Green Car Congress

JANUARY 18, 2011

Ford Motor Company will build a new vehicle at its Kansas City Assembly Plant in Missouri after Ford Escape production moves to Ford’s Louisville Assembly Plant and retooling of the Kansas City facility is complete. Ford will invest $400 million in the Kansas City plant to install a new body shop, new tooling and other upgrades.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 2, 2022

Motor: Brushless AC induction. Orange EV, headquartered in Kansas City, MO, was the nation’s first manufacturer offering 100% electric Class 8 vehicles to be commercially deployed and scaled. Battery Capacity: 180 kWh or 100 kWh. Charge Rate: Up to 70 kW. Range: Up to 24 hours on a single charge. Transmission: None; direct drive.

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Electric Cars Report

MAY 16, 2024

Genesis Motor America announced the opening of 26 new standalone facilities across the United States, counting 35 dedicated retail facilities nationwide. Genesis EVs are also now available in 37 states with the expansion of electric vehicle sales to select retailers in Alabama, Kansas, Oregon, and Rhode Island.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 10, 2015

The first 2016 Ford F-150 with the ability to run on compressed natural gas has rolled off the assembly line in Kansas City. With production of the 2016 F-150 now under way, Ford Motor Company offers eight factory-available vehicles with a gaseous-fuel prep option—more than any other North American automaker. liter V8.

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Cars That Think

APRIL 25, 2024

“it’s gonna happen, but I don’t I don’t know if it’ll happen in your lifetime and mine,” says Ron Barrett-Gonzalez , an aerospace engineering professor at the University of Kansas. The University of Kansas team’s GoFly entry, called Mamba , had been one of 10 Phase I winners for best design. million machine.

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Baua Electric

MAY 14, 2024

Genesis Neolum full-size electric SUV concept (Source: Hyundai Motor) Genesis expands EV availability to outpace luxury rivals Genesis also revealed the GV60 Magma, the first vehicle for its new high-performance brand. It will serve as the brand’s tech beacon, featuring “innovation that exceeds conventional standards.”

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 27, 2009

Smith Electric Vehicles US Corporation ( SEV US ) has selected Kansas City as the site for its US assembly plant. The new assembly plant will be located at a portion of an airline overhaul base at Kansas City International (KCI) Airport and is expected to create 120 jobs by 2010. The SEV US Newton. Click to enlarge. Earlier post.)

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 27, 2020

PowerBoost combines Ford’s proven EcoBoost engine and 10-speed SelectShift automatic transmission with a 35-kilowatt (47-horsepower) electric motor integrated into the transmission, as well as software calibrated specially for truck use, including drive modes such as tow/haul mode to help customers better manage towing heavy trailers.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 30, 2011

million gallon production mark for its ECO ULTRA line of recycled motor oil. The company then transports that oil to its re-refinery in Wichita, Kansas, where it undergoes hydrotreating to remove all of the water, fuel and solvents as well as metals, asphalt flux and other heavy contaminants. Universal Lubricants has hit the 1.5-million

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Green Car Congress

MAY 3, 2021

Other: University of Kansas Center for Research Inc. plans to study the feasibility of recovering critical minerals from coal and associated strata in the Cherokee-Forest City Basin encompassing Kansas, Iowa, Missouri, Nebraska, Oklahoma and the Osage Nation. DOE Funding: $1,499,808. DOE Funding: $1,500,000.

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Revenge of the Electric Car

DECEMBER 1, 2008

This week we welcome Andrew Grin, a 16 year old sophomore from Kansas City who spent the day with us filming during the LA Auto Show. Tags: LA Auto Show The Crew Revenge of the Electric Car Inside Track Tesla Motors Tesla Roadster. Andrew owns a converted pure EV Hyundai.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 23, 2009

billion for Ford Motor Company; $1.6 and $465 million to Tesla Motors. Ford Motor Company will receive $5.9 Tesla Motors will receive $465 million in two parts. The Obama Administration is awarding $8 billion in three conditional loan commitments for the development of innovative, advanced vehicle technologies: $5.9

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Baua Electric

JUNE 1, 2023

Each batteries are impaired by way of Tesla, despite the fact that Panasonic has additionally correct to provide Lucid Motors. Panasonic plans to assemble the 2170 batteries in Kansas and 4680 cells at a manufacturing facility in Wakayama, Japan, with output settingup within the April-September length of 2024.

