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AUGUST 4, 2023

Volkswagen continues to expand its design and engineering capabilities as well as grow its leadership team in North America with the addition of the company’s new Chief Engineering Officer, Lyndon Lie.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 22, 2022

The Lincoln Star Concept made its global debut , hinting at the brand’s design language for its future electric vehicles. By mid-decade, Lincoln plans to deliver three new fully electric vehicles, meaning that more than half of its global volume will be zero emissions vehicles, and it will add a fourth by the end of 2026.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 12, 2021

GM’s zero-waste initiative aims to divert more than 90 percent of its manufacturing waste from landfills and incineration globally by 2025. Ultium batteries will feature a modular design, also making them easy to reuse or recycle. —Ken Morris, GM vice president of Electric and Autonomous Vehicles.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 21, 2021

In addition, the companies intend to design and develop jointly even more advanced next-generation battery cells and packs for truck-specific applications, with a focus on high modularity and scalability in order to support different truck applications and flexible compatibility with future e-truck models.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 31, 2020

Nuclear generation fell fractionally in North America and in West & Central Europe, but rose in Africa, Asia, South America and East Europe & Russia. The average global capacity factor for reactors generating electricity in 2019 rose from 79.8% The construction of a new design need not result in a long construction time.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 23, 2021

A new report sponsored by ABB Robotics and authored by the automotive intelligence unit of Ultima Media auggests that concerns over EV battery supply to meet the escalation in demand poses serious risk to the growth of market share of electric vehicles, despite plans for 80 new global battery gigafactories. —Tanja Vainio.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 28, 2022

AERO concept electric sedan in China as a foretaste of the brand’s first global fully-electric sedan. A car with an emotional and at the same time extremely aerodynamic design, a range of over 600 kilometers, an extraordinary amount of space and a premium interior. 4, this model will be our next global car for Europe, China and the US.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 7, 2018

Both electrified Freightliner models are designed to fit specific applications, carefully identified through an extensive co-creation process with customers. The Class 8 tractor is designed for local and regional distribution and drayage. GCWR are part of Daimler Trucks’ global electrified truck initiative.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 18, 2022

At the Los Angeles Auto Show, Olivier Francois, FIAT CEO and CMO global of Stellantis, officially announced plans to offer the fully electric Fiat 500e in North America. On stage during the press conference, three 500e one-off concepts, designed by Armani, Kartell and Bvlgari, were introduced. Availability is Q1 of 2024.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 22, 2017

As a strong indication of its growing presence in North America, Mahindra Automotive North America (MANA) has opened a new North American HQ and manufacturing operation in the Detroit area—the first such new OEM facility in Southeast Michigan in more than 25 years.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 7, 2022

Honda has provided the first look at the exterior and interior styling of the all-new Honda Prologue battery-electric SUV that will come to market in North America in 2024. The Prologue design features clean and simple "Neo-Rugged" exterior and interior styling and ample interior space.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 21, 2023

Allison said that its collaboration with Mack on the CNG model is a testament to the company’s commitment to offering a portfolio of conventional, electric hybrid and fully electric propulsion solutions designed to meet the needs of customers as they strive to reduce emissions.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 8, 2022

With immediate effect, responsibility for global battery business is to be held by the newly created company “PowerCo”. The Volkswagen Group is bundling its global battery activities in the European company (SE) PowerCo. In addition to Europe, PowerCo is also already exploring the possibility of further gigafactories in North America.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 28, 2021

Ford announced a new global battery center of excellence—called Ford Ion Park—to accelerate research and development of battery and battery cell technology, including future battery manufacturing. In North America, the Ford Mustang Mach-E already has found early sales success. This 200,000 sq.-ft.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

Hyundai Motor North America (HMNA) and Hyundai America Technical Center, Inc., The new safety facility is a first of its kind by an OEM in North America that is dedicated to field safety. The new safety facility is a first of its kind by an OEM in North America that is dedicated to field safety.

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MARCH 5, 2020

The heart of GM’s strategy is a modular propulsion system and a highly flexible, third-generation global EV platform powered by proprietary Ultium batteries. Motors designed in-house will support front-wheel drive, rear-wheel drive, all-wheel drive and performance all-wheel drive applications. Photo by Steve Fecht for General Motors).

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SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

One of the first in line to capitalize on this new technology is Nissan North America, which recently executed a contract with Smartville to install a 500 kWh Smartville 360 BESS using second-life Nissan LEAF battery packs at the global automaker’s North American headquarters in Franklin, Tennessee.

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APRIL 19, 2023

The EV chargers will be the first compact, durable, and user-friendly charge post featuring a fully detachable charging cord in North America. Hyundai CRADLE works globally as an open innovation hub for Hyundai Motor Group, partnering with and investing in startups to accelerate the development of advanced automotive technologies.

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AUGUST 20, 2021

Octillion Power Systems, a global provider of advanced lithium-ion batteries, has moved to a new US headquarters in Richmond, California. The company’s North and South American operations will be based there. The company has operations in 16 locations in Asia, Europe and North America with a global workforce of more than 400 employees.

