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InsideEVs Exclusive Interview with General Motors EV1 Marketing Director John Dabels - Part 2

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1996 GM EV1 Meets 2011 Chevrolet Volt - What Could Have Been In-Between? Editor's Note: If you missed part one on the behind-the-scenes 411 on General Motor's EV1 project, you can check it out here. Part 2 Of InsideEV's Interview with GM EV1 Marketing Director John Dabels continues.

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General Motors launches Buick LaCrosse eAssist in China

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General Motors launched the Buick LaCrosse with eAssist on August 25. Through the end of July 2011, about 215,000 had been sold nationwide. (By By comparison, GM delivered 35,298 units of the LaCrosse in the US from January through the end of July 2011.). The new model features a 2.4-liter

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General Motors Kicks Off National Electric Vehicle Training Tour For First Responders

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Using a pre-production example of the Chevrolet Volt as a teaching tool, General Motors launched a nationwide electric vehicle training tour and outreach project for emergency personnel this week at the 2010 Fire-Rescue International Conference in Chicago. An LG Chem lithium-ion battery cell, as used in the 2011. Chevrolet Volt.

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GM to invest $45M at Bedford Casting Operations to expand capacity for EV drive unit castings

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General Motors plans to invest $45 million at its Bedford, Indiana aluminum die casting foundry. Since 2011, GM has invested more than $456 million in Bedford Casting Operations. The capacity expansion work at the facility will begin immediately.

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General Motors And Tengzhong Sign Definitive Agreement For Sale Of HUMMER

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General Motors and Sichuan Tengzhong Heavy Industrial Machinery Co., For example, GM’s Shreveport assembly plant would continue to contract assemble the H3 and H3T and AM General’s Mishawaka assembly plant will continue to assemble the H2.

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General Motors India And REVA Form Partnership To Develop Electric Vehicles for Indian Market

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The new REVA NXG introduced at IAA, due for production in 2011, features a Li-ion phosphate pack. General Motors India and Reva Electric Car Company (REVA) have entered into a collaboration agreement to develop electric vehicles for the Indian market. Click to enlarge.

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GM investing $760M in Toledo propulsion plant for electric truck drive unit production

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General Motors will invest $760 million at its Toledo, Ohio propulsion manufacturing operations to prepare the facility for production of drive units that will be used in future Ultium-based battery electric trucks, including the Chevrolet Silverado EV, GMC Sierra EV and GMC HUMMER EVs. billion at Toledo since 2011.

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