Green Car Congress

JANUARY 8, 2014

A newly-released report by the Center for Automotive Research (CAR) concludes that the automotive industry is not only “high-tech,” it is frequently a leader in technological developments and applications. Additionally, the auto industry provides 16% of total worldwide R&D funding for all industries. Click to enlarge.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 23, 2017

The Auto Alliance represents 77% of all car and light truck sales in the United States, including the BMW Group, Fiat Chrysler Automobiles, Ford Motor Company, General Motors Company, Jaguar Land Rover, Mazda, Mercedes-Benz USA, Mitsubishi Motors, Porsche, Toyota, Volkswagen Group of America and Volvo Car USA.

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Cars That Think

MARCH 11, 2023

Around the same time, however, General Motors and other automakers were in the process of decommissioning their battery EV fleets, the key component of V2G. The pair made major contributions to the propulsion system for the Impact , a battery-powered concept car that AeroVironment built under contract for General Motors.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 11, 2015

The 10 companies—Audi, BMW, Ford, General Motors, Mazda, Mercedes Benz, Tesla, Toyota, Volkswagen and Volvo—will work with IIHS and NHTSA in the coming months on the details of implementing their historic commitment, including the timeline for making AEB a standard feature. —IIHS President Adrian Lund.

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Cars That Think

JULY 13, 2023

He studied under Enrico Fermi , the physicist who created the world’s first nuclear chain reaction, and Edward Teller , the so-called “father of the hydrogen bomb.” Twenty-five years later, the battery is gaining momentum in the auto industry as a means of reducing the cost of electric cars.

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Revenge of the Electric Car

MAY 17, 2010

worldwide in the first quarter of 2010, according to a study by the. Interest in electric cars is surging: •Nearly 52,000 people were wait-listed as of mid-April for General Motors’ electric model, the Volt, due in November. China overtook the US last year as the largest auto market in the world. percent of $1.9

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Green Cars News

AUGUST 18, 2009

With General Motors and Chrysler also showing signs of modest improvement, all looked rosy. However, its overall merits are open for debate after a study by UC Davis transportation economist Christopher Knittel questioned the implied costs of reducing greenhouse gas emissions. A money saving scheme that’s proving costly.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 24, 2015

The PNNL study targeted weight reduction, part reduction, and cost savings by enabling tailor-welded blank technology for aluminum alloys at high volumes. Specific studies describing the weldability of aluminum sheets have characterized numerous joining techniques including laser, electron beam, gas tungsten arc, and FSW. mm and 2.0

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 21, 2009

General Motors Chevy Volt series PHEV, which it calls "extended range electric vehicle" (EREV), part of "E-Flex" multi-fuel platform. Volvo Ford-owned company exploring PHEVs "ReCharge" flex-fuel series 60-mile concept PHEV w/wheel motors. BYD also developed the motors and software for the system.

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Get Electric Vehicle

MAY 28, 2022

A recent report from the Environmental Defense Fund indicates that electric vehicle sales volumes are growing at a rapid pace, signalling an epochal shift in the auto industry over the next decade. But now we are going to replace the engine altogether with more efficient electric motors and that is going to be a game-changer.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 21, 2009

Electric car supporters are rising to defend General Motors’ development of the Chevy Volt after the Obama Administration’s automotive task force proclaimed that the car was probably too expensive to be commercially successful in the near future. .&# Supporters of the car say that’s shortsighted. and Chrysler. Whatever B.C.G.’s

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Teslarati

JUNE 13, 2022

The CEOs of Ford, General Motors, Stellantis, and Toyota all urged Congress to eliminate the cap on the $7,500 electric vehicle tax credit as zero-emissions vehicles cost more to manufacture. ” A recent study from Kelley Blue Book showed new vehicle prices across the board have risen 13.5 percent in the past year.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 16, 2009

"The Volt is a case study. " In other words, General Motors is going to lose its shirt until the Volt establishes itself in the marketplace. General Motors has sought $10.3 Wired Home Subscribe Sections Cars 2.0 And that means it doesnt necessarily pay the rent. " The feds arent convinced.

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