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JUNE 21, 2016

At an event in Washington, President Obama announced that the Smart Manufacturing Leadership Coalition (SMLC) will lead the new Smart Manufacturing Innovation Institute, in partnership with the Department of Energy. The Smart Manufacturing Innovation Institute is the ninth manufacturing hub awarded by the Obama Administration.

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SEPTEMBER 26, 2017

million in five US manufacturing plants to support production of its first US-made hybrid powertrain and to implement Toyota’s New Global Architecture (TNGA) at its Alabama plant. liter engine capacity at the Georgetown, Kentucky, plant; increasing production of 2.5-liter liter engine blocks. Toyota will invest $373.8

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 8, 2017

The sale and purchase agreement covers Nissan’s battery subsidiary, Automotive Energy Supply Corporation ( AESC ), as well as battery manufacturing operations in Smyrna, Tennessee, owned by Nissan North America Inc. NNA), and in Sunderland, England, owned by Nissan Motor Manufacturing (UK) Ltd.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 17, 2021

The announcement builds on GM’s initial commitment announced in March 2020 to invest $20 billion from 2020 through 2025, including capital, engineering expenses and other development costs, to accelerate its transition to EVs and AVs. GM manufactures its fuel cells in Brownstown Charter Township, Michigan, in a joint venture with Honda.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 22, 2010

Nissan LEAF will be produced at the Oppama Plant along with gasoline-engined models such as Nissan Juke and Nissan Cube. Nissan LEAF’s lithium-ion battery modules are manufactured at the Automotive Energy Supply Corporation (AESC) operation in Zama, Japan, which is a joint-venture of Nissan Motor Co., and NEC Corporation.

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OCTOBER 3, 2014

In June 2014, as a major recent milestone, Nissan and Daimler announced plans to develop jointly premium compact vehicles and jointly to manufacture them in Mexico. liter diesel engines for both the new Mercedes C-Class and the Mercedes Vito van. Production will begin in 2017 with Infiniti models.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 12, 2013

The two CEOs cited the joint production of Mercedes-Benz four-cylinder gasoline engines in Decherd (Tennessee, USA) as a good example of how the partners profit from the cooperation. The engines will make use of the latest technology and will have significantly improved fuel consumption. Click to enlarge.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 17, 2009

In exchange for exclusive sales and distribution rights for ECOtality’s charging systems in China, Shenzhen Goch Investment agreed to invest $10 million into a manufacturing joint venture and $5 million into a sales joint venture with ECOtality. We are looking for the joint venture to provide Level 2 on-road EVSE.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 12, 2010

Major auto manufacturers including Renault-Nissan and Mitsubishi have announced plans to introduce electric vehicles to Australia by 2011. Through its wholly-owned US subsidiary, Electric Transportation Engineering Corporation (eTec), ECOtality has been involved in every major North American electric vehicle initiative since the 1990s.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 7, 2010

The company signed a memorandum of understanding with Electric Transportation Engineering Corporation (eTec), a wholly owned subsidiary of ECOtality, Inc. Manufacturers work with UL to develop safer products and increase consumer confidence. to test and certify eTec’s vehicle charging stations that will be used in the project.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 31, 2009

The California Energy Commission (CEC) has awarded Electric Transportation Engineering Corporation (eTec), a subsidiary of ECOtality, an estimated $8 million to support the deployment of charge infrastructure and electric vehicles (EVs) in the San Diego region that is part of eTec’s project awarded $99.8 Earlier post.).

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 28, 2009

Tennessee, Nissan and TVA forge a path for electric car By G. But as Nissan and other automakers gear up to produce electric cars, there are hurdles ahead for utilities such as the Tennessee Valley Authority , which is being called on to play a key role in developing fueling stations for the vehicles.

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The Truth About Cars

APRIL 29, 2023

Having worked for car dealerships, manufacturers, an auction house, and an auto finance company, I’m convinced there is no other industry that attracts& such a diverse cast of characters. The topper was the general manager in the group whose auto manufacturer awarded him a free trip to the Masters golf tournament.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 30, 2016

LeMond Composites, founded by three-time Tour de France champion Greg LeMond, has licensed a low-cost, high-volume carbon fiber manufacturing process developed at the US Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL). In the USA, the demand is being driven by the Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFE) standards.

