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NREL study focuses on growing use and impacts of ride-hailing services at airports

Green Car Congress

In a new study, NREL researchers focused on the key observability aspects of new modes and the rate of shifts in mobility patterns across airports in the regions of San Francisco, Portland, Denver, and Kansas City—all US DOT Smart City Challenge finalists.

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Kansas serenaded Panasonic $4B battery factory with an original written song.

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Before being selected as the site for the $4 billion EV battery manufacturing factory, Kansas was wooing Panasonic with a song written with the company’s seven principles in mind. Kansas was also marketing its geography, land sites, workforces, and an almost $1 billion state incentive package. Your feedback is welcome.

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Ford to expand 3-Wet Paint capacity by 50% globally in 2013

Green Car Congress

Ford Motor Company is expanding its 3-Wet paint ( earlier post ) capacity by 50% this year, adding the more environmentally friendly process to four more plants on three continents. Kansas City Assembly Plant, Claycomo, Mo. The actions will reduce CO 2 emissions by an estimated 15-25% at those facilities. Jiangling Motors Co.

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After 50 Years, Digital Voices Speak Again

Cars That Think

In the United States, the Eva-Tone Company of Deerfield, Illinois became the leading manufacturer of vinyl “sound sheets” (their preferred trademark) by the mid-1960s and promoted their use in “mailing pieces, financial reports, product instruction, sales training, and packaging inserts.”