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Teijin Limited announced that its Sereebo carbon fiber reinforced thermoplastic (CFRTP) has been selected by General Motors (GM) for use in select pickup box applications. Teijin has been developing leading-edge composite product technologies and applications since establishing the Teijin Composites Innovation Center in 2008.

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JULY 24, 2012

The University of Michigan Solar Car Team won the 2012 American Solar Challenge (ASC) with its car Quantum, snagging a fourth consecutive ASC title, and also breaking the record the team set in 2008. Major sponsors of the U-M Solar Car team include IMRA America, Michigan Engineering, Ford Motor and General Motors.

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JUNE 9, 2010

Nissan Motor Co. in 2013, but Toyota Motor Corp. General Motors Corp., Ford Motor Co. The test fleet is similar to one conducted by rival BMW AG in the past year with Mini Coopers that were outfitted with electric motors. Smart plans to start selling electric cars to the general public in 2012.

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JANUARY 12, 2010

and evaluated for end-use by Honeywell, General Motors and Boeing. UOP also earlier announced that Italian power company Industria e Innovazione selected the RTP technology for the development of a facility to convert biomass into pyrolysis oil for renewable power generation. The facility is projected to start up in 2012.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 16, 2009

General Motors Brazil will invest R$2 billion (US$1.033 billion) to launch a new Chevrolet line of vehicles and to expand its plant in Gravataí, Rio Grande do Sul. The two new models of Project Onyx are scheduled to reach the market from 2012. The investment is the largest made by the company in its 84 years in Brazil.

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Cars That Think

JULY 13, 2023

Goodenough was awarded the 2012 IEEE Medal for Environmental and Safety Technologies for discoveries that “paved the way for development of the rechargeable lithium-ion battery technology.” It later became the chemistry of choice for early electric cars including the 2008 Tesla Roadster. Stanley Whittingham.

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APRIL 27, 2009

General Motors presented an updated Viability Plan that accelerates and deepens the cuts in US brands and nameplates, dealers, manufacturing operations and employees intended to enable GM North America to breakeven (on an adjusted EBIT basis) at a US total industry sales volume of approximately 10 million vehicles.

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Revenge of the Electric Car

JANUARY 13, 2010

Filmmaker Chris Paine (left) follows Elon Musk of Tesla and Bob Lutz of General Motors at the 2010 Detroit auto show.Fabrizio Costantini for The New York Times The filmmaker Chris Paine, left, follows Elon Musk of Tesla and Bob Lutz of General Motors at the 2010 Detroit auto show. By JERRY GARRETT.

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Green Cars News

JULY 16, 2009

That’s because the company has once again shown its commitment to creating vehicles with low fuel consumption and low emissions as General Motors Brazil invests R$2billion into launching a new Chevrolet line of vehicles and to expand its plant in Gravatai, Rio Grande do Sul.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 21, 2009

Car Companies Standardize Plug for Electric Vehicles Written by Jerry James Stone Published on April 19th, 2009 34 Comments Posted in Electric Cars (EVs) , Plug-in hybrid EVs Just a few hours after General Motors called for a standardized EV plug , one has been created! by RSS or sign up by email. About Gas 2.0 on It’s On!

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JUNE 1, 2009

General Motors Corp. Reduce GM’s total number of assembly, powertrain and stamping facilities in the US from 47 in 2008 to 34 by the end of 2010 and 33 by 2012. reached agreements with the US Treasury and the governments of Canada and Ontario for the creation of a smaller, self-sustaining “New GM”. Earlier post.)

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NOVEMBER 14, 2012

2012, Reaction Design is continuing the research and assembly of the most complete and accurate fuel mechanisms available today through the Model Fuel Library subscription service. With the MFC coming to an end in Dec. The goal of MFC II was to create software models and tools to predict soot particle size and number. Source: Reaction Design.

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JANUARY 26, 2006

Ford Motor Company's announcement yesterday that after three straight quarters of North American losses, it will close as many as 14 factories and eliminate up to 30,000 jobs by 2012 is another sign of dark days in the Motor City.

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NOVEMBER 12, 2014

More than 35,000 fuel cell systems were shipped in 2013, an increase of more than 26% over 2012 and 400% more than 2008. In 2013, there were 886 patents awarded to the fuel cell industry, down from 1024 in 2012. General Motors received the most fuel cell patents for the third year in a row, with 128.

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JUNE 1, 2010

General Motors do Brasil is investing a R$700 million (US$386 million) for the development and production of a new Chevrolet model at the São Caetano do Sul plant, which is located in the state of Sao Paulo. billion) within the 2008 through 2012 timeframe. billion (US$771 million) – Enlargement of GM’s plant in Gravataí.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 16, 2009

NewsVine StumbleUpon Mixx Text Size By SHARON TERLEP General Motors Corp. The machine, which GM says it aims to develop by 2012, would run on batteries and use wireless technology to avoid traffic backups and navigate cities. Manage Email preferences Companies within this Article General Motors Corp.(

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NOVEMBER 11, 2015

Ford, General Motors and FCA US are collaborating with national laboratories, universities and the casting industry to develop an affordable, 300 ˚C-capable high-strength cast aluminum alloy. National Academies Press (2008). Hoboken, NJ: WILEY-TMS, 2012. Horstemeyer, Mark F.

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Tesla Motors began production in 2008 with the Roadster, which was essentially an AC Propulsion vehicle with kit-car parts replaced by one-grade-above-kit-car Lotus Elise pieces in the first generation. As the production run progressed through 2012, these became increasingly strong.

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MARCH 27, 2009

In developing standards for MY 2012 and beyond, NHTSA said that it will proceed after collecting new information, conducting a careful review of technical and economic inputs and assumptions, and standard setting methodology, and completing new analyses. Estimated Industry-wide MY 2011 CAFE. . gCO 2 /mile. Combined cars and light trucks.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 21, 2009

In late 2008, BYD started selling the first production PHEV in China. Weve kept the summary table below generally up-to-date for passenger PHEVs, but not for BEVs, motorcycles or larger vehicles like buses and trucks. Ford Escape PHEV-40 around 2012. First Escape PHEV delivered to SCE Nov 2007; 20 in 2008-2009.

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SEPTEMBER 23, 2013

To satisfy its agreement to build a vehicle and bring jobs to the US, Fisker used part of the money to purchase a $20-million factory in Delaware that had previously been owned by General Motors. The company lost about $1 billion between 2008 and 2012, according to a Reuters article. Thune wants to end ATVM program.

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APRIL 16, 2009

" In other words, General Motors is going to lose its shirt until the Volt establishes itself in the marketplace. Whats more, the General promises the Volt will be the foundation for a slew of cars to be sold worldwide. It will appear in Europe next year as the Opel Ampera and in Australia as the Holden Volt in 2012.

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