Green Car Reports

MARCH 29, 2016

Fiat Chrysler Automobiles (FCA) recently approved E15 fuel for use in all of its 2016 models, making it the last of the Detroit Three automakers to do so. Corn growers and policymakers eager to blend greater amounts of ethanol into U.S. gasoline supplies may have just achieved a significant goal.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 26, 2021

A large-scale demonstration converting biocrude to renewable diesel fuel has passed a significant test, operating for more than 2,000 hours continuously without losing effectiveness. The biocrude oil came from many different sources, including wastewater sludge from Detroit, and food waste collected from prison and an army base.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 9, 2017

Toyota unveiled the eighth-generation Camry in Detroit at the North American International Auto Show (NAIAS). Sold in more than 100 countries, the Toyota Camry is the most popular mid-size sedan in the world and is the segment leader in many global markets where it is available.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 21, 2021

Advocacy group Coltura has published a report that finds converting the biggest users of gasoline to EVs in the next ten years is critical to reaching climate goals and that present EV policies are poorly suited to accomplishing that conversion. Louis have the highest concentration of superusers among US metro areas.

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The Truth About Cars

JANUARY 5, 2024

Interestingly, convertible production had already concluded by this date. Chevrolet has experienced a notable increase in Camaro sales, with 24,688 units of coupes and convertibles sold in the first three quarters of the year.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 18, 2016

BMW will stage the world premiere of the new BMW 5 Series Sedan and the US premiere of the BMW Concept X2 at the North American International Auto Show (NAIAS) in January in Detroit. This dispenses with the need for a torque converter, offsetting some of the weight penalty of the additional drive unit.

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The Truth About Cars

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

Who doesn't love big Detroit sleds with exclusive badging, say a numbers-matching Phoenix Open Cutlass Supreme or a genuine Frank Sinatra Imperial ? Florida is the proud home of the aftermarket faux convertible top , so this makes sense. Special editions! A quick search online for St. Yes, these badges now live on my garage wall.

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The Truth About Cars

DECEMBER 15, 2023

Initially, a stop build date of late November was suggested, a date which was met for convertible production but extended for assembly of the final two-door hardtop coupes. Through the first three quarters of this year, Chevy has moved 24,688 Camaro coupes and convertibles, a healthy jump of nearly 30 percent from the year prior.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 13, 2016

The storage battery operates over the range of 220 to 460 volts—a 3-way DC/DC converter in the engine compartment equalizes the difference compared with the fuel cell’s voltage level. 3-way power DC/DC converter. One of the key features of the h-tron quattro concept is the 3-way power DC/DC converter. Hydrogen storage.

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Baua Electric

MAY 19, 2023

Employees at a Webasto Roof Techniques plant in suburban Detroit voted 99 to 79 to connect the UAW Thursday. The plant produces convertible tops for the Ford Mustang, Ford Bronco, Jeep and Chevrolet Corvette. Webasto introduced plans for the plant west of Detroit in Plymouth, Mich., The organizing power started in November 2022.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 9, 2012

For higher performance and improved fuel economy, the RDX makes use of a 6-speed automatic transmission with a new lock-up torque converter. The 2013 RDX, scheduled to launch in Spring 2012, will have as standard equipment a 3.5-liter liter V-6 engine that produces 273 hp (204 kW)—33 hp more than the outgoing model. L/100km).

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 14, 2013

A DC/DC converter supplies the vehicle’s electrical system with the 12V power it needs. The power electronics unit integrated in the engine compartment operates at a level of around 370V and manages the flow of high-voltage energy to and from the battery and the electric motors.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 5, 2015

FCA US LLC has invested $40 million in FCA Transport, the FCA US-owned truck fleet, to convert its 179 Detroit-based parts-haulers to run on compressed natural gas (CNG) rather than traditional diesel. Prior to the changeover, the FCA Transport Detroit fleet used nearly 2.6 The company spent $1.8

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Teslarati

JANUARY 25, 2022

Additionally, it will build a new battery factory and convert an existing factory into a hub for manufacturing its electric pickup trucks. To supplement its 1 million EV production goal, GM will convert additional plants across North America to build EVs. Last week, we reported that GM was planning to invest at least $6.5

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The Truth About Cars

APRIL 5, 2024

That name applied to two- and four-door models, as well as the convertible. 6200 was available as a two-door hardtop and convertible, as well as two new four-door configurations.& There was not enough space between the 6200 convertible and Eldorado to offer a DeVille soft top.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 11, 2016

kWh lithium-ion high-voltage battery that can be charged either externally or via the gasoline engine; power electronics for the front motor; a second module at the rear that converts the battery’s DC current into AC for the electric motors; and an on-board charger.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 27, 2019

billion in five of its existing Michigan plants, and will work with the city of Detroit and state of Michigan on building a new assembly plant within city limits. The city of Detroit has 60 days to meet the terms of a Memorandum of Understanding, which requires the acquisition of property critical to the execution of the Mack project.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 8, 2014

is showcasing its most recent transmission design at the SAE World Congress in Detroit, Mich. The transmission does not use a torque converter and includes only one electric machine. FEV North America, Inc. in hybrid transmission’s capabilities include a 2?speed FEV’s P-REX1 transmission. Click to enlarge.

