Green Car Congress

APRIL 11, 2018

BP Wind Energy, through its wholly-owned subsidiary Rolling Thunder I Power Partners LLC, has signed a purchase agreement to install a high-storage battery at its Titan 1 Wind Farm in South Dakota. The battery storage project is expected to launch at the site during the second half of 2018.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 4, 2021

To date, more than 450 commercial customers in North America, including 200 top fleets and fleet management companies, have said they’re interested in purchasing the E-Transit. It will be built alongside the Transit at Ford’s Kansas City Assembly Plant in Claycomo, Missouri. No deposit or purchase commitment is required.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

Power, EV adoption in the US is growing increasingly divided, with the most active states for EV adoption already on the path to parity with internal combustion engine (ICE) vehicles and consumers steadily pulling back on EV purchases in the least-active states. of the total new-vehicle retail market.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 29, 2021

FTA’s Low-No Program supports transit agencies in purchasing or leasing low- or no-emission buses and other transit vehicles that use technologies such as battery electric and fuel-cell power to provide cleaner, more efficient transit service in communities across the country. Kansas City Area Transportation Authority.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 14, 2020

In just three weeks under Project Apollo, we’ve unleashed our world-class manufacturing, purchasing and design talent to get scrappy and start making personal protection equipment and help increase the availability and production of ventilators. —Jim Baumbick, vice president, Ford Enterprise Product Line Management.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 24, 2010

Smith Electric Vehicles US (SEVUS) will finalize the purchase of its United Kingdom-based parent company, Smith Electric Vehicles (UK), creating the world’s largest manufacturer of commercial electric vehicles. The purchase will be split into 20 payments, payable monthly, with the first payment made on completion of the sale.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 16, 2011

Smith will manufacture the battery electric Newton, its medium-duty vehicle with a range of up to 150 miles at the new facility beginning in 2012. The new facility—Smith’s second US manufacturing, sales and service center—will not affect production or job levels at Smith’s headquarters in Kansas City, Mo.

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The Truth About Cars

JANUARY 5, 2024

James, New York), Principle VinFast Grapevine (Grapevine, Texas), Hiley VinFast of Fort Worth (Fort Worth, Texas), and VinFast Wichita (Wichita, Kansas). These dealers will initially begin selling the VinFast VF 8 all-electric SUV, with plans to add the VF 6, VF 7, and VF 9 models when they launch in the US market.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 25, 2017

Consumers in California markets and Salt Lake City were offered both consumer purchase incentives and carpool lane access, and those in Denver and Seattle had substantial purchase incentives. Ten of the top 12 major metropolitan areas with the highest electric vehicle uptake offered consumer incentives typically worth $2,000 to $5,000.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 27, 2012

Ford says that the new Transit, which begins production in Kansas City in 2013, will achieve at least 25% better fuel economy than current E-Series vans. Ford also has developed a specialized new tool to help optimize fleet purchases based on specific fuel types and operating locations. EcoBoost V6. Earlier post.)

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Plug in America

JULY 21, 2023

This includes all of the resources used in manufacturing the vehicle, the battery, and powering the vehicle. Also, batteries can be reused for other purposes, and the minerals in batteries can be recycled almost infinitely. Thanks to federal regulations, EV batteries are required to be 8 years or 100,000 miles.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 12, 2010

Smith Telemetry collates and interprets more than 1,800 data sets from an electric vehicle’s driveline controller and Battery Management System (BMS), along with a GPS tracker. Based on the Ford Transit, the Smith Edison is powered by a 90 kW electric motor and lithium-ion battery pack. Tags: Electric (Battery) Fleets.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 14, 2009

With funding anticipated at 50 percent of the incremental vehicle purchase price, this program is key to making electric vehicles a viable option for fleet operators. SEV-US Corp will assemble all-electric commercial vehicles in Kansas City beginning in the third quarter of 2009. Bryan Hansel, CEO of SEV-US. Earlier post.)

