Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 15, 2010

Ford Motor Company has named the first markets that will sell the Focus Electric, Ford’s all-electric passenger car: Atlanta; Austin and Houston, Texas; Boston; Chicago; Denver; Detroit; Los Angeles; San Francisco; San Diego; New York; Orlando, Fla.; The Focus Electric’s motor will be powered by a 23 kWh lithium-ion battery.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 3, 2010

Ford Motor Company and Azure Dynamics Corporation have signed a collaborative agreement to begin delivering a pure battery electric version of the Ford Transit Connect van to customers in Europe beginning in late summer 2011. Repair works under the Ford warranty will be provided by Ford dealers.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 7, 2009

Michigan Governor Jennifer M. Allows the Michigan Economic Growth Authority (MEGA) to approve up to $300 million of the total $555 million in incentives for the construction of battery-cell manufacturing facilities. Tags: Batteries. Those incentives, which included tax credits to help produce the battery for GM’s Chevy Volt.

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APRIL 14, 2009

The Michigan Economic Growth Authority (MEGA) Board awarded $543.5 Today marks a defining moment for Michigan's future as we see a new industry begin to take root and grow new jobs. Michigan Governor Jennifer M. The Michigan Economic Growth Authority (MEGA) board approved a state tax credit valued at $48.5

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Revenge of the Electric Car

JANUARY 5, 2010

Ford is starting EV trials in Germany. For more details, follow the link … Ford Plans to Start Electric-Car Tests in Germany Next Month. “Ford Motor Co. The drivers will include researchers and customers selected by Ford, Dudenhoeffer said today in a telephone interview. Ford, the first U.S.

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MAY 6, 2009

Ford Motor Company is investing $550 million to transform its Michigan Assembly Plant into a flexible manufacturing complex that will build Ford’s next-generation Focus global small car along with a new battery-electric version of the Focus for the North American market. Mark Fields, Ford president of The Americas.

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MARCH 12, 2010

Michigan-based electric powertrain company ALTe LLC ( earlier post ) revealed its demonstrator Ford F-150 range-extended electric vehicle conversion at the 2010 National Truck Equipment Association (NTEA) Work Truck Show and Green Truck Summit. V8 Ford powertrain originally installed in the vehicle. Click to enlarge.

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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. Tags: Heavy-duty Hybrids Hydraulic Hybrid. Eaton Corp.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 2, 2010

The US Department of Energy (DOE) will award two consortia—one led by the University of Michigan and one led by the West Virginia University—a total of $25 million over the next five years under the US-China Clean Energy Research Center (CERC). Tags: Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) China Electric (Battery).

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SEPTEMBER 20, 2010

Magna E-Car Systems, a newly formed joint venture between Magna International and the Stronach Trust, announced the grand opening of a new hybrid- and electric-vehicle system development center and state-of-the-art battery/materials testing facility in Auburn Hills, Michigan. Tags: Brief.

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OCTOBER 28, 2009

Engineering for the DOE-funded products and systems will be performed at the company’s advanced engineering center in Michigan, which employs more than 300 scientists and other employees, and manufactured at Tenneco facilities in Michigan, Indiana and Nebraska, which employ more than 1,500 workers. billion for Ford Motor Company; $1.6

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 26, 2009

A Bloomfield, Michigan startup is developing light- and medium-duty series plug-in hybrid electric vehicle powertrain systems—initially as conversions, but ultimately extending to an OEM basis. Tags: Conversions Hybrids Plug-ins. Source: ALTe. Click to enlarge.

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SEPTEMBER 22, 2009

This work will be conducted at Fisker’s Pontiac, Michigan office with support from its headquarters in Irvine, California. billion for Ford Motor Company; $1.6 and $465 million to Tesla Motors. Tags: Hybrids Plug-ins Policy. In the first stage of the program, Fisker Automotive will use a $169.3 Earlier post.)

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Green Car Congress

MAY 4, 2009

Michigan Technological University (Houghton, Michigan) has been selected for negotiation of an award for a project to develop experimentally validated Diesel Particulate Filter and Selective Catalytic Reduction (SCR) models that support future vehicle On-Board Diagnostics and advanced control systems.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 29, 2009

Not since President Franklin Roosevelt considered taking control of Ford Motor Co. in 1943 from a failing Henry Ford has the federal government pushed for such sway in the management of Detroit’s automakers. Tags: Brief. GM is not commenting on the reports. No successor has been named yet.

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JANUARY 11, 2010

The next-generation Ford Focus 5-door hatchback, revealed at the 2010 North American International Auto Show. Ford unveiled its strategically important next-generation Ford Focus in both four-door sedan and five-door hatchback styles at the 2010 North American International Auto Show (NAIAS) in Detroit. Click to enlarge.

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Green Cars News

OCTOBER 22, 2009

With its hybrid cars enjoying a surge in popularity, the Ford Motor Company is anxious to accelerate their development and has turned to the University of Michigan to help it fulfil its goals. Together with the University of Michigan, Ford hopes to find solutions for both fuel economy and drivability.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 22, 2010

Azure Dynamics Corporation, which partners with Ford commercial truck dealerships across North America to market its hybrid technology to fleet operators, reports sales of 16 additional Balance Hybrid Electric vans and buses. Morgan Olson will produce the bodies for these buses which were sold through Santa Margarita Ford, in California.

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Green Cars News

MAY 6, 2009

Ford Motor Company today announced that it is investing $550 million to transform its Michigan Assembly Plant into a green manufacturing complex that will build Ford’s next-generation Focus global small car along with a new battery-electric version of the Focus for the North American market.

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Green Cars News

OCTOBER 31, 2009

In a surprising decision, Ford Motor Company and Smith Electric Vehicles US have agreed to terminate the development project of an electric car-derived van that would have been based on the Transit Connect. However, Tanfield will remain as Ford of Europe’s official collaborator on commercial electric vehicles.

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SEPTEMBER 19, 2009

billion to Ford Motor Company to transform factories across Illinois, Kentucky, Michigan, Missouri, and Ohio to produce more fuel efficient models. The loan for Ford Motor Company is the first to be finalized since the program was appropriated in the fall of 2008. Tags: Brief. Earlier post.).

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Green Cars News

JULY 22, 2009

According to Michigan’s Transportation Research Institute, both the unemployment rate and the cost of petrol influenced buyers’ decisions with regards to the fuel economy of their vehicles. The average fuel economy of new light duty vehicles bought in the USA leapt from October 2007 to April 2009 from 20.2mpg to 21.3mpg.

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Green Cars News

APRIL 16, 2009

Investment in advanced battery companies continues in the USA where the Michigan Economic Growth Authority (MEGA) has awarded $543.5million in tax credits to four companies with plans to invest more than $1.7billion in lithium-ion manufacturing facilities across the state.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 22, 2009

Buses will be powered by an Azure Dynamics hybrid system of Michigan. Thunder Bay Transportation Authority – TBTA, Michigan: $2,590,000. Flint Mass Transportation Authority, Michigan: $2,200,000. CNG-Hybrid Buses: Purchase CNG-Hybrid buses to replace Ford Diesel vehicles in the ART fleet. Palm Tran, Florida: $320,000.

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Green Cars News

SEPTEMBER 22, 2009

This work will be carried out at Fisker’s Pontiac, Michigan, office, with the final assembly of the Karma then completed overseas with the vehicle destined for showrooms in 2010. Tags: Green cars Hybrid cars Latest news. Fisker hopes to make 75,000-100,000 of these plug-in vehicles a year beginning in late 2012.

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AUGUST 5, 2009

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. General Motors Corporation.

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Green Cars News

SEPTEMBER 22, 2009

Ford has teamed up with “The Jay Leno Show” in the United States to provide an all-new battery electric version of the Ford Focus ST five-door for celebrities to drive in the programme’s regular “Green Car Challenge&# segment. To help optimise performance, Ford created a similar track at their proving ground in Michigan.

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Green Cars News

AUGUST 11, 2009

So will his billions rejuvenate the American auto industry and put it back on top of the motoring world as it enters a new era? The economic stimulus funds have been doled out to programmes in 20 US states, but Michigan, the traditional home of motoring, is the key beneficiary. Who will benefit? Faye Sunderland.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 7, 2010

Michigan Governor Jennifer M. Granholm announced that LG Chem will establish a new electrolyte production plant in Holland in West Michigan, expanding the state’s battery supply chain. million to support its Michigan operations. Tags: Brief.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 22, 2009

based Tesla Motors Inc. In the 1990s, Waters led development of the battery pack for General Motors Corp.s Both Ford Motor Co. and Nissan Motor Co. -based Fisker plans to produce just 15,000 plug-in hybrids a year, starting later this year, with pricing to start at $87,900. Meanwhile, the San Carlos, Calif.-based

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 3, 2010

Ford Motor Company is upgrading the 6.7-liter Ford Motor Company is upgrading the 6.7-liter In an industry-first customer loyalty program, Ford will provide the power upgrades free of charge to all current owners of a 2011 Super Duty diesel pickup. Tags: Diesel Engines. Benefits of the new 6.7-liter

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Creative Greenius

JANUARY 19, 2009

Bird Cage Liners article this morning: Asking carmakers to comply with California’s rules would be tantamount to forcing a cancer patient to “finish chemo and then go run the Boston Marathon,&# General Motors Corp. spokesman Greg Martin said. “Right now, we’re just trying to make it through the current situation.&#.

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NOVEMBER 16, 2009

Other Delphi products highlighted in the SPE awards included: A plastic post-isolation for automotive HVAC blower motor on the Chevrolet Camaro that was a grand prize finalist and category winner in the Body Interior category. Over the past number of years, the plastic content in automobiles has gone up significantly for a variety of reasons.It’s

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 16, 2009

Chryslers first electric car, set to be introduced late next year around the same time as General Motors Chevrolet Volt, will be a sports car with a zero-to-60 time of under five seconds and a top speed of 120 miles per hour. Power will come from a 200 kilowatt, or 268 horsepower, electric motor. Tags: evdriven.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 21, 2009

Ford Escape PHEV-40 around 2012. Several after-market companies have done PHEV conversions of the Ford Escape hybrid and one has done a retrofit of the F-150 pickup -- see Where PHEVs Are and ICE-Conversions.) Mazda Ford Partner was reported to be developing Series PHEV based on Mazda 5 MPV platform. Establishing dealer network.

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APRIL 19, 2009

Fill er right up - with electricity, please Chrysler developing electric sports car for 2010 Fords fuel efficient future Featured Yahoos taskmaster Carol Bartz is shrewd, strong-minded, blunt, and disciplined. More Will the Motor City shakeup work? Tags: evdriven. 107.12% Rite Aid Corporation 0.66 40.40% Unisys Corporation 1.49

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 21, 2009

automakers such as Ford (Stock Quote: F ) and General Motors (Stock Quote: GM ). Tags: evdriven. The company’s F3DM model, which can travel up to 60 miles on its lithium ion battery alone, is a gas-electric hybrid which runs on electricity to 37 miles per hour, then switches to a gas engine when you accelerate beyond that.

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