Green Car Congress

MARCH 26, 2010

NO x conversion profiles. Researchers from the General Motors Global Research and Development, Chemical Sciences and Materials Systems Lab have developed and demonstrated the use of strontium-doped perovskite oxides as efficient platinum substitutes in diesel oxidation (DOC) and lean NO x trap (LNT) catalysts. Credit: Kim et al.

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EV Connect

NOVEMBER 30, 2020

Deloitte forecasts that by 2022, the costs of ownership for EVs will be comparable to their combustion-engine counterparts. Last year saw the first full conversion of a gas station into an electric charging station in the U.S. This likely means continued growth of the fully electric market — and its charging network along with it.

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Clean Fleet Report

MAY 23, 2021

General Motors uses these on its heavy-duty Chevrolet and GMC pick-ups as they can handle the stopping needs when towing as well as dissipate heat under repeated use. Changes are coming from General Motors, which has announced a commitment to 30 new global electric vehicles by the year 2025. Upscale, Techie Interior.

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Green Car Congress

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. the demand for LPG is relatively high.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 15, 2009

The Coskata process can produce more than 100 gallons of ethanol per ton of dry, ash-free biomass material at a cost competitive with expected gasoline prices—around $1.00 Actual production cost will vary, either below or above $1.00 per gallon, based on the cost of feedstock and the cost of power for the specific plant, he noted.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 20, 2018

The light commercial vehicle manufacturer, a subsidiary of China’s largest vehicle manufacturer SAIC Motor, is also announcing LeasePlan as its exclusive partner in Europe, as it prepares for its full brand launch in 2019. The total ownership costs could even be lower in some countries where local subsidies are more favourable.

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The Truth About Cars

JANUARY 5, 2024

A brief moment in EV history passed us by about a decade ago, when the little-known VIA Motors introduced their lineup of VTRUX hybrid-electric vehicles. In short order, VIA Motors was established as a separate entity from Raser Technologies in 2010. VIA was focused on fleet sales and a low cost of ownership.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 30, 2011

contains no rare earths, in a prototype electric motor. Research, TECO Westinghouse Motor. High Performance, Low Cost Superconducting Wires and Coils. for High Power Wind Generators The University of Houston will develop a new, low-cost. yield a several-fold reduction in wire costs, making. If successful.

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Clean Fleet Report

DECEMBER 1, 2021

The front-wheel drive Mazda MX-5 Miata and Hyundai Veloster R-Spec are wonderful, handle great and are zippy, but are not in the same conversation with the much larger, rear-wheel drive, more powerful and heavier Corvette Stingray. Because of this we don’t address issues such as long-term reliability or total cost of ownership.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 21, 2009

Its like having a second fuel tank that you always use first -- only you fill up at home, from a regular outlet, at an equivalent cost of under $1/gallon. And were gratified that General Motors recognizes this study as validation of its decision to evolve to the electrification of transportation. You dont have to plug it in.

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Cars That Think

AUGUST 11, 2021

James Cortada It became a commodity business not only because of the chips and the operating system, but because other companies were able to put it all together at a lower cost than IBM. Once the PC business in IBM got folded into the main corporate structure, its costs of operating went up. Because everybody had good machines.

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EV Central

FEBRUARY 4, 2024

Conversely, it could make the RAV4 Hybrid even more popular – and help Toyota Australia pressure its Japanese head office to increase supply. He’