Green Car Reports

JUNE 13, 2012

The eAssist system may have entered production less than a year ago, but General Motors is clearly making a big bet on the mild hybrid system to help its Buick brand meet rising fuel economy regulations. First offered on the base 2.4-liter Now, for.

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SEPTEMBER 24, 2012

General Motors Research & Development developed an aluminum-to-aluminum welding technology expected to enable more use of the lightweight metal on future vehicles, which can help improve fuel economy and driving performance. GM plans to use this technology more extensively starting in 2013.

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GM Yukon Tahoe Fuel Economy 268

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AUGUST 7, 2015

Ford’s engineering, research and manufacturing teams overcame the challenge of shifting from the traditional steel body to the advanced aluminum production. The Alpha architecture’s delivers mass efficiency, stiffness, safety, structural feel, and has improved fuel economy without degrading on-road performance characteristics.

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F-150 Ford 2015 Cadillac 150

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JANUARY 30, 2017

General Motors and Honda are establishing the auto industry’s first manufacturing joint venture—Fuel Cell System Manufacturing, LLC, FCSM)—to mass-produce an advanced hydrogen fuel cell system that will be used in future products from each company. Earlier post.). Click to enlarge. Earlier post.)

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Honda GM Michigan Manufacturer 150

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AUGUST 6, 2014

As part of its 2014 ASCR Leadership Computing Challenge ( ALCC ) awards of processor time (totaling more than 3 billion processor hours), the US Department of Energy’s (DOE) Office of Science has awarded 15 million hours on Oak Ridge National Laboratory’s (ORNL) Titan supercomputer to a project led by General Motors, and 17.5

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Engine GM Ford 2014 335

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APRIL 21, 2014

That investment will help GM step up its pace by funding facility and capacity expansion and new product programs. In 2013, GM sold nearly 3.2 China has been GM’s largest market since 2010, last year accounting for about one-third of its global sales. These areas already represent about 45 percent of GM’s domestic sales.

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China GM 2014 2017 186

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JANUARY 9, 2012

As early as in 2013, drive systems under this name will go into production in vehicles such as the Golf. The energy for powering the 85 kW (114 hp) electric motor is stored in a 28.3 Estimated combined fuel economy for the hybrid is 45 mpg (5.2 The central electric module of the E-Bugster weighs 80 kg.

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OCTOBER 21, 2021

The only upgrade is the Plaid version that features even faster acceleration from three motors, producing sub-two second 0-60 runs. Production of the Roadster, the company’s initial product, ended after deliveries totaling 2,500, but a new version of the Roadster is due at some point. First Drive: 2013 RAV4 EV.

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Electric Cars Cars Plug-in Electric 105

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JUNE 25, 2015

turbocharged direct injection engine (for North America) helps enable a General Motors-estimated 40 mpg (5.88 More information about the next Cruze diesel will be available closer to the start of production. Cruze sales in the US in 2014 were 273,060 units —a 10% increase over 2013. A new, standard 1.4L Cruze stats.

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Chevrolet Diesel 2017 Oil-Sands 150

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JUNE 12, 2012

The selected projects range from improving manufacturing processes that reduce the energy needed to make components for aircraft and vehicles, to lowering the production costs of carbon fiber for a wide range of clean energy products. process could reduce production costs by 20% and total carbon dioxide emissions by 50%.

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Carbon Fiber Manufacturer Carbon Lithium Sulfur 210

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APRIL 23, 2015

In designing the second-generation system, GM engineers built on the knowledge and data gained from the first-generation Volt. A fifth paper presented at the World Congress assessed one year of in-use operating data from first-generation Chevrolet Volt and projected the performance of the second generation.). Harpster, M.,

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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.

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Plug-in Plug Hybrid PHEV 45