Green Car Congress

MARCH 20, 2014

The WattStation Connect network will enable Ford to gather information on charging station use. Ford Motor Company, in conjunction with GE, will supply electric vehicle charging stations at Ford facilities nationwide, beginning with facilities in and around its headquarters. Click to enlarge.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 19, 2023

US-based graphite processor Urbix ( earlier post ) announced a Joint Development Agreement with global EV battery developer and manufacturer SK On (SKO). Headquartered in Seoul, SKO is a global Tier 1 cell-maker, with major battery plants operating and under construction across Asia, the US and Europe.

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Baua Electric

FEBRUARY 2, 2024

Hyundai announced a new deal with Iveco Group to supply an all-electric van based on its global eLCV platform. The new agreement deepens the partnership as Hyundai’s first export based on its new Global Electric Light Commercial Vehicle (ACV) platform. The deal is part of a broader partnership established in March 2022.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 27, 2015

At Consumer Electronics Show Asia, Ford launched a strategic collaboration with Haier (home appliance), Trina Solar (solar power) and Delta Electronics (power management) to introduce MyEnergi Lifestyle ( earlier post ) to China, a holistic approach for lowering the energy costs and carbon footprint of Chinese families.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 13, 2015

Ford Motor plans to invest RMB 11.4 billion) in research and development in China in recognition that Chinese consumers are increasingly driving global innovation. A survey commissioned by Ford found that 45% of Chinese drivers have used their phones, and 31% have sent text messages, while stuck in traffic. billion (US$1.8

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Teslarati

JANUARY 8, 2024

South Korean automakers Hyundai and Kia placed second together in US electric vehicles (EV) sales after Tesla, beating Detroit-based legacy automakers Ford and General Motors. Based on sales data from S&P Global, Hyundai Motor Group is behind big names in the global auto market, including Toyota, Ford, and General Motors.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 6, 2015

At CES, Ford CEO Mark Fields announced “Ford Smart Mobility”—a plan to use innovation to take Ford to the next level in connectivity, mobility, autonomous vehicles, the customer experience and big data. Smart Mobility builds upon Ford’s Blueprint for Mobility ( earlier post ). —Mark Fields.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 22, 2015

Ford has opened its new Research and Innovation Center Palo Alto, growing its global research team and accelerating the company’s work in connectivity, mobility, autonomous vehicles, customer experience and big data. At Ford, we view ourselves as both a mobility and an auto company, as we drive innovation in every part of our business.

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Baua Electric

APRIL 8, 2024

Labor Department said on Monday that SK Battery America faces USD 77,200 in fines for five serious safety violations after workers in Georgia suffered potentially permanent respiratory damage in an October 2023 lithium battery fire. SK, which supplies Volkswagen and Ford Motor, employs 3,100 workers at its Commerce, Georgia plant.

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Teslarati

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

“Hyundai Motor’s nominations for this year’s competition reflect the company’s growing stature on the global stage and build on its past success at the World Car Awards. Hyundai Motor Company beat Detroit-based legacy automakers Ford and General Motors.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 24, 2011

Other key conclusions of the PCAST report are: The US’ long-term ability to innovate and compete in the global economy greatly benefits from co-location of manufacturing and manufacturing-related R&D activities in the United States. The loss of these activities will undermine our capacity to invent, innovate, and compete in global markets.

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Plug in America

APRIL 15, 2022

Legacy automakers such as Ford, GM, and Toyota are beginning to revamp and build factories in states across the nation. Startup automakers such as Rivian, Lucid Motors, VinFast, and Karma Automotive are either currently building, or have plans to build vehicles in Illinois, Georgia, North Carolina, and Arizona.

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Baua Electric

JANUARY 25, 2024

Hyundai sold 268,785 EVs in 2023 During the last three months of 2023, Hyundai sold over 57,975 electric vehicles globally. With this, Hyundai’s global EV sales reached 268,785 in 2023. Meanwhile, Hyundai said it expects the global auto market to continue growing in the future as the shift to electric heats up.

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Baua Electric

MARCH 7, 2024

The R2 rides on a platform that will leverage economies of scale in a way the R1 lineup hasn’t As the company has said at various times, the R2 is also sized the way it is to allow global market entrance for Rivian, as the R1S and R1T are simply too large for some markets such as Europe. Will the R2 be Rivian’s Model 3 moment ?

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Baua Electric

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

Hyundai testing the luxury Lucid Air and ZEEKR X models Hyundai is pushing ahead this year after selling a record 268,785 electric vehicles globally last year. Including Kia, Hyundai topped Ford (69,163) and GM’s Chevy (63,659) in US electric vehicle registrations in 2023 with over 80,000.

