Green Car Congress

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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Teslarati

FEBRUARY 8, 2022

“Ford E-Transit , the electric version of America’s best-selling commercial van 1 and the first of two all-electric vehicles purpose-built for Ford Pro commercial customers, is now shipping across the U.S. Ford is using the moniker Ford Pro to launch forward its commercial and government accounts.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 28, 2012

Smith said its decision to locate a facility in Chicago was influenced by the Mayor’s innovative voucher system created to accelerate the conversion from diesel to zero-emission, all-electric commercial vehicles, the large number of fleets interested in vehicle electrification, and the development incentives made available to Smith.

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Teslarati

JULY 21, 2022

Finally, deliveries in production models of the Rivian EDV are set to expand to over 100 cities in the U.S. by the end of the year, including Baltimore, Chicago, Dallas, Kansas City, Nashville, Phoenix, San Diego, Seattle, and St. Louis, among other cities,” the e-commerce giant said. I’d love to hear from you!

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Teslarati

JUNE 2, 2022

billion investment and 1,800 union jobs at Ohio Assembly Plant to assemble an all-new EV commercial vehicle starting mid-decade, along with an additional 90 jobs and $100 million investment between Lima Engine and Sharonville Transmission plants.

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The Truth About Cars

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

The build tag tells us that this car was assembled at Ford's Kansas City plant on July 14, 1964 (the day Jaxques Anquetil won the Tour de France ). That was with the base three-on-the-tree manual transmission ; this car has optional engine and transmission upgrades and would have cost quite a bit more than that.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 12, 2010

Smith Electric Vehicles is unveiling a new telemetry system specifically engineered for commercial electric vehicles at the Commercial Vehicle Operator Show 2010, Birmingham, England, 13 to 15 April. Smith Telemetry aims to simplify fleet management of commercial electric vehicles, while also reducing costs.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 18, 2011

The US Department of Energy’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) is collaborating with Oorja Protonics , a developer and manufacturer of direct methanol fuel cell technology ( earlier post ) on a two-year project to deploy and demonstrate methanol fuel cells for power pallet jacks in four commercial wholesale distribution centers.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 18, 2012

The Empire District Electric Company; and Kansas City Power and Light Company. These cost-share agreements will span a five-year period and, subject to Congressional appropriations, provide a total investment of approximately $900 million, with at least 50% provided by private industry.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 2, 2022

Orange EV commercially deployed its first all-electric yard truck in 2015.Since Orange EV electric trucks are proven to deliver 98-99% average uptime and a lower total cost of ownership, with many customers experiencing a 3- to 4-year payback on a 10-year expected life. million hours of operation. Transmission: None; direct drive.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 13, 2009

Enova brought its Ze (zero emissions) commercialized all-electric step-van to the Plug-in 2009 conference in Long Beach. Operating costs are projected to be $.08- Ultimately, he said, Enova would like to evolve its position to become a Tier 1 supplier to commercial OEM chassis manufacturers. Undercarriage of the Ze.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 30, 2009

SEV US has commenced production of the Smith Newton electric truck platform at its assembly facility in Kansas City, Missouri, and currently has an order book of 255 trucks. The Transit Connect BEV will be built on Ford’s global commercial vehicle platform as part of the company’s One Ford global product vision. Ford and Azure.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 13, 2014

Smith Electric will resume production in its Kansas City, Missouri, facility in mid-summer 2014. The company said that the suspension of production in the fourth quarter of 2013 was in order to transition its supply chain to Tier 1 suppliers, enabling Smith Electric to produce its vehicles at a lower cost.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 21, 2016

During past eight years the number of plug-in electric vehicle models has increased from one to more than 20, battery costs have decreased 70%, and the number of electric vehicle charging stations has increased from less than 500 in 2008 to more than 16,000 today—a 40-fold increase. Kansas City Power & Light.

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Get Electric Vehicle

OCTOBER 9, 2022

As a result, the hyperloop might be utilised to relieve congestion on congested roadways, making travel between cities easier and potentially yield significant economic advantages. Several companies are striving to develop the concept into a viable commercial solution. How Much Would It Cost to Create a Hyperloop? Conclusion.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 17, 2009

When Smith Electric Vehicles US Corp (SEV-US) announced on 27 March its selection of Kansas City, Missouri as the site for its US assembly plant for electric commercial vehicles ( earlier post ), SEV-US CEO Bryan Hansel named Kokam America (also based in Missouri) as the electric vehicle company’s battery “ partner of choice. ”

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Plug In Partners

JUNE 27, 2006

Fleet Orders · Minnesota Department of Natural Resources – 1,800 · City of Chicago - 850 vehicles · Shohomish County, WA - 300 · City of Seattle - 410 · Kansas City, MO - 120 · Capital Metro (Transit agency in Austin) - 165 · ABC Lawn and Pest Control (Austin) - 150 Cities Cities continue to join the Plug-In Partners coalition.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 5, 2009

billion in cost-share from the award winners, will result directly in the creation tens of thousands of manufacturing jobs in the US battery and auto industries. Expansion of manufacturing for existing electric drive power electronics components for both passenger and commercial vehicles. Louis, MO Kansas City, MO Lee’s Summit, MO.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 26, 2009

Geographical distribution of Clean Cities Recovery Act awards. The US Department of Energy (DOE) has selected 25 cost-share projects under the Clean Cities program that will be funded with nearly $300 million from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act. Click to enlarge. Total DOE award: $14,983,167.

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Charged EVs

AUGUST 17, 2022

Wireless charging is nothing new— Charged has covered wireless EV charging since at least 2011—but it may be that its true value is only coming into focus now, as more and more commercial and transit fleets are electrifying. metric tons [in battery weight] from a bus, we saved a fleet operator $24 million in energy costs.

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