Green Car Congress

MAY 24, 2011

Azure Dynamics Corporation announced 27 Ford Transit Connect Electric van sales, including a five-unit sale to returning customer FedEx Express, a four-unit sale to the City of Toronto, a three-unit sale to DTE Energy, one of Michigan’s largest energy suppliers, and 15 unit sales to various Ford commercial truck dealers.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 15, 2021

million contract to Southwest Research Institute (SwRI) to continue developing connected and automated vehicle (CAV) technologies to help passenger vehicles operate more efficiently and reduce energy consumption and carbon emissions. The US Department of Energy Advanced Research Projects Agency - Energy (ARPA-E) awarded a three-year, $5.25-million

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 4, 2020

They will be reborn in Warren, Michigan, near downtown Detroit. Production versions of the Wagoneer and Grand Wagoneer are slated to arrive in showrooms next year. As a nod to its manufacturing home and the brand’s headquarters, the Concept’s full-pane glass roof houses a map showcasing Detroit and the surrounding area.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 12, 2021

This funding is part of Phase II of the Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy’s (ARPA-E) Next-Generation Energy Technologies for Connected and Automated On-Road Vehicles ( NEXTCAR ) program. Earlier post.). UC Berkeley’s NEXTCAR project resulted in a spin-off company, WideSense Inc., Award amount is $3,474,864.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 28, 2020

That is consistent with a recent finding that, between 2007 and 2017, there was no significant reduction in the amount of travel in connection with purchasing goods and services. Indeed, it is quite likely that it has, because certain classes of goods and services are more amenable to e-commerce than others (e.g., books vs. gasoline).

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Green Car Congress

JULY 15, 2021

AMP is a connected crowdsourced software platform that supports the creation, development and distribution of high definition (HD) maps—a key enabler for smart and safe automated mobility. and CARMERA in Tokyo, Detroit and Ann Arbor, Michigan, laid the groundwork for this deal.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 17, 2020

Support mobility technologies such as connected and automated vehicles, as well as innovations in transit. Optimization and Evaluation of Energy Savings for Connected and Autonomous Off-Road Vehicles. New Two-Cylinder Prototype Demonstration and Concept Design of a Next Generation Class 3-6 Opposed Piston Engine. Federal share.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 23, 2016

million to develop and demonstrate plug-in hybrid work trucks (class 7) that reduce fuel consumption by more than 50% and eliminate fuel consumption during stationary operations. Odyne Systems, LLC will receive $2.9 Blue Bird Body Company will receive $4.9 Gas Technology Institute will receive $4.9

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 11, 2014

Several Michigan-based venture capital firms will provide guidance to participants. Serbinski and team will accept applications for the first class of 10 startups through March 15. Techstars Mobility, driven by Detroit will run for three years with a new class of 10 startups each year. Ford, Magna International Inc.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 25, 2016

Earlier this month, China-based EV maker BAIC EV, opened a new R&D center in Detroit, Michigan, which will help the company evaluate overseas market demand, obtain core EV technology, build on brand influence, and eventually provide support for their international layout.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 30, 2018

The company has also focused on intelligent technologies to deliver new levels of autonomy and connectivity. This design will also support rapid manufacturing using laser welding to connect the battery cells. On the other hand, its investment in big data and IT technologies connects the company’s U.S.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 11, 2019

liter EcoDiesel V-6 is rated at a best-in-class 480 lb.-ft. The EcoDiesel V-6 uses a forged steel crankshaft and connecting rods for strength and durability. The 2020 Ram 1500 EcoDiesel is built at the Sterling Heights Assembly Plant (SHAP) in Sterling Heights, Michigan. The third generation of the turbocharged 3.0-liter

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 13, 2013

Ford, in conjunction with the University of Michigan and State Farm, unveiled a Ford Fusion Hybrid automated research vehicle that will be used to make progress on future autonomous driving and other advanced technologies. Ford Fusion Hybrid automated research vehicle with four LiDAR sensors. Click to enlarge.

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DECEMBER 10, 2015

Through this network, the EPE team will take advantage of globally connected technologies to develop lighter and more durable EV batteries. This is truly a world-class environment for Ford to develop and test industry-leading battery technology. —Ted Miller, senior manager of energy storage strategy and Research.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 17, 2013

liter EcoBoost four-cylinder offers projected best-in-class horsepower per liter and best-in-class torque per liter, generating 275 hp (205 kW) at 5,500 rpm and 300 lb-ft (407 N·m) of torque at 3,000 rpm, according to preliminary test data. Other engines in Ford’s EcoBoost family are the 1.0-liter liter three-cylinder; 1.5-liter,

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 15, 2016

The services will be accessed using enhanced mobility and connectivity technologies from Ford vehicles. Those challenges take us to remote areas where we can use advanced vehicle and connectivity technologies to change people’s lives and make the world a better place. —Bill Ford, executive chairman. Earlier post.). Investing $4.5

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FEBRUARY 25, 2014

9 Universities and Labs: Colorado School of Mines; Michigan State University; Michigan Tech University; The Ohio State University; University of Kentucky; University of Michigan; University of Notre Dame; University of Tennessee; Wayne State University. ThermoCalc; TIMET; Trumpf, Inc.; UTRC; Wolf Robotics. UTRC; Wolf Robotics.