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Baua Electric

JUNE 25, 2023

However conventional providers aren’t sitting idly by means of because the automobile global adjustments. Providers are making an investment similar large EV meeting and battery crops, now not simply in their very own backyards, however to aid modern initiatives similar to Ford’s BlueOval Town in Tennessee and Hyundai’s $5.54

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 9, 2014

Ford Motor Company is expanding its MyEnergi Lifestyle program ( earlier post ), announced at last year’s CES, to include home energy storage. In addition to using home renewables, smart charging and smart appliances, Ford announced at the 2014 International CES that MyEnergi Lifestyle 2.0

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Teslarati

NOVEMBER 23, 2023

.” LGES has joint ventures and partnerships with top automakers in the United States, including Tesla, Ford, and General Motors. Fellow South Korean battery maker SK On also has deals in the United States, specifically with Ford. SK On and Ford signed a $11 billion deal in 2021.

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Cars That Think

NOVEMBER 13, 2022

From the outside, there is little to tell a basic Ford XL ICE. F-150 from the electric Ford PRO F-150 Lightning. The Lightning’s software suite may even be larger than its ICE counterpart (Ford will not confirm this). Ford CEO Jim Farley. Exterior changes could pass for a typical model-year refresh.

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Charged EVs

JULY 29, 2021

It’s not the first such EV: the Ford Mustang Mach-E, Tesla Model Y , and Volkswagen ID.4 It’s the first of 23 new battery-electric vehicles the company plans to launch by 2025, under three brands, and they’re targeting total global sales of a million EVs by the end of that year. 4 are already on sale. Powering (some of) your home.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 5, 2009

Large automakers based in Michigan, including GM, Chrysler, and Ford, will receive a total of more than $400 million to manufacture thousands of advanced hybrid and electric vehicles as well as batteries and electric drive components. Ford Motor Company. Ford Motor Company. $30. Project locations. Technology. Kokomo, IN.

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Cars That Think

JANUARY 17, 2023

By some estimates, upwards to 80,000 auto workers and a similar number in the auto supply chain have already been laid off globally to support the EV transition. Ford, for example, recently cut 3,000 highly-paid salaried and contract workers as a down payment to help fund the transition to EVs. Ford is not alone.

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Teslarati

APRIL 12, 2021

The Ford F-150 Electric, arguably the most formidable rival to upcoming vehicles like the Tesla Cybertruck and the Rivian R1T, has practically secured its battery supply. With this in mind, SK could finish constructing its US facilities, such as a plant in Commerce, GA, which would be providing batteries to Ford and Volkswagen. .

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 18, 2013

SMART is focusing on global urban regions, and has identified five “themes” that fill unaddressed gaps and guide and inform the program’s collaborative research, pilot projects, and education activities. The initiative, which funds 10 global sustainability research projects in Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, Russia and the United States.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 25, 2021

IONIQ 5 rides on Hyundai’s Electric-Global Modular Platform (E-GMP) that allows for more interior space and optimized performance. when compared with Ford Mustang Mach-E (101.1 IONIQ 5 is part of Hyundai Motor Group’s plan to introduce 23 BEV models and sell 1 million BEV units worldwide by 2025. and Volkswagen ID.4

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 19, 2009

Just this past year Russia sent tanks into oil-rich Georgia, and an oil tanker was hijacked off the coast of Somalia. and it still leads globally. If we had the ability to use varied sources of energy to power transportation, we would have a competitive advantage. We would also have a degree of resilience in the face of threats.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 30, 2011

Global R&D). California Los Angeles, Ford Motor Company). Company-Global. Georgia Tech Research. Georgia Institute of. Company-Global. If successful, this technology will enable low cost and efficient. thermal energy storage for concentrating solar and nuclear. power applications. University of Utah.

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Charged EVs

JANUARY 5, 2024

That means Kia—not Ford, Chevy, Toyota, Nissan, or any other maker—will bring the first electric SUV under $60,000 to the US market with a third row usable by almost any passenger. The first several months’ worth of EV9s will be built in South Korea, but US production will start sometime during 2024 in West Point, Georgia.

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Baua Electric

JANUARY 5, 2024

That means Kia—not Ford, Chevy, Toyota, Nissan, or any other maker—will bring the first electric SUV under $60,000 to the US market with a third row usable by almost any passenger. The first several months’ worth of EV9s will be built in South Korea, but US production will start sometime during 2024 in West Point, Georgia.

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Teslarati

DECEMBER 3, 2021

“As a result of Tesla’s due diligence process for suppliers of artificial graphite, globally and in the United States, Tesla has concluded that no company in the United States is currently capable of producing artificial graphite to the required specifications and capacity needed for Tesla’s production,” Tesla noted.

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