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Green Car Reports

JANUARY 10, 2012

However, there's nothing stereotypical about a small, all-electric, city-car based, convertible pickup. We'd be tempted to say that Smart is playing to stereotypes by unveiling a pickup concept at the North American International Auto Show (NAIAS). In fact, the Smart For-Us Concept we previewed a month ago is nothing, if not original.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 31, 2018

This initiative will be supported and led by a program development team consisting of industry experts based out of Delta’s automotive division, located in the greater Detroit area (Livonia, MI), and researchers from the Delta Power Electronics Laboratory (DPEL), located in North Carolina’s Research Triangle Park. kV or 13.2-kV,

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Baua Electric

SEPTEMBER 24, 2023

Pension enhancements On pensions, some other of Unifor’s core priorities on this spherical of bargaining, participants lately on outlined contribution (DC) pension plans will probably be converted to admirable outlined advantages (DB) plans inauguration Jan. 20, 2026, staff on the Detroit 3 within the U.S. stay partly on crash.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 25, 2014

You can’t tell it’s running on natural gas, the vehicle drives exactly the same as it did before the truck was converted. Skygo is nearing completion of its Detroit Diesel Series 60 engine application. —Michael Kilbourne, President of Skygo and the developer of the system.

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Baua Electric

JUNE 7, 2023

It prior to now transformed its Detroit-Hamtramck meeting plant in Michigan into Manufacturing facility 0, its first all-EV plant, to develop the GMC Hummer EV pickup and SUV and shortly will upload electrical variations of the Silverado and Sierra. In Spring Hill, Tenn.,

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Baua Electric

JUNE 7, 2023

It prior to now transformed its Detroit-Hamtramck meeting plant in Michigan into Manufacturing unit 0, its first all-EV plant, to assemble the GMC Hummer EV pickup and SUV and shortly will upload electrical variations of the Silverado and Sierra. In Spring Hill, Tenn.,

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 14, 2019

unveiled the new 2020 Passat at the North American International Auto Show in Detroit today. A new torque converter, combined with new software, boosts output to 207 pound-feet (281 N·m) of torque on most models (a launch trim will carry over the previous model’s powertrain). Volkswagen of America, Inc.,

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Cars That Think

JUNE 30, 2023

RoboCup 2023 : 4–10 July 2023, BORDEAUX, FRANCE RSS 2023 : 10–14 July 2023, DAEGU, SOUTH KOREA IEEE RO-MAN 2023 : 28–31 August 2023, BUSAN, SOUTH KOREA IROS 2023 : 1–5 October 2023, DETROIT CLAWAR 2023 : 2–4 October 2023, FLORIANOPOLIS, BRAZIL Humanoids 2023 : 12–14 December 2023, AUSTIN, TEX. Enjoy today’s videos!

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Teslarati

FEBRUARY 1, 2022

The legacy automaker opened Factory ZERO in Detroit and Hamtramck in late 2021. General Motors is converting other plants for EV production in Tennessee, Canada, and Mexico. . It also boasts 664 horsepower with more than 780 lb-ft of torque in Wide Open Watts Mode and 10,000 lbs of towing capacity.

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Green Car Reports

DECEMBER 7, 2015

The company is investing $40 million to convert 179 trucks operating throughout the Detroit area to. That's because they're semi trucks, used to deliver parts to assembly plants from FCA suppliers and component-manufacturing facilities.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 11, 2010

The company will immediately convert buses in nine markets to 20% biodiesel (B20) as a first step toward the company's goal of converting its entire bus fleet to B20 over the next five years.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 12, 2013

General Motors Company was selected for a 48C tax credit of more than $20 million in connection with its Detroit-Hamtramck Assembly Plant where the company manufactures Extended Range Electric Vehicles—Chevrolet Volts and the Cadillac ELR electric luxury coupe—along with internal combustion cars. 20 million. was selected for a $7.4

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The Truth About Cars

DECEMBER 1, 2023

A more cynical take on a halo convertible, the 1954 went without any unique styling and instead focused on trim and badges to differentiate it from the garden variety Series 62 convertible upon which it was based. The album was found in a dumpster behind the Detroit Cadillac (1921-1997) plant on Clark Street in the 1990s.&

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Teslarati

JUNE 22, 2022

Ford also said it would spend $2 billion to convert its Cologne, Germany plant to build EVs as soon as next year. . The Detroit-based automaker aims to roll out seven new EVs in Europe by 2024 with an annual production capacity of 600,000 vehicles by 2026.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 9, 2014

Southwest Research Institute (SwRI) announced preliminary test results of its Dedicated-Exhaust Gas Recirculation (D-EGR) demonstration vehicle ( earlier post ) at the SAE 2014 World Congress in Detroit. The D-EGR demonstrator is a converted 2012 Buick Regal with a 2.0-liter liter gasoline direct injection engine. Click to enlarge.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 3, 2012

The EcoDual technology enables existing diesel engines to be converted to operate on up to 85% natural gas, providing fuel cost savings and emission reductions. The cost of the dual fuel system can be recovered in operational savings within one year without any government incentives, the company says. Stenger Trucking of Barnesville, OH.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 2, 2013

The battery-specific welding process is a result of collaboration among GM’s Manufacturing Systems Research Lab, Advanced Propulsion Center, and Brownstown Battery Assembly plant near Detroit. The Cadillac ELR is built at GM’s Detroit-Hamtramck Assembly Plant. The vehicle can be completely recharged in about 4.5 Resources.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 20, 2014

Henry Ford’s history of working with Thomas Edison dates back to the late 1800s, when Ford worked for the Edison Illuminating Company in Detroit. Last fall, GE purchased 2,000 Ford C-MAX Energi vehicles, supporting its goal of converting half of its fleet to alternative energy vehicles. In 1892, Edison co-founded General Electric.

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Clean Fleet Report

JANUARY 9, 2022

That followed a day behind Ford’s announcement that it was roughly doubling (to 150,000/year) the planned production of the upcoming F-150 Lightning EV pickup on the day it opened up the order channel so the roughly 200,000 hand-raisers could convert their interest into configured orders for delivery later this year.

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