Green Car Congress

MAY 4, 2021

It will be built alongside the Transit at Ford’s Kansas City Assembly Plant in Claycomo, Missouri. When paired with an activated standard embedded modem, standard SYNC 4 brings connected solutions that unlock software subscriptions to help fleets manage charging transactions, telematics services and more.

Commercial 418

Commercial Ford Price North America 418

Green Car Congress

AUGUST 22, 2017

million in support of five new cost-shared, community-based projects focused on energy efficient mobility systems including connected and autonomous vehicles and alternative fuel vehicles and infrastructure including natural gas, propane, biofuels, hydrogen, and electricity. The US Department of Energy (DOE) announced $13.4

Energy 170

Energy Alternative Fuels Missouri Kansas 170

Green Car Congress

MARCH 14, 2016

The USDOT has pledged up to $40 million (funding subject to future appropriations) to one city to help it define what it means to be a “Smart City “and become the country’s first city to fully integrate innovative technologies—self-driving cars, connected vehicles, and smart sensors—into their transportation network.

Kansas City 150

Kansas City Columbus Portland Kansas 150

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 4, 2014

including refinery ownership, production expansion and efficiencies; new and expanded terminals and storage; and an additional crude oil supply connection. With the addition of these projects, in recent years CHS will have invested nearly $2 billion in its operations based at Laurel and McPherson, Kan.,

Montana 218

Montana Diesel Production Kansas 218

Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 30, 2009

Ford Motor Company and Smith Electric Vehicles US (SEV US) have mutually agreed to terminate the development project of an electric car-derived van based on Transit Connect. Azure Dynamics has selected Johnson Controls-Saft as the supplier for lithium-ion battery cells and battery packs for the Transit Connect BEV. Earlier post.).

Transit Connect 220

Transit Connect Ford Connect Connected 220

Green Car Congress

AUGUST 1, 2016

With these numbers, Ford’s commercial vans represented 24% of the 531,500 Ford trucks (F-Series, E-Series, Transit, Transit Connect, and Heavy Trucks) sold in the first half of 2016. Total Transit sales increased 19% in June, with 14,437 sold. Total 1H truck sales were up 12.5% SUVs accounted for 32% and cars for 29%. liter V6, 3.5-liter

Ford 150

Ford Sale Kansas City Minivan 150

Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 29, 2011

This map, titled “Ecoregions of Nebraska and Kansas” was a multi-year project involving numerous state and federal agencies, including the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), NDEQ, the US Geological Survey (USGS), Nebraska Game and Parks Commission (NGPC), and the US Forest Service (USFS). —Mike Linder.

Nebraska 278

Nebraska Montana South Dakota Design 278

The Truth About Cars

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

. & If you take nothing else away from this post, it should be that old-school battery packs of this sort show up in two types: One that turns on via a dedicated on/off switch and one that rouses from its slumber by detecting a trickle of charge from the battery to which it is connected.

Batteries 88

Batteries Battery Recharge Kansas 88

Green Car Congress

JANUARY 8, 2017

With a new available embedded 4G LTE modem for a Wi-Fi hot spot, customers can connect up to 10 mobile devices at one time, virtually anywhere. It will be built at Dearborn Truck Plant in Dearborn, Michigan, and Kansas City Assembly Plant in Claycomo, Missouri. The new 2018 F-150 goes on sale this fall.

F-150 150

F-150 2018 Standards Diesel 150

Green Car Congress

MAY 5, 2015

Kansas City Assembly, the second assembly plant building the popular new F-150, continues to ramp up production through the second quarter. Sales are being driven by the best performance for Transit since the vehicle’s launch last year, as well as record April sales of Transit Connect, up 8%.

F-150 150

F-150 Sale Ford SUV 150

Teslarati

FEBRUARY 8, 2022

The all-electric E-Transit is assembled at Ford’s Kansas City Assembly Plant , which is the automaker’s first plant to assemble batteries and all-electric vehicles in-house. Ford has received orders for the E-Transit all over the U.S.

All-Electric 94

All-Electric Ford F-150 Kansas City 94

Driivz

JANUARY 28, 2024

connect securely with a charging network, and can receive and implement software updates. Powered by Driivz for rapid expansion, Francis Energy has successfully secured NEVI grants to build charging stations along highway corridors in Oklahoma, Kansas, New Mexico, Missouri, Arkansas, Ohio, and Alabama. Chargers conform to OCPP 2.0.1,

Charging 52

Charging Puerto Rico District of Columbia Alternative Fuels 52

Green Car Congress

JUNE 24, 2016

The city proposed to deploy three electric self-driving shuttles to link a new bus rapid transit center to a retail district, connecting more residents to jobs.

