Green Car Reports

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

GM put someone with a Tesla Gigafactory resume in charge of ramping up batteries for affordable EVs. And Rivian rolls out lower-cost versions of its electric trucks. Electrify America takes it indoors for urban charging. This and more, here at Green Car Reports.

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Green Car Reports

OCTOBER 5, 2021

General Motors sees a future of 600-mile EVs, enabled by advances that will double energy density, while it also targets a 60% cost reduction by mid-decade.

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Baua Electric

FEBRUARY 2, 2024

For Honda to compete as the industry shifts to electric, CEO Toshihiro Mibe explained, “We need more affordable EVs.” Honda to launch an affordable electric Civic replacement The company revealed two new EV concepts as part of its new “0 series” electric brand at CES earlier this month. Let us know below.

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Teslarati

APRIL 5, 2022

General Motors and Honda have announced a new partnership to develop affordable electric vehicles based on a global platform. “GM Vehicles developed by the Detroit and Japan-based companies will run on GM’s Ultium battery technology , which the automaker developed for its massive transition to EVs.

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Teslarati

JUNE 12, 2023

The GM CEO’s comments were shared during NPR’s Marketplace podcast. Barra explained that GM ultimately decided to discontinue the current iteration of the Chevy Bolt EV and Chevy Bolt EUV simply because they were built on older technology. “It’s our second-generation technology.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 5, 2020

At an event in the GM Tech Center campus in Warren, Michigan, General Motors unveiled the core of its new strategy to grow the company’s EV sales quickly, efficiently and profitably. The heart of GM’s strategy is a modular propulsion system and a highly flexible, third-generation global EV platform powered by proprietary Ultium batteries.

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Green Car Reports

NOVEMBER 21, 2022

Despite recent supply-chain issues causing a backslide in battery affordability, General Motors and Volvo now predict that will happen by mid-decade. For mass adoption to succeed, EVs will need to sell at prices comparable to internal-combustion cars while still generating profits for their manufacturers.

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CleanTechnica EVs

JANUARY 12, 2022

RMI has received a philanthropic grant from the General Motors Climate Equity Fund to support efforts to increase equitable access to electric vehicle (EV) charging infrastructure and drive costs out of the system across the United States and Canada.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 3, 2023

pCAM is a specifically engineered combination of processed raw materials necessary to produce CAM, a key battery material representing about 40% of the cost of a battery cell. This announcement is the latest in a series of actions GM has taken to build a more secure EV supply chain. Site selection will be announced later.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 6, 2021

General Motors announced the Wallace Battery Cell Innovation Center, an all-new facility that will significantly expand the company's battery technology operations and accelerate development and commercialization of longer range, more affordable electric vehicle batteries.

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Teslarati

DECEMBER 21, 2023

Lucid said it is planning to launch an electric vehicle that will be priced at a lower cost to compete with the Tesla Model 3 and Model Y, but where the company plans to price it seems interesting. With lower costs and more customization planned for next year with that model, it also plans to roll out the Gravity SUV in the coming years.

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Teslarati

JANUARY 28, 2024

General Motors (GM) and Honda announced that their 50-50 joint venture on a hydrogen fuel cell facility in Michigan is ready to start commercial production. Specifically, GM and Honda wanted to double the durability of the 2019 Honda Clarity Fuel Cell. The pair also wanted to reduce development and manufacturing costs. “We

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Baua Electric

JANUARY 15, 2024

Honda built its original reputation around affordable small cars like its Civic. It might take a technology breakthrough, like solid-state battery tech, before Honda sees a small, affordable car as making sense—late in the decade. Yet decades on, segueing into an era of EVs, it has no battery-electric equivalent to the Civic.

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Green Car Reports

JUNE 1, 2022

Chevrolet has announced that its 2023 Bolt EV and EUV cost less than equivalent 2022 Bolt EV and EUV models. The 2023 Chevy Bolt EV starts at $28,595, including destination charges, while the Bolt EUV starts at $28,195.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 8, 2020

announced a strategic partnership that begins with the Nikola Badger and carries cost reductions through Nikola’s programs, including: Nikola Badger, Nikola Tre, Nikola One, Nikola Two and NZT. GM fuel cell system. Nikola Corporation and General Motors Co. General Motors’ battery development work is ongoing. Nikola Badger.

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Green Car Reports

JUNE 6, 2023

It's an unexpected statement from the head of an automaker that's been fairly optimistic about affordable EVs. As reported by Reuters, Barra told conference attendees that EV battery costs are still too high to build.

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Baua Electric

MARCH 14, 2024

For the first time, Volkswagen announced it aims to start producing its most affordable ID.1 1 will offer “affordable electric mobility for everyone,” VW brand leader Thomas Shafer said Thursday. Due to battery costs, Volkswagen can only launch a $20K (20,000 euro) EV by mass producing it. The $20K Volkswagen ID.1

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Baua Electric

JANUARY 31, 2024

For the first time since 2001, Kia surpassed Hyundai in market value with new affordable EVs rolling out this year. Despite a “difficult business environment” expected this year, Kia plans to keep the momentum up by launching new lower-cost EVs. The new low-cost EVs were revealed during Kia’s first EV day in October.

