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Ford cutting price of F-150 Lightning by up to almost $10k

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JULY 18, 2023

Ford is cutting the prices on its entire F150 Lightning electric pickup truck lineup, with reductions ranging from $9,979 for the Pro to $6,079 for the top-of-the-line Platinum Extended Range. In addition, Ford Credit is offering eligible buyers interest rates as low as 1.9% APR for 36-months.

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F-150 Ford Price Extended Range

Ford begins production of 2012 Focus Electric at Michigan Assembly, C-MAX models on deck

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DECEMBER 14, 2011

Ford’s Michigan Assembly Plant is starting production of the 2012 Focus Electric ( earlier post )—a five-passenger, battery-electric car Ford expects will achieve more than a 100 miles per gallon equivalent (MPGe) fuel economy rating. Ford transformed Michigan Assembly Plant in Wayne, Mich., 1 gallon of gasoline=33.7

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Michigan 2012 Ford Lithium Ion

Ford cuts F-150 Lightning prices by nearly $10,000

Teslarati

JULY 17, 2023

While the Rouge Electric Vehicle Center in Dearborn, Michigan, is being upgraded to help triple the production rate of the all-electric pickup to 150,000 annually this fall, Ford is aiming to reduce costs to compete with the various EV trucks that are on and are coming to the market. This offer is valid from July 6 to July 31.

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F-150 Ford Price Extended Range

GM investing $449M in Hamtramck and Brownstown for next-gen electrification; vehicles and batteries

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APRIL 8, 2014

The investment is the largest to date at both facilities and includes $384 million at Detroit-Hamtramck for new body shop tooling, equipment, and additional plant upgrades to build the next generation Chevrolet Volt and two future products. billion invested in Michigan-based facilities alone. This includes more than $2.8

Lithium Ion

Lithium Ion GM Detroit Batteries

GM Invests $336M In Detroit-Hamtramck Plant To Build Chevrolet Volt

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DECEMBER 7, 2009

General Motors will invest $336 million in the Detroit-Hamtramck assembly plant to begin production of the Chevrolet Volt extended range electric vehicle in 2010. This brings GM’s combined Volt-related investments in Michigan to $700 million, covering eight facilities. engine-generator from Flint.

Detroit

Detroit Volt Chevrolet GM

DLR team develops demonstrator of free-piston linear generator as range extender for EVs; technology transfer to Universal Motor Corp.

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FEBRUARY 20, 2013

Sample layout of an extended range EV powertrain with FPLG modules. DLR’s next step is to work with industry to develop this technology and build a prototype, said Friedrich. Friedrich (2012) Development of a Free-Piston Linear Generator for use in an Extended-Range Electric Vehicle (EVS 26). Click to enlarge.

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Universal Range Motor Motors

Opel Ampera Passes Production Milestone

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APRIL 27, 2010

The Opel Ampera—the Chevy Volt’s European cousin— passed an important milestone on 23 April when the first pre-production Model Year 2012 Ampera rolled off the line at GM’s Pre-Production Operations assembly line in Warren, Michigan. Assembly workers will build more pre-production Amperas in the coming months.

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Production Extended Range Michigan United States

DOE awards $98M in tax credits to automakers and suppliers for clean technology manufacturing

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DECEMBER 12, 2013

The US Department of Energy (DOE) announced $150 million in clean energy tax credits to 12 businesses to build US capabilities in clean energy manufacturing; $98 million of that goes to five automakers and suppliers towards investments in domestic manufacturing equipment. Ford transformed its Michigan Assembly Plant (MAP) in Wayne, Mich.,

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Tax Credit Tax Clean Cleaning

GM To Manufacture Electric Motors; First GM Motors Will Go Into Next-Gen Two-Mode Hybrid in 2013

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JANUARY 26, 2010

An electric traction motor (right) and stator (left) at the GM Powertrain Engineering Development Center Friday, 15 January 2010 in Pontiac, Michigan. GM has been building this in-house capability for years, expanding electric motor research and development, design and validation capabilities at facilities in Michigan, Indiana and California.

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GM Motor Motors Motoring

EcoCAR Teams Roll Out Architectures; Plug-in Li-ion Packs and Renewable Energy Common Attributes

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FEBRUARY 4, 2009

Students were encouraged to explore a variety of solutions including hybrid, plug-in hybrid, fuel cell, electric, and extended range electric vehicles. Extended Range Electric Vehicles (EREV). While each of the 17 EcoCAR designs is unique, there are common attributes including: All of the vehicles have plug-in capability.

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Li-ion Plug-in Plug Renewable

GM Investing $230M in Four Plants for Cruze and Volt Production

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OCTOBER 13, 2009

General Motors Company is investing more than $230 million in four GM plants in the greater Flint, Michigan area to support the production of the fuel-efficient 2011 Chevrolet Cruze and Volt extended range electric vehicle. four-cylinder engine generator for the Volt and the 1.4L four-cylinder turbo engine for the Cruze.

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Volt GM General Motors Production

GM to Debut Two-Mode Plug-in Hybrid Technology in New Buick Crossover in 2011; LG Chem to Supply the Li-ion Cells

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AUGUST 6, 2009

The 8 kWh battery pack for the new 2011 Buick PHEV crossover vehicle is prepared for testing at the General Motors Tech Center in Warren, Michigan. Tom Stephens, GM vice chairman of product development, made the announcement during the Management Briefing Seminars in Traverse City, Michigan. V-6 flex-fuel engine. engine side.

