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Pete Savagian leaves GM to become VP Engineering at Faraday Future

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Pete Savagian, who served in critical electric drive engineering roles at GM since the EV1, has left General Motors to become the VP Engineering at Faraday Future. In a posting on Linked In, Savagian said that he will lead Faraday Future’s engineering operations for powertrain, battery and related high voltage systems. Earlier post.).

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Event: “Building an Electric Future” at the Petersen

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1996 General Motors EV1. 2016 Faraday Future FFZero concept. 2016 Faraday Future FFZero concept. 2016 Faraday Future FFZero Concept. 2016 Faraday Future FFZero concept. 2016 Faraday Future FFZero concept. 2016 Faraday Future FFZero Concept. Electricar. Electricar GTP. Unknown hp. 70 mile range.

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2017 Chevrolet Bolt EV: Production Car Spied Before 2016 CES Reveal

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The long-awaited, pure electric descendant of GM's EV1--and a cousin of the new Chevrolet Volt, or at least a close-sounding relative--the Bolt will go into production next year with an anticipated all-electric driving range of 200 miles. These are the first photos of the 2017 Chevrolet Bolt electric car.

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CEO Mary Barra & General Motors Make Sure The Greenius Is Rewarded For His Many Years Of EV Advocacy

Creative Greenius

Our RAV4 EV had a range of only 103 miles per charge and had no fast charging mode, so when Tesla announced their 310 mile range Model 3 in 2016 and its $35,000 price. The first Bolt displayed at the annual National Drive Electric Event in 2016 in Los Angeles. The Bolt debuts at the 2016 LA Car Show. Installing the 5.2

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Plug-in cars: Moving Forward

Plugs and Cars

GM waxed hot and cold on the EV1. The plan calls for 39 mpg for cars and 30 mpg for light trucks and SUVs by 2016; no automaker lawsuits; and California subscribes to the national program through 2016.

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GM Back in the EV Spotlight

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by Brent Wilson, CEO of Galvanic Energy Following the introduction of the EV1 in the mid-1990s, GM dabbled with electric hybrids but didn’t introduce its next fully electric car, the Chevy Bolt, until 2016.

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Can General Motors bounce back? The Green Piece

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With CAFE emphasising fuel economy and increasing the target from 26mpg in 2010 to 35.5mpg in 2016, GM is focusing on getting greater mileage out of existing petrol engine technologies. Critics will point to the fact that GM missed the boat with the ill-fated EV1, which was produced from 1996 to 1999. Starting from 2010 its 2.4l