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  • Report: Ford to build battery packs in Ypsilanti, MI

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    Ford Focus EV

    At the Detroit Auto Show in January, Ford announced that it would bring production of battery packs for its hybrid and plug-in vehicles in-house by 2012, in time for the launch of its next-generation models. At the time, Ford would only say that the production facility would be somewhere in southeast Michigan without giving specifics.

    According to The Detroit News, it now appears that the packs will be produced at the site of the defunct Rawsonville plant in Ypsilanti, MI. The facility had previously manufactured a variety of components, including alternators, fuel pumps, injectors and wiper motors. Rawsonville had been included in the Visteon spin-off in 2000, but was later re-absorbed into Ford as part of Automotive Components Holdings when Visteon was struggling to avoid bankruptcy. Ford tried and failed to sell the facility. and it has been closed for several years. In recent weeks demolition work has been ongoing at the site, perhaps in preparation for new construction. (Wrong plant, the Rawsonville plant is a couple of miles away from another ACH plant being demolished.)

    Ford’s battery packs are currently assembled by Delphi using cells from Sanyo. the automaker will continue to source cells from suppliers while building the packs and battery management systems itself.

    When Ford made its original announcement in January, it said the combination of battery and hybrid vehicle production could create 1,000 new jobs in the area. That would certainly be welcome news to the region, which has been particularly hard-hit by the current recession. A Ford spokesperson declined to comment on the plant location, except to say that an announcement would be forthcoming.

    [Source: The Detroit News]

    Report: Ford to build battery packs in Ypsilanti, MI originally appeared on Autoblog on Sat, 10 Apr 2010 10:34:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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  • Meet Poland’s New President: The Anti-Russian, Former Anti-Communist Bronislaw Komorowski

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    Following the tragic death of Polish President Lech Kaczynski in a plane crash, the country has named Bronislaw Komorowski as its new President on an interim basis.

    Elections were to be held later this year, but are now being sped up, and will be held in the next 2.5 months.

    Komorowski is the favorite (though he may end up running against Kaczynski’s twin brother, who is also in politics.

    As ou can see, he’s an identical twin.

    jaroslaw kaczynskiAlthough there’s no evidence of foul play, let’s state the obvious: Everyone is going to blame Vladimir Putin, even if there’s no merit, and the fact that Putin is being put in charge of the investigation isn’t going to help dispel that.

    The fact that Kaczynski was only in Russia commemorating the slaughter of Polish at the hands of the Russian Secret Police in WWII is only going to exacerbate this feeling.

    Komorowski’s anti-Russian stance should play very well in teh electorate.

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  • Nintendo Weekend Warrior – a load of games, a new handheld, and another remark from Reggie

    Another week, another haul of news and updates coming for the Wii and DS. Let’s start with another bit from Reggie Fils-Aime, who drops another line against the competition this time, he aims his sniping remarks

  • SC-03: Massey Endorses Duncan

    04.09.10 04:42 PM posted by JeffDuncan

    I am proud and honored to have recently received the endorsement from my dear friend and fellow conservative, state Senator Shane Massey.

    The following is a statement from Senator Shane Massey:

    <blockquote>“When I decided last year to run for Congress, I did so, in large part, out of a frustration with what America has become. I am deeply concerned about irresponsible borrowing and spending, excessive government involvement in private affairs, and an elitist, out-of-touch Congress that seems to care very little about what the average American wants.”

    “Although I am no longer a candidate for Congress, my concern about the direction of this country has not changed. But correcting that course will not be easy. It will require strong and consistent conservative leaders who will fight to shake up the Washington establishment with commons sense solutions.”

    “We are fortunate in this congressional race to have several decent and well-qualified candidates. I’ve gotten to know them all over the past year, and I consider them all friends. But I get to vote for just one, and I intend to vote for Rep. Jeff Duncan.”

    “With Jeff, what you see is what you get. He talks frequently of his commitment to end the borrowing and spending binge in Washington and his determination to protect the values South Carolinians hold dear. And that’s not just campaign rhetoric. Jeff has been a consistent conservative during his service in the S.C. House of Representatives. He’s been endorsed by the fiscally conservative National Club for Growth. In fact, Jeff is one of just eleven candidates in the nation along with Sen. Jim DeMint to receive that endorsement.” read more &raquo;

    http://www.conservativeoutpost.com/s…ndorses_duncan

  • Republicans In The Senate Have Work Cut Out.

    04.10.10 03:46 AM posted by Skip MacLure

    Senate Republicans, present us with a unified party message prepared to lead… and you’ll have to prove yourselves out here in Patriotville. You’ll have to be ready to fight for every inch of political ground and not give an inch to the opposition. It is time to present a unified party.

    Tell the local and national parties that we will not tolerate RINOs any longer… no more Lindsey Graham or John McCain sell outs. Tell the Susan Collins and Olympia Snowes that we won’t tolerate what you did to our party, or what you did to the country in your political arrogance.

    The Message: We have to control the message. All too often the conservative point of view has been white noise against the clamor of main stream statist media. That’s changed, the conservative internet is getting the message out quickly and countering the leftist agitprop, so it’s a lot tougher for them to establish control over a subject and own it before we get to the party. The left will lie, fake or invent… we can only answer with truth and principle. Conservative principles always work when they’re followed.

    That’s another part of the equation for Republican Senators, they have to be prepared to engage the left at a moment’s notice to ensure that the story doesn’t get buried and to counter the leftist lies. That’s how the left has operated for decades. We Conservatives let them take the message from us. We’ll have to take a page or two from their book. We can leave the stuff on lying, cheating and fraud behind. read more &raquo;

    http://www.conservativeoutpost.com/r…e_work_cut_out

  • China On A “Treadmill To Hell,” Says Chanos

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    Jim Chanos is sticking with his prediction that China will begin to unravel by later this year.

    Shiyin Chen, Bloomberg:

    China’s property market is a bubble that may burst by as early as this year, according to hedge fund manager James Chanos.

    The world’s third-biggest economy may need to keep up the pace of property investment because up to 60 percent of its gross domestic product relies on construction, said Chanos. The bubble may begin to “run its course” in late-2010 or 2011, he said in an interview on “The Charlie Rose Show” that will air on PBS and Bloomberg TV.

    Keep reading at Bloomberg >

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  • Starcraft 2 Beta Patch 8 notes and change logs

    Starcraft 2 Patch 8 release notes and change logs

    Two members of the Unholy Trinity gets the nerf bat, The Roach (again) and the Marauder. This beta patch mainly promotes Terrans to explore mech builds and […]

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