Green Car Reports

JANUARY 22, 2019

Last week, at a conference following the Detroit auto show, a Ford executive confirmed that the company is working on building an all-electric Ford F-Series truck. We're going to be electrifying the F-Series—battery electric and hybrid," said the company's VP for marketing and sales, Jim Farley.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 11, 2011

The Detroit News reported that GM will announce on Wednesday it will introduce a full battery-electric city car in the US. In 2009, General Motors India and Reva Electric Car Company (REVA) entered into a collaboration agreement to develop electric vehicles for the Indian market. Earlier post.). ( Earlier post.). (In

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Blink Charging

MARCH 6, 2024

March is Women’s History Month in the United States, and at Blink Charging we’re celebrating by highlighting the invaluable contributions of women to the electric vehicle (EVs) and electric vehicle charging field. Clara played a significant role in popularizing electric vehicles before the First World War. and beyond.

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Teslarati

MARCH 28, 2024

Ford is cutting its F-150 Lightning production workforce by two-thirds as the company continues to try and ramp manufacturing of electric vehicles and work toward profitability. The remaining third of workers will remain on-site. Admittedly, Lawler says Ford may have pushed capacity past the point of demand when it started building EVs.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 9, 2017

During its press conference at the North American International Auto Show in Detroit, BMW announced that the new BMW 530e plug-in hybrid iPerformance ( earlier post ) will be available starting at $51,400; the all-wheel drive BMW 530e xDrive iPerformance Sedan will start at $53,700, plus $995 Destination and Handling.

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Teslarati

APRIL 6, 2021

GM will build the pickup at its Factory ZERO assembly plant in Detroit and Hamtramck, Michigan. The Chevrolet Silverado EV will be a full-sized pickup designed from the ground up to fit the electric vehicle market. GMC HUMMER EVs were envisioned to be the most capable and compelling electric supertrucks,” GM said.

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Green Car Reports

DECEMBER 23, 2009

An electric Fiat 500 has been rumored for several months now, including before the lenghy October press conference where Chrysler laid out its survival plan. But now, it appears that Chrysler will show an electric Fiat 500 mini-car as one of two concepts it will have on display at next month's Detroit Auto Show.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 19, 2017

BMW of North America has partnered with the National Park Foundation, National Park Service and the Department of Energy to install up to 100 electric vehicle charging stations in national parks and nearby communities across the country. laboratory and home. .

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The Truth About Cars

JANUARY 5, 2024

Having one of the Detroit Three pull out of auto shows leads to ringing of alarm bells. Especially since it wasn’t that long ago that previous versions of what is now Stellantis were known for putting on elaborate press conferences during media days (especially in Detroit). Even if it’s just a temporary move.

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Teslarati

NOVEMBER 9, 2023

Volkswagen is aiming to bring an electric vehicle to the U.S. At the Reuters Events Automotive USA 2023 conference in Detroit, Senior VP and Head of Strategy at Volkswagen Group of America Reinhard Fischer said that Volkswagen will do exactly that. In the U.S., EV adoption has grown significantly over the last few years.

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Teslarati

DECEMBER 2, 2021

The Mustang Mach-E is Ford’s first all-electric vehicle and the second-most-popular in the crossover EV segment, trailing only the Tesla Model Y. The Detroit-based Ford received an 8.4 Nearly 50% of all Ford Mustangs sold in November were of the electric variety. Ford reported today that sales of the Mustang Mach-E grew 8.4

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 24, 2012

In-wheel electric drive startup Protean Electric ( earlier post ) has formed relationships with several leading companies in the global auto industry to accelerate its in-wheel electric drive systems to market in high-volume production. The suppliers and partners are: FEV, based in Aachen, Germany and Auburn Hills, Mich.,

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Green Car Reports

DECEMBER 1, 2017

General Motors officials made a bold announcement on a Thursday conference call with investors: the automaker plans to launch commercial autonomous fleet operations beginning in 2019.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 12, 2013

Cutaway of the Protean Electric in-wheel motor. In-wheel electric drive developer Protean Electric is partnering with FAW-Volkswagen Automotive Co., FAW-VW) in China to develop a new electric propulsion system that will include Protean Electric’s Protean Drive with intent towards a demonstration vehicle program and production.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 20, 2009

GM will host a webchat with Mark Duvall, Director of Electric Transportation Power Delivery and Utilization at EPRI and Britta Gross, GM Director Global Energy Systems and Infrastructure Commercialization today at 4:00 pm EDT. The webchat is accessible below, or at GM’s Fastlane Blog , as well as other sites.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 20, 2015

The 2015 xEV Industry Insider Report by Dr. Menahem Anderman, released this week, projects that the combined annual global electric vehicle (EV) and plug-in hybrid electric vehicle (PHEV) market will grow fourfold from 350,000 to 1.4 million hybrid electric vehicle packs and an estimated value of about $1.8 billion in 2020.

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Electric Auto Association

APRIL 7, 2023

The inaugural Route Zero Road Trip targets clean air standards and the open road with American-powered electric vehicles visiting Old Route 66 destinations. Route Zero Road Trip celebrates clean air standards and American-powered electric vehicles by visiting destinations on the old Route 66.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 27, 2010

during a demonstration at the 2010 Fire-Rescue Conference. Using a pre-production example of the Chevrolet Volt as a teaching tool, General Motors launched a nationwide electric vehicle training tour and outreach project for emergency personnel this week at the 2010 Fire-Rescue International Conference in Chicago.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 15, 2011

At the SAE 2011 World Congress in Detroit, Michigan, US Department of Energy’s (DOE) Assistant Secretary for Policy and International Affairs, David Sandalow, announced the official launch of the EcoCAR 2 : Plugging into the Future competition and the sixteen university teams selected to participate. EcoCar 2 Malibu. Click to enlarge.