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Buick Li-ion Plug-in GM

First look at all-new Voltec propulsion system for 2G Volt; “the only thing in common is a shipping cap”

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OCTOBER 29, 2014

The second-generation Volt, which makes its world debut in about 10 weeks at the North American International Auto Show in Detroit, features a clean-sheet, all-new Voltec propulsion system—new battery, new electric drive unit, new power electronics and new range-extending engine. range extender. lb (282 g) to 0.08

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Volt GM Motor Motors

GM will focus its electrification strategy on light electrification, extended range, and battery-electric vehicle technologies; major focus on the plug; preview of the Spark EV

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NOVEMBER 16, 2012

GM will focus its vehicle electrification efforts on three main technologies: light electrification, currently manifested in the eAssist systems; extended range electric vehicles (EREVs) such as the Chevrolet Volt; and battery electric vehicles (BEVs), such as the soon-to-be-introduced Spark EV. Source: Larry Nitz, GM.

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Extended Range GM Light Plug

Profile: Li-ion Provider Compact Power, Inc. Focusing on the Automotive and Vehicle Markets

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FEBRUARY 19, 2009

(CPI) shortly after GM selected CPI and its parent LG Chem as the provider for the Li-ion batteries for the Extended Range Electric Vehicle (E-REV) Chevy Volt. (GM Dr. Patil has an undergraduate degree from IIT, Bombay (India) and a PhD in Aerospace Engineering from the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor.

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Li-ion Power Powered Market

President Obama Announces 48 Projects to Receive $2.4B in Grants for Next-Generation of Batteries and Electric Vehicles; To be Combined with $2.4B in Industry Cost-Share

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AUGUST 5, 2009

Companies and universities in Michigan are receiving more than $1 billion of the grants. Large automakers based in Michigan, including GM, Chrysler, and Ford, will receive a total of more than $400 million to manufacture thousands of advanced hybrid and electric vehicles as well as batteries and electric drive components. Powerex, Inc.

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Grant Lithium Ion Obama St. Louis

Ford to triple production capacity of electrified vehicles in North America by 2013; led by C-MAX Hybrid, C-MAX Energi

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JUNE 9, 2011

Ford says the C-MAX Energi is being engineered to deliver more overall driving range than any other current plug-in hybrid or extended-range electric vehicle. Both the C-MAX Hybrid and C-MAX Energi models will be built alongside the all-new 2012 Ford Focus and Focus Electric at Ford’s Michigan Assembly Plant in Wayne, Mich.,

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North America Ford America Lithium Ion

Chrysler's first electric car to be two-seat sports car - Apr. 15, 2009

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 16, 2009

Some will be electric-only, others will be extended-range vehicles in which a gasoline engine will generate electricity on board after about 40 miles of driving on a fully charged battery. Play Money + Main Street Cheese means jobs A plan to build a cheese factory in upstate New York could help small towns with big unemployment.

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Chrysler 2009 Dodge Circuit Electric Cars

Chrysler unveils new electric minivan for the US Postal Service

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 22, 2009

The head of Chryslers ENVI division, Lou Rhodes, told AutoblogGreen this morning that Chrysler is marketing this battery-only version of the van to commercial fleet customers who typically have shorter range requirements. The extended-range version will be focused on retail customers.

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Minivan Chrysler Dodge Circuit 2009

How Carmakers Are Responding to the Plug-In Hybrid Opportunity

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 21, 2009

Fisker $80,000 Karma series luxury 50-mile range series PHEV, S Sunset convertible version.Partnering with Quantum Technologies. Small long-term evaluation program, including modeling of vehicle-to-grid building benefits and economics, begun with Southern California Edison, joined by EPRI, other utilities, US DOE. Batteries not ready.

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Plug-in Plug Hybrid PHEV

EV Driven

Ford cutting price of F-150 Lightning by up to almost $10k

Ford begins production of 2012 Focus Electric at Michigan Assembly, C-MAX models on deck

Ford cuts F-150 Lightning prices by nearly $10,000

GM investing $449M in Hamtramck and Brownstown for next-gen electrification; vehicles and batteries

GM Invests $336M In Detroit-Hamtramck Plant To Build Chevrolet Volt

DLR team develops demonstrator of free-piston linear generator as range extender for EVs; technology transfer to Universal Motor Corp.

Opel Ampera Passes Production Milestone

DOE awards $98M in tax credits to automakers and suppliers for clean technology manufacturing

GM To Manufacture Electric Motors; First GM Motors Will Go Into Next-Gen Two-Mode Hybrid in 2013

EcoCAR Teams Roll Out Architectures; Plug-in Li-ion Packs and Renewable Energy Common Attributes

GM Investing $230M in Four Plants for Cruze and Volt Production

GM to Debut Two-Mode Plug-in Hybrid Technology in New Buick Crossover in 2011; LG Chem to Supply the Li-ion Cells

First look at all-new Voltec propulsion system for 2G Volt; “the only thing in common is a shipping cap”

GM will focus its electrification strategy on light electrification, extended range, and battery-electric vehicle technologies; major focus on the plug; preview of the Spark EV

Profile: Li-ion Provider Compact Power, Inc. Focusing on the Automotive and Vehicle Markets

President Obama Announces 48 Projects to Receive $2.4B in Grants for Next-Generation of Batteries and Electric Vehicles; To be Combined with $2.4B in Industry Cost-Share

Ford to triple production capacity of electrified vehicles in North America by 2013; led by C-MAX Hybrid, C-MAX Energi

Chrysler's first electric car to be two-seat sports car - Apr. 15, 2009

Chrysler unveils new electric minivan for the US Postal Service

How Carmakers Are Responding to the Plug-In Hybrid Opportunity

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