Green Car Congress

APRIL 19, 2012

AUDI AG Board of Management and Supervisory Board of AUDI AG approved plans to build a North American plant in Mexico. The group parent Volkswagen already has an automotive plant in Puebla and an engine plant in Silao. From 2,480 cc of engine displacement, it generates 265 kW (360 hp) of power.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 11, 2020

Ford Motor Company announced that its Kansas City Assembly Plant will build the all-new E-Transit van, part of a more than $3.2 Ford is also investing approximately $150 million in Van Dyke Transmission Plant in Southeast Michigan to build e-motors and e-transaxles beginning in 2021. This will retain 225 jobs at the plant.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 7, 2019

The BMW Group officially opened the company’s new automotive plant in San Luis Potosi in Mexico. San Luis Potosi will build the BMW brand’s most successful model series: the BMW 3 Series Sedan. The BMW Group used digital 3D plans during construction of the plant, both for the building itself and for the installation of equipment.

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JULY 28, 2023

Ballard Power Systems received an order for additional fuel cell engines from Canadian Pacific Kansas City (CPKC). These eighteen, 200 kW fuel cell engines (3.6 Over the past two years, Ballard has supplied CPKC with 20 fuel cell engines for use in three different types of locomotives, with combined fuel cell power of 4MW.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 27, 2015

GM Flint Engine Operations recently built its 1 millionth 1.4-liter liter engine, currently used in the Chevrolet Volt, Cruze and Sonic. Flint Engine is now in the midst of a $200-million upgrade that will end the 1.4-liter Flint Engine is now in the midst of a $200-million upgrade that will end the 1.4-liter

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 12, 2011

Honda de Mexico, S.A. HDM), Honda’s production and sales company in Mexico, will build an automobile plant for production of fuel-efficient subcompact vehicles for the Mexican and North American markets. Honda will invest approximately US$800 million to build the plant, which is scheduled to begin operation in 2014.

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Cars That Think

MAY 13, 2023

TSMC), which was already building a $12 billion fab in Arizona , upped the investment to $40 billion with a second plant. But for the CHIPS Act to succeed, each fab will need hundreds of skilled engineers and technicians of all stripes, with training ranging from two-year associate degrees to Ph.D.s.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 15, 2015

As part of this strategy, Toyota will invest approximately US$1 billion to construct its newest North American manufacturing facility in the state of Guanajuato in Central Mexico to produce the Corolla. The plant will be Toyota’s 15 th in North America, its first new plant since 2011 and its largest investment in Mexico to date.

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Electric Vehicles India

MAY 3, 2021

GM plans to invest $1 billion to manufacture electric vehicles in Mexico. General Motors has announced its plans to invest $1 billion to manufacture electric vehicles in Mexico adding the 5th plant in North America with EV production capacity. GM plans to invest $1 billion.

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Mexico GM Electric Vehicles Manufacturer 59

Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 18, 2022

In China, MINO provides BIW intelligent manufacturing lines for Mercedes-Benz, BMW, Audi, Ford, Volkswagen, General Motors, Great Wall, Geely, GAC, SAIC, BAIC as well as other Chinese domestic and foreign automotive manufacturers, and exports products to the United States, Germany, Japan, Mexico, South Africa, Malaysia and other countries.

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MARCH 22, 2022

billion over the next five years in the North American region (NAR) (Canada, Mexico, United States) to boost its product portfolio, regional R&D and manufacturing capabilities. This strategy builds on the company’s preparation of its Chattanooga facilities for local EV production. Volkswagen will commit $7.1 Assembly of the ID.4

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 3, 2017

The automaker also announced plans to invest $700 million to expand its Flat Rock Assembly Plant in Michigan into a factory that will build high-tech autonomous and electric vehicles along with the Mustang and Lincoln Continental. billion the company previously had planned to invest in a new plant in Mexico. The moves are part of a $4.5

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 3, 2010

The Center will be located on the site of the original Aquatic Species Program in Roswell, New Mexico. Once deployed in mid-2011, the Center will give algae researchers, engineers and producers a uniquely secure and unbiased environment to test their technologies and processes on a wide variety of algae species before commercial deployment.

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New Mexico Mexico Commercial Building 210

Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 7, 2013

Volkswagen de Mexico is investing an additional $118 million to mark the start of the second stage of its engine plant located in the Guanajuato Puerto Interior industrial park. The additional funding will be used to manufacture new components that will be used in a new version of the EA888 turbocharged and direct-injection TSI engine.

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Engine 2016 Mexico 2014 210

Teslarati

MARCH 15, 2024

All 33 Raptor engines lit in a staggered sequence, and once throttled up, the world’s biggest rocket took flight for the third time. The next task was to re-light the first-ever Raptor engine in space, but due to the vehicle’s roll rates, SpaceX decided to postpone this until a future flight.

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Texas Mexico Water Engine 132

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 16, 2017

The National Science Foundation (NSF) is investing nearly $80 million in four new Engineering Research Centers (ERCs) to create novel technology platforms in the fields of living cell-based therapies, personalized heart tissue, point-of-care health systems and fuel derived from shale gas.

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Cars That Think

DECEMBER 30, 2022

The wind part of the project plans a total of 3,000 megawatts from wind farms it will build in three counties in New Mexico. An 885-kilometer bidirectional high-voltage direct-current transmission line will run from New Mexico and south-central Arizona. But now, Électricité de France (EDF) says they are in the final stretch.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 22, 2010

Chevron, ConocoPhillips, ExxonMobil and Shell plan to build and deploy a rapid response system that will be available to capture and contain oil in the event of a potential future underwater well blowout in the deepwater Gulf of Mexico. The companies have committed $1 billion to fund the initial costs of the system.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 19, 2023

The blue highlighted structures are the new project buildings. BBA currently produces seven model ranges, with fully-electric, plug-in hybrid and internal combustion engines. The virtual ground-breaking for a new assembly site for high-voltage batteries also took place as part of the anniversary celebrations.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 19, 2012

Omnitek has developed a kit that can be used to convert the globally popular Mercedes diesel engines OM904 and OM906 into natural gas engines. Omnitek’s proprietary diesel-to-natural gas engine conversion kit is used for bus and truck applications, as well as stationary applications. Reassembling engine. Click to enlarge.

