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DEARBORN, MI – U.S. Congresswoman Debbie Dingell (MI-12) today applauded Ford Motor Company’s announcement that it will deploy a Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE) Level 4 capable vehicle, which will be available to ride-hailing and ride-sharing fleets by 2021.
DEARBORN, MI – U.S. Congresswoman Debbie Dingell (MI-12) today announced that Ford Motor Company will receive funding from the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) as part of an initiative to advance fuel cell and hydrogen technologies. DOE is awarding approximately $6 million in total funding to Ford Motor Company in Dearborn and Los Alamos National Laboratory in New Mexico for projects that will support research and development advancements that will reduce our nation’s dependence on foreign oil and cut harmful carbon emissions.
DEARBORN, MI – Congresswoman Debbie Dingell (MI-12) today announced that the University of Michigan will receive a $1,250,000 research grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) to improve performance of engines that burn fuel in combustion processes and power the electrical grid, while reducing greenhouse emissions.
DEARBORN, MI – U.S. Congresswoman Debbie Dingell (MI-12) released the following statement after Volkswagen agreed to pay up to $10 billion to U.S. vehicle owners and $4.7 billion in environmental reparations after cheating emissions tests.
ANN ARBOR, MI – Today, U.S. Congresswoman Debbie Dingell (MI-12) convened a summit of regional leaders in business, manufacturing and academia to discuss policies that Congress should consider to support innovation across the country and ensure that the United States stays at the forefront of innovation and technology in the world. Dingell was joined by U.S.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Representatives Debbie Dingell (D-MI), Joe Barton (R-TX), Ted Lieu (D-CA), and Joe Wilson (R-SC) today announced the formation of the bipartisan House Smart Transportation Caucus dedicated to advancing new innovation in connected and autonomous vehicles.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Congresswoman Debbie Dingell (MI-12) released the following statement today after meeting with members of United Steelworkers District 2, which represents 235 Locals and more than 80,000 active and retired Steelworkers in Michigan and Wisconsin, to discuss the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) and its impact on American manufacturing and workers.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Congresswoman Debbie Dingell (MI-12) observed this afternoon that the significant investments announced today by Ford and FCA reinforce that Michigan is leading in the development of vehicle technologies worldwide. Ford will invest a total of $1.4 billion in its Livonia Transmission Plant, creating or retaining 500 hourly jobs. FCA will invest $74.7 million in its Trenton Engine Complex, retaining 245 jobs.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congresswoman Debbie Dingell (MI-12) released the following statement today on Ford’s announcement that it will transform its more than 60-year-old Dearborn facilities into a modern, green and high-tech campus to foster innovation and help drive the company’s transition to an auto and a mobility company.
DEARBORN, MI – Congresswoman Debbie Dingell (MI-12) released the following statement on Ford’s announcement that it will invest $1.6 billion in a new plant in San Luis Potosi, Mexico.