Green Car Congress
MARCH 17, 2021
The University of Michigan and Ford Motor Company are opening a new advanced robotics facility. U-M’s Ford Motor Company Robotics Building is a four-story, $75-million, 134,000-square-foot complex situated on the north campus. —Ken Washington, chief technology officer, Ford Motor Company.
Green Car Congress
NOVEMBER 13, 2015
Ford is the first automaker to test autonomous vehicles at Mcity—the full-scale simulated real-world urban environment at the University of Michigan. The 32-acre facility is part of the university’s Mobility Transformation Center. Earlier post.) Earlier post.). Earlier post.).
Clean Fleet Report
MARCH 31, 2023
as well as 600 universities throughout the country. Each vehicle has a home location: a reserved parking space located on a street, driveway, or neighborhood parking lot in the member’s area, to which it must be returned at the end of the reservation. Ford SmartMobility/Chariot –Time for Spin? One million U.S.
Green Car Congress
OCTOBER 23, 2015
Potentially unsafe mental distractions for drivers can persist for as long as 27 seconds after dialing, changing music or sending a text using voice commands, according to a pair of new studies for the AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety by University of Utah researchers. It’s better not to use them when you are driving. —David Strayer.
Cars That Think
JUNE 27, 2022
Volkswagen , Nissan , and Hyundai have moved to produce the kinds of cars that can use such bidirectional chargers—alongside similar vehicle-to- home technology , whereby your car can power your house, say, during a blackout, as promoted by Ford with its new F-150 Lightning. Their research partnership ran for four years. We Drive Solar.
Green Car Congress
NOVEMBER 19, 2009
Ford E85 Escape Johnson Controls/Saft. The AVTA’s PHEV testing effort involves more than 75 testing partners, including electric utilities; city, county, state, federal and provincial governments; universities and colleges; clean air agencies; private companies and other organizations. PHEV Models Under AVTA Testing. Oregon E.V.
Plug In Partners
JUNE 12, 2006
The new law instructs the state to buy plug-in hybrids on a preferred basis when they become available and also it encourages Minnesota State University at Mankato to develop a flex-fueled hybrid. Specifically, they are targeting the Ford plant set for closure in St.
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