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Express Drive begins later this month in Chicago and will soon roll out to additional cities including Boston, Washington D.C., The launch of Express Drive comes two months after GM entered into a strategic alliance with Lyft to develop an integrated on-demand network of autonomous vehicles. —GM President Dan Ammann.

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Maven members pay a monthly fee to reserve a new GM vehicle loaded with technology for 28 days. Members can access popular GM vehicles for an extended time period without the commitment of leasing, financing or buying. Members can download the Maven app to view pricing by market in real time for Maven Reserve.

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Additional sponsors joining the DOE and GM include: MathWorks; National Science Foundation; California Air Resources Board; NXP; AVL Powertrain Engineering; The Bosch Group; ETAS; PACCAR; dSPACE, Inc.; West Virginia University and University of Alabama teams finished second and third place, respectively. Horiba; DENSO; Champlain Cable Corp.;

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APRIL 23, 2011

It will implement the EVI, which was jointly proposed by the governments of China and the United States at the Clean Energy Ministerial Meeting held in Washington, DC, on 19-20 July 2010.

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JANUARY 3, 2011

Concurrent with upcoming deliveries of the Chevrolet Volt to dealerships in California, Connecticut (Tri-State Metro Area), Michigan, New Jersey, New York, Texas, and Washington, D.C., GM’s Technical Assistance Center will be staffed with personnel who have been trained on the Volt alongside the company's field service engineers.

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AUGUST 30, 2009

On 11 August, GM invited approximately 75 journalists and auto analysts to spend a day learning about the new GM. The day was split between a morning session at the GM tech center in Warren and an afternoon session at the GM proving grounds in Milford, MI. GM’s identify in the US starts with its four core brands.

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and is adding Boston, Chicago and Washington, D.C. Launched in March with Lyft—in which GM has invested $500 million ( earlier post )—the Chicago Express Drive short-term rental program leverages the Maven platform. In Washington, DC, Maven+ car sharing will be available to residents of.

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APRIL 25, 2014

For EcoCAR 2: Plugging In to the Future, GM donated Chevrolet Malibus; for EcoCAR: The NeXt Challenge, GM donated Saturn Vues; and for Challenge X: Crossover to Sustainable Mobility, the company donated Chevrolet Equinoxes. University of Washington. University of Tennessee, Knoxville. University of Alabama. Virginia Tech.

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JUNE 24, 2022

” Ford, GM, Stellantis, Toyota push for Congress to eliminate EV tax credit limits. Ford’s action is only the most recent illustration of how automakers are incorporating more and more restrictive clauses into their leasing agreements. .

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MARCH 29, 2009

Early in the morning on 30 March (East Coast time), GM announced that Rick Wagoner is stepping down as chairman and CEO, effective immediately ( earlier post ) and that Fritz Henderson, GM president and chief operating officer, will serve as CEO. Kresa became a GM director in 2003. Kent Kresa, Chairman GM Board of Directors.

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FEBRUARY 3, 2009

GM described its approach at the Washington Auto Show. A partial draft checklist of stakeholders and enablers to help guide cities in making their regions plug-in friendly suggested by GM includes: Draft Checklist for a Plug-in Ready City. Ed Peper, GM North America vice president, Chevrolet. Required Stakeholder.

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APRIL 15, 2011

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. EcoCar 2 Malibu. Click to enlarge.

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In a speech at the Washington Auto Show, Energy Secretary Chu outlined the new initiative, which aims to expand the availability of workplace charging, increasing the convenience of plug-in electric vehicles (PEVs) and providing drivers with more options.

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JANUARY 31, 2011

Chevrolet dealerships in the initial launch markets of California, Connecticut, Maryland, Michigan, New Jersey, New York, Texas, Virginia and Washington, DC will be receiving dedicated Volt demonstration vehicles for customer test drives over the next few weeks. —Cristi Landy, Chevrolet marketing director.

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MAY 4, 2011

In the US, GM has found that Chevrolet Volt demonstration units are a popular showroom draw for dealers as they let consumers look, touch and drive the electric car with extended-range capabilities. GM says that this is part of its plan to gain exposure for the vehicle and the Chevrolet brand.

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MARCH 5, 2012

The company also recently announced an exclusive relationship that will allow millions of GM vehicle owners to leverage the OnStar system to rent out their idle cars through the RelayRides marketplace, with no additional hardware installation needed. RelayRides will use a key-exchange program—i.e.,

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MAY 24, 2013

The 15 universities competing in EcoCAR 2 gathered in Yuma, Arizona last week for six days of vehicle testing and evaluation on drive quality and environmental impact at General Motors (GM) Desert Proving Ground. From there, the competition moved to San Diego for a second round of judging by automotive industry experts. in May 2014.

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SEPTEMBER 11, 2009

On Friday, the fleet of Chevrolet Equinox fuel cell electric vehicles involved in GM’s Project Driveway—the largest consumer fuel cell vehicle demonstration project to date ( earlier post )—passed the 1-million mile mark. The Chevrolet Equinox Fuel Cell electric vehicle is equipped with a GM fourth-generation, 93 kW fuel cell stack. (GM

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JULY 27, 2010

The warranty matches the term of the 8-year, 100,000 battery pack warranty announced by GM for its Volt EREV. The LEAF will roll out in December in California, Arizona, Oregon, Washington and Tennessee. Earlier post.). The MSRP for the LEAF starts at $32,780; the full Federal tax credit of $7,500 brings that down to $25,280.

