Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 1, 2018

Automakers are not reducing the weight of small cars, but instead are prioritizing weight reductions where it offers the most promise to boost fuel economy and reduce emissions—their larger, heavier cars and trucks. billion in domestic plant expansions to support growing demand in the auto market. —Mario Greco.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 11, 2010

Ford Motor Company will invest an additional $450 million in its electric vehicle plan, paving the way to build its next-generation hybrid and plug-in hybrid vehicle vehicles in Michigan beginning in 2012. Ford Executive Chairman Bill Ford made the announcement at the end of the first day of the media preview of the Detroit Auto Show.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 14, 2020

Recent US Supreme Court precedent has opened the door for states to enact laws requiring all new cars sold in the state to be electric as of a certain date, according to a paper by the nonprofit Coltura published in the University of Michigan Journal of Environmental and Administrative Law.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 11, 2019

The Driving America Forward Act is supported by 60 organizations, including ABB Inc., ITC Holdings Corp., The Nature Conservancy, Toyota Motor North America, Union of Concerned Scientists, Volkswagen Group of America, and Volta. The Driving America Forward Act is supported by 60 organizations, including ABB Inc., ITC Holdings Corp.,

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 23, 2009

According to the study, higher fuel economy standards would benefit the Detroit 3 automakers the most. Further, the report finds that the existing culture within the domestic auto companies systematically underestimates the value of fuel economy, which has crippled profitability. Fuel Economy. Click to enlarge.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 3, 2011

The auto industry’s current materials portfolio will need to be augmented to meet new 2025 fuel economy standards, according to a WardsAuto and DuPont Automotive survey conducted in late July. 49% of respondents thought that powertrains would see the greatest percentage of material changes as a result of proposed 2025 CAFE standards.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 17, 2011

In response to federal policies to boost gas mileage, manufacturers have changed vehicle weights, improved tire-rolling resistance and added aerodynamic features to push fuel-economy rates past government-mandated thresholds. Car notches are the small trigger points in the numerical values of fuel economy (say, the difference between 22.5

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The Truth About Cars

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

The cacophony is livable for a while, but after driving across Michigan I felt like I’d just left a concert. I get it – sound deadening equals fuel-economy killing weight. Fuel economy is listed at 52 mpg across the board for city/highway/combined. Once again, Toyota’s new infotainment system shines. Out the door price?

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 30, 2018

Jeep unveiled the 2020 Jeep Gladiator pickup at the Los Angeles Auto Show. The award-winning engine family is currently built at three plants: Trenton (Michigan) Engine Complex, Mack Avenue (Detroit) Engine and Saltillo (Mexico) South Engine. Gladiator will offer two powertrains: a 3.6-liter Transmissions. 1 crawl ratio.

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Baua Electric

MARCH 7, 2024

GM will soon launch production at additional battery facilities in Tennessee and Michigan. GM says switching to the cheaper LFP batteries, combined with economies resulting from recycling the Bolt rather than developing a brand-new model, will deliver big savings. “I

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Green Car Congress

JULY 23, 2014

ALMMII is a public-private partnership led by Ohio-based manufacturing technology nonprofit EWI, the University of Michigan and Ohio State University. The last tenant of the 107,000-square-foot property was Mexican Industries, which made plastic moldings for the auto industry until filing for bankruptcy in 2001.

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Green Car Reports

AUGUST 22, 2016

Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and auto-industry lobbyists are now sparring over the future of Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFE) standards for 2022-2025.

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Green Car Reports

AUGUST 22, 2016

Today, an auto-industry lobbying group takes aim at Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFE) standards, a new study argues that more electric cars will be needed to meet stricter fuel-economy standards, and fracking advocates use social media to target Millennials. A University of Michigan team wins the 2016.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 8, 2014

The report, supported by the Alliance of Automobile Manufacturers, measures the technological nature of today’s auto industry and compares it to other sectors of the economy often viewed as technologically advanced. Additionally, the auto industry provides 16% of total worldwide R&D funding for all industries. Click to enlarge.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 7, 2012

100km), bettering the fuel economy of the Toyota Prius v by 3 mpg on the city cycle and 7 mpg on the highway (5 mpg combined). In EV: Auto mode, the vehicle automatically takes advantage of plug-in charge, said Kevin Layden, Ford director of Electrification Programs and Engineering. C-MAX Energi’s EV mode range is 20-plus miles.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 22, 2018

Light-weighting is critical for the future of our vehicles, not only to improve on fuel economy, but also to help improve vehicle performance. ALMMII was founded by Ohio-based manufacturing technology non-profit EWI, the University of Michigan, and The Ohio State University. Melt processing.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 4, 2010

Hyundai Motor America, currently the leading fuel economy auto manufacturer in the US according to EPA ratings, plans to achieve a corporate average fuel economy (CAFE) rating of at least 50 (mpg) by 2025 for its lineup of passenger cars and light duty trucks. Forecasts show a 2009 model-year fuel economy rating of 30.1

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CleanTechnica EVs

MAY 6, 2024

Actions announced during the Vice President’s nationwide Economic Opportunity Tour build on the Administration’s historic investments in the auto sector to ensure U.S. continued] The post More Than $100 Million to Support American Auto Workers & Small Auto Suppliers appeared first on CleanTechnica.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 7, 2011

The current vehicle footprint-based Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFE) standards create a financial incentive for automakers to increase vehicle size, except under certain limited conditions of consumer preference for vehicle size, according to a study by University of Michigan researchers Kate Whitefoot and Steven Skerlos.

