Green Car Reports

FEBRUARY 17, 2015

It''s often hard to tell if a new model is a success after just a short time on sale, but a boost in production is usually a good sign. General Motors is increasing production of the 2015 Chevrolet Colorado mid-size pickup truck, though it hasn''t been able to match the Toyota Tacoma in sales so far.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 22, 2012

The General Motors Tonawanda Engine plant has begun production of the technology that will go into the next-generation Ecotec 4-cylinder engines (2.5L Tonawanda features flexible manufacturing systems that will enable high-quality production and quick changeovers from one engine product to another.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 31, 2011

General Motors will invest approximately $385 million to prepare the Romulus Engine plant in Michigan for production of an all-new, fuel-efficient engine program. Romulus-built engines also are used for marine and industrial applications. The investments will support tooling and equipment upgrades.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 18, 2017

General Motors is expanding its portfolio of B20-capable vehicles to include cars and crossovers, and will field the industry’s most expansive lineup of diesel-powered vehicles in 2017, John Schwegman, director of commercial product and medium duty for GM Fleet, announced at the National Biodiesel Conference. Chevrolet Colorado.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 3, 2010

Bright Automotive, the developer of the purpose-built, plug-in hybrid IDEA ( earlier post ), and General Motors Co. GM has provided funding to the Indiana automaker, the first funding action by the newly formed General Motors Ventures LLC ( earlier post ). have agreed to pursue a strategic relationship.

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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. EcoCAR teams will utilize a 2013 Chevrolet Malibu donated by General Motors as the integration platform for their advanced vehicle design. Colorado State University (Fort Collins, Colorado).

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 8, 2015

where General Motors previously built the Hummer H3 and Chevy Colorado. Nearly 43,000 people have made reservations for a place in line when they go to production. Elio and its manufacturing partner Comau (wholly owned by FCA) will build the vehicle at a manufacturing facility in Shreveport, La.,

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 9, 2011

General Motors opened a new diesel engine plant in Rayong, Thailand. GM expects to source US$94 million worth of Thai-built components for the production of engines at its Rayong facility by 2012. The new powertrain facility takes GM’s investment in Thailand to US$1.3 billion since 1998. liter and 2.8-liter

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EV Life

AUGUST 4, 2023

General Motors was one of the original pioneers of electric cars, introducing the EV1 in 1996 and the game-changing Volt in 2010. Chevrolet initially announced in April that it would not be continuing production on the Bolt EV and Bolt EUV after 2023. Colorado Electric Vehicle Tax Credit.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 1, 2014

Two research facilities, Sandia’s Center for Infrastructure Research and Innovation (CIRI) in California and NREL’s Energy Systems Integration Facility in Colorado, will serve as hubs for H 2 FIRST. Toyota will begin selling its Fuel Cell Vehicle in 2015.

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Clean Fleet Report

JANUARY 9, 2022

Today’s headline news is trucks, highlighted by General Motors CEO Mary Barra’s keynote unveiling the coming Chevrolet Silverado EV, announcing it was available for online reservations. The short hood makes it look more like the midsize Colorado. The bed is just a little shorter than six feet. The Other End of the Spectrum.

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Charged EVs

DECEMBER 14, 2021

Three years and one global pandemic later, the company is now starting to deliver production versions of its 2022 R1T electric pickup truck to paying customers. Dimensionally, the R1T sits squarely among the stalwarts in the mid-size truck category: Chevy Colorado, Ford Ranger, Nissan Frontier and Toyota Tacoma.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 4, 2009

General Motors. Chevrolet truck sales increased 27%, led by increases by Silverado, Suburban, Avalanche, Colorado, HHR and Equinox. On 27 July, Chrysler restarted production at 9 of its 11 manufacturing facilities. Monthly sales of hybrids. Click to enlarge. GM dealers delivered 189,443 total vehicles in July, a 19.4%

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AUGUST 5, 2009

Production of nickel-cobalt-metal battery cells and packs, as well as production of battery separators (by partner Entek) for hybrid and electric vehicles. Production of manganese oxide cathode / graphite lithium-ion batteries for hybrid and electric vehicles. General Motors Corporation. DOE Award ($mil.).

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Revenge of the Electric Car

JANUARY 21, 2009

Paine was one of the first to lease a General Motors EV1 in 1997 — only to get the car wrenched away from him five years later when he took it in simply to get a brake light fixed. I also have a gas-guzzler for when I want to go up to San Francisco or drive up to Colorado. In Who Killed the Electric Car?,

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 30, 2011

substantial increase in production of fuel per acre of planted. production of oil, which is stored in seeds and is convertible to. Synthetic Crop for Direct Biofuel Production through Rerouting the Photosynthesis Intermediates and Engineering. biomass production. transferred into highly productive energy crops such as.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 26, 2009

will develop a commercially viable process for the production of bio-butanol, an advanced biofuel, from seaweed (macroalgae). Seaweed is a potentially sustainable source of biomass for the production of fuels, expanding and building opportunities for bio-butanol as a fuel and fuel extender. Earlier post.) MacroAlgae Butanol.

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EV Adoption

MARCH 31, 2021

New Chinese Mini EV flying off the lots – Chinese customers took delivery of 200,000 Wuling Hongguang Mini EVs in the vehicle’s first 200 days of production. According to the Asian auto industry gurus at ZoZo Go , it’s the strongest product debut in the history of four-wheeled vehicles. – March 25, via Charged EVs.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 28, 2009

Think Global was formerly known as Think City, a prior Ford Motor Company ( F ) acquisition and part of a now-defunct Think division at Ford. The Think City was short-lived in the States with production halting in 2002 after just 1005 cars had been assembled. Simmons ; "Hot, Flat & Crowded by Thomas L.

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The Truth About Cars

SEPTEMBER 18, 2023

The strikes have stalled production of the Ford Bronco (in Michigan), Jeep Wrangler (in Ohio), and Chevrolet Colorado (in Missouri).& General Motors CEO Mary Barra has said her own pay is based largely on performance, which the union head has used as ammunition against the industry. “To

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