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Teslarati

NOVEMBER 17, 2023

Ship 25 is powered by 6 Raptor engines (3 sea level and 3 vacuum), and Booster 9 is powered by 33 Raptor engines. Booster 9 features many upgrades over the last booster to take flight, including better engine shielding and a switch from hydraulic thrust vector controls to electric TVC. T+ 2 minutes and 39 seconds, Staging.

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Green Car Reports

JANUARY 6, 2021

Mazda at last confirms a rotary-engine range extender for the U.S. A report suggests GM is making plans to build EVs in Mexico. Nio is going long on driving range but not shying away from battery swapping. And Foxconn provides a lifeline to Byton. This and more, here at Green Car Reports.

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Teslarati

JANUARY 25, 2024

During Tesla’s 2022 Investor Day event, the company stated that the next-generation vehicle would utilize an “Unboxed Process” that should make it significantly more efficient to build. And it’s just a lot easier for Tesla engineering to live on the line if it’s in Austin versus elsewhere.

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FEBRUARY 14, 2024

It recently posted construction jobs for team leads, including architecture, civil, electrical, and mechanical engineers. Tesla listed 7 new job openings for team leads that would likely help with Gigafactory Mexico’s construction. All the new positions are located in San Pedro Garza García, Nuevo León.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 23, 2019

The new Chevrolet electric vehicle is in addition to the existing Chevrolet Bolt EV and will be designed and engineered off an advanced version of the current Bolt EV architecture. Moving production to a US manufacturing plant supports the rules of origin provisions in the proposed United States, Mexico and Canada Agreement.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 10, 2015

million in three new Engineering Research Centers (ERCs) to create novel technology platforms and transform industries. The modular treatment systems, which will need less energy and fewer chemicals, will safely enlist the selective properties of reusable engineered nanomaterials to provide clean water at any location or scale.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 30, 2012

billion in its Hermosillo (Mexico) Stamping and Assembly Plant for the production of Ford Fusion and Lincoln MKZ lineups. Ford’s latest investment is in addition to $3 billion invested in Mexico during the past decade. million models, Ford started building Fiestas at its Cuautitlán plant in 2008. Ford is investing $1.3-billion

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MARCH 14, 2024

pic.twitter.com/FaNcasuKaq — SpaceX (@SpaceX) March 14, 2024 The 33 Raptor engines powered Booster 10 with Ship 28 stacked on top all the way through its portion of the flight, never losing one engine. Starship’s Raptor engines have ignited during hot-staging separation. Starship re-entering Earth’s atmosphere.

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Cuba Florida Engine Mexico 118

Green Car Congress

MARCH 4, 2021

This group combines design and engineering expertise, strategically aligned to be a nimble leader in advanced metal-forming and powder metal manufacturing with electro-mechanical clutch design capabilities for electrified propulsion solutions. —Stephen Smith, Chairman, President and CEO, Amsted Industries.

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MARCH 24, 2024

Credit: BYD At the same time, many automakers including Tesla are racing to build their next-generation, mass-market EVs, set to first be produced in Texas as soon as 2025 , then later at an upcoming factory in Mexico , and eventually at a yet-unannounced third location. auto market anytime soon , some U.S.

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Baua Electric

MARCH 1, 2024

In an interview with Automotive News , Toyota CEO Ted Ogawa said that the Japanese automaker plans to go with customer demand – and in his view, that’s varying degrees of “electrification,” usually in the form of hybrids with gas-burning engines. Currently, the company is building a $13.9

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 14, 2012

Fluor Corporation was awarded an engineering, procurement and construction management (EPCM) contract by Joule Unlimited, Inc., to design and build a biofuels demonstration facility in New Mexico. Engineering, procurement and site mobilization is currently under way. Fluor’s Greenville, S.C.

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New Mexico Fuel Solar Mexico 218

Green Car Congress

MARCH 5, 2013

Shell and its affiliates will build two additional small-scale natural gas liquefaction units to provide liquefied natural gas (LNG) fuel for marine and heavy-duty on-road customers in North America. These vessels will be used to support Shell’s operations in the US Gulf of Mexico. Image courtesy of Harvey Gulf International Marine.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 24, 2010

Ford Motor Company, moving to create a center of excellence in Michigan for vehicle electrification, is investing $135 million to design, engineer and produce key components for the company’s next-generation hybrid-electric vehicles. Ford’s investment also supports the necessary engineering and launch costs for the advanced battery systems.

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APRIL 11, 2024

Given the slow uptake of electric vehicles in Spain, Chery says it plans to make combustion engine, hybrid, and electric vehicles there. Chinese companies MG, BYD, and Chery have also been scouting sites in Mexico and talking to officials for better access to the North American market.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 1, 2016

Each area represents technological advances by Nissan – safety innovations through autonomous technology such as high-stability control and high-reliability drive systems; high-efficiency powertrains, including alternative and conventional fuel engines with advanced transmissions; and energy management solutions. Nissan Intelligent Driving.

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NOVEMBER 16, 2023

Didn't this author travel to New Mexico a few months back to see it up close? But we also didn't know all the details at the time -- especially since Hyundai builds different versions for different global markets. liter turbocharged four-cylinder engine that makes 277 horsepower and 311 lb-ft of torque. And, well, there's more.

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