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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. Kansas City Power & Light. Georgia Power.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 2, 2022

Battery Capacity: 180 kWh or 100 kWh. Available now for purchase, lease, or rent; custom builds delivered in 90-120 days. Orange EV, headquartered in Kansas City, MO, was the nation’s first manufacturer offering 100% electric Class 8 vehicles to be commercially deployed and scaled. Speed: Up to 25 mph.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 20, 2012

Natural Gas Credit Purchase system; deliver technical and safety workshops. Purchasing Agreements; train and deploy Energy Coaches who will work. The Mid-America Collaborative for Alternative Fuels Implementation project will focus diversifying transportation fuel options in Kansas, Nebraska, Iowa, and Missouri. 499,918. .

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 10, 2015

Through these demonstrations, fleets will gain operational experience and the project can collect data to provide validation for AFV purchases. Through these demonstrations, fleets will gain operational experience and the project can collect data to provide validation for AFV purchases. Behavior Electric (Battery) Fuels Plug-ins'

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 26, 2009

The stations will provide additional CNG fueling in cities and along the Interstate corridors that pass through Kansas City – East to West on I-70 and North to South on I-35. Team partners will purchase a total of 191 commercially available light- to heavy-duty alternative-fuel and advanced-technology vehicles.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 5, 2009

President Obama announced 48 new advanced battery and electric drive projects that will receive $2.4 The announcement marks the single largest investment in advanced battery technology for hybrid and electric-drive vehicles ever made. billion in funding under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act. DOE Award ($mil.). Technology.

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Baua Electric

JANUARY 15, 2024

We will expand battery capacity and improve productivity at the same time,” Watanabe told Bloomberg. Panasonic, whose main US customer is Tesla, produces some 10% of the batteries found in electric vehicles around the world. The plant is a $4 billion project with an initial output of 30 GWh/year. This is all rather promising stuff.

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Plug In Partners

JUNE 27, 2006

Fleet Orders · Minnesota Department of Natural Resources – 1,800 · City of Chicago - 850 vehicles · Shohomish County, WA - 300 · City of Seattle - 410 · Kansas City, MO - 120 · Capital Metro (Transit agency in Austin) - 165 · ABC Lawn and Pest Control (Austin) - 150 Cities Cities continue to join the Plug-In Partners coalition. Keene, N.H.,

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 14, 2010

The trucks will be built in Smith Electric’s Kansas City, Mo., The Newton delivers a top speed of 55 mph (88 km/h) and offers end users battery ranges from 50 to 120 miles (80km-192km) on a single charge, ideal for urban deliveries, utilities and personnel transport applications.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 8, 2011

The purchase consideration was largely deferred with the balance due as a series of monthly cash payments. Per the purchase agreement, $5 million of proceeds from this equity raise will be used as a prepayment of the monthly installments. Smith began production of the Smith Newton at its Kansas City assembly plant in October 2009.

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Teslarati

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

billion battery manufacturing plant in Michigan, as detailed in a Monday afternoon report from Reuters. ” Update: Updated to include the Monday afternoon report from Reuters, in which Ford said it was pausing construction on a Michigan battery plant. The news also comes ahead of U.S.

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EV Connect

FEBRUARY 28, 2022

This high rate of EV adoption in California is likely attributable to its widespread legislation — including tax incentives and financial assistance — that help to encourage the creation of EV infrastructure and the purchase of electric vehicles by individuals and businesses. The strongest examples, however, come on a state-by-state basis.

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EV Adoption

JUNE 12, 2022

In cold temperatures EV batteries take longer to charge and are less efficient, and will see reduced range as drivers turn up their heaters and seat warmers. For the homeowner without a garage, these include curbside chargers, wireless charging, portable batteries, and charging that comes to you. Image Source: FLO video.

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The Truth About Cars

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

dealerships are asking President Joe Biden to reconsider proposed federal regulations they’ve alleged would mandate an unrealistic national shift toward battery-electric vehicles consumers simply aren’t buying. Some have long daily commutes and don’t have the extra time to charge the battery. Roughly 4,000 U.S.

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