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Carbon Fiber Low Cost Carbon Manufacturer 218

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MAY 12, 2022

Test and measurement company TOYO Corporation announced that a major US automotive manufacturer recently selected TOYO’s vehicle-in-the-loop simulator (ViLS) for testing and validating its next generation of electric vehicles (EVs) and autonomous vehicles.

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JUNE 26, 2021

The US Department of Energy (DOE) announced more than $30 million in federal funding, matched by more than $35 million in private sector funds, for 68 projects that will accelerate the commercialization of promising energy technologies—ranging from clean energy and advanced manufacturing, to building efficiency and next-generation materials.

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NOVEMBER 28, 2012

cannot be engineered. reactor makes it more economical both to grow engineered algae. engineered to use fertilizer and water more efficiently and. The University of Tennessee will develop a technology that. required to engineer switchgrass to maximize biofuel production. Corporation. production. University.

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Electric Vehicles India

JUNE 23, 2021

The internal combustion engine is a mature technology that’s being superseded by battery electric vehicles (BEVs). Many manufacturers announcing electrifying their fleets over the next several years and unveiling sleek new models but this is not enough. Less battery manufacturing capacity leads to supply chain risks.

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Batteries Battery Lithium Ion India 65

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 30, 2011

The technology areas ( earlier post ) receiving funding are: PETRO: Plants Engineered To Replace Oil ($36 million). Plants Engineered to Replace Oil (PETRO). Energy Plant Design The University of California, Los Angeles, will re-engineer. Camelina will be engineered with. The team will engineer tobacco with traits.

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JUNE 22, 2009

Nissan also announced the introduction of an automatic transmission (AT) model with a clean-diesel engine in the Japanese market, planned for spring 2010. In September 2008, a new clean diesel X-TRAIL 20GT, fitted with the Alliance-developed M9R engine, was introduced in Japan. Nissan Motor Co., Raleigh, N.C. and Washington, D.C.

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MARCH 6, 2009

Earlier this week, British Columbia Hydro and Power Authority (BC Hydro) contracted Electric Transportation Engineering Corporation (eTec), a wholly owned subsidiary of ECOtality, Inc., In 2007, ECOtality acquired Electric Transportation Engineering Corporation (eTec). Earlier post.).

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Revenge of the Electric Car

JULY 14, 2009

. “We have a different strategy from other car manufacturers,&# Ghosn says. manufacturing complex. “Hybrid vehicles compete with the internal combustion engine. “Customers have already been asking about the cars since the news broke about Nissan’s plans to build the car here in Tennessee.&#.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 5, 2009

Lead grant applicant Electric Transportation Engineering Corporation (eTec), a subsidiary of ECOtality, received a $99.8 million, for installation of approximately 2,500 charging stations in each of five markets: Tennessee, Oregon, San Diego, Seattle and the Phoenix/Tucson region. Other demonstration/trial projects in the award.

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EV Adoption

MARCH 15, 2021

The pickup truck, takes cab-forward packaging to an extreme, with no need for a large engine bay and the driver’s seat essentially over the front wheels. inch wheelbase, the Canoo is roughly the same length as compact pickups were more than 20 years ago—when the engine bay was part of the packaging. March 14, via CleanTechnica.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 16, 2009

. “In 25 years from now, millions of buildings … will be constructed to serve as both ‘power plants’ and habitats,&# says writer and economist Jeremy Rifkin, who has advised governments and corporations on tackling climate change and energy security. Are electric cars really green than combustion engine cars?

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EV Adoption

NOVEMBER 26, 2021

Elimination of the 200,000 Sales Cap Per Manufacturer. Probably the most needed and least controversial proposed change is the elimination of the phaseout of the tax cap that begins in the quarter after a manufacturer sells 200,000 BEVs or PHEVs in the US. Manufacturer Suggested Retail Price (MSRP) Caps.

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