Columbus 150

Columbus Ohio San Francisco Kansas City 150

Green Car Congress

JULY 25, 2017

Peter Slowik and Nic Lutsey analyze the connections among various state and local policies; public and workplace charging infrastructure; consumer incentives; model availability; and the share of new vehicles that are plug-in electric (both fully electric and plug-in hybrid).

Market 186

Market San Jose Kansas City Minneapolis 186

Green Car Congress

MARCH 22, 2021

Canadian Pacific Railway (CP) and Kansas City Southern (KCS) have entered into a merger agreement, under which CP has agreed to acquire KCS in a stock and cash transaction representing an enterprise value of approximately USD$29 billion, which includes the assumption of $3.8 Joining seamlessly in Kansas City, Mo.,

Kansas City 243

Kansas City Kansas Mexico Canada 243

Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 14, 2009

Its properties are concentrated in Texas, New Mexico, North Dakota, Pennsylvania, West Virginia, Arkansas, Oklahoma, Kansas, Wyoming, Colorado, Utah, Louisiana and Montana. In connection with the transaction, J.P. The new organization will be located in Fort Worth, Texas, in XTO’s current offices. Morgan Securities Inc.

Oil 186

Oil Fort Worth West Virginia Gas 186

Green Car Congress

APRIL 14, 2009

SEV-US Corp will assemble all-electric commercial vehicles in Kansas City beginning in the third quarter of 2009. Through its US partner, The Tanfield Group Plc, SEV US Corp is also working with Ford Motor Company to electrify the Ford Transit Connect as a battery electric vehicle light-duty van scheduled for production in 2010.

Ohio 150

Ohio Clean Cleaning Electric Vehicles 150

Electric Auto Association

JUNE 1, 2022

I love attending events around the country connecting with attendees, our presenters, networking with our sponsors, and educating folks on what it’s like to own electric.” The first trip we took together was from Kansas City to Orlando. Elaine’s car was carried on a car hauler for an ECI event we did in Kansas City.

Kansas City 56

Kansas City Cars Kansas San Diego 56

Green Car Congress

APRIL 1, 2015

The completely restyled midsize sedan is engineered to offer more efficiency, connectivity and advanced safety features, and features the option of a new full-hybrid powertrain, which leverages technology from the Chevrolet Volt. Earlier post.) The Malibu Hybrid will offer an estimated combined fuel economy rating exceeding 45 mpg (5.22

2016 150

2016 Chevrolet Malibu Hybrid Hybrid 150

Charged EVs

MAY 7, 2024

After an abortive effort to offer a third-party electric conversion of the first-generation Transit Connect, Ford hasn’t done another compact EV delivery van. Ram is importing its ProMaster EVs from Saltillo, Mexico, while Ford builds E-Transit vans at its Kansas City Assembly plant in Missouri.

Ford 61

Ford Fleet Gasoline-Electric Electric 61

Baua Electric

MAY 7, 2024

After an abortive effort to offer a third-party electric conversion of the first-generation Transit Connect, Ford hasn’t done another compact EV delivery van. Ram is importing its ProMaster EVs from Saltillo, Mexico, while Ford builds E-Transit vans at its Kansas City Assembly plant in Missouri.

Charging 52

Charging Ford Gasoline-Electric Electric 52

Baua Electric

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

There’s a big wire with a spring that connects the battery and the Ripple, and that’s about all the assembly required. I think the appeal of this is for the tinkerer/hobbyist or that person who is addicted to snowboarding but lives in Kansas, where there are no hills. It is heavy, unwieldy, and, with the extra weight, harder to steer.

Vermont 52

Vermont Electric Electrical IDEA 52

Green Car Congress

JUNE 22, 2009

The trucks will be assembled at the company’s 80,000 square foot plant in Kansas City. Using proprietary technologies transferred from the Tanfield Group Plc, SEVUS will assemble and manufacture the Transit Connect as a BEV (battery electric vehicle) light-duty van scheduled for production in 2010. Earlier post.).

All-Electric 150

All-Electric Electric Vehicles Kansas City Vehicles 150

Green Car Congress

JANUARY 13, 2014

Piston connecting rods use an offset I-beam that provides strength to manage peak engine power levels while reducing weight for better responsiveness. and Kansas City Assembly Plant in Claycomo, Mo. Intake and exhaust variable cam timing that improves torque while helping lower emissions. Lightweight, durable composite intake manifold.

F-150 329

F-150 Ford Engine Fuel Economy 329

Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 3, 2009

More than 1 million tons of CO 2 per year will be captured from various industrial sources, compressed, and transported via two new intra-state pipelines for CO 2 enhanced oil recovery and deep saline sequestration research in Kansas. DOE Share: $2,696,556). Praxair Inc. DOE Share: $1,719,464). Archer Daniels Midland Corporation.

Carbon 210

Carbon Industrial Industry Coal 210

Green Car Congress

APRIL 11, 2016

Researchers at Kansas State University have developed a new high-performance Li-ion battery anode material combining silicon oxycarbide (SiOC) glass and graphene. The self-standing (i.e., These challenges have not been fully addressed. —David et al.

Li-ion 150

Li-ion Lithium Ion Carbon Kansas 150

Green Cars News

OCTOBER 31, 2009

In a surprising decision, Ford Motor Company and Smith Electric Vehicles US have agreed to terminate the development project of an electric car-derived van that would have been based on the Transit Connect.

Ford 36

Ford Transit Connect Kansas City Missouri 36

Cars That Think

DECEMBER 3, 2021

The lights were connected in series, so if a bulb burned out, the rest of the line went dark. Linda Hall Library , in Kansas City, Mo. The GE lights came in strands, or festoons, of 8, 16, 24, or 32 bulbs. Additional 8-bulb festoons could be added as desired. Consider regional and local museums as well as specialized institutions.

Light 144

Light Kansas City New York Washington 144

EV Connect

AUGUST 2, 2021

Various tax and grant programs are available in every state except Alaska, Kansas, Kentucky, North Dakota, South Dakota and West Virginia. Let EV Connect help you look into the tax credits and incentives available to your business so you can start building your EV charging infrastructure today. These are just a few examples.

Tax Credit 52

Tax Credit Tax Electric Vehicles Charging 52

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. ”

Li-ion 170

Li-ion Polymer America Missouri 170

Baua Electric

APRIL 19, 2024

was 10 when he started flying unaccompanied to visit his father in Kansas and later Georgia, said his mother, Chelsea Tippett. If the flight has a connection, a crew member will walk your child off the plane and a gate agent will take him or her to the next gate. Life sometimes leaves no other option. Tippett recalls.

Alaska 52

Alaska Connect Connected Denver 52

Green Car Congress

JULY 21, 2016

Kansas City Power & Light. Provided full participation levels, Avista expects to install a total of 272 EVSE connection ports in approximately 200 different locations: 120 in residential homes, 50 at workplaces, and 30 in public locations, including 7 DC fast chargers to enable regional EV travel. Florida Power and Light Company.

Obama 150

Obama Charging Financing DC 150

Green Car Congress

JUNE 27, 2020

The new F-150 targets the most towing, payload, torque and horsepower of any light-duty full-size pickup, introduces all-new features to increase customer productivity, has new connected vehicle innovations such as over-the-air updates, and offers an available all-new 3.5-liter kilowatt version.

F-150 243

F-150 Hybrid Ford Kansas City 243

Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 30, 2018

A team from Georgia Tech, with colleagues at the university of Kansas, has designed a high-performance solid-oxide fuel cell that operates directly on nearly dry (only ~3.5 When you get that low, it makes the job of the engineer designing the stack and connected technologies much easier. Very few people have even tried it.

Georgia 299

Georgia Fuel Kansas Automobile 299

Green Car Congress

AUGUST 26, 2009

The stations will provide additional CNG fueling in cities and along the Interstate corridors that pass through Kansas City – East to West on I-70 and North to South on I-35. making the final connection between the existing public access LNG fuel infrastructure in Southern California and the LNG fuel stations being developed in Utah.

Alternative Fuels 236

Alternative Fuels Clean Cleaning Grant 236

Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 1, 2011

of Kansas City, Mo., Dual- and quad-port MEVSE-RS configurations that charge two and four EVs from a single utility connection. MEVSE-RS+smart charging dock, which enables communication with the grid to turn drivers’ homes into grid-connected smart charging hubs. Milbank Manufacturing Co. has selected AeroVironment, Inc.

Charging 199

Charging Manufacturer Kansas City Grid 199

Green Car Congress

AUGUST 5, 2009

Manufacturing: Michigan and Kansas City, MO; Deployment: several utility partners’ fleets. Manufacturing: Kansas City, MO; Deployment: Several partners’ fleets. Manufacturing: Kansas City, MO; Deployment: Several partners’ fleets. Louis, MO Kansas City, MO Lee’s Summit, MO. Smith Electric Vehicles. $10. DOE Award ($mil.).

Grant 317

Grant Lithium Ion Obama St. Louis 317