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Biden attends the Detroit auto show to further promote EVs

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President Joe Biden (Joe Biden) attended the Detroit Auto Show on Sept. At this year’s auto show, Detroit’s three largest car companies will showcase a variety of electric vehicles. electric car market, Tesla dominates, selling more EVs than the three Detroit car companies combined. Although Biden and the U.S.

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State of Michigan partners with Daimler Truck North America and DTE Energy to build Mobility Charging Hub

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After successful demonstrated usage and commercial viability in the first phase, OFME and its partners will work to enable the Mobility Charging Hub as a platform for testing innovation, similar to sites like the Detroit Smart Parking Lab, Michigan Central, and the FLITE Program at Gerald R. Ford International Airport.

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ONE to invest $1.6B in 20 GWh Michigan gigafactory; LFP cell production in 2024

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ONE said its investment, which is supported by a $215-million state grant, marks the beginning of a trend away from NCM-based cell factories; ONE’s Michigan factory will be first in developing North American material supply chains to commercialize LFP technologies that do not sacrifice EV range.

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Ford, Detroit Edison and Extreme Power Working to Build One of Michigans Largest Solar Power Systems at Michigan Assembly Plant; 2 MWh Battery Storage System

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Ford, Detroit Edison and Xtreme Power are teaming up to establish one of Michigan’s largest solar power generation systems and electric vehicle charging stations at Ford’s Michigan Assembly Plant in Wayne, Mich. Ford will work with Detroit Edison to install a 500 kW solar photovoltaic panel system at Michigan Assembly.

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Achates Power and Aramco Services Company partner on opposed-piston engine projects; Opposed-Piston Gasoline Compression Ignition (OPGCI)

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Achates Power, Inc. Achates Power 2.7L At NAIAS 2017, Achates Power announced it was developing a 2.7-liter, The Achates Power OP Engine has the potential to revolutionize the internal combustion engine. David Cleary, director of the Aramco Research Center in Detroit. Earlier post.). Click to enlarge.

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Ford Awards 13 University Research Program (URP) Grants for 2010

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This year, Ford has awarded 13 University Research Program (URP) grants to 12 different universities around the world, including Wayne State University in Detroit; Stanford University in Palo Alto, California; RWTH Aachen University in Aachen, Germany; and Tsinghua University in Beijing, China.

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EPA awards $8M in FY2014 clean diesel grants in 21 states, Puerto Rico

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The grants will fund projects such as retrofitting older school buses to improve air quality for children riding to school, upgrading marine propulsion and agriculture engines, and replacing long haul truck engines. Southwest Detroit Environmental Vision is replacing five short-haul trucks and one crane.