ANN ARBOR - What is Toyota's Research Institute south of Ann Arbor developing to power the next generation of vehicles? Todd Remtema, Group Manager of Powertrain Calibration & Evaluation at Toyota Motor North America Research and Development, provides details on MITech TV with Matt and Mike. More at TRI https://youtu.be/aLk4kZP021s
DETROIT - Interest in electric vehicles is at an all-time high, with sales of new EVs up 55% in 2022 compared with the year prior. But there are still a lot of gas cars on the roads today, and it’s likely there will be for a long time. A burgeoning industry is breathing new life, and
DEARBORN - Ford Motor Company is attempting to make more waves in the electric vehicle (EV) space. The company’s CEO, Jim Farley, and Chief Officer of EVs and Digital Systems, Doug Field, recently teased out some details of the company’s newest car — a battery-electric SUV with three rows of seating — during presentations at Ford Investor Day. Among
WASHINGTON DC - The International Energy Agency estimates that global demand for oil is set to peak at the end of the decade before going into decline. The agency expects total demand will grow about 6% from 2022 to 2028, but that there are a number of things driving demand down. One is that demand for oil for transportation is
TOKYO - Toyota Motor will receive a roughly $853 million (120 billion yen) subsidy from the Japanese government to expand the production of electric vehicle batteries, in a bid to boost domestic output and become less dependent on Chinese-related supply chains, according to Nikkei. The monetary aid comes as Japanese companies – led by Tesla supplier Panasonic
NEW YORK - The head of the United Nations launched a tirade against fossil fuel companies Thursday, accusing them of betraying future generations and undermining efforts to phase out a product he called “incompatible with human survival.” Secretary-General António Guterres also dismissed suggestions by some oil executives — including the man tapped to chair this
TOKYO - Toyota, renowned as the world’s largest car company, has often been perceived as an anti-EV automaker due to its cautious approach and reluctance to embrace the EV revolution. Toyota maintained its course to focus on alternative options or rather specifically saying hydrogen path for its automobility future. Instead of succumbing to the hype surrounding
LANSING - The Michigan Public Service Commission approved nearly $50 million in state funds for low-carbon energy infrastructure enhancement and development projects across the state, supporting projects including grid-scale energy storage, community solar, electric vehicle infrastructure, renewable natural gas and expansion of natural gas to areas now reliant on propane. Gov. Gretchen Whitmer and the
DETROIT — General Motors follow crosstown rival Ford Motor in partnering with Tesla to use the electric vehicle leader’s North American charging network and technologies. Under the deal, GM vehicles will be able to access 12,000 of Tesla’s fast chargers using an adapter and the Detroit automaker’s EV charging app, starting next year. GM, like Ford, will also
NOVI – On MITech TV June 5, we spoke with Ashley Simpson, ITC Director of Safety, Corporate Security and Emergency Preparedness. As an electrical engineer, Ashley worked at a nuclear plant and saw first-hand the risks associated with jobs in the energy sector. She leans on her previous experience to help shape ITC’s approach to
