Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 1, 2015

The performance is projected to match that of a naturally aspirated engine and have a 20% increase in fuel efficiency compared to a turbocharged downsized engine, at a cost that is half that of a mild-hybrid system. The project— Split Micro-hybrid Boosting Enabling Highly Diluted Combustion —is headed by Anna G.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 4, 2009

George Anitescu from Syracuse presented the work in a poster at the DEER 2009 conference in Dearbon, Michigan. Heat required to bring the fuel to SC states is recovered from the exhaust gas of the engine. A supercritical fluid is any substance at a temperature and pressure above its thermodynamic critical point. Earlier post.).

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 2, 2010

Such options include intelligent systems content, matching performance to real world driving needs, creative downsizing, interior packaging and styling—in short, appealing to consumers in ways that are in line with, as opposed to work against, fuel efficiency. L/100km) by 2025 and 74 mpg (3.18 L/100km) by 2035.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 16, 2015

Under development since 2011 at Mahle’s thermal spray development labs in Michigan, the new process initially was designed for high-output GTDI engines currently in production by two US domestic automakers. Johns, Michigan plant and at Mahle’s facilities in Europe, South America and Aguascalientes, Mexico.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 29, 2021

This investment includes the continued development of GM’s Ultium battery technology, updating facilities such as Factory ZERO in Michigan and Spring Hill Manufacturing in Tennessee to build electric vehicles from globally sourced parts and investing in new sites like Ultium Cells LLC in Ohio as well as manufacturing and STEM jobs.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 11, 2010

“People downsize cars, not expectations. Customers are increasingly making decisions to downsize driven by lifestyle and fuel economy. We’ve learned that when customers downsize, they still want the amenities they’ve become used to in larger vehicles.”

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 7, 2019

Downsized, Optimized, High Efficiency, Spark Ignited Natural Gas Engine. Michigan Technological University and Westport will address natural gas engine emissions and efficiency improvements by demonstrating the feasibility of compression ignition of directly injected natural gas.

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Teslarati

JULY 12, 2024

Despite its EV sales growth, Ford has significantly downsized its EV battery production plans. As a result, the state of Michigan cut Ford’s incentives by over half to $409 million. The automaker’s potential car parts factory is also eligible for sales and use refunds provided by the Kentucky Enterprise Initiative Act.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 24, 2010

Eaton said that a series of process improvements and new engine valve product designs will help engine manufacturers address issues related to engine downsizing to achieve better fuel economy and reduced emissions. New Engine Valves.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 16, 2016

Demonstrate plug‐in electric vehicles through local showcases in key markets throughout major metropolitan areas in seven Midwest states: Ohio, Michigan, Indiana, Illinois, Wisconsin, Minnesota, and North Dakota. Michigan State University. American Lung Association of the Upper Midwest. Drive Oregon. General Motors. 1,400,260.

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Baua Electric

NOVEMBER 5, 2024

Ford downsizes leadership in Germany again In June, Ford lost its top European executive, Martin Sander, who left to join Volkswagen. Kieran Cahill, Chairman of the Supervisory Board of Ford-Werke GmbH, said the downsizing “simplifies” its management structure. Starting this month, Ford is losing another two managing directors.

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Baua Electric

JULY 16, 2024

Auto plants around the country are in danger of downsizing or shutting down altogether, and helping these facilities to retool for EV production instead makes economic sense. GM will receive $500 million to help it convert its Lansing Grand River Assembly Plant in Michigan to EV production. billion in funding.

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Baua Electric

NOVEMBER 7, 2024

Electrek’s Take Although Ford is growing in The Middle East, the company is downsizing in other key regions. In the US, Ford is shutting down production of its once best-selling F-150 Lightning electric pickup in Michigan for nearly two months. In Germany, Ford lost two of its most experienced leadership team members this month.

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Baua Electric

NOVEMBER 13, 2024

The news comes after Ford drastically downsized leadership in the region. In the US, Ford will stop building F-150 Lightning models next week at its Rouge EV plant in Michigan for nearly two months. Earlier this month, Ford lost two of its most experienced leadership team members in Germany.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 19, 2015

In a new survey of 674 vehicle owners across the country, Brandon Schoettle and Dr. Michael Sivak of the University of Michigan Transportation Research Institute (UMTRI) examined several topics related to fuel economy and advanced vehicle technologies. UMTRI Survey: US drivers want better fuel economy, don’t care how. Recommendations.

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Baua Electric

FEBRUARY 14, 2025

Michigan saw two new projects, a hydrogen-related factory, and a battery storage recycling operation, bringing its total clean energy project count to 36, the most in the country. E2 will start officially tracking canceled, stalled, downsized, or at-risk projects in March. Georgia follows closely with 32.

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Cars That Think

MARCH 12, 2023

Extrapolating from company targets, a future compact-size Lucid—think the size of Tesla Model 3 or Model Y—could decisively downsize its battery without sacrificing useful range. billion plant in Michigan to build LFP batteries, licensing tech from China’s CATL, currently the world’s largest lithium-ion producer.

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Charged EVs

AUGUST 4, 2022

Founded by Mujeeb Ijaz in July of 2020, the Michigan-based company recently closed a $65-million funding round led by BMW i Ventures. The company calls this dual-chemistry hybrid pack Gemini, and recently told Charged that it is enabled by utilizing cutting-edge cell technologies and a proprietary high-power-density DC-DC converter.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 21, 2009

We hope Ford will, and then move ahead! Bloomberg ). because, even E85, we wish that would roll out a lot faster -- but, the only infrastructure thats really in place, besides oil, is electricity distribution. if you really want to go for any alternative vehicle -- now that battery technology is so much better.

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The Truth About Cars

SEPTEMBER 24, 2024

But Stellantis hasn’t done much to change that trajectory, with leadership prioritizing downsizing and electrification. Meanwhile, the UAW is upset that Stellantis is downsizing in the United States and has accused the automaker of making changes to established investments that would violate the contract they’ve negotiated.

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