Green Car Congress

MARCH 26, 2009

Building materials retailer Grange Builders Providers, of Baldoyle, Dublin, has purchased a Smith Newton truck for deliveries of building and DIY products. The 10-tonne truck is the largest pure electric vehicle on the road in Ireland. Tags: Brief. Based in Tullamore, Co.

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Teslarati

NOVEMBER 9, 2023

Volkswagen is aiming to bring an electric vehicle to the U.S. General Motors has its Chevy Bolt EV that hit a sub-$30,000 price tag , and Tesla is moving toward $30,000, but only after federal and state incentives. For 2023, only 50 percent of the vehicle’s battery must be assembled or manufactured within North America.

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EV Life

JUNE 8, 2023

The electric vehicle market has expanded rapidly in the last few years as automakers have introduced a variety of EV models to keep up with demand. These days, all-electric options are available in every type of vehicle, from high-horsepower electric sports cars to stylish electric luxury sedans to torque-heavy electric trucks.

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Teslarati

AUGUST 10, 2021

It seemed that Tesla would finally enter the market, bringing clean and sustainable all-electric powertrains to the oil-savvy nation of India. However, import taxes are a big hold up in the process currently. 4, and other models that are soon entering production. This will not occur unless there is movement on import duties.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 11, 2010

Ford Motor Company will invest an additional $450 million in its electric vehicle plan, paving the way to build its next-generation hybrid and plug-in hybrid vehicle vehicles in Michigan beginning in 2012. The production site will be announced at a later date. beginning in 2012. beginning in 2012.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 19, 2009

Among the first products expected to be manufactured at the new facility will be power electronics components and systems for Allison Transmission, a leading supplier of commercial-duty fully automatic transmissions for both on- and off-highway vehicles, and of hybrid propulsion systems for on-highway transit and coach vehicles.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 17, 2009

When Smith Electric Vehicles US Corp (SEV-US) announced on 27 March its selection of Kansas City, Missouri as the site for its US assembly plant for electric commercial vehicles ( earlier post ), SEV-US CEO Bryan Hansel named Kokam America (also based in Missouri) as the electric vehicle company’s battery “ partner of choice. ”

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EV Central

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

According to the Sino-Swedish brand, following the Polestar 6 LA Concept edition unveil at Pebble Beach in the US, the first 500 batch of launch cars were purchased by buyers eager to take delivery of the all-electric convertible sports car when production starts in 2026. READ MORE: Forget Tesla! 2026 Polestar 6 concept.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 28, 2010

Power forecast of hybrid-, plug-in hybrid- and battery-electric vehicle global sales through 2020. Power and Associates estimates combined global sales of hybrid-electric vehicles (HEVs), plug-in hybrid-electric vehicles (PHEVs) and battery-electric vehicles (BEVs) will total 5.2

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 14, 2009

million in tax credits to four battery companies announcing plans to invest more than $1.7 The four companies receiving the tax credits and announcing plant plans are Johnson Controls-Saft Advanced Power Solutions LLC; KD Advanced Battery Group LLC; A123Systems Inc.; The MEGA board approved a state tax credit valued at $44.6

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 18, 2009

The US-China Electric Vehicles Initiative builds on the first-ever US-China Electric Vehicle Forum in September 2009. The two countries will explore development of joint product and testing standards for electric vehicles. Activities under the initiative will include : Joint standards development.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 28, 2009

submitted a grant application requesting $225 million to the US Department of Energy under the Electric Drive Vehicle Battery and Component Manufacturing Initiative. This initiative supports the construction of facilities to manufacture advanced battery technology components for electric vehicles. Tags: Brief.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 1, 2010

Nissan North America and the state of Hawaii formed a partnership to promote the development of electric vehicles, and an electric-vehicle charging network, throughout the state. More than 90 percent of the fuel and energy we consume in Hawaii is the product of imported oil. Tags: Brief.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 1, 2009

unveiled the Nissan LEAF production electric vehicle. Masato Inoue, Product Chief Designer. Pricing details will be announced closer to start of sales in late 2010; however, the company expects the car to be competitively priced in the range of a well-equipped C-segment vehicle. And that’s what we’ve created.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 18, 2010

In this role, AM General, a long-established contract vehicle manufacturer and services provider, will be responsible for final assembly of the Transit Connect Electric for the North American market from its Engineering and Product Development Center in Livonia, Michigan. Tags: Brief.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 30, 2010

Advanced Mechanical Products, Inc. AMP), a company engaged in the conversion of new vehicles to all-electric powertrains, will debut the upfitted battery electric AMP 2010 GM Chevrolet Equinox at the New York Auto Show, which begins on 2 April. Steve Burns, CEO of Advanced Mechanical Products. Earlier post.).

