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Ford confirms construction of Rouge EV center to be home of electric F-150; production by mid-2022

Green Car Congress

Ford celebrated the production start of the all-new F-150 at the Ford Rouge Center and confirmed construction of the new Rouge Electric Vehicle Center where it will build the all-electric F-150 by mid-2022. The new jobs will support battery assembly and production of the F-150 PowerBoost hybrid and fully electric F-150.

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Ecolab partners with Ford Pro to accelerate EV adoption

Baua Electric

Ford Pro will collaborate with global sustainability leaders Ecolab to speed up the electrification of its vehicle fleet, with a goal of transitioning to a 100% fully electric commercial fleet by 2030. Ecolab’s journey towards 100% fleet electrification will begin in California with the conversion of its sales and service fleet to EVs.

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What You Need To Know About Pickup EVs

Clean Fleet Report

FYI, the safest EV trucks include Rivian R1T and Ford F-150 Lightning, according to the DOT’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration and the private Institute for Highway Safety. The initial cost of electric vehicles is still much higher than standard ones.

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The New Supersonic Boom

Cars That Think

Although military aircraft were breaking the sound barrier daily during the 1950s and '60s, commercial passenger flights during this time remained limited to subsonic speeds. Today's airliners travel no faster than their counterparts of 60 years ago—indeed, they tend to fly somewhat slower to reduce fuel costs. supersonic airliner.

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3 Reasons Electric Fleets Are Driving the EV Market Forward

Electra Vehicles

Commercial fleet operating companies lead the electrification movement, pushing for innovative electric vehicle technology and solutions across geographic markets that passenger vehicles have yet to embrace. Here are the top three reasons why commercial fleets, rather than personal vehicles, are electrifying fastest.

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How Roboticists Can Tackle Climate Change

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Renewable-energy facilities need routine maintenance to stay efficient. With their rapid expansion over the past decade, there has been a shortage of skilled maintenance technicians. Many wind-farm operators have to hire technicians from out of state at a high cost, which pushes up the overall cost of wind energy.

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Solving the Electric Vehicle Charging Conundrum

Cars That Think

Now it's all of the commercial charging stations, and it's valuable because users can add photos of where the charging station actually is, comments on whether it may have been broken yesterday or oh, now it's been repaired. Is it worth the extra almost 50 percent added to the cost of the car? I'm into EVs too." What do we predict?