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

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Software is a key component of any EV, so when InsideEVs and Edmunds encountered frustrating software problems during road tests of the Blazer EV—one of GM’s most anticipated new electric models—it cast some shade on the automaker’s grand plans for a new generation of EVs built on the Ultium platform.

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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. Honda SUV e:prototype shown at Shanghai 2021.

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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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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. The show car was production ready, save for the Guidestar.

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GM and Chrysler Submit Updated Restructuring Plans; Up to $18.6B More Needed; Outlines for Product Plans

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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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GM demos its new Energy products by running a mansion off a Silverado EV

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Photo: GM GM has a new suite of energy products that allow you to share power between your car and your home, and we got to see them in action. Installation is separate (and costs can vary widely), and GM has partnered with Qmerit, a national EV charging installation company, to make it easier for customers to find an installer.

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The real reason Hertz is selling EVs – Charged EVs

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It’s also not clear if all EV brands are on Hertz’s doo-doo list, or just Tesla—the rental company has also announced plans to buy EVs from GM and Polestar. The likes of GM and other automakers have “decades of establishment of a broad national parts supply network,” Hertz CEO Stephen Scherr said on a recent analyst call.