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Ford to Embed Apple Maps in 2027 UEV Platform

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Ford’s Universal Electric Vehicle Platform will launch in 2027 with an affordable $30,000 midsize electric pickup, and will share components across models to streamline production. Apple Maps will be embedded directly into Ford’s in-car system via MapKit for Automotive, providing navigation, real-time traffic, EV routing with battery preconditioning, and place search without requiring a linked iPhone, with CarPlay remaining available. The integration will feed data into Ford’s Latitude AI to improve the next generation of BlueCruise hands-free driving, using road-level data from Apple Maps to better handle on-ramps, off-ramps, and interchanges, with Level 2 autonomy at launch and Level 3 planned for 2028. Ford will continue to support Android Auto and Apple CarPlay alongside Apple Maps, and Apple’s data is expected to influence updates across Ford’s software stack rather than replace it. The announcement signals a broad Apple automotive navigation push and could expand MapKit for Automotive to other automakers in the future. Ford’s strategy emphasizes accessible, tech-forward EVs at mainstream-friendly prices.

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Commercial and industrial PV systems increasingly rely on integrated solar-plus-storage to maintain power during grid outages, since grid-tied inverters cannot island and continue supplying critical loads. These systems come in DC-coupled configurations with a single hybrid inverter and AC-coupled configurations that add a separate battery inverter, both operable under manual or EMS-controlled management to supply independent, flexible energy when needed.

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Brookfield to acquire Aypa Power, expanding North American battery storage

Brookfield to acquire Aypa Power for about $7 billion enterprise value (roughly $3 billion equity), adding North America’s leading standalone battery storage platform with ~6.5 GW of operating/contracted capacity and a development pipeline exceeding 20 GW. The deal covers Aypa’s project portfolio, development platform and ~200-person team, strengthening Brookfield’s North American energy storage footprint and aligning with its global transition strategy through long-term contracted cash flows.

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“New Ford EVs Will Have Built-In Apple Maps, No iPhone Needed”

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ACME Solar Signs 300 MW SECI PPA

ACME Solar, through ACME Renewtech Fifth, signed a 25-year SECI PPA for a 300 MW ISTS-connected wind-solar hybrid project at tariffs around ₹3.25 per kWh, expanding its contracted portfolio to 6,870 MW of an 8,070 MW total. The company also pursuing solar-plus-storage deals, including a 1,200 MWh FDRE project at ₹6.28 per unit and a 200 MW solar project with 100 MWh BESS, contributing to an overall roughly 8.1 GW portfolio with multiple PPAs and storage integrations slated to start around 2027–2028.

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