Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 12, 2018

The company is increasing line speed at its Kentucky Truck Plant to build more Lincoln Navigator and Ford Expedition SUVs, boosting production targets approximately 25% since last fall when the SUVs hit the market. Kentucky Truck Plant assembly line workers are working overtime and voluntary weekend shifts. Advanced manufacturing.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 25, 2014

Aleris will invest $350 million to upgrade capabilities at its aluminum rolling mill in Lewisport, Kentucky. We are excited to bring these capabilities to our Lewisport, Kentucky facility to serve automotive customers in North America as they shift toward significantly greater aluminum use.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 13, 2020

The US National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL) is collaborating with the University of Kentucky and their subcontractor Virginia Tech to demonstrate a novel process for the extraction of REEs from coal using plasma. The collaborators researched using low-temperature plasma to pretreat coal-based materials resourced from West Kentucky No.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 20, 2021

The announcement includes investments in California, Connecticut, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan, Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Rhode Island, Texas and Wisconsin. In Ohio, United Dairy Farmers Inc. billion gallons annually.

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Blink Charging

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

The cost of battery packs has been a significant factor in the adoption of these technologies, and recent developments show that we’re moving in the right direction as prices drop. In 2008, the cost per kilowatt-hour (kWh) was $1,355, but by 2022, it had dropped to $153 per kWh.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 8, 2009

The Commonwealth of Kentucky, the University of Kentucky (UK) and University of Louisville (U of L) are partnering with the US Department of Energy’s (DOE) Argonne National Laboratory to establish a national Battery Manufacturing R&D Center to help develop and deploy a domestic supply of advanced battery technologies for vehicle applications.

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Baua Electric

APRIL 26, 2024

As executives explained, Ford has managed to cut costs with the Mustang Mach-E EV, but it can’t keep up with the price cuts needed to stay competitive. That complements the other Toyota 3-row electric SUV set to be made in Kentucky in 2025. made electric SUV —in Princeton, Indiana, starting in 2026.

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Teslarati

DECEMBER 10, 2022

A Stellantis-owned Jeep production facility in Illinois will be ceasing production and laying off over 1,000 workers as the automaker looks to cut costs ahead of its EV transition. Stellantis calls the move “difficult but necessary” as it battles with increased costs as it transitions to producing electric vehicles.

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Green Car Reports

JUNE 1, 2023

EV vs. ICE cost parity may be pushed to much later in the decade. And Toyota aims to make a three-row EV in Kentucky in 2025. Jaguar I-Pace EVs are overheating, and a recall appears to buy the automaker some diagnostic time. This and more, here at Green Car Reports. Toyota on Wednesday confirmed a three-row electric SUV for U.S.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 14, 2023

LFP batteries are very durable and tolerate more frequent and faster charging while using fewer high-demand, high-cost materials. This lower-cost battery, at scale, will help Ford contain or even further reduce EV prices for customers. With this $3.5-billion

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 4, 2022

The US Department of Agriculture (USDA) has provided $700 million to help lower costs and support biofuel producers who faced unexpected market losses due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The investments include more than $486 million for 62 producers located in socially vulnerable communities.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 14, 2009

The National Alliance for Advanced Transportation Batteries (NAATBatt) ( earlier post ) has selected a site in Hardin County, Kentucky to build a more than $600-million automotive lithium-ion battery plant. Kentucky was selected over Texas, Illinois, Kansas, Missouri, New York, Pennsylvania and South Carolina. Earlier post.).

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 16, 2015

The question of electricity costs vs. health and environmental cost is important to ask everywhere, Michalek said. Reduction in annual generation cost and external emissions costs due to controlled charging compared to uncontrolled charging ($2010). other parts of the US and the world could be different. Click to enlarge.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 21, 2020

The projects will feature collaborations with EERE’s Advanced Manufacturing Office on manufacturing reliable and affordable electrolyzers and with EERE’s Vehicle Technologies Office on developing low-cost, high-strength carbon fiber for hydrogen storage tanks. Carbon Composite Optimization Reducing Tank Cost. University of Kentucky.

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Teslarati

MAY 6, 2022

CATL is now moving closer to locking in a plant in the United States, according to an exclusive report from Reuters , which said the Chinese battery maker is now vetting sites in South Carolina and Kentucky. The strategy could also be used to cut some costs as CATL announced this week it would be raising prices in Q2.

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Teslarati

OCTOBER 21, 2023

The layoffs are due to Ford needing to reduce part production at the plants, which would typically ship components to the automaker’s Kentucky Truck Plant. The UAW’s strikes earlier this month targeted the Kentucky factory, resulting in a walkout of around 9,000 workers. “These extremely profitable companies have more to give.”