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Green Car Reports

NOVEMBER 2, 2010

Attending a conference in Detroit a couple of weeks ago, we had the chance to drive a converted "Amp'd Chevrolet Equinox" crossover, offered by AMP Electric Vehicles.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 11, 2010

Detroit News. GM Vice Chairman Bob Lutz, at a conference of the Society of Automotive Analysts on the eve of the North American International Auto Show, announced that GM will produce the Cadillac Converj extended-range electric vehicle. The Detroit News previously reported it had received board approval for production.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 29, 2014

partnered to use aggregation software and solar charging canopies with integrated storage to manage the flow of solar power to benefit the electric grid, operated by PJM Interconnection. A 516 kW installation at Detroit-Hamtramck Assembly, Michigan’s largest ground-mount solar array. GM’s other U.S. solar installations include: A 1.8

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 2, 2010

Chevrolet, OnStar and leading national first-responder organizations have launched the first automotive manufacturer-sponsored training program to educate first responders nationwide on electric vehicle technology. in Houston, and at the NENA conference, 5-10 June in Indianapolis. in Chicago.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 10, 2011

The electric flywheel next to the driver seat. The electric motors on the two front wheels each contribute 75 kW to the peak drive power of 767 hp (572 kW). The two electric motors offer a torque vectoring function with variable torque distribution to the front axle. Click to enlarge.

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Cars That Think

MAY 26, 2023

RobotSweater’s knitted fabric consists of two layers of conductive yarn made with metallic fibers to conduct electricity. This work will be presented at the IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation ( ICRA 2023 ) in London next week. Sandwiched between the two is a net-like, lace-patterned layer.

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Baua Electric

AUGUST 11, 2023

Payne shared the union’s idea processes with journalists then handing over fat binders of union calls for to the automakers and maintaining transient conferences with supremacy negotiators from each and every of the Detroit 3. Ford graphic plans this April for a $1.8

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 16, 2017

At a press conference in Shanghai, General Motors Chairman and CEO Mary Barra said that the company will introduce at least 10 new energy vehicles (NEVs) in China. In the meantime, GM is developing advanced driver assist systems that will form the foundation for self-driving vehicles. and China.

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Teslarati

MARCH 13, 2023

“ It is based on California’s economy, California’s transportation needs, and California’s electrical grid.” ” Moore drove off from a Monday press conference in a Ford Mustang Mach-E, which was the Detroit-based automaker’s initial EV rollout several years ago.

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Revenge of the Electric Car

SEPTEMBER 29, 2010

Last week Chris Paine moderated a panel on electric vehicles at the Opportunity Green business conference in Los Angeles. Among the panelists sat Richard Steinberg of BMW, where he leads battery electric vehicle programs in the US markets, including the MINI E and BMW ActiveE programs. “BMW ActiveE?&#

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 12, 2010

Coulomb Technologies and Aker Wade Power Technologies announced the availability of their Networked DC Fast Charging Stations for Electric Vehicles (EVs). The DC Fast Charging Station is on display for demonstration at the Business of Plugging In Conference, 12 – 14 October at the Detroit Marriott at the Renaissance Center.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 14, 2016

Beijing Electric Vehicle Co., BAIC BJEV has been building its global R&D network in its core areas, i.e. electric and smart technologies, by establishing oversea R&D centers in Silicon Valley, USA; Aachen, Germany; Detroit, USA; and Barcelona, Spain. Earlier post.).

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Plugs and Cars

DECEMBER 23, 2008

There will be no press conference devoted to the vehicle at the Detroit Auto Show, where it will simply be displayed. It’s a concept we are bringing to the show basically to confirm our interest in electric vehicles,” Hartline told the Detroit Free Press. Tags: jana hartline toyota battery electric car.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 21, 2009

Declaring an urgent imperative to prepare for the use of electricity as a crucial transportation fuel in the future, the US’ electric utilities collectively pledged to move forward aggressively to create the infrastructure to support the full-scale commercialization and deployment of plug-in electric vehicles (PEVs). Earley, Jr.,

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 4, 2011

The Prius mid-size gas-electric hybrid posted best-ever December sales of 15,253 units, up 33% by volume over December 2009. Toyota will stage the world premiere of the Prius family of vehicles at a press conference at the 2011 North American International Auto Show in Detroit. TMS hybrid sales in December rose 14.2%

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 17, 2009

In an interview with GCC at the Plug-in 2009 conference last week, Mike Tinskey, global manager of Ford’s sustainability activities focused on electric vehicles, said that Ford is concerned about BYD. “ [They] could take advantage of low-cost. BYD: “ A real threat ”. They are a real threat.a global threat. ”. Earlier post.).

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Revenge of the Electric Car

JANUARY 11, 2010

Bob Lutz announces the next GM Electric Car program, post Volt. For more details, read the story: Lutz: GM to make Cadillac Converj electric car. Lutz: GM to make Cadillac Converj electric car. Lutz: GM to make Cadillac Converj electric car. Lutz: GM to make Cadillac Converj electric car. The Detroit News.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 14, 2010

The purpose of the paper (which Richard Wallace, CAR’s Director Transportation Systems Analysis Group announced during a session exploring the same topic at the Business of Plugging In 2010 conference in Detroit) is threefold. Tags: Connected vehicles Electric (Battery) Plug-ins Smart charging Smart Grid.

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