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Michigan Awards $543.5M in Tax Credits to Four Battery Makers, Who Announce Plans for $1.7B Investment in Li-ion Battery Plants in Michigan

Green Car Congress

The state refundable tax credits will help the companies in their quest for some of the $2 billion in federal grants for advanced-battery research and development. JCS has partnered with Ford Motor Company on battery cell manufacturing, pack and system development, and integration capability. Tags: Batteries Policy.

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President Obama Announces 48 Projects to Receive $2.4B in Grants for Next-Generation of Batteries and Electric Vehicles; To be Combined with $2.4B in Industry Cost-Share

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billion in grants to US-based manufacturers to produce batteries and their components and to expand battery recycling capacity; $500 million in grants to US-based manufacturers to produce electric drive components for vehicles, including electric motors, power electronics, and other drive train components; and. Technology.

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Will Obama’s billions jumpstart the electric car? The Green Piece

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per cent, has received 11 grants worth a total of $1.36billion to develop new kinds of batteries and electric car technologies, as well as to build the factories where they will be manufactured. The biggest individual grants however, were reserved for Johnson Controls and A123Systems. Faye Sunderland.

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New EV electric car calendar

EV Central

5 million government grant was awarded in the 2020/2021 budget to help set up Adelaide-based manufacturing facilities. Aiways U6 – ambitious EV start-up has big plans and right-hand drive production is already confirmed, opening the door to a local arrival. Ford has also confirmed the smaller Transit Custom to go EV.

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NHTSA Sets MY 2011 CAFE Standards; Estimates Industry-Wide 27.3 mpg

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Compliance will be determined by comparing a manufacturer’s harmonically averaged fleet fuel economy levels in a model year with a required fuel economy level calculated using the manufacturer’s actual production levels and the targets for each footprint of the vehicles that it produces. Tags: Fuel Efficiency Policy. mpg US, a 2.0

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GM Says Chevrolet Volt Won't 'Pay the Rent' | Autopia from Wired.com

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"On some products, the costs, particularly in advanced technologies, are high," he said in a lengthy interview with Automotive News (free subscription required). "On some products, the costs, particularly in advanced technologies, are high," he said in a lengthy interview with Automotive News (free subscription required).

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