Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 30, 2009

Ford Motor Company and Smith Electric Vehicles US (SEV US) have mutually agreed to terminate the development project of an electric car-derived van based on Transit Connect. Azure Dynamics has selected Johnson Controls-Saft as the supplier for lithium-ion battery cells and battery packs for the Transit Connect BEV.

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Transit Connect Ford Connect Connected 220

Green Car Congress

AUGUST 5, 2009

Industry officials expect that this $2.4 billion in cost-share from the award winners, will result directly in the creation tens of thousands of manufacturing jobs in the US battery and auto industries. Companies and universities in Michigan are receiving more than $1 billion of the grants. Cells will be from LG Chem, Ltd.

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Grant Lithium Ion Obama St. Louis 317

Green Car Congress

AUGUST 18, 2009

Over the past two years, Ford and its energy industry partners have logged more than 75,000 miles on the plug-in hybrid test fleet. Ford recently was selected for two grants from the Department of Energy under its fleet electrification program. This grant will be matched by Ford. Ford also will receive a $62.7

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Grid Plug-in Plug Ford 284

Green Car Congress

MAY 13, 2011

Since 2009, DOE has invested more than $5 billion in grants and loans to spur the growth of the US electric vehicle and advanced battery manufacturing industry. and various industry leaders to provide consumers with consistent, up-to-date information about the EV charging stations in communities nationwide. Redmond, Wash.;

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Installation Los Angeles San Francisco Google 218

Green Car Congress

JUNE 2, 2010

Coulomb will work together with its distribution and industry partners to evaluate the demand from the respective geographic regions and allocate charging stations based on this and other factors. Second, the regions themselves had to write a letter to support the grant proposal.

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America Charging San Jose San Francisco 220

Green Car Congress

MAY 24, 2010

The investment includes a grant received from the Department of Energy to help create green technology jobs in the US. Ford is adding a combined 170 jobs at the Rawsonville and Van Dyke facilities to build these key components. Ford will invest about $125 million at its Van Dyke facility.

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Michigan Ford North America Hybrid 186

Green Car Congress

JULY 25, 2014

A new study of factors influencing fleet managers’ adoption of electric vehicles has found that testing new technologies was the strongest driver of initial EV adoption, followed by lowering environmental impacts; government grants; and improving the organization’s public image.

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