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OCTOBER 26, 2022
Magna is investing more than $500 million to expand its operations in three different locations in Southeast Michigan. Magna has 32 facilities and more than 10,000 employees throughout Michigan. The company is expanding its facility in St. Approximately 490 jobs are planned at full production.
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FEBRUARY 14, 2023
This all-new battery production facility in Michigan will add approximately 35 gigawatt hours per year of new battery capacity for Ford in the US initially—capable of powering approximately 400,000 future Ford EVs. Ford will invest $3.5 Ford has reached a new agreement with Contemporary Amperex Technology Co., With this $3.5-billion
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Green Car Congress
APRIL 29, 2022
Michigan State University officially has deployed its full-size autonomous electric bus ( earlier post ) and is accepting passengers on the 2.5-mile mile campus route. The autonomous bus is one of the largest of its kind to be deployed on US roadways to date. from the MSU Commuter Lot (#89) at the intersection of Farm Lane and Mt.
Green Car Congress
AUGUST 7, 2022
Michigan will enable four new mobility services to help address challenges across the state related to sustainable transit, roadway safety, parking and staffing shortages in the service industry. In partnership with key universities, four companies—Bluecity, GEKOT Inc., Bluecity ($100,000).
Green Car Congress
SEPTEMBER 25, 2021
The Ford Pro all-electric police pilot vehicle based on the 2021 Mustang Mach-E SUV has become the first all-electric vehicle to pass the rigorous Michigan State Police 2022 model year evaluation. Ford Pro submitted the all-electric police pilot vehicle for testing in the Michigan State Police 2022 model year evaluation 18-20 September.
Green Car Congress
OCTOBER 6, 2022
Our Next Energy (ONE), a Michigan-based energy storage technology company focusing on lithium iron phosphate chemistries ( earlier post ), will invest $1.6 billion in a new battery cell manufacturing plant, called ONE Circle, in Van Buren Township, Michigan. ONE’s inclusive workforce development program will begin in 2024.
Green Car Congress
MARCH 23, 2022
LGES’ expansion will quintuple the plant’s capacity to help produce battery components into the future as Michigan’s electric vehicle industry grows. The two companies have a longstanding relationship, and GM acted as a key partner in bringing LG to Michigan in 2010. LG Energy Solution (LGES) is investing $1.7 million; and.
Green Car Congress
SEPTEMBER 18, 2021
To demonstrate that a vehicle with an electric powertrain can deliver strong performance and stand up to demanding police duty cycles, the company is submitting an all-electric police pilot vehicle based on the 2021 Mustang Mach-E SUV for testing as part of the Michigan State Police 2022 Model Year Police Evaluation on 18 and 20 September.
Green Car Congress
OCTOBER 6, 2022
billion to build a battery component plant in Big Rapids, Michigan. Gotion will invest some $2.36 Volkswagen is Gotion’s largest single investor. Earlier post.).
Green Car Congress
AUGUST 11, 2020
Drivers of electric vehicles will have more locations to recharge their vehicle’s batteries as they travel across Michigan through $1.7 million ($1,683,297.84) in grants announced by the Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy (EGLE) for direct current fast chargers (DCFC) along well-traveled routes.
Green Car Reports
FEBRUARY 10, 2023
Ford is reportedly partnering with the world’s largest supplier of EV battery cells, China’s CATL, for a plant in Michigan that will produce them for upcoming Ford electric vehicles, according to Friday afternoon reports from the Detroit News and Bloomberg. Outside of Ford’s $11.4
Green Car Congress
MAY 29, 2021
In a perspective piece in the journal Joule , researchers at the University of Michigan lay out the main questions facing lithium-metal, solid-state batteries. To develop the questions, they worked in close collaboration with leaders in the auto industry.
Green Car Congress
MARCH 23, 2022
The talent base, existing automotive supply chain infrastructure, available state and local support and available incentives, and proximity to customers at the heart of the automotive industry, helped to differentiate Michigan from competing regions for this first foothold for Graphex in the US.
Green Car Congress
NOVEMBER 5, 2021
Michigan utility Consumers Energy is committing to powering 1 million electric vehicles by 2030. Today, there are about 30,000 registered EVs in Michigan, but electric vehicle sales have been growing by 20% annually. The goal would support the auto industry’s goal to have electric vehicles be 50% of new sales by 2030.
Green Car Reports
NOVEMBER 11, 2022
Bollinger Motors will source battery packs for its commercial EVs from Michigan-based startup Our Next Energy (ONE), Bollinger announced Thursday in a press release.
Green Car Congress
JANUARY 19, 2019
Michigan and DOE will also work to develop emerging hydrogen infrastructure technologies and grow the domestic supply chain. Through this MOU, MEDC will leverage capabilities at DOE’s national laboratories to enhance analysis and data collection to guide future R&D.
Green Car Congress
NOVEMBER 9, 2021
Michigan State University introduced an electric autonomous bus that will serve students, staff and faculty beginning early 2022 as part of the campus’ smart mobility ecosystem. A $100,000-grant through the Michigan Office of Mobility and Electrification, which was awarded to ADASTEC, helped make this collaboration possible.
Green Car Congress
OCTOBER 31, 2022
The Responsible Battery Coalition, in partnership with the University of Michigan Center for Sustainable Systems, launched a comprehensive research project to compare the total cost of ownership of gas and electric vehicles (EVs). Gregory Keoleian, Director of the Center for Sustainable Systems at the University of Michigan.
Green Car Reports
NOVEMBER 11, 2022
Bollinger Motors will source battery packs for its commercial EVs from Michigan-based startup Our Next Energy (ONE), Bollinger announced Thursday in a press release.
Green Car Reports
JANUARY 24, 2022
billion at two Michigan sites for EV assembly and battery production, Automotive News (subscription required) reported Friday. The investment includes a new battery plant in Lansing, Michigan, that would be part of the Ultium Cells LLC joint venture with battery supplier LG Energy Solution, according to the.
Green Car Reports
SEPTEMBER 27, 2021
Over the past decade, Michigan, the traditional home of the U.S. Last week, Michigan Governor Gretchen Witmer introduced two projects that could go a long way to turn that impression around: one involving.
Green Car Congress
AUGUST 14, 2020
Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer announced an initiative to develop a first-of-its-kind corridor for connected and autonomous vehicles (CAV) designed to improve transportation for communities in Southeast Michigan. The announcement took place in front of Michigan Central Station which Ford purchased in 2018.
Electrek
FEBRUARY 13, 2023
The Dearborn company is tapping China’s CATL first for Chinese LFP batteries and then technology licensing for the previously rumored factory Ford plans to build in Michigan. Michigan LFP battery factory with China’s CATL in 2026 appeared first on Electrek. more… The post Ford announces $3.5B
Green Car Reports
JUNE 7, 2022
a Michigan Senator bragged about driving an expensive electric car to Washington, D.C., According to the reporting from Fox News, one of the most popular news organizations in the U.S., while avoiding gas stations amid historic prices. In remarks made Tuesday alongside testimony from Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen, Senator Debbie.
Green Car Reports
MAY 9, 2022
The companies announced Monday that Roush will assemble Bollinger’s lineup of Class 3 through Class 6 electric trucks at a scalable facility in Livonia, Michigan. Bollinger Motors’ lineup of commercial electric trucks has a contract manufacturer: Roush Industries.
CleanTechnica EVs
FEBRUARY 11, 2023
battery factory in Michigan where CATL will manufacture LFP batteries, Ford may announce as early as next week that it will build a new $3.5
Green Car Congress
SEPTEMBER 13, 2019
In Michigan, Ann Arbor and Roseville public schools have selected the Thomas Built Buses Saf-T-Liner C2 Jouley electric school bus powered by Proterra electric vehicle technology ( earlier post ) and the Proterra 60kW charging system for a five-year pilot program, in partnership with DTE Energy and Hoekstra Transportation.
CleanTechnica EVs
OCTOBER 27, 2022
In a recent press release, one of Canada’s largest companies, Magna, announced it is investing more than $500 million to expand its operations in three different locations in Southeast Michigan. Magna plans to expand its facility in St.
Electrek
SEPTEMBER 24, 2021
Ford Mustang Mach-E, or rather the ‘Ford Pro all-electric police pilot vehicle’ based on the Mach-e, has passed the Michigan State Police test. more… The post Ford Mustang Mach-E passes Michigan State Police test appeared first on Electrek. It became the first all-electric vehicle to do so.
Green Car Congress
JANUARY 26, 2022
General Motors will invest more than $7 billion in four Michigan manufacturing sites, significantly increasing battery cell and electric truck manufacturing capacity. This is the single largest investment announcement in GM history. Orion Assembly will become GM’s third US assembly plant being transformed for production of Ultium-powered EVs.
Green Car Congress
MARCH 31, 2020
Ford Motor Company, in collaboration with GE Healthcare, will begin producing in Michigan the Airon pNeuton model A ventilator with the goal to produce 50,000 of the needed units within 100 days and up to 30,000 a month thereafter as needed.
Electrek
FEBRUARY 13, 2023
more… The post Magna to produce GM’s first Chevy Silverado EV battery enclosures in Michigan appeared first on Electrek.
CN EV Post
FEBRUARY 13, 2023
billion LFP battery plant in Michigan with CATL's technology appeared first on CnEVPost. CATL will provide technology and service support for the production of the LFP battery plant, while Ford will be responsible for cell and vehicle integration. The post Ford to build $3.5 For more articles, please visit CnEVPost.
Baua Electric
AUGUST 19, 2022
The post Michigan Ford dealership rethinks used-car commissions appeared first on Bauaelectric Auto News. O’Brien started adjusting the used-car pay plan after noticing that some gross sales reps had been promoting simply 5 or 6 automobiles a month but “by some means nonetheless killing.
Green Car Reports
JUNE 17, 2022
And Cadillac plans to make its Celestiq electric flagship in Michigan—by hand. General Motors is making sure the 2022 Chevrolet Bolt EV is priced at least as low as incoming 2023 versions. A startup claims it can boost the BMW iX to 600 miles of range. This and more, here at Green Car Reports.
Teslarati
JANUARY 25, 2022
Today, General Motors made its $7 billion plan to expand electric vehicle and EV parts manufacturing in Michigan official. billion to develop new facilities in Michigan and contribute 4,000 new jobs while retaining an additional 1,000. “Michigan will be the recognized hub and leader of innovation in the U.S.
CN EV Post
OCTOBER 8, 2022
It's the largest economic development project ever in northern Michigan and will shore up the state's position as a global hub for mobility and electrification, said Michigan's governor. billion battery materials plant in Michigan appeared first on CnEVPost. The post Gotion to build $2.36
Baua Electric
JULY 5, 2022
The project’s existence came to light Friday following Michigan lawmakers’ approval of a $77 billion budget that included $1 billion in earmarks. The post Michigan allocates $130 million for new EV training center appeared first on Bauaelectric Auto News. The largest appropriation – $130 million – was.
Green Car Congress
JANUARY 4, 2023
Most of the planned projects in the United States are concentrated along a north-south band from Michigan to Alabama. Based on current plans, Kentucky, Tennessee, Georgia, and Michigan will see the highest growth in battery manufacturing capacity.
Baua Electric
JUNE 30, 2022
million to rework its Trenton Engine Complex in Michigan. million to retool Michigan engine plant appeared first on Bauaelectric Auto News. Stellantis is investing $24.7 The automaker says the site’s south plant will be retooled to a be flexible engine line capable. The post Stellantis invests $24.7
Teslarati
MAY 23, 2022
The Tesla Cybertruck made its most recent public appearance this past weekend at the Michigan Formula SAE competition at Michigan International Speedway in Brooklyn, Michigan. The 2022 Formula SAE competition at Michigan took place from the 18 to the 21 of May.
Teslarati
JANUARY 21, 2022
billion to develop two facilities in Michigan responsible for electric vehicle and EV battery production, a new report from Detroit News says. The two new plants will produce 4,000 new jobs in Michigan. On Tuesday, GM is expected to announce the massive investment at an event in Lansing, Michigan. I’d love to hear from you!
Green Car Congress
SEPTEMBER 10, 2019
General Motors partnered with the University of Michigan Transportation Research Institute to understand the real-world effectiveness of some of its available active safety, driver assistance, and advanced headlighting features that may prevent or mitigate different types of crashes.
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