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Johnson Controls providing AGM batteries for Start-Stop F-150

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Johnson Controls is providing its advanced Absorbent Glass Mat (AGM) battery technology to the all-new 2015 Ford F-150; this is Ford Motor Company’s first truck with Auto Start-Stop. AGM batteries used in a Start-Stop system help reduce fuel consumption as the engine shuts off when the vehicle comes to a stop in traffic or at a red light.

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DOE awards nearly $55M to advance fuel efficient vehicle technologies in support of EV Everywhere and SuperTruck

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million in co-funding to support projects focused on battery modeling technologies and computational fluid dynamics. Other projects focus on electric drive battery modeling for vehicles and advancing lightweight materials research to help electric vehicles increase their range and reduce battery needs. TPI Composites.

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Smith Electric Vehicles US Partners with Clean Fuels Ohio Program To Target $10M in Federal Funding

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SEV-US plans to participate in similar funding programs in California, Missouri, New York and Texas. The company will initially focus its production on battery-electric-powered vehicles for depot-based predictable-route delivery fleets. Earlier post.) Earlier post.) Tanfield is the parent company of Smith Electric Vehicles.

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Smith Electric Vehicles US Selects Kansas City for Electric Truck Assembly Plant; Newton Model to Be First

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SEV US Corp will initially focus its production on battery-electric-powered vehicles for depot-based predictable-route delivery fleets. The first truck model produced will be the Smith Newton—the world’s largest battery-electric-powered truck. Tags: Electric (Battery) Heavy-duty.

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I’d done a conversion with lead acid batteries in 1982 on a 1971 VW Beetle,” Garver continued. “My My goal at the time was to drive it to work 10 miles away, at the Department of Physics at the University of Missouri. In 2013, he installed lithium batteries, and in 2017, he replaced the stalled-out DC motor with an AC version.

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Ford and Smith Terminate Partnership on Electric Transit Connect Project for US; Ford Now Partnering with Azure Dynamics to Deliver the Vehicle in 2010; Smith Partnering with AM General on Electric Vans for USPS

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SEV US has commenced production of the Smith Newton electric truck platform at its assembly facility in Kansas City, Missouri, and currently has an order book of 255 trucks. Azure Dynamics has selected Johnson Controls-Saft as the supplier for lithium-ion battery cells and battery packs for the Transit Connect BEV.

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I’d done a conversion with lead acid batteries in 1982 on a 1971 VW Beetle,” Garver continued. “My My goal at the time was to drive it to work 10 miles away, at the Department of Physics at the University of Missouri. In 2013, he installed lithium batteries, and in 2017, he replaced the stalled-out DC motor with an AC version.