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Baua Electric

JULY 17, 2023

Ford mentioned it was once ready to manufacture the fresh value cuts because of progressed economies of scale on the truck’s Rouge plant in Dearborn, Michigan. The post Ford F-150 Lightning receives value trim, now prices $51,990 appeared first on Bauaelectric Auto News.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 3, 2010

A new economic analysis in an issue brief from the Consumer Federation of America (CFA) is recommending that the Obama Administration set a fleet-wide car and light truck fuel economy standard of 60 mpg (3.92 The Obama Administration will release a Notice of Intent for 2017-2025 light duty fuel economy standards on 30 September.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 6, 2009

Ford Motor Company is investing $550 million to transform its Michigan Assembly Plant into a flexible manufacturing complex that will build Ford’s next-generation Focus global small car along with a new battery-electric version of the Focus for the North American market. Earlier post.) The 2.866 million square-foot plant was built in 1957.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 26, 2009

A Bloomfield, Michigan startup is developing light- and medium-duty series plug-in hybrid electric vehicle powertrain systems—initially as conversions, but ultimately extending to an OEM basis. In the Crown Victoria, the proof of concept powertrain conversion systems improve fuel economy from 80%-200% from the base 4.6L

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 16, 2016

Ford and the University of Michigan are teaming up to accelerate autonomous vehicle research and development with a first-time arrangement that embeds Ford researchers and engineers into a new state-of-the-art robotics laboratory on U-M’s Ann Arbor campus. Autonomous vehicles are part of Ford’s expansion to be an auto and a mobility company.

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Electric Auto Association

OCTOBER 4, 2021

GM is building a new battery research facility in Michigan. Ford Coming to the rescue with jobs Ford will give a boost to the economies of two Southern states when it hires over 10,000 employees for new electric vehicle (EV) factories as part of the largest investment in the company’s 118-year history. It’s been a wild ride.

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Electric Auto Association

OCTOBER 4, 2021

GM is building a new battery research facility in Michigan. Ford Coming to the rescue with jobs Ford will give a boost to the economies of two Southern states when it hires over 10,000 employees for new electric vehicle (EV) factories as part of the largest investment in the company’s 118-year history. It’s been a wild ride.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 16, 2013

Loans awarded were: Ford Motor Company, $5.907 billion, Sep 2009: to upgrade factories across Illinois, Kentucky, Michigan, Missouri, and Ohio and to introduce new technologies to raise the fuel efficiency of more than a dozen popular vehicles. DOE has made five loans worth $8.4 billion and used $3.3

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 17, 2010

The move to greater fuel economy means greater labor content per vehicle and higher employment across the fleet. These figures also include jobs in the broader manufacturing supply chain, including raw materials and intermediate goods, as well as non-manufacturing jobs created elsewhere in the economy.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 31, 2014

By the end of Phase II, Mainstream plans to demonstrate a production-ready prototype that exceeds DOE targets for fuel economy, operating range, and cost. The reduced fuel consumption will extend the effective range of the turbo vehicle. Nextech Materials. NO x Sensor for Diesel Engine Emissions Systems. Pixelligent Technologies LLC.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 9, 2010

In their study, they used three different alternative powertrain/fuel models: less aggressive, moderately aggressive and very aggressive, applied across four developed economies (United States, Western Europe, Japan, and South Korea) and four developing economies (Brazil, Russia, India, and China). evolutionary thinking.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 10, 2011

On the heels officially introducing the Focus Electric last week ( earlier post ), Ford revealed two next-generation hybrids—including its first production plug-in hybrid (PHEV)—at the North American International Auto Show in Detroit. This allows it to run in electric mode before using the gasoline engine.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 2, 2011

Ford had previewed the small EcoBoost turbocharged gasoline direct injection unit, and had confirmed it for production, at Auto China 2010 in Beijing. Ford also said that its next generation of hybrid vehicles, including a new plug-in hybrid that will launch next year, will have a Ford-engineered transmission that will be built in Michigan.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 23, 2009

The Department plans to make additional loans under this program over the next several months to large and small auto manufacturers and parts suppliers up and down the production chain. Ford Motor Company will receive $5.9 Nissan will receive $1.6

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 16, 2018

Toyota unveiled the new fifth-generation Avalon at the North American International Auto Show in Detroit. Calty) in Ann Arbor, Michigan; Toyota Motor North America Research and Development (TMNA R&D) in Saline, Michigan; and Toyota Motor Manufacturing, Kentucky, Inc. Close ratios at the mid-range gears improve passing power.

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EV Report

MAY 2, 2020

Ford Motor Company with its partner Lincoln Motor Company have made an announcement on cancelling with plans to built Electric Vehicles with RIvian, a Michigan based company. The decision was taken looking into the present financial and health situations of the economy.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 17, 2020

Slashing Platinum Group Metals Content in Catalytic Converters: An Atoms-to-Autos Approach. Michigan Technological University. Improving Network-wide Fuel Economy and Enabling Traffic Signal Optimization Using Infrastructure and Vehicle-based Sensing and Connectivity. General Motors LLC. Washington State University.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 29, 2014

The second-generation Volt, which makes its world debut in about 10 weeks at the North American International Auto Show in Detroit, features a clean-sheet, all-new Voltec propulsion system—new battery, new electric drive unit, new power electronics and new range-extending engine. The second-generation Voltec drive unit. Drive unit.

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