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GM solves software problems, puts Chevy Blazer EV back on the market – Charged EVs

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GM assures us that that problem is now under control, and so is the Blazer’s (apparently unrelated) software snafu. “We They were not related to GM’s decision to stop using Apple CarPlay and Android Auto. Once the bugs were squashed, GM did a heroic amount of real-world testing before putting the Blazer EV back on sale.

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Honda targeting 100% BEV & FCEV sales in N America by 2040; new e:Architecture EVs coming in second half of this decade

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Honda last week announced key targets for sales of electrified vehicles in North America, with a plan to make battery-electric and fuel cell electric vehicles (BEVs and FCEVs) to represent 100% of its vehicle sales by 2040, progressing from sales of 40% by 2030 and 80% by 2035.

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At CES, legacy automakers scramble to keep up in AI arms race – ET Auto

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Not so long ago, automakers boasted about horsepower and towing capabilities in their cars and pickups, but in the fast-changing world of technology that now dominates the auto industry, software-driven enhancements are prominent in consumers’ minds. As of Wednesday, GM still had not delivered a fix. General Motors on Dec.

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Tesla prepares for $1.8 billion lease securitization: report

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A new report shows that Tesla is looking to generate funding from its biggest lease securitization yet, just a few days into a major strike against the auto industry’s “Big 3.” billion worth of auto leases to be sold off as bonds to investors. In another sale of auto lease bonds in 2021, investors were paid just 0.16

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Abandoned History: Oldsmobile's Guidestar Navigation System and Other Cartography (Part VI)

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Sacrificing much, GM spent billions and billions of 1980s dollars on technology and engineering entities at the behest of CEO Roger Smith, who wanted to transform The General into a company more resembling a conglomerate like GE. Notably, the Avis partnership was not directly with GM this time but negotiated through Zexel. Let me know.

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Hertz is selling EVs, including Teslas, to buy gasoline models

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The company said in a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) that the sales of these vehicles, which represent about one third of its global EV fleet, began in Dec. EVs held for sale will remain eligible for rental during the sale process, the company noted. 2023 and are expected to continue throughout 2024.

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GM Working with Communities to Develop Roadmap For Plug-in Infrastructure

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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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