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Green Car Congress

JULY 27, 2009

previewed its electric vehicle (EV) platform on a Tiida-based prototype in Japan. It also showcased a EV-IT system developed to support electric driving 24/7 (24 hours a day, 7 days a week). Meanwhile, the battery charging can be set to start at a specified time at night to benefit from more favorable electricity rates.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 27, 2010

GM will introduce the Chevrolet Volt extended range electric vehicle with a starting MSRP of $41,000; after applying the Federal income tax credit of $7,500, the price drops to $33,500. Customer deliveries are scheduled to begin in launch markets late this year, with initial production of 10,000 units for the first year.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 18, 2010

BMW currently has launched two hybrids into series production, the X6 and the 7 Series. So our state-of-the-art BMW ActiveHybrid technology has made the leap into series production. In Japan, for instance, the government has adopted a proposal to offer tax credits for hybrid vehicles. We can implement e-mobility today. ”.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 20, 2010

and Toyota Motor Corporation (TMC) intend to cooperate on the development of electric vehicles, parts, and production system and engineering support. Tesla also has purchased the former NUMMI factory in Fremont, California, where it will build the Model S sedan ( earlier post ) and future Tesla vehicles.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 1, 2009

By locating in Oregon, the company will be eligible, and intends to apply for, Business Energy Tax Credits from the Oregon Department of Energy for battery research and production. Securing government grants and tax credits will allow ReVolt to significantly accelerate its operations in Portland and US expansion, the company says.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 6, 2009

Ford Motor Company is investing $550 million to transform its Michigan Assembly Plant into a flexible manufacturing complex that will build Ford’s next-generation Focus global small car along with a new battery-electric version of the Focus for the North American market. Local property tax incentives for new investments at the site.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 28, 2009

The Russia-based enterprise established under this project will produce, foremost, lithium-ion batteries for all types of electric vehicles, including motorcycles and buses. Thunder Sky plans to buy a large part of the Russian factory’s products to fulfill contracts with Chinese producers of electric transport.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 28, 2009

The two organizations will work together to identify areas of co-operations in promoting the use of electric vehicles in the city. The scheme includes tax breaks for EV buyers, as well as dedicated EV-only zones and parking spaces. In 2008 135,568 vehicles were produced at NMISA. Tags: Brief. Earlier post.)

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 12, 2010

The Definitive Agreement includes the development of a nationwide electric car charging infrastructure by ESB, the supply of electric cars by the Renault- Nissan Alliance from 2011, as well as Government policies and incentives that will support the widespread adoption of such vehicles. Tags: Brief. later in the year.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 22, 2009

Groupe Industriel Marcel Dassault (Dassault) and Dow Kokam LLC have signed an agreement that outlines the intention to combine the business activities of Dassault’s Société de Vehicles Electriques (SVE) unit with Dow Kokam, making Dassault a minority owner of Dow Kokam, a joint venture between Dow Chemical and Townsend Kokam for Li-ion batteries.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 3, 2010

According to Frost & Sullivan, opportunities exist for chemical companies in the automotive sector as dramatic shifts in business models occur and the types of vehicles being produced change. Electric vehicles provide just one example of many new revenue streams available to chemical companies this decade. —Robert Outram.

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Green Cars News

JUNE 9, 2009

Just a week ago we told you how Subaru is to launch a diesel car in Japan and that it would begin leasing its plug-in STELLA electric vehicle from this summer. Now further details have come to light about the availability of the vehicle. Originally around 170 units will be delivered before the end of March 2010.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 22, 2010

At the International Commercial Vehicle Show in Hanover, Renault is premiering the definitive version of Kangoo Express ZE (Zero Emission), the first all-electric van developed and built by a vehicle manufacturer. It will take full advantage of the first Kangoo’s production know-how, supplier fabric and logistics network.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 22, 2009

This is the fourth conditional loan commitment the Department of Energy has entered into under the Advanced Technology Vehicles Manufacturing (ATVM) Loan program. million ATVM loan for engineering integration costs as it works with primarily US suppliers to complete the company’s first vehicle, the Fisker Karma. Earlier post.)

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 2, 2009

These investments will have a major impact on Saft’s medium term growth and give Johnson Controls-Saft potential production capacity in the US to meet the needs of Ford and I hope other customers. In addition, this investment has been selected to benefit from subsidies and tax grants from the State of Michigan of up to $148.5

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Green Cars News

NOVEMBER 18, 2009

The US-China Electric Vehicle Initiative follows on from the US-China Electric Vehicle Forum announced in September 2009 and includes a clean energy research centre, an energy efficiency action plan, a renewable energy partnership, 21 st Century coal, a shale gas initiative and an energy co-operation programme.

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Revenge of the Electric Car

APRIL 20, 2010

After a federal tax credit and state rebate, the price of these cars will come out at around a cool 20k. Funny that this article cites “a shortage of public charging stations&# as the sole reason for auto makers scrapping electric vehicles in the 1990s. Viewers of “ Who Killed The Electric Car?

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 5, 2009

(FHI), the maker of Subaru automobiles, launched its Subaru Plug-in STELLA electric vehicle (EV). The production version of the STELLA EV features a more powerful traction motor than used in the prototype introduced last year: 47 kW and 170 N·m (125 lb-ft), compared to 40 kW and 150 N·m (11l lb-ft).

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 29, 2010

The study editor Sir David King (former Chief Scientific Adviser to the UK Government) and lead author Dr. Oliver Inderwildi urge the government to impose higher taxes on drivers of large, inefficient vehicles and reinvest the money in better public transport and measures to get more people cycling and walking. Myth Busting.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 1, 2009

US-based lithium-ion battery producer EnerDel will supply the advanced battery systems at the heart of a new project, based in Tsukuba City, Japan, combining electric vehicles (EVs), stationary grid storage, solar power and a rapid charging infrastructure a in a real-world operating environment. Earlier post.).

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EV Life

JANUARY 4, 2024

Four years after CEO Elon Musk introduced the Tesla Cybertruck prototype, the first vehicles are finally being delivered to customers. The journey from concept to reality was a rocky one, fraught with production delays, price changes, and brake issues outlined in leaked engineering reports. Available EV Incentives Federal Tax Credit.

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