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NOVEMBER 15, 2017

Mercedes-Benz Research & Development North America (MBRDNA) is opening a lab in Seattle, the organization’s sixth. Mercedes-Benz' global network of Research and Development facilities is kept continuously up-to-date, with 25 locations in 11 countries.

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JANUARY 29, 2023

This is the first commercial contract for a grid-scale SMR in North America. The BWRX-300 is a 300 MWe water-cooled, natural circulation Small Modular Reactor (SMR) with passive safety systems that leverages the design and licensing basis of GEH’s US NRC-certified ESBWR.

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JUNE 2, 2022

In support of General Motors’ vision of a zero-emissions, all-electric future, Buick will bring its first electric vehicle to market for North America in 2024. Buick also unveiled the Wildcat EV concept—an expressive vision of the brand’s new design direction as it transitions to an all-electric future. Wildcat EV Concept.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 19, 2022

By 2030, at least 50 percent of all trucks we sell globally will be electric and by 2040, we will be a carbon-neutral company. Volvo Trucks’ batteries are designed so that they can later be remanufactured, refurbished and reused. This investment shows our strong commitment to electrifying truck transportation. —Roger Alm.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 16, 2022

Plug Power, a provider of turnkey hydrogen solutions for the global green hydrogen economy, and Nikola Corporation, a developer of zero-emissions transportation and energy supply and infrastructure solutions, have entered a strategic relationship focused on moving the hydrogen economy forward.

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The Truth About Cars

AUGUST 24, 2023

For a time, it looked like Volvo might try to make the EM90 a global product and see how it played on the North American market. While we’ve only seen a few teaser images, its design was certainly a better fit than the 009 decidedly Chinese exterior.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 11, 2023

Cirba Solutions, a comprehensive battery materials and management company for end-of-life batteries and gigafactory scrap, selected global professional services company Jacobs to expand manufacturing capacity for sustainable electric vehicle (EV) battery materials across North America.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 14, 2021

Octillion Power Systems, a global provider of advanced lithium-ion batteries, is providing battery packs for all-electric motorcoaches and city transit buses offered by ABC Companies and Lightning eMotors. The order marks the company’s first time supplying batteries for motorcoaches and buses in North America.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 8, 2023

This collaboration agreement signed between Skeleton and Martinrea aims to electrify refuse collection vehicle fleets in Europe and North America and achieve the best performance by reducing greenhouse gas emissions while improving safety without impacting operations, compared to Li-ion batteries.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 20, 2021

PACCAR and Aurora have signed a global, strategic agreement to develop, test and commercialize autonomous Peterbilt and Kenworth trucks. Kenworth T680 and Peterbilt 579 trucks utilizing the Aurora Driver are expected to be deployed in North America in the next several years.

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Baua Electric

JANUARY 27, 2024

For example, in North America, there is a growing preference for lighter shades of silver over darker greys, while in EMEA, the trend leans towards darker shades. They want something bold and creative on their new designs, and young consumers appreciate those colours.” Hoffmann, colour designer for North America.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 20, 2020

This is a globally significant project that positions CP at the leading edge of decarbonizing the freight transportation sector. Nearly the entire freight locomotive fleet of all railway operators in North America consists of diesel-powered units, representing the industry’s most significant source of greenhouse gas emissions.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 7, 2022

The electric versions of its most important product range—the heavy-duty Volvo FH, Volvo FM and Volvo FMX trucks—will play a key role in reaching Volvo Trucks’ global target that in 2030 50% of all new trucks sold will be battery- or fuel-cell-electric. Production of the Volvo VNR Electric for North America began in 2020.

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JUNE 7, 2013

liter engine with Valvematic—a further development of VVT-i—a valve train technology which appears for the first time in North America with Corolla. The new CVTi-S will provide a more linear connection between pedal effort and acceleration feel compared to previous CVT designs.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 19, 2012

In a quick preview prior to the Los Angeles Auto Show next week, Bob Fascetti, Ford director of Global Engine Engineering, outlined 10 features of the engine enabling its performance and refinement: A split cooling system sends coolant separately to the block and to the cylinder head on separate thermostats. Scavenging. Click to enlarge.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 2, 2020

Lucid designed the AMP-1 with a future-ready focus that allows for additional phases of expansion at the site, with the next phase expected to begin in early 2021, enabling future production of the brand’s first SUV under the name Project Gravity in 2023. Lucid Air Pure joins the lineup in early 2022, available from $69,900.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 7, 2023

EVE Energy will serve as the technology partner in the joint venture with 10% ownership and will contribute its industry-leading battery cell design and manufacturing know-how. EVE Energy is a global leader in the manufacture of LFP battery cells for the vehicle industry and is publicly traded on the Shenzhen stock exchange.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 23, 2022

The Pulsar Plus charger—the company's best-seller—is one of the smallest smart universal EV chargers in North America, and can be installed in homes, apartment buildings and other multi-unit dwellings. billion investment and 23 electrified models globally, including 15 new EVs.

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