Teslarati

FEBRUARY 8, 2023

A fresh lithium development in Saskatchewan, Canada, along with other significant supply developments, could make the country more enticing than ever to supply-hungry Tesla. For this reason, Tesla could very well find itself drawn to Canada in the upcoming years. Today, grounded Lithium Corp.

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Baua Electric

JANUARY 8, 2024

After calling off beats with GM to “beat out Tesla” with a cheap SUV, it has now emerged with news that it is mulling over a $14 billion EV and battery plant in Canada. According to Japan’s Nikkei , the Japanese automaker is looking at several sites in Canada, including one near its auto factory in Alliston, Ontario.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 29, 2021

BrightDrop, GM’s new business focused on electric last-mile deliveries ( earlier post ), has completed the first production builds of the EV600, a key milestone to deliver its first electric light commercial vehicle (eLCV) to FedEx Express in time for the holiday season. BrightDrop EV410.

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Teslarati

SEPTEMBER 15, 2022

Rumors of a potential Tesla Gigafactory in Canada were recently fueled again after Minister of Innovation, Science, and Industry François-Philippe Champagne mentioned that he and his team are heading over to California on Friday to meet with an automaker. In late August, the Minister also visited a Tesla facility in Markham, Ontario , Canada.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 22, 2020

General Motors Co. The facility will build both traditionally powered Cadillac products and EVs. Newly announced planned investments include: $2 billion will be invested in Spring Hill Manufacturing to build fully electric vehicles including the luxury Cadillac LYRIQ. million will be invested at Orion Assembly.

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Green Car Reports

SEPTEMBER 29, 2021

General Motors on Tuesday announced completion of its first BrightDrop EV600 electric delivery vans, and revealed a second version dubbed EV410. It's a fairly quick turnaround considering that GM only announced the EV600, as well as plans to build it in Ontario, Canada, in January.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 18, 2021

Subject to ratification of a tentative 2021 agreement reached with Unifor and confirmation of government support, General Motors plans to bring production of its recently announced BrightDrop electric light commercial vehicle, the EV600 ( earlier post ), to its CAMI manufacturing plant in Ingersoll, Ontario. billion (C$1.3

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 23, 2022

McMaster University (Hamilton, Ontario, Canada). University of Waterloo (Waterloo, Ontario, Canada). The EcoCAR EV Challenge, managed by DOE’s Argonne National Laboratory, builds on a 34-year history of DOE Advanced Vehicle Technology Competitions. Georgia Institute of Technology (Atlanta, GA). Virginia Tech (Blacksburg, VA).

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 8, 2022

General Motors and POSCO Chemical are working with the governments of Canada and Québec to build a new $400-million facility in Bécancour, Québec, to produce cathode active material (CAM) for GM’s Ultium batteries, which will power electric vehicles such as the Chevrolet Silverado EV, GMC HUMMER EV and Cadillac LYRIQ.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 13, 2022

Glencore and General Motors announced a multi-year sourcing agreement in which Glencore will supply GM with cobalt from its Murrin Murrin operation in Australia. GM and POSCO Chemical are building a new facility in Quebec, Canada, as part of their joint venture to produce CAM for GM’s Ultium batteries.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 7, 2021

General Motors unveiled Ultra Cruise, an all-new, advanced driver-assistance technology and significant next step in the company’s quest to enable its goal of zero crashes, zero emissions and zero congestion. million miles. Ultra Cruise can add features, functions and services over time through frequent over-the-air updates.

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Teslarati

JUNE 27, 2023

General Motors Co. (GM) The legacy automaker also provided E25 with an $85 million loan to build a manganese sulfate. Element 25 agreed to supply General Motors with 32,500 metric tons of manganese sulfate annually. The Louisiana-based battery mineral production plant will be the first in the United States.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 9, 2023

General Motors announced a collaboration with Tesla to integrate Tesla’s North American Charging Standard (NACS) connector design into its EVs beginning in 2025. Additionally, the collaboration will expand access to charging for GM EV drivers at 12,000 Tesla Superchargers, and growing, throughout North America. Earlier post.)

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 3, 2023

General Motors and POSCO Future M announced the second phase of their Ultium CAM joint venture, an investment projected to exceed US$1 billion to increase production capacity of cathode active materials (CAM) in North America and integrate precursor materials production. Site selection will be announced later. EV Components Sept.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 23, 2019

General Motors is in vesting $300 million in its Orion Township, Michigan, assembly plant to produce a new Chevrolet electric vehicle. Moving production to a US manufacturing plant supports the rules of origin provisions in the proposed United States, Mexico and Canada Agreement.

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Teslarati

AUGUST 21, 2021

General Motors has already spent $800 million on recalls of the Chevrolet Bolt EV due to defective battery cells that caused fires, but the price has gone up once again. and 1,212 in Canada) – 2019 model year Bolt EVs that were not included in the previous recall. 2019 Chevy Bolt EV (Credit: Chevrolet).

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 27, 2023

General Motors and Australia-based Element 25 Limited announced an agreement for Element 25 to supply up to 32,500 metric tons of manganese sulfate (MnSO 4 ) annually to support the annual production of more than 1 million GM EVs in North America.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 29, 2021

General Motors introduced Ultium Charge 360, a holistic charging approach that integrates charging networks, GM vehicle mobile apps, and other products and services to simplify the overall charging experience for GM electric vehicle owners.

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Teslarati

MARCH 18, 2024

and Canada. Following Ford and Rivian, Supercharger access is also expected to roll out for electric vehicles (EVs) from General Motors (GM), Volvo and Polestar in the coming weeks. In addition, the automaker plans to start shipping free NACS DC adapters this spring, prioritizing long-time owners.

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EV Central

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

Back in January 2023 just 660,000 EVs and PHEVs were registered globally but since then their popularity in markets like the US and Canada (41 per cent increase) and China, where the number has doubled, has fuelling rapid growth. Chevrolet Blazer EV SS … GM is now investing in PHEVs too. million delivered in 12 months.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 21, 2020

General Motors is making enhancements to Energy Assist, a standard feature available in the myChevrolet mobile app for Bolt EV owners. Energy Assist is available for Bolt EV owners in the US, Canada and Mexico.

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Teslarati

MARCH 7, 2022

General Motors is set to build a new $400 million battery materials plant in Canada with South Korean company POSCO Chemical, adding to the automaker’s already-massive spending plan for the transition to electric vehicles. General Motors increases EV investment by 75% through 2025.

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Teslarati

OCTOBER 19, 2021

It seems like legacy automakers, including Toyota, Stellantis, Ford, and General Motors, are starting to embrace the EV transition. The automaker plans to start building a new battery plant by Q1 2024. Detroit’s Big 3 and Toyota all announced investments in battery plants these last few weeks. Toyota’s US Battery Plant.

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Teslarati

MARCH 21, 2022

CATL is considering sites in North America, Canada, and Mexico for a battery factory capable of producing up to 80 GWh per year. The China-based battery supplier seems to be leaning towards building a plant in Mexico as it is concerned about the availability of labor in the United States and Canada.

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Teslarati

JUNE 20, 2023

This opens charging for Rivian vehicles on Tesla’s Supercharger network across the United States and Canada. This opens charging for Rivian vehicles on Tesla's Supercharger network across the United States and Canada. Ford and General Motors (GM) have also announced their adoption of the NACS.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 21, 2010

General Motors Company Chairman and CEO Ed Whitacre announced that GM has made its final payment of $5.8 billion to the US Treasury and Export Development Canada, paying back its government loans in full, ahead of schedule. billion to Export Development Canada) completes the payback of these loans. Today’s payment of $5.8

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 30, 2011

million in funding through the Automotive Partnership Canada (APC) initiative, and close to C$10 million from industry and other contributions. These partnerships will be supported with funding through the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada and the Canada Foundation for Innovation. This includes C$6.5

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Teslarati

APRIL 11, 2023

Ford received terrible news from its first quarter sales results ; its long-time rival General Motors had surpassed it in EV sales, meaning the Blue Oval was no longer the second-largest EV brand in the United States.

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Teslarati

APRIL 5, 2022

In late 2020, Hyundai and General Motors both issued recalls for the 2019-2020 Kona and 2017-2019 Bolt EV. Interestingly, Chrysler, which is owned by Stellantis, agreed to build a massive $4.1 billion lithium-ion battery factory in Canada with LG Energy Solution in late March.

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The Truth About Cars

APRIL 18, 2023

But Ford Motor Co. has confirmed that the next-generation Nautilus will indeed be imported from China so that the Canadian facility currently responsible for U.S. The midsize crossover is currently produced at Ford’s Oakville Assembly Plant in Ontario, Canada. Image: Ford Motor Co.] billion CAN ($1.34 since 2016.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 21, 2021

General Motors outlined an action plan to address the battery combustion issue afflicting the Bolt EV lineup. GM will continue to prioritize Chevy Bolt EV and EUV customers whose batteries were manufactured during specific build timeframes where GM believes battery defects appear to be clustered. Earlier post.)

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 15, 2011

Established by the DOE and General Motors, EcoCAR 2 is a three-year competition that. builds upon a 23-year history of DOE Advanced Vehicle Technology Competitions (AVTC). EcoCAR teams will utilize a 2013 Chevrolet Malibu donated by General Motors as the integration platform for their advanced vehicle design.

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Baua Electric

JULY 17, 2023

. “Led by the all-new Z71, the 2024 Traverse builds on the success of its predecessor and will undoubtedly enable us to be in more customer driveways.” litre turbocharged four-cylinder engine, which GM estimates will build 315 hp and 317 pound-feet of torque, mated to an eight-speed computerized transmission. .”

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 7, 2013

General Motors is adding a new $167-million investment in its Spring Hill assembly plant, brining the total spending on the plant to $350 million in support of two future mid-size vehicles. Chevrolet Equinox production began at the site in the third quarter of 2012 to meet growing consumer demand and support GM’s Canada operations.

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Teslarati

SEPTEMBER 20, 2023

General Motors (GM) has shut down a manufacturing plant in Kansas and laid off the site’s roughly 2,000 workers after the automaker stated plans to do so last week. The agreement has still yet to be ratified by Unifor, and Ford Canada said it wouldn’t disclose details about the deal.

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Teslarati

AUGUST 17, 2023

As Ford, General Motors, Rivian, Fisker, Mercedes-Benz, Volvo, Polestar, and many other companies have already committed to adopting the NACS connector to take advantage of Tesla Charging Stations, the need for more charging options is needed now more than ever.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 18, 2017

Now having mapped the entire US and Canada controlled access highway network with less than four inches deviation, Ushr’s platform provides the most accurate long and medium-distance sensing systems to enable autonomous vehicles (AVs) to safely navigate roadways.

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