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Teslarati

APRIL 28, 2023

Consumers are well aware that vehicle ownership involves not only the purchase price of cars but also the vehicle’s total cost of ownership. With this in mind, Kelley Blue Book (KBB) named its 2023 model-year brand and category winners of its 5-Year Cost to Own Awards. Don’t hesitate to contact us with news tips.

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Baua Electric

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

In this newly-created position, Kelty will be tasked with bringing together GM’s development resources “to more quickly deliver profitable, lower-cost, higher performing electric vehicles to customers at scale,” and will report directly to GM president Mark Reuss, the automaker said in a press release.

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Baua Electric

MARCH 28, 2024

General Motors (GM) is reportedly in talks with battery giant CATL to license its cheaper LFP battery tech. After software glitches, freight delays, and other issues caused GM to miss its EV sales target in 2023, the company believes “production hell” is behind it. Barra confirmed GM will launch an Ultium-based Bolt EV next year.

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Green Car Reports

NOVEMBER 19, 2020

With ranges up to 450 miles and the potential for vehicles costing less than $35,000 in the electric vehicle mix by the middle of the decade, GM’s numbers surrounding its widely broadcast all-electric future have suddenly become better in several respects.

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Teslarati

MAY 5, 2022

” A lofty goal in its own right, GM wants to outpace the world’s most successful electric vehicle company in the matter of a few years, outmaneuvering the Austin-based car manufacturer and its vocal CEO Elon Musk. More affordable cars are the key to the plan, which Barra solidified during the interview.

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Teslarati

OCTOBER 5, 2021

. “Today, General Motors announced the Wallace Battery Cell Innovation Center, an all-new facility that will significantly expand the company’s battery technology operations and accelerate development and commercialization of longer range, more affordable electric vehicle batteries.

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Green Car Reports

DECEMBER 1, 2021

In order to produce affordable electric vehicles at scale, automakers need to both drive down battery costs and secure a stable supply of critical materials.

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Teslarati

JANUARY 21, 2023

General Motors (GM) avoided producing an all-electric Chevrolet Corvette for its most recent model year, instead opting for a hybrid drivetrain due to performance, cost, pedigree, and more concerns. As is often the case in vehicle development, the cost was another major consideration.

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Teslarati

OCTOBER 5, 2022

General Motors (GM) recently welcomed former Tesla executive Jon McNeill to its Board of Directors. Based on McNeill’s comments after the announcement, he will play a significant role in GM’s efforts to increase its presence in the EV market. GM plans to reach 1 million units of EV capacity by 2025.

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The Truth About Cars

JUNE 12, 2023

It’s a common knock on GM that the company has a tendency to kill its darlings just as they get them right; look no further into history than the Pontiac Fiero and Cadillac Allanté as two good examples*. The difference between our second generation and third generation, which is Ultium, is a 40% reduction in battery costs.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 15, 2016

The program will make cars available to Lyft drivers at affordable rates with insurance and maintenance included. The launch of Express Drive comes two months after GM entered into a strategic alliance with Lyft to develop an integrated on-demand network of autonomous vehicles. —GM President Dan Ammann. Earlier post.).

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 16, 2012

GM China Advanced Technical Center’s Cell Fabrication Lab in Shanghai recently produced its first batch of battery cells. These systems are expected to be more affordable for GM customers around the world and help GM expand vehicle electrification. —John Du, Director of GM China’s China Science Lab.

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Teslarati

JUNE 17, 2022

GM said the increase in price was due to higher prices for parts, technology demands, and logistics as the global supply chain crisis continues to rage on. Increased fueling costs are driving the shipment of vehicle parts up considerably, contributing to increased vehicle prices across the sector. EV2X – $96,245.

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The Truth About Cars

OCTOBER 24, 2023

“Accepting unsustainably high costs would put our future and GM team member jobs at risk, and jeopardizing our future is something I will not do,” the CEO said.& & Domestic automakers have enjoyed record-setting profits in recent years after culling small, affordable models from their lineups.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 30, 2017

Over the past three years, GM and Honda have been collaborating on next-generation fuel cell and hydrogen storage systems, aiming at commercialization in the 2020 time frame. FCSM will operate within GM’s existing battery pack manufacturing facility site in Brownstown, Michigan, south of Detroit. GM and Honda rank No.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 30, 2011

Compared with shipping autos from the US, the transport costs will be low, and the vehicle will be positioned as an affordable mid-to-large import with a sticker price of 3.54 GM Japan Ltd. million yen. will market the SUV.

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CleanTechnica EVs

JUNE 26, 2023

The promise of low-cost EVs has been one long awaited. It was here on CleanTechnica that I first read about it, in 2018 or so, when the Osbourne effect started to be mentioned and estimates for price parity were presented, the most pessimistic of which claimed 2027 would be the date BEVs would cost the

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 4, 2014

The GM China Advanced Technical Center (ATC) in Shanghai announced the operation of its magnesium alloy Vertical Squeeze Casting (VSC) machine—the first designed for developing next-generation magnesium castings. GM said that this achievement marks a breakthrough in its lightweight materials research. Magnesium alloy VSC machine.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 2, 2013

GM and Honda plan to work together with stakeholders to further advance hydrogen refueling infrastructure, which is critical for the long-term viability and consumer acceptance of fuel cell vehicles. GM and Honda are both leaders in fuel cell technology, with longstanding fuel cell research and development programs. Earlier post.)

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