Green Car Congress

MAY 24, 2018

The Ohio State University has taken first place in the final year of EcoCAR 3, an Advanced Vehicle Technology Competition, sponsored by the US Department of Energy (DOE) and General Motors Co. Industry and government officials judged the presentations. This is OSU’s fourth consecutive win. The powertrain components included a 2.0-liter

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 2, 2022

Broadly, the investments announced focus on the development of production facilities, technology, EV batteries, new product and securing future raw material supply (primarily semiconductors and battery materials). Automakers need to be tech-efficient to combat technology rivals invading the auto industry.

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Cars That Think

MARCH 18, 2022

And in the last two weeks, one of the largest utility companies in the United States, Pacific Gas & Electric, announced plans to work with General Motors in experiments with their bidirectional charging technologies. GM produces the Chevy Volt and GMC Hummer EV and is preparing its 2023 launch of the Silverado EV.)

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 21, 2014

In conjunction with the start of Auto China 2014 in Beijing, GM China President Matt Tsien announced that GM’s China joint ventures will make capital expenditures of about $12 billion between 2014 and 2017. That investment will help GM step up its pace by funding facility and capacity expansion and new product programs.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 7, 2013

Within his talk about the need for a US energy policy at the IHS CERAWeek 2013 energy conference in Houston, GM Chairman and CEO Dan Akerson outlined some highlights of the company’s fuel economy plan through the 2016 model year. The near-term elements of GM’s fuel economy efforts he adduced are: Reduction in vehicle weight by up to 15%.

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Setec Powerr

NOVEMBER 22, 2022

As more consumers purchase electric vehicles in the coming decades, a huge question is plaguing governments and the auto industry: Can the grid keep up with the dramatic increase in demand for electricity? V2G technology also has the potential to bring new revenue streams to automakers as they become more connected to the grid.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 25, 2012

Search engine giant Google is looking for partners within in the auto industry to help launch one of the most significant applications of artificial technology over the next several years, the self-driving car. We’re not perfect; the technology is nowhere near ready. —Allen Taub, former GM VP, Global R&D.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 6, 2009

The approval marks a necessary step toward the emergence of GM from bankruptcy; the US Treasury has said it would halt funding to GM if the asset sale was not concluded by 10 July. will change its name to General Motors Company and continue to operate under GM’s historic corporate and sub brands. The old GM: 10%.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 8, 2010

General Motors and Pacific Century Motors (PCM), an entity formed by The Tempo Group and E-Town, an affiliate of the Beijing Municipal Government, have reached an agreement for GM to sell GM Global Steering Holdings, LLC, commonly known as Nexteer, to PCM. Girsky, GM vice chairman, Corporate Strategy and Business Development.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 26, 2014

Android Auto made its debut at the 2014 Google I/O annual technology conference in San Francisco as the first innovation resulting from the Open Automotive Alliance (OAA)—a coalition of tech companies and auto industry leaders launched in January by Google, NVIDIA, Audi, GM, Honda and Hyundai committed to bringing the Android platform to cars.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 6, 2014

Audi, GM, Google, Honda, Hyundai and NVIDIA have formed the Open Automotive Alliance (OAA), a global alliance of technology and auto industry leaders committed to bringing the Android platform to cars starting in 2014. The OAA approach offers openness, customization and scale.

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Teslarati

NOVEMBER 19, 2021

However, GM’s popular Bolt EV will be sidelined for the remainder of the year. GM’s GMC brand will have the Hummer EV releasing in the coming months to contribute, but a spokesman for the company said that General Motors was already approaching 300,000 sales globally through the first three quarters of 2021.

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CleanTechnica EVs

MAY 2, 2021

On Wall Street, the company’s market value has outpaced its auto industry counterparts who specialize in internal combustion engine (ICE) technology. Originally posted on EVANNEX. Right now, Tesla is at the vanguard of an all-electric future. Are things changing, though?

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CleanTechnica EVs

JULY 12, 2021

Another quarter has wrapped up and we have more grand trends in the US auto industry. In the charts and text below, I’m comparing Q2 2021 (the second quarter of 2021) with Q2 2020 and also with Q2 2019. Naturally, year-over-year changes are interesting, but given how unique last year was, I think it’s more […].

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Teslarati

OCTOBER 4, 2021

General Motors (GM) temporarily discontinued its advanced driver-assist system, called Super Cruise, due to the chip shortage. Tesla Autopilot loses its strongest rival as GM halts Super Cruise rollout. Overall, Rivian’s potential software service offerings reveal the changing landscape in the auto industry.

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Charged EVs

MAY 31, 2022

Upcoming electric passenger vehicles and light trucks from GM get most of the attention, but its new commercial EV brand is a quiet and very serious push too. But very few consumers will come up with BrightDrop , the name GM has given to a new unit that builds electric commercial vehicles: full-size vans and even electric cargo containers.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 22, 2010

announced that former GM executive Robert C. From 1994 to 2002, Purcell led the GM Advanced Technology Vehicles Group (GM ATV). In addition to his responsibilities at GM ATV, he also served as chairman of the GM-Ovonic Advanced Battery Joint Venture. Boston-Power technology. Click to enlarge.

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CleanTechnica EVs

NOVEMBER 17, 2021

By Charles Morris As the legacy automakers increase their commitment to electric vehicles, just about all the auto industry analysts expect that Tesla’s currently dominating market share will erode. Originally posted on EVANNEX.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 18, 2009

As required by the loan agreements signed in December 2008, GM and Chrysler submitted their updated restructuring plans showing a pathway to achieve financial viability to Congress on Tuesday. The plans, updated in the context of a worsening sales outlook for the entire auto industry, outline a need for up to an additional $16.6

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 3, 2009

GM described its approach at the Washington Auto Show. A partial draft checklist of stakeholders and enablers to help guide cities in making their regions plug-in friendly suggested by GM includes: Draft Checklist for a Plug-in Ready City. Ed Peper, GM North America vice president, Chevrolet. Required Stakeholder.

