Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 18, 2020

The new manufacturing center at the Dearborn-based Rouge Center, once complete, will add 300 jobs and is part of a $700-million investment in building the all-new F-150 lineup, including the first F-150 PowerBoost hybrid. Rendering of the Rouge Electric Vehicle Center.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 8, 2010

Although lithium-ion cell and pack costs are expected to fall sharply by 2020, they are unlikely to drop enough to support widespread adoption of fully electric vehicles without a major breakthrough in battery technology, according to a new study by The Boston Consulting Group (BCG).

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 23, 2010

The lithium-ion version of the THINK vehicle will have 384 cells in its 25 kWh battery pack and a range of more than 100 miles. The “mail slot” in front is part of the sub-pack’s ventilation system. EnerDel is scheduled to ship its first cells and packs for the Think City EV on 1 March 2010. NK vehicle.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 21, 2009

Electric car proponents at The California Cars Initiative believe the task force was unduly influenced by “plug-in skeptics” at the Boston Consulting Group , which is under government contract to provide input on the prospects for G.M. For $50k you can get a Tesla sedan which will get hundreds of miles strictly on electric.

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