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GM adds 3 acres of solar arrays in Michigan

Green Car Congress

The company’s processing center in Swartz Creek and engine plant in Flint will feature 150 kW ground-mount solar arrays expected to generate a combined 400,000 kWh of renewable energy per year to the facilities’ grids. The new installations bring GM closer to reaching its goal to increase renewable energy use globally to 125 MW by 2020.

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Perspective: A View Into the New GM

Green Car Congress

On 11 August, GM invited approximately 75 journalists and auto analysts to spend a day learning about the new GM. The day was split between a morning session at the GM tech center in Warren and an afternoon session at the GM proving grounds in Milford, MI. GM’s identify in the US starts with its four core brands.

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EAA National Board nominations from across North America

Electric Auto Association

nk City, and 2013 Tesla Model S. I have built partnerships with major automakers such as GM and Nissan, home builders associations, fleet managers, charging companies, all of which could be leveraged for the development of additional EAA resources benefiting EAA chapters nationwide. What type of leadership makes you thrive?

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EAA National Board nominations from across North America

Electric Auto Association

nk City, and 2013 Tesla Model S. I have built partnerships with major automakers such as GM and Nissan, home builders associations, fleet managers, charging companies, all of which could be leveraged for the development of additional EAA resources benefiting EAA chapters nationwide. What type of leadership makes you thrive?

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Wrightspeed unveils new turbine range extender for medium- and heavy-duty electric powertrains; 30% more efficient than current microturbine generators

Green Car Congress

In general, we save fuel in three separate ways: first is with a grid charge; second is regenerative braking—we run very high power regen, much, much higher than anyone and we pretty much avoid the use of friction brakes; and third is running the engine at the sweet spot. We use the smallest pack we can. Shah, R.M.A.; McGordon, A.;

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How Carmakers Are Responding to the Plug-In Hybrid Opportunity

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

GM has announced plans for public sales in 2010, and almost every carmaker now says it will sell PHEVs or highway-speed battery electric vehicles (BEVs) sometime after 2010. Hybrid Sonata model year 2011, possible PHEV version in 2013. todays answer is "Yes -- but not yet." Establishing dealer network. Ford Escape PHEV-40 around 2012.

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