Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 18, 2020

Ford celebrated the production start of the all-new F-150 at the Ford Rouge Center and confirmed construction of the new Rouge Electric Vehicle Center where it will build the all-electric F-150 by mid-2022. Rendering of the Rouge Electric Vehicle Center.

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F-150 Boston Consulting Group Ford Production 396

EV Central

NOVEMBER 24, 2022

Australian manufacturer Roev plans to do just that from 2023 by converting Toyota Hiluxes and Ford Rangers to electric, with conversions priced from $47,990. The Boston Consulting Group recently forecast that 55 percent of new utes sold in Australia by 2030 would be electric. Fancy an electric ute for less than $80K?

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Conversion Boston Consulting Group Companies Production 97

Green Car Congress

JANUARY 17, 2010

A series of recent reports—one from the National Research Council (NRC) ( earlier post ) and another from the Boston Consulting Group ( earlier post )—concluded that an expected continuing high cost of lithium-ion batteries will dampen mass market adoption of plug-in vehicles. Earlier post.). Mike Hanley.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 21, 2009

While the Volt holds promise, it is currently projected to be much more expensive than its gasoline-fueled peers and will likely need substantial reductions in manufacturing cost in order to become commercially viable,” the task force noted in its recent assessment of GM’s restructuring plans. The group pointed to a B.C.G.

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