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MARCH 27, 2009

Smith Electric Vehicles US Corporation ( SEV US ) has selected Kansas City as the site for its US assembly plant. The new assembly plant will be located at a portion of an airline overhaul base at Kansas City International (KCI) Airport and is expected to create 120 jobs by 2010. Earlier post.)

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JULY 28, 2009

Smith Electric Vehicles US delivered the first electric Newton trucks—the largest commercially available battery-electric-powered truck—to four Fortune 500 companies and two utility companies in an event hosted at the Capitol Reflecting Pool on the National Mall in Washington DC. Kansas City Power & Light (KCP&L).

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APRIL 2, 2010

The US Department of Energy (DOE) has selected Smith Electric Vehicles US Corporation to receive $32 million in grant funding toward the production of all-electric, zero emissions commercial trucks. Smith’s Kansas City assembly plant and corporate office currently employ approximately 50 people.

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DECEMBER 14, 2010

Smith Electric Vehicles US Corporation has sold two all-electric Smith Newton trucks to the United States Marine Corps (USMC). Smith Electric produces the Newton, which is the only medium duty (class 4-7) all-electric commercial truck on the GSA schedule. The trucks will be built in Smith Electric’s Kansas City, Mo.,

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MAY 18, 2012

The Empire District Electric Company; and Kansas City Power and Light Company. Westinghouse Electric Company is a group company of Toshiba Corporation. Association of Missouri Electric Cooperatives, Inc.; Today, Westinghouse technology is the basis for approximately one-half of the world’s operating nuclear plants.

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APRIL 14, 2009

Smith Electric Vehicles US Corporation (SEV-US) and the Ohio State University Center for Automotive Research are participating in the Ohio Electric Drive Initiative as major program partners. SEV-US Corp will assemble all-electric commercial vehicles in Kansas City beginning in the third quarter of 2009. Earlier post.)

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AUGUST 5, 2009

General Motors Corporation. General Motors Corporation. Expansion of manufacturing for existing electric drive power electronics components for both passenger and commercial vehicles. Expansion of manufacturing for existing electric drive power electronics components for both passenger and commercial vehicles. Kokomo, IN.

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