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MAY 6, 2009

Ford Motor Company is investing $550 million to transform its Michigan Assembly Plant into a flexible manufacturing complex that will build Ford’s next-generation Focus global small car along with a new battery-electric version of the Focus for the North American market. Earlier post.) The 2.866 million square-foot plant was built in 1957.

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APRIL 4, 2017

The approach has the potential to unify energy materials design by connecting atomistic with macroscopic properties and advance electrochemical materials more generally. The researchers aim to identify new classes of stable, highly active electrocatalysts that are less expensive to produce and commercialize. —Prof.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 31, 2015

The Peloton System integrates best-in-class active safety systems with cloud-based monitoring, making individual trucks safer at all times and delivering a rapid return on investment to fleets via fuel efficiency. Drivers retain steering control and command of their vehicles at all times.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 2, 2013

The technique is popular for bonding thermoplastics, as well as wires, microcircuit connections, sheet metal, foils, ribbons and meshes. This is one example of technology development that is becoming pervasive in today’s world-class vehicles. —Jay Baron, president and CEO of the Center for Automotive Research in Ann Arbor.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 6, 2015

At CES, Ford CEO Mark Fields announced “Ford Smart Mobility”—a plan to use innovation to take Ford to the next level in connectivity, mobility, autonomous vehicles, the customer experience and big data. Connecting with every customer in a socially collaborative and rewarding way.

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Cars That Think

MAY 13, 2023

In addition to leading two projects with state colleges, OSU is collaborating with 10 other midwestern institutions, including Purdue and the University of Michigan , to “think about engineering education more holistically,” says Howard. “When Intel came to the region, it really reinforced all the things that we had been thinking about.”

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Clean Fleet Report

DECEMBER 1, 2021

Chevrolet made the radical decision to have the 2021 Corvette, or C8 as aficionados call it, become a mid-engine sports car, abandoning the front engine design that began when the first Corvette rolled off the line in Flint, Michigan, on June 30, 1953. Let the sunshine in. Powerful and Responsive.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 29, 2014

The high-voltage (orange) cables from battery to drive unit are the only high-voltage cables in the system; there are no cables connecting the power electronics to the motor unit under the hood. NMC is a high surface area modified product—this is a brand new class of NMC. Click to enlarge. That helps us get more energy.

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Green Cars News

MAY 6, 2009

Ford Motor Company today announced that it is investing $550 million to transform its Michigan Assembly Plant into a green manufacturing complex that will build Ford’s next-generation Focus global small car along with a new battery-electric version of the Focus for the North American market.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 11, 2010

During research for the next-generation Ford Focus, customer feedback from all three major regions of the world favored the same kinetic design, eliminating the need for regional product differences and strengthening the mandate for a world-class, truly international product. Asia, Africa and South America production will follow.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 11, 2013

Scheduled for mass production in the second half of 2014, the SAF5100 is also the first product to become generally available from the MK4 reference design for connected vehicles, following its unveiling in July by NXP and Cohda Wireless, a leading specialist in wireless communication for automotive safety applications. Earlier post.).

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Green Car Congress

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.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 30, 2010

The process will produce butanol and will also be able to produce ethanol The research team has a strong connection with Microbial Fuel Cell Technologies, LLC in this area of research. Michigan State). RTI and BASF are teaming to explore a new class of materials known as CO 2 binding organic liquids. Sion Power Corporation.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 30, 2011

Generator Applications Argonne National Laboratory will create a new class of. with the potential to efficiently power a next generation class. potential to efficiently power a next generation class of. demonstrate a new class of permanent magnets that do not. class of permanent magnets based on the element cerium.

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Two of those plants (Lordstown, Ohio, and Spring Hill, Tennessee) are now up and running, with a third in Lansing, Michigan, now under construction. The system comes with a 36-month free trial, after which it’s $25 per month to continue OnStar and Super Cruise connectivity. Its NMCA cells come from joint-venture GM-LG cell plants.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 16, 2012

It is fully connected in a parallel configuration to the crankshaft. To be introduced in two weeks at the Los Angeles Auto Show, the Spark EV will arrive in California showrooms in summer 2013 offering what GM says will be among the best EV range in its class—as yet unspecified. It enables quick engine starts. Earlier post.)

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 7, 2016

Digital security provider Rambus and Movimento, leading provider of over-the-air (OTA) software lifecycle and data management for the automotive/IoT sectors, have partnered to deliver secure, convenient and personalized OTA vehicle updates critical to safety and performance in the era of the connected car.

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NOVEMBER 23, 2021

Ford held a presentation called ‘Delivering Ford+,’ during which they highlighted a new strategy centered around electric vehicles, a new dedicated commercial business, and connected services. In this presentation, FORD announced it’s electrification plan with a goal of 40% of its sales being all-electric by 2030.

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Cars That Think

JUNE 4, 2022

A high-speed network that connects computers, printers, and other peripherals in an office or building. in 1973 and is now associate dean and professor of electrical engineering and computer science at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor. “I Local area network. Object-oriented programming.

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Cars That Think

FEBRUARY 4, 2023

As University of Michigan professor emeritus and student of system-human interactions John Leslie King observes “People find ways to use systems for their own benefit not anticipated by designers and developers. Their behavior might even be contradictory to hoped-for outcomes.” earthquake followed by the 1,700 foot mega-tsunami it creates.

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