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Plugs and Cars

MARCH 23, 2007

"GM tries to unplug Volt hype" is not the headline I've been hoping to see out of Motor City this spring. But there it is in a Detroit News Autos Insider piece today. Just weeks after announcing production, perhaps, in 2010, the industry's hometown paper lets us know this is no done deal. And little came of a $1.5

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Teslarati

SEPTEMBER 17, 2021

In a nutshell, competition is increasing from all angles in this EV arms race which has been an overhang over Tesla and the overall sector, however, this is just the start of an EV transformation that will change the auto industry for the coming decades with Tesla leading the charge,” Ives said in his note.

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Teslarati

DECEMBER 9, 2021

The technology, which should allow drivers to take their hands off the wheel similar to Mercedes-Benz’s Drive Pilot , is currently being developed with BMW. . Stellantis CEO: EV transition costs are “beyond the limits” the auto industry can sustain.

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Cars That Think

MARCH 11, 2023

The experiment seemed to prove the feasibility of the technology. AC Propulsion’s president, Tom Gage, explains the company’s vehicle-to-grid technology at a 2001 conference in Seattle. And indeed, that’s how promoters of vehicle-to-grid technology perceive the EV. And with the revival of the EV, the V2G concept was reborn.

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Baua Electric

JANUARY 10, 2024

As artificial intelligence becomes the new horsepower for car buyers, established automakers are redoubling efforts to match the digital features that set Tesla, BYD and other new rivals apart, industry executives and analysts said at the CES technology show in Las Vegas. As of Wednesday, GM still had not delivered a fix.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 26, 2013

GM technical fellow and USAMP’s technical program leader on the project. USCAR is the collaborative automotive technology Company for Chrysler Group LLC, Ford Motor Company and General Motors. The goal of USCAR is to further strengthen the technology base of the domestic auto industry through cooperative research and development.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 20, 2011

The growth capital and Chinese government incentives will be used predominantly to scale manufacturing, research and development, and business development activities in China for the company’s energy storage technology and products. GSR Ventures has offices in Beijing and Silicon Valley. Purcell, Jr., Earlier post.).

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The Truth About Cars

JULY 13, 2023

The Alliance for Automotive Innovation, the auto industry's main lobbying arm, welcomed Wednesday's development, saying it was an "important innovation policy development." NHTSA will provide GM with an answer "soon," Carlson said Wednesday. Meanwhile, self-driving technology appears to be languishing a bit.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 20, 2009

EcoMotors International, a Khosla-funded startup working to commercialize a diesel opoc (opposed-piston, opposed-cylinder) engine ( earlier post ), has named auto industry veteran Donald Runkle as its new CEO. EcoMotors was founded in 2008 by Prof.

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Charged EVs

APRIL 6, 2023

The Austin-based company has been launching new products and making strategic acquisitions to build complete solution-level capabilities for EV battery testing and validation, led by its automotive customers who don’t have time to build up the technology themselves. When did you decide to lean into the EV space?

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 16, 2009

Order a reprint of this article now APRIL 7, 2009 GM, Segway to Make Vehicle Article Video Comments more in Auto Industry News » Email Printer Friendly Share: Yahoo Buzz facebook MySpace LinkedIn Digg del.icio.us GM has slashed product-development programs, advertising and spending on auto-show events.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 4, 2012

With a few exceptions, General Motors Company (GM), Ford Motor Company (Ford), and Chrysler Group LLC (Chrysler) have focused mainly on refining existing vehicles in 2012, rather than introducing new models or new versions of existing models. —“2012 Outlook: US Auto Manufacturers and Suppliers”. than was seen in 2010 and 2011.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 30, 2009

the Obama Administration’s focus on nearer-term vehicle technologies to reduce. In addition to advanced batteries, such technologies include systems for hydrogen storage and hydrogen fuel cells, the review panel said. FreedomCAR and Fuel Partnership, also published in July, concluded that although. Earlier post.). Earlier post.).

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CleanTechnica EVs

OCTOBER 18, 2021

I just published a report highlighting the fact that Tesla’s US sales have been growing as the overall auto market has tanked, and I also published one looking at companies’ EV share of auto sales (Tesla being at 100%, of course). I nearly closed all my Google Sheets and left the topic of US EV […].

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Green Cars News

AUGUST 18, 2009

The restructuring of the auto industry following the collapse of General Motors and Chrysler continued yesterday when GM confirmed it had signed a stock purchase agreement with Koenigsegg Group AB for the sale of 100 per cent of the shares of Saab Automobile AB. However, the deal is expected to complete in the coming months.

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Revenge of the Electric Car

NOVEMBER 3, 2008

The list of invitees was pretty impressive with representation from, “auto manufacturers like Nissan and GM, utilities such as PG&E and Duke Energy, IBM, P&G, Wal-Mart and Google, among many others&#. Amory Lovins. When Amory Lovins gets involved, things happen fast.

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Teslarati

DECEMBER 2, 2021

Taveres said that the costs of transitioning to electric vehicle production are “beyond the limits” of what the current auto industry can sustain in an interview with Reuters Next. US President Biden pats GM CEO’s back: “You electrified the entire auto industry. It will lead to quality problems.

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