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MARCH 3, 2011

GE is working with GM, Ford, Toyota, Navistar, Smith Electric Vehicles, Mitsubishi, Coda, Smart, THINK and other organizations on the tour. Additional EV Experience Tour dates will be announced in Austin, New York City, and Washington, DC for Spring 2011. Scheduled Tour dates are: San Francisco, 10 March. Seattle, 15 March.

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NOVEMBER 16, 2010

CleanFUEL USA, a leading supplier of alternative fuel infrastructure and propane engine systems, will build and certify a multi-purpose 8-liter General Motors (GM) propane engine in partnership with Freightliner Custom Chassis Corporation (FCCC), a subsidiary of Daimler Trucks North America. Since the discontinuance of the GM 8.1

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FEBRUARY 29, 2012

Burns’ talk came one day after Bill Ford’s keynote at Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, in which he outlined a plan for connected cars to help avoid a potentially unsustainable future of what he called “ global gridlock—a never-ending traffic jam that wastes time, energy and resources.” ( Earlier post.). —Larry Burns.

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JANUARY 31, 2010

At this year’s Electric Drive Transportation Association (EDTA) meeting in Washington, Bereisa was inducted into the EDTA Hall of Fame by Roger Stempel, former GM and Energy Conversion Devices (ECD) CEO. Stempel, who oversaw the introduction of the EV1 when Chairman and CEO of GM, is a past EDTA Hall of Fame inductee.).

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There are three fast charging standards currently active in the US: the Japan-developed CHAdeMO (used e.g. in the Nissan LEAF, Kia Soul EV, Mitsubishi i-MiEV); the Tesla Supercharger (used in the Model S); and now the SAE Combo, used by BMW, VW, and GM (Spark EV).

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OCTOBER 12, 2012

The DMREF project on high-efficiency thermoelectric composites is led by Jihui Yang at the University of Washington, and is slated to receive a $900,000 award from NSF. of Washington and at the GM R&D Center. of Washington and at the GM R&D Center. DMREF Thermoelectrics.

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AUGUST 27, 2010

Three pilot workshops were also held in which the automaker incorporated feedback from extrication specialists and first responders into GM’s electric vehicle curriculum for emergency personnel. Additional workshops are planned for cities including Detroit, Los Angeles, San Francisco, and Washington, D.C., Chevrolet Volt. the industry.

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JULY 27, 2010

GM will introduce the Chevrolet Volt extended range electric vehicle with a starting MSRP of $41,000; after applying the Federal income tax credit of $7,500, the price drops to $33,500. For the launch, GM decided to go with the lowest cost, national package: the core Volt being rolled out later this year.

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MAY 13, 2011

Coulomb’s project includes the deployment of electric vehicles, including 2,000 GM Volt, 200 Ford Transit Connect, 100 Ford Focus EV, and 100 Smart EV vehicles, as well as establishing 4,600 EV charging locations nationwide. Southern Michigan; and Washington, DC. Southern Michigan; and Washington, DC. Redmond, Wash.;

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FEBRUARY 4, 2009

Student engineers participating in EcoCAR: The NeXt Challenge unveiled their vehicle architectures at the Washington Auto Show. The 17 designs range from systems using on-board hydrogen fuel cells to full battery-electric vehicles.

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Afterward several members of Congress went outside for test drives in a plug-in hybrid brought to Washington by Cal-Cars. NGO's The campaign initially began by focusing on the 50 largest cities in the U.S., but it has grown far beyond this point. Investor-owned utilities are starting to sign on as partners. Mr. Woolsey and Ms.

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MARCH 9, 2012

General Motors earlier this week sent a letter to Washington Gov. GM believes this proposal is misguided and will hurt sales and market adoption of EVs. The small number of pure EVs on the road at this point have a negligible impact on state revenues, GM argues. —Letter from GM.

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MARCH 7, 2009

Announcing the submission at an event at the National Press Club in Washington DC, General Wesley Clark, USA (Ret.), The waiver does not seek to mandate use of E15, but to remove the barrier to its optional use. co-chairman of Growth Energy, said that increasing the blend up to E15 would create 136,101 new jobs and inject $24.4

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ABR, noted Peter Faguy, the DOE manager of the applied battery research program, during his presentation at the Annual Merit Review in Washington, DC, is the difficult regime between the discovery of materials and their application in batteries that can be commercialized.

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DECEMBER 22, 2006

D ear Partners: As you probably read in the press, GM announced in late November that they will manufacture a plug-in hybrid vehicle. Press was speaking to the Electric Drive Transportation Association (EDTA) conference in Washington D.C. where plug-in hybrids were a prime topic of conversation.

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GM’s Britta Gross, Director of Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Commercialization will participate in a webchat tomorrow to field questions about the development of the plug-in ecosystem. GM is focused on the first two pillars: leading plug-in technology vehicles and the enabling technologies. Tony Posawatz. Earlier post.).

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JUNE 13, 2014

The second-place team from the University of Washington (UW) demonstrated the most energy-efficient vehicle, a B20 biodiesel parallel plug-in hybrid reaching 60 MPGGE (3.9 Up front, a biodiesel GM 1.7L The vehicle is capable of operating in charge-depleting, charge-sustaining series and charge-sustaining parallel modes.

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JULY 8, 2016

Researchers from the University of New Mexico, Washington State University, and GM Global R&D have developed a novel approach to trap platinum atoms used in catalysts, preventing their agglomeration and the resultant reduction of catalyst efficiency.

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