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The Truth About Cars

MAY 1, 2023

Those days are (mostly) gone – but it seems the crew at Ford’s truck plant in Kentucky are taking an especially hard look at quality control, where they’re willing to shut down the line to fix product issues. Given that shutdown costs are generally calculated in the millions, this is no small deal. Recall costs.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 28, 2021

Ford Motor Company will build two new massive, environmentally and technologically advanced campuses in Tennessee and Kentucky that will produce the next generation of electric F-Series trucks and the batteries to power future electric Ford and Lincoln vehicles. An all-new $5.6-billion billion mega-campus in Stanton, Tenn. (a

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Baua Electric

APRIL 27, 2024

Which EV brand has the lowest ownership costs of any automotive brand? With it, the base Model Y rear-wheel drive could cost just $37,130, with other state incentives yet to be deducted. That complements the other Toyota 3-row electric SUV set to be made in Kentucky in 2025. Toyota confirmed a second 3-row U.S.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 30, 2017

Supporting innovative research and development to establish efficient, cost-effective REE extraction methods is critical to our country’s energy and national security. The discovery was made in partnership with West Virginia University (WVU), the University of Kentucky (UK), Tetra Tech, and the XLight Corporation.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 7, 2022

Early adopters such as large transit agencies in California, New York, Florida, Kentucky, and Oregon continue to lead, but still are not at scale. Additional factors such as infrastructure, cost, and owner/operator preference also influence the choice in technology.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 7, 2013

Kentucky Governor Steve Beshear announced that start-up lithium-sulfur battery company NOHMs (Nano Organic Hybrid Materials) Technologies Inc. Kentucky Governor Steve Beshear announced that start-up lithium-sulfur battery company NOHMs (Nano Organic Hybrid Materials) Technologies Inc. NOHMs technology portfolio. Source: NOHMs.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 20, 2022

Focused on speeding up online grocery order fulfillment and pickup, the Trace Grocery is designed to provide retailers the efficiency and cost-savings benefits their businesses need, and the shopper the convenience and flexibility they expect from online grocery services. Concept rendering.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 5, 2021

Separately, Ford today also announced a cash tender offer to repurchase up to $5 billion of the company’s higher-cost debt. As examples, Ford’s new advanced campuses in Tennessee and Kentucky will be designed to have as minimal an impact as possible—and even to generate beneficial effects—on the surrounding environment.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 23, 2022

The numbers highlight the increasingly global spread of battery gigafactories, as automakers look to secure local supply chains to lower costs and reduce the risk of trade disruption. While China still dominates global battery production, announcements for North American and European battery cell plants are accelerating, Benchmark said.

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Clean Fleet Report

NOVEMBER 4, 2021

The cost of buying and running an EV varies depending on where you live. Based on Jerry’s research, an EV-friendly state like Vermont has 10 times the charging infrastructure of states on the bottom of the list like Louisiana, Kentucky and Alaska. In contrast, Kentucky, West Virginia, North Dakota and Kansas had no incentives.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 3, 2015

The selected research projects will further program goals by focusing on the development of cost-effective and environmentally benign approaches for the recovery of rare earth elements (REEs) from domestic coal and coal byproducts. Phase 1 Cost: DOE: $599,987 Non-DOE: $220,609 Total Funding: $820,596 (27% cost share).

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The Truth About Cars

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

The company avoided opportunities to promote itself as the brand that seemed most willing to accommodate the UAW and only brushed against assertions that paying workers more would add to its operational costs. It’s also imperative that we continue to attack cost and waste throughout our operations. We’ll see where it all leads.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 1, 2016

Proterra has 63 buses on the road today in Texas, California, Massachusetts, Nevada, Kentucky, Tennessee, Florida, South Carolina and Washington. The Proterra Catalyst features the longest range per kWh of energy storage and the lowest fuel cost per mile, at 22 MPGe and 1.7 Proterra Inc. million pounds of CO 2 emissions. kWh/mile.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 27, 2013

Assembled alongside the Westport-powered Ford F-250 and F-350 trucks at the Westport Kentucky Integration Center (WKIC), a Ford Qualified Vehicle Modifier (QVM) audited facility, the new F-450 and F-550 trucks have undergone the same safety and durability testing used by Ford for all its original equipment manufacturer (OEM) products.

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Baua Electric

MAY 1, 2024

to build EVs at its Kentucky plant Due to shifts in solar policy, renters and homeowners in certain states now have access to subscribe to a local community solar farm. Read more: Toyota to invest $1.3B

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Baua Electric

JUNE 26, 2023

CEO Jim Farley mentioned previous this hour that Ford wanted 25% extra engineers to build its fashions than opponents and that’s costing the corporate billions in benefit. Area of Power for the development of 3 battery vegetation in Kentucky and Tennessee. go back, earlier than pastime and taxes, via the top of 2026.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 15, 2011

The US Department of Energy’s (DOE) Office of Fossil Energy (FE) has selected four projects aimed at reducing the energy and cost penalties of advanced carbon capture systems applied to power plants for further development. These penalties can add as much as 80’ to the cost of electricity for a new pulverized coal plant.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 20, 2022

NAM will deploy its advanced, cost effective and environmentally friendly process technology to provide a ~60% reduction in carbon intensity relative to the traditional Chinese synthetic graphite. Albemarle is finalizing the site selection for the lithium hydroxide conversion plant in the southeastern United States. Gabriel, Louisiana.

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Teslarati

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

Farley believes the plants in Michigan, Kentucky, and Illinois that were affected by the UAW’s strike are “on track to reach full production schedules in the coming days.” Ford will also work to lower costs and eliminate waste throughout its operations.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 23, 2019

The 24 th Annual Highway Report, based on data that states submitted to the federal government, ranks each state’s highway system in 13 categories, including traffic fatalities, pavement condition, congestion, spending per mile, administrative costs and more. Missouri, Maine and Kentucky round out the top five states.

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The Truth About Cars

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

Unionized Ford workers in Louisville, Kentucky, and General Motors employees from Spring Hill, Tennessee, have voted no on the contract agreement reached by the United Auto Workers. & On Monday, production workers at the Ford Kentucky Truck Plant and Louisville Assembly Plant voted against the tentative agreement.

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