Cars That Think

MARCH 18, 2022

Starting this year, thousands of battery-powered electric drive Volkswagen vehicles capable of both loading and offloading current—bidirectional charging, as industry calls it—have been rolling off production lines in eastern Germany. GM produces the Chevy Volt and GMC Hummer EV and is preparing its 2023 launch of the Silverado EV.)

GM 93

GM Ford Power Powered 93

Clean Fleet Report

MAY 13, 2021

This appeases the purists who can’t imagine a Harley that’s quiet and scent-free while letting H-D move into the electrified future. But the battery-powered two-wheelers get separate showrooms, sales methodologies and marketing programs aimed at different target audience. The LiveWire at launch was a Harley. Fine with me.

Market 70

Market Motorcycles Saturn Prius 70

EV Adoption

FEBRUARY 7, 2021

These announcements and PR efforts are fundamentally about GM’s long-term future but they have clearly paid off in the short term as GM’s stock price has increased 55.3% The 15 years in the future 2035 aspiration to stop selling gas- and diesel-powered vehicles is clearly a long way off and a lot can change in that timeframe.

GM 116

GM Market Cadillac Acura 116

Green Car Congress

MAY 5, 2009

In a post on GM’s FastLane blog, Vice Chairman Tom Stephens said that the company will apply plug-in hybrid technology to one of the four core brands remaining after the restructuring: Chevrolet, Cadillac, Buick and GMC. of Energy (DOE) and nonprofit Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI). Earlier post.). Earlier post.).

VUE 150

VUE Plug-in GM Saturn 150

Green Car Congress

JULY 21, 2011

Distributed Energy Storage (DES) demonstration with GM Volt battery pack and ABB PQF inverter. In conjunction with the Plug-in 2011 event in Raleigh, NC, GM and ABB demonstrated a lab prototype of a distributed energy storage (DES) system that combines Volt battery technology and a proven grid-tied electric power inverter.

Volt 210

Volt Grid GM Batteries 210