just EV commercial vans but electric cargo containers that work with them, all based on its new Ultium EV platform. None of the “import” brands currently offer light commercial EVs in the US. Android Auto and Apple CarPlay are standard. inches respectively.

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Ram Promaster EV brings Detroit’s third maker into electric vans – Charged EVs

Baua Electric

GM started an entirely new brand—BrightDrop—in 2021 to sell not just EV commercial vans but electric cargo containers that work with them, all based on its new Ultium EV platform. None of the “import” brands currently offer light commercial EVs in the US. Android Auto and Apple CarPlay are standard. inches respectively.

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Junkyard Find: 1964 Ford Fairlane 500 4-Door Sedan

The Truth About Cars

There's a lot of great vintage stuff at Colorado Auto & Parts right now. The build tag tells us that this car was assembled at Ford's Kansas City plant on July 14, 1964 (the day Jaxques Anquetil won the Tour de France ). Ford's entry was the Fairlane, which debuted as a 1962 model. Army staff car , a 1965 Dodge D-200 U.S.

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Equity: More important than ever

Electric Auto Association

Look at the facts Studies show that African-Americans are 75 percent more likely than white Americans to live close enough to oil refineries, petrochemical plants, and other commercial facilities. This proximity brings a greater risk of harm by higher levels of benzene , sulfuric acid , mercury , and other potentially dangerous substances.

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Enova Systems Shows Ze, Outlines Planned Improvements in School Bus Plug-in Hybrid Drive

Green Car Congress

Enova brought its Ze (zero emissions) commercialized all-electric step-van to the Plug-in 2009 conference in Long Beach. Enova is supplying drive systems to Smith Electric Vehicles, and recently announced a major contract with First Auto Works (FAW) in China for hybrid buses. The Ze electric drive system. Click to enlarge.

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