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Teslarati

NOVEMBER 12, 2023

As the United Auto Workers (UAW) union continues attempts to ratify new contract agreements with Big Three automakers General Motors (GM), Ford and Stellantis, one GM plant in Michigan has narrowly voted against the recently proposed deal following a historic six-week strike.

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Baua Electric

JULY 27, 2023

There’s a slight Kansas liberality arts faculty in a the town of 14,000 that has an endowment that might form some Silicon Valley scenesters blush. This text, written through Diego Rosenberg, used to be initially revealed on ClassicCars.com, a piece of writing spouse of Motor Authority. Would you consider $1.5

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Baua Electric

MAY 4, 2023

a key Basic Motors provider, voted to tied the union. The Riverside facility produces parts for Basic Motors’ Fairfax Meeting Plant in Kansas Town. The UAW mentioned staff at a Yanfeng auto portions plant in Riverside, Mo., The corporate’s North American industry is headquartered in suburban Detroit.

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Baua Electric

JANUARY 21, 2024

The comments come amid signs of cooling demand for EVs in the United States that have prompted some automakers, including General Motors and Ford , to scale back production plans. Panasonic Energy has a plant in Nevada and has broken ground on a second one in Kansas.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 11, 2015

With an all-new, hybrid powertrain that uses a slightly modified drive unit and electric motors used in the 2016 Chevrolet Volt, the Malibu Hybrid offers a GM-estimated 48 mpg city, 45 mpg highway, and 47 mpg combined (4.9, hybrid-optimized naturally-aspirated direct-injected engine mated with a two-motor electric drive unit and a 1.5

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Teslarati

OCTOBER 21, 2023

Workers represented by the United Auto Workers (UAW) have been striking against the Big Three (Ford, General Motors (GM) and Stellantis) for over a month now, and layoffs due to supply chain disruptions have also been ongoing.

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Teslarati

MARCH 4, 2023

Despite Ford entering the EV market significantly behind Tesla and even lagging General Motors, its vehicles have quickly overtaken its traditional rivals, making the Blue Oval the second most popular EV brand in the United States. This isn’t to say that GM doesn’t have a production ramp planned at all.

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Teslarati

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

According to a new report, the United Auto Workers (UAW) union is threatening to escalate strikes to include even more plants if negotiations with Ford, General Motors (GM) and Stellantis don’t progress this week. The UAW plans to announce an additional round of escalated strikes this Friday at 10 a.m.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 17, 2017

General Motors will invest an additional $1 billion in US manufacturing operations. These investments follow $2.9 billion announced in 2016 and more than $21 billion GM has invested in its US operations since 2009. The new investments cover multiple new vehicle, advanced technology and component projects.

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The Truth About Cars

OCTOBER 30, 2023

But General Motors wasn’t far behind and managed to settle things with the union early Monday morning. It was apparently too much for the company to endure and news broke early on Monday that General Motors (now standing alone against the UAW) had likewise reached a tentative contract agreement with the union.

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Teslarati

SEPTEMBER 21, 2022

Ford Motor Company announced it will invest $3.7 Panasonic announced a $4 billion plant in De Soto, Kansas that will create 4,000 jobs. billion loan in July 2022 to General Motors for battery manufacturing facilities in Ohio, Tennessee, and Michigan. Honda and LG Energy Solution announced a $4.4 Hyundai announced a $5.5

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 25, 2015

4-cylinder engine mated to a two-motor drive unit slightly modified from the 2016 Chevrolet Volt drive unit powers the Malibu Hybrid. The Malibu Hybrid will be manufactured in Kansas City, Kansas, at the Fairfax Assembly plant from globally sourced parts. engine with start/stop. An all-new direct-injection 1.8L

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 1, 2017

The Urban Air Initiative (UAI), the Energy Future Coalition and the states of Kansas and Nebraska have petitioned the US Environmental Protection Agency to correct what they call the agency’s flawed models that limit the use of higher blends of ethanol. —Steven Vander Griend.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 28, 2009

Kansas City Power & Light (KCP&L). The Smith Newton electric truck is powered by lithium-ion batteries from Valence Technology and a 120 kW induction motor for a range of more than 100 miles on a single charge. Smith Electric Vehicles US, a Delaware corporation headquartered in Kansas City, Mo., Coca-Cola Enterprises.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 3, 2013

Ford Motor Company is expanding its 3-Wet paint ( earlier post ) capacity by 50% this year, adding the more environmentally friendly process to four more plants on three continents. Kansas City Assembly Plant, Claycomo, Mo. Jiangling Motors Co. The actions will reduce CO 2 emissions by an estimated 15-25% at those facilities.

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Teslarati

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

The statement comes after Ford avoided escalated strikes by meeting some UAW demands last week, just as parts workers walked out of 38 Stellantis and General Motors (GM) distribution centers on Friday.

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Teslarati

JUNE 2, 2022

Ford Motor Company announced today it would invest $3.7 Missouri: $95 million investment and 1,100 union jobs for a third shift at Kansas City Assembly Plant to increase production of the Transit, America’s best-selling commercial van, and the all-new E-Transit electric van. Ford announced that a portion of the $3.7

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Teslarati

FEBRUARY 8, 2022

Ford Motor Company announced today that it has successfully started shipping its brand new all-electric E-Transit van to customers, working to fulfill the over 10,000 orders the automaker has to for the vehicle. Ford has received orders for the E-Transit all over the U.S.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 5, 2015

Ford Motor Company sales rose 5% in total US sales in April with 222,498 vehicles sold. Kansas City Assembly, the second assembly plant building the popular new F-150, continues to ramp up production through the second quarter. Retail sales grew 7%, while fleet sales were up 1%—the company’s best April retail sales in nine years.

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Teslarati

JUNE 5, 2022

The investment will generate 1,100 union jobs for a third shift at Kansas City Assembly Plant. This announcement is a testament to UAW members who contribute their skill, experience and knowledge to the success of Ford Motor Company,” said UAW President Ray Curry. “We Missouri: In Missouri, Ford plans to make a $95 million investment.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 10, 2009

Ford Motor Company has produced its 100,000th hybrid SUV and used the milestone to restate its commitment to ramping up production of hybrid vehicles this year. The Kansas City Assembly Plant, which employs 4,100 people, has been the hub for Ford’s hybrid SUV production since 2004.

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The Truth About Cars

SEPTEMBER 18, 2023

GM likewise dumped an estimated 2,000 workers in Kansas adding that their factory likely would be shut down this week due to a lack of parts stemming from the strike at its Missouri plant. General Motors CEO Mary Barra has said her own pay is based largely on performance, which the union head has used as ammunition against the industry. “To

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Baua Electric

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

Part snowboard and part snowmobile/e-skateboard/scooter, the Cyrusher Ripple mounts a jagged 3kW hub motor-wheel in a rear hole on a snowboard and puts the battery in a backpack that the rider must wear. Another idea is to make the integrated battery/motor removable and have paddles off the sides like a paddle boat.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 16, 2012

gasoline intended for use in E15, ethanol intended for use in E15, or final E15 blend) is only introduced into commerce for use in MY2001 and newer light duty motor vehicle. ”. Some states, including Iowa, Illinois, and Kansas, are prepared to welcome E15 and drivers in those states will be among the first to see E15 at the pump.

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