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Ford Investing $550M to Retool SUV Plant to Produce Focus Small Car and EV

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The plant, formerly the Michigan Truck Plant and the production site for Ford Expedition and Lincoln Navigators SUVs, is one of three North American light truck plants Ford is retooling to build fuel-efficient global small cars in the coming years. Tags: Electric (Battery) Fuel Efficiency Vehicle Manufacturers.

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Remy International, Inc. Supplying HVH Electric Motors to Daimler for 2010 Mercedes-Benz ML450 Two-Mode Hybrid

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The technology is also used in GM’s current generation of two-mode hybrid SUVs and trucks in the US, as well as BMW’s, according to Remy. (GM It also lends itself to robust construction at the connections between the conductors. Standard High Torque. Standard High Torque Standard. HVH410 Series Motors.

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Ricardo Introduces Kinergy Flywheel Energy Storage System; FLYBUS and KinerStor

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Such potential applications range from small, price-sensitive mass-market passenger cars to large luxury SUVs, buses and trucks. Tags: Hybrids. The KinerStor project is supported by an investment from the UK Government-backed Technology Strategy Board with balancing resources provided by the project partners.

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Plug-in cars: Moving Forward

Plugs and Cars

Automakers and major environmental organizations stood behind the President as he unveiled a new national regime of higher CAFE and greenhouse gas emission standards. The plan calls for 39 mpg for cars and 30 mpg for light trucks and SUVs by 2016; no automaker lawsuits; and California subscribes to the national program through 2016.

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Financing a Tesla Model X Just Got Easier

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The federal tax credit has MSRP limits of $55,000 for cars and $80,000 for SUVs and trucks. Previously, the Model X’s price tag exceeded those limits, but with the drop in price, potential buyers can now save even more money on the purchase of a new Tesla Model X. Clean Vehicle Rebate Project (CVRP).

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How Carmakers Are Responding to the Plug-In Hybrid Opportunity

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Weve kept the summary table below generally up-to-date for passenger PHEVs, but not for BEVs, motorcycles or larger vehicles like buses and trucks. Furia explained, "The SUVs that we just completed that were outfitted with the XHT drive train could have been any SUV made by anyone. We hope Ford will, and then move ahead!

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Cleantech Blog: Smart Grids and Electric Vehicles

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Cleantech Crunched Top 10 Low Carbon Footprint Cars (and one SUV) for. Review of Forestry Carbon Standards 2008 Ford Partners to Commercialize Electric Vehicles A New "Green" Deal.Direction for the economic re. Hybrid electric buses and heavy trucks could power many homes or a school or a hospital in an emergency.

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