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JUNE 4, 2020

the North American operating arm of UK-based Ricardo plc and specialists in advanced propulsion, software and thermal management, signed an agreement to partner with Iowa-based Excel Engineering, which includes the sale of Ricardo’s Michigan engine testing and prototype facility. Ricardo Inc., test facility in Van Buren Township, Mich.,

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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. —Ryan Eustice, University of Michigan associate professor and principal investigator in Ford’s research collaboration with the university. Earlier post.) Earlier post.).

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DECEMBER 14, 2011

Ford’s Michigan Assembly Plant is starting production of the 2012 Focus Electric ( earlier post )—a five-passenger, battery-electric car Ford expects will achieve more than a 100 miles per gallon equivalent (MPGe) fuel economy rating. When C-MAX Hybrid launches, Ford becomes North America’s largest maker of hybrid transmissions.

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AUGUST 17, 2022

The first electrified vehicle for the Dodge brand will be a plug-in hybrid compact utility vehicle (CUV) called the Hornet. The plug-in hybrid which Dodge Hornet R/T will hits dealers next spring starting around $40,000.

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OCTOBER 14, 2013

Ford and the University of Michigan opened a new $8-million battery lab, housed at the U-M Energy Institute, which will serve as a battery manufacturing facility designed to support pilot projects. Other investors include the University of Michigan, Michigan Economic Development Corporation and the US Department of Energy.

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SEPTEMBER 20, 2021

When paired with the new i-FORCE MAX system, the result is a combined hybrid performance output of 437 horsepower and 583 lb-ft (790 N·m) of torque. During towing applications, the hybrid system provides additional power and torque. The new, base twin-turbo 3.5-liter

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DECEMBER 22, 2016

The state of Michigan, to help pay for road repairs, decided more than a year ago to hit owners of hybrids and electric cars with additional fees starting this January 1—on top of higher registration rates for all cars.

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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. Ford has also announced it will produce hybrid transaxles at its Van Dyke Transmission facility in Sterling Heights, Mich.,

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MAY 24, 2010

Ford Motor Company, moving to create a center of excellence in Michigan for vehicle electrification, is investing $135 million to design, engineer and produce key components for the company’s next-generation hybrid-electric vehicles. A C-MAX hybrid electric and plug-in hybrid electric model for Europe in 2013.

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NOVEMBER 3, 2015

University of Michigan will award more than $1 million in grant funding to technologies that demonstrate high potential for solving transportation's toughest challenges. The Michigan Translational Research and Commercialization Transportation ( MTRAC ) program, in partnership with the Michigan Economic Development Corp.,

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FEBRUARY 21, 2011

SAE International’s professional development department has pledged support for the Michigan Academy for Green Mobility Alliance (MAGMA) through participation on the governing board and some working subcommittees, along with hosting a MAGMA web page at www.sae.org/magma.

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MARCH 17, 2009

Daimler AG is considering Michigan’s Washtenaw County as a location for a research and development center for hybrid vehicle systems, according to a memo prepared by the Michigan Economic Development Corp.

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OCTOBER 22, 2009

Ford Motor Company and the University of Michigan are working together on a project to accelerate the development of future hybrid vehicles. Working with U of M, Ford has tested nearly 1 million design simulations of hybrid vehicle control systems to date—as many as 175,000 per week—and continues to conduct about 50,000 a week.

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DECEMBER 2, 2021

The free service will feature five hybrid Lexus RX 450h vehicles and one wheelchair-accessible Polaris GEM fully electric vehicle and is available Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. – May Mobility conducts shuttle services in Grand Rapids, Michigan; Arlington, Texas; Hiroshima, Japan; and Ann Arbor, Michigan, as well.

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OCTOBER 26, 2010

Ford Motor Company plans to invest an additional $850 million in Michigan between 2011 and 2013 as part of the company’s commitment to competitively grow its engineering and manufacturing employee base, upgrade its facilities in the state and further improve its vehicle fuel economy. facility by 2012.

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DECEMBER 22, 2016

Today, Michigan socks hybrid owners with new fees, Volkswagen teases a new electric concept car ahead of the 2017 Detroit Auto Show, and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration delays an increase in penalties for automakers that fall short of fuel-economy standards. All this and more on Green Car Reports.

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FEBRUARY 17, 2010

recently entered into a five-year agreement with Western Michigan University (WMU) to invest in and jointly staff a 1,000-square-foot testing lab to focus on hybrid drive systems for commercial and military vehicles. That hybrid hydraulic drive work also involves collaboration with WMU’s CAViDS. Eaton Corp.

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SEPTEMBER 26, 2023

Porsche plug-in hybrid shoppers have lots of options. Ford on Monday afternoon officially pressed pause on the construction of its LFP EV battery plant in Michigan, which just earlier. Ford puts one of its cornerstone EV battery projects on hold. And Nissan accelerates EV plans in Europe—and Britain.

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NOVEMBER 6, 2019

Automotive and industrial supplier Schaeffler is supplying its modular hybrid transmission to the 2020 Ford Explorer and Police Interceptor Utility, as well as the 2020 Lincoln Aviator. Explorer Limited Hybrid featuring a 3.3-liter Explorer Limited Hybrid featuring a 3.3-liter liter EcoBoost engine. liter EcoBoost engine.

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DECEMBER 18, 2014

Johnson Controls is supplying the Lithium-ion battery pack for the Hybrid Range Rover ( earlier post ), announced in 2013. Production of the cells and complete battery systems is underway at Johnson Controls’ manufacturing facility in Holland, Michigan. Cutaway of the Li-ion battery pack for the Range Rover. Click to enlarge.

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JUNE 5, 2014

times those of hybrids over the period, according to the data. When looking only at cars and SUVs over that period, diesel registrations in the US increased 30% from 640,779 units to 833,324 units; registrations of hybrid cars and SUVs climbed 65% from 1,714,966 units to 2,821,599. Hybrid car and SUV registrations were 3.4

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OCTOBER 31, 2009

Researchers from Michigan State University have been awarded $2.5 The wave disc engine, a new implementation of wave rotor technology, was earlier developed by the Michigan State group in collaboration with researchers from the Warsaw Institute of Technology. Tags: ARPA-E Concept Engines Engines Hybrids Plug-ins. Source: MSU.

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AUGUST 3, 2011

Researchers from the University of Michigan and Ford Motor Co. Areas studied related to demand were lubricating grease, frits and glass, air conditioning and portable batteries, as well as batteries for hybrid electric, plug-in hybrid electric and battery electric vehicles.

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MARCH 5, 2022

Researchers at the University of Michigan and Ford Motor Company have conducted a cradle-to-grave life cycle GHG assessment of model year 2020 ICEV, HEV, and BEV sedans, sports utility vehicles (SUVs), and pickup trucks in the United States. The lower and higher limits of each range are results for base and premium models, respectively.

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NOVEMBER 7, 2016

BAE Systems marked its 7,000 th delivery of a series hybrid-electric system for buses by meeting orders from a transit agency in Canada. Réseau de transport de la Capitale (RTC) in Quebec has, for example, a goal to operate a fully electric fleet and is using hybrid technology as a bridge to all-electric buses.

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SEPTEMBER 18, 2022

MAHLE Powertrain is investing $4 million in a new powertrain dynamometer facility in Plymouth, Michigan, aimed at accelerating vehicle development as manufacturers continue the shift towards electrified vehicles. —Hugh Blaxill, managing director of MAHLE Powertrain USA.

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AUGUST 13, 2010

Ford, Detroit Edison and Xtreme Power are teaming up to establish one of Michigan’s largest solar power generation systems and electric vehicle charging stations at Ford’s Michigan Assembly Plant in Wayne, Mich. Ford will work with Detroit Edison to install a 500 kW solar photovoltaic panel system at Michigan Assembly.

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JANUARY 29, 2020

Combining with Delphi Technologies is consistent with BorgWarner’s evolution towards the propulsion market of the future and would enable BorgWarner to maintain flexibility across combustion, hybrid, and electric propulsion (C-H-E). The combined company will be headquartered in Auburn Hills, Michigan.

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MARCH 11, 2011

The primary element of one of Michigan’s largest solar power generation systems at Ford’s Michigan Assembly Plant is now up and running. The system is the result of collaboration between Ford, DTE Energy, Xtreme Power, the city of Wayne and the state of Michigan.

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MARCH 15, 2018

Ford hasn’t given up on hybrids and electric cars, despite letting its existing models languish since 2013. That was the message conveyed by various executives at an event Thursday morning at the Ford Product Development Center in Dearborn, Michigan.

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MAY 10, 2015

The hybrid combustion mode was employed with spark assistance to change gradually to the desired HCCI mode or SI combustion mode respectively, by increasing or decreasing the percentage of homogeneous charge compression ignition combustion during the hybrid combustion operation.

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APRIL 25, 2013

And just to make things interesting, this time the debate is happening in Michigan. Why tax hybrids and electric cars? Elected officials in yet another state have proposed levying taxes on electric cars. Similar initiatives have been discussed in states both red and blue, including Arizona, Oregon, Texas, Virginia, and Washington.

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DECEMBER 13, 2013

Ford Fusion Hybrid automated research vehicle with four LiDAR sensors. Ford, in conjunction with the University of Michigan and State Farm, unveiled a Ford Fusion Hybrid automated research vehicle that will be used to make progress on future autonomous driving and other advanced technologies. Click to enlarge. Click to enlarge.

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MARCH 8, 2021

The analysis examined three mutually exclusive types of electric vehicles: hybrid electric vehicles (HEVs). plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEVs). Michael Sivak is the managing director of Sivak Applied Research and the former director of Sustainable Worldwide Transportation at the University of Michigan.

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JANUARY 3, 2017

Ford detailed seven of the 13 new global electrified vehicles it plans to introduce in the next five years, including hybrid versions of the iconic F-150 pickup and Mustang in the US, a plug-in hybrid (PHEV) Transit Custom van in Europe and a fully electric SUV with an expected range of at least 300 miles (483 km) for customers globally.

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OCTOBER 7, 2020

Allison Transmission, the largest global manufacturer of medium- and heavy-duty fully automatic transmissions and a supplier of commercial vehicle propulsion solutions, including electric hybrid and fully electric propulsion systems, launched eGen Power, Allison’s new series of fully integrated electric axles.

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NOVEMBER 6, 2019

The fully electric version of the Ford F-150 pickup is potentially due as soon as 2021. However Ford hasn’t yet confirmed exactly where the electric F-150 would be produced. A document provided by the UAW, posted by Automotive News reporter Michael Martinez, provided some resolution to that in a Crain's Detroit Business piece. The document.

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