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GM opens broad application of EV component sets

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General Motors will offer EV technology beyond its own portfolio and automotive applications more broadly, one component at a time. Production vehicles may vary. Additional information and specific product applications for each opportunity will be disclosed at a later date. Proof of concept vehicle shown.

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Chevrolet electric Camaro concept drag racer: eCOPO with 800V battery pack; electric crate motors

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Developed by General Motors and built in partnership with the pioneering electric drag racing team Hancock and Lane Racing, the concept race car—based on the 2019 COPO Camaro —is driven by an electric motor providing the equivalent of more than 700 horsepower and 600 lb-ft (813 N·m) of torque.

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DOE announces EcoCAR 2; focus on electric drive technology

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At the SAE 2011 World Congress in Detroit, Michigan, US Department of Energy’s (DOE) Assistant Secretary for Policy and International Affairs, David Sandalow, announced the official launch of the EcoCAR 2 : Plugging into the Future competition and the sixteen university teams selected to participate.

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DOE to award up to $137M for SuperTruck II, Vehicle Technology Office programs

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Advances for the Production of Low‐Cost Electric Drive vehicle Motors (Area of Interest 5). General Motors. Work with development partners to design and construct both heavy rare earth and entirely rare earth free motor designs using a multi‐layered motor rotor design. University of Washington, Seattle.

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COP26 declaration on accelerating the transition to 100% zero emission cars and vans

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We will work together to overcome strategic, political, and technical barriers, accelerate the production of zero emission vehicles and increase economies of scale, to make the transition faster, lower cost, and easier for everyone. —COP 26 Declaration.

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President Obama Announces 48 Projects to Receive $2.4B in Grants for Next-Generation of Batteries and Electric Vehicles; To be Combined with $2.4B in Industry Cost-Share

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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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How Carmakers Are Responding to the Plug-In Hybrid Opportunity

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

In late 2008, BYD started selling the first production PHEV in China. Weve kept the summary table below generally up-to-date for passenger PHEVs, but not for BEVs, motorcycles or larger vehicles like buses and trucks. Several dozen prototypes on 15-passenger van since 2004; now in second generation development; no production plans.

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