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SkillFusion To Address EV Charger Reliability With Certified Skilled Workers

DETROIT — As the electric vehicle market surges, reliable charging infrastructure is more critical than ever. Enter  SkillFusion, a customer success platform for electric vehicle service equipment operations and maintenance providers. The new company launched Oct. 25. SkillFusion’s approach provides charger-agnostic skill enhancement and certification, creating a proprietary database of certified workers available to service

By |2023-10-31T15:49:38-04:00October 29th, 2023|Auto Tech, Entrepreneurs, Featured|
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Former Ford CEO Has Blunt Warning For Electric Vehicle Industry

DETROIT - The strike against Ford  may be over, but the company's electric vehicle woes are far from solved. The entire auto industry, grappling with steadily softening EV demand over cost and existential infrastructure challenges, is beginning to pull back its efforts to grow the sector. Tesla, of course, is dealing with falling sales figures and gross

By |2023-10-29T14:07:48-04:00October 29th, 2023|Auto Tech, Featured|
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Stellantis Announces Four Electrified Pickups For North America Including A Hydrogen-Powered Model

AUBURN HILLS - Stellantis is looking to grow its commercial vehicle business thanks to a new strategic offensive known as Pro One that includes four electrified pickups including one powered by hydrogen. The company noted they sell 1.6 million commercial vehicles annually and they’re important to the bottom line as they account for one-third of

By |2023-10-26T14:44:06-04:00October 23rd, 2023|Auto Tech, Science|
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Future Of $3.5 Billion Marshall Battery Plant Uncertain After Ford Pauses Project Amid UAW Strike

MARSHALL - In February 2023, Ford announced an ambitious project: a $3.5 billion factory on a 950-acre site near Marshall to produce batteries for its expanding line of electric vehicles. Now, that project has been put on hold, threatening roughly 2,500 new jobs, during the United Auto Workers strike against Ford. Now, that project has

By |2023-10-24T17:27:31-04:00October 23rd, 2023|Auto Tech, News|
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American Center For Mobility Enters EV Charging Partnership

YPSILANTI–The American Center for Mobility and the Charging Interface Initiative Inc. announced a new memorandum of understanding to cooperate on electric vehicle charging. The growth in EV production and adoption, along with the expanding number of charging stations from a variety of manufacturers, brings significant challenges, particularly around ensuring all platforms work seamlessly to provide drivers

By |2023-10-20T13:51:59-04:00October 19th, 2023|Auto Tech, ESD|
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Toyota Files Patent For Water-Cooled Hydrogen Combustion Engine

TOKYO - Toyota has filed a patent application for an engine that includes water injection valves to intake ports for the combustion chamber. CarBuzz discovered the patent at the United States Patent and Trademark Office. The patent explains that the water could either be injected as the intake valve is opening or as it's closing, meaning that

By |2023-10-07T11:01:38-04:00October 7th, 2023|Auto Tech, Science|
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Consumers Passing Up Electric Vehicles For Hybrids

NEW YORK - The latest and greatest of today’s automotive technology revolves around electric cars. With a wide selection of models ranging from compacts like the Tesla  Model 3 to large pickup trucks like the Ford  F-150 Lightning, there seems to be a model for everyone. According to Cox Automotive, the average price of a

By |2023-10-07T10:50:18-04:00October 7th, 2023|Auto Tech|
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American Battery Solutions Gets Battery Pack Deal With Bus Maker

LAKE ORION–American Battery Solutions announced yhat it has signed a multi-year contract with leading bus manufacturer NFI Group Inc. to supply custom battery packs that will provide clean power for NFI subsidiary New Flyer’s newest 35-, 40- and 60-foot battery-electric transit buses. NFI is now launching ABS batteries into bus production for customer deliveries starting in

By |2023-10-05T13:52:49-04:00October 5th, 2023|Auto Tech, ESD|
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LG To Supply EV Batteries To Toyota From Michigan Plant

PLANO, Texas–LG Energy Solution and Toyota Motor North America Inc. today announced that they have signed a supply agreement for lithium-ion battery modules to be used in Toyota battery electric vehicles that will be assembled in the United States. Under the contract, LG Energy Solution will supply automotive battery modules at an annual capacity of

By |2023-10-05T13:51:47-04:00October 5th, 2023|Auto Tech, ESD|
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Electric Jeep Wrangler: Expectations And Everything We Know So Far

TOLEDO - Automakers are pivoting towards a future less dependent on fossil fuels as concerns about climate change and sustainability surge. Long-standing companies such as Jeep are taking steps to re-engineer their most iconic models to fall in line with the shift toward electric vehicles. The historic SUV manufacturer is underway with executing a comprehensive

By |2023-09-25T09:56:44-04:00September 25th, 2023|Auto Tech, Clean Update|
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