2012, Alternative Fuels, General Motors and Products

General Motors And Tengzhong Sign Definitive Agreement For Sale Of HUMMER

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OCTOBER 9, 2009

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.

Hummer

Hummer General Motors For Sale Motor

Crazy Diamond Performance develops mono-fuel CNG Chevrolet Cruze

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JULY 14, 2014

CDP, which was founded in 2012 to provide innovative products to the hot rod community and the OEM and aftermarket alternative fuel industry, also recently expanded its development on Class 6 heavy duty engines to include a 7.4L The tank will hold approximately 8.5 in the CDP Torquemaster family. Earlier post.).

Chevrolet

Chevrolet Fuel Fuel Economy Alternative Fuels

Fuel Systems Solutions Acquiring Productive Concepts International

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AUGUST 5, 2010

Fuel Systems Solutions , Inc. has entered into a definitive agreement to purchase Productive Concepts International LLC—a vehicle modification and systems integrator for a variety of alternative fuel applications including hybrid, CNG, propane and dual-fuel diesel—for $11.1

International

International Concept Fuel Production

Skeleton Technologies appoints former GM Technical Fellow Dr. Scott Jorgensen as a Board advisor; curved graphene ultracaps

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FEBRUARY 5, 2018

Scott Jorgensen, a former General Motors Technical Fellow and principle at Hyrax Intercontinental LLC, recently joined Skeleton Technologies as an advisor to the Board to support the company in gaining market share for curved graphene ultracapacitors in the hybrid and electric vehicle market.

General Motors

General Motors GM Downsizing 2010

EPA annual trends report finds new vehicle fuel economy at record 24.1 mpg; new powertrain technologies rapidly gaining share

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OCTOBER 10, 2014

The report also noted that: Since alternative fuel vehicle production [CNG, PHEVs and EVs] has generally been less than 0.1% of total vehicle production until very recently, the impact of excluding alternative fuel vehicles was negligible. Adjusted fuel economy distribution by model year.

Fuel Economy

Fuel Economy MPG Economy EPA

CAR report quantifies automotive’s position as a leading high-tech industry

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JANUARY 8, 2014

Source: Booz & Company “Global Innovation”; Battelle R&D Magazine; Center for Automotive Research 2012. Sample of 2012 R&D Spending by Leading US Companies (in millions USD). Percentage of Global R&D Spending by Industry, 2013. Click to enlarge. Source: IRI 2013, CAR. Click to enlarge.

Industrial

Industrial Industry Auto Industry Cars

CleanFUEL USA partners with Freightliner on new 8.0L propane LPI medium-duty engine

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NOVEMBER 16, 2010

CleanFUEL USA, a leading supplier of alternative fuel infrastructure and propane engine systems, will build and certify a multi-purpose 8-liter General Motors (GM) propane engine in partnership with Freightliner Custom Chassis Corporation (FCCC), a subsidiary of Daimler Trucks North America. Renewable propane.

USA

USA Engine Alternative Fuels Gasoline

New GM expected within 90 days

Green Cars News

JUNE 2, 2009

After months of speculation about its future, General Motors Corporation has reached agreements with the US Treasury and the governments of Canada and Ontario for the creation of a new smaller and self-sustaining GM. The New GM is expected to launch in 60-90 days as a separate and independent company from the existing General Motors.

GM

GM General Motors Chevrolet Buick

Reaction Design introduces model fuel library resulting from work of Model Fuels Consortium

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NOVEMBER 14, 2012

Diesel fuel components, including n-heptane, iso-octane, decalin and alpha-methyl naphthalene (AMN). Alternative fuel components, including ethanol, butanol, bio-diesel components and methyl esthers. Jet fuel critical components: toluene and decalin. Additive components such as ETBE. Soot pre-cursor PAH mechanisms.

Fuel

Fuel Design Engine Emissions

GM Files Voluntary Chapter 11; Agreements with US Treasury and Canada; New GM Expected in 60-90 Days

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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. The New GM will have a number of key vehicle launches in 2009 and 2010, including: Chevrolet Camaro, with highway fuel economy of up to 29 mpg. Earlier post.)

GM

GM Canada 2009 2010

DOE fuel cell market report shows continued growth, with sales surpassing $1.3B worldwide in 2013

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NOVEMBER 12, 2014

The US Department of Energy (DOE) released the 2013 edition of its annual Fuel Cell Technologies Market Report , detailing trends in the fuel cell and hydrogen technologies market. More than 35,000 fuel cell systems were shipped in 2013, an increase of more than 26% over 2012 and 400% more than 2008. Earlier post.).

2013

2013 Market Fuel Sale

Car Companies Standardize Plug for Electric Vehicles : Gas 2.0

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! This is a major step froward in EV mass production.

Gas-Electric

Gas-Electric Standards Plug Gas

US and China join forces: Good news for electric cars? The Green Piece

Green Cars News

NOVEMBER 23, 2009

Meanwhile, the US is determined to play catch-up after its leading brands, including General Motors and Chrysler, were left teetering on the edge of peril earlier this year in part because they had failed to move with the times and embrace fuel efficient cars. What does the partnership entail?

China

China Electric Cars Green Coal

How Carmakers Are Responding to the Plug-In Hybrid Opportunity

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. Several dozen prototypes on 15-passenger van since 2004; now in second generation development; no production plans.

Plug-in

Plug-in Plug Hybrid PHEV

EV Driven

General Motors And Tengzhong Sign Definitive Agreement For Sale Of HUMMER

Crazy Diamond Performance develops mono-fuel CNG Chevrolet Cruze

Fuel Systems Solutions Acquiring Productive Concepts International

Skeleton Technologies appoints former GM Technical Fellow Dr. Scott Jorgensen as a Board advisor; curved graphene ultracaps

EPA annual trends report finds new vehicle fuel economy at record 24.1 mpg; new powertrain technologies rapidly gaining share

CAR report quantifies automotive’s position as a leading high-tech industry

CleanFUEL USA partners with Freightliner on new 8.0L propane LPI medium-duty engine

New GM expected within 90 days

Reaction Design introduces model fuel library resulting from work of Model Fuels Consortium

GM Files Voluntary Chapter 11; Agreements with US Treasury and Canada; New GM Expected in 60-90 Days

DOE fuel cell market report shows continued growth, with sales surpassing $1.3B worldwide in 2013

Car Companies Standardize Plug for Electric Vehicles : Gas 2.0

US and China join forces: Good news for electric cars? The Green Piece

How Carmakers Are Responding to the Plug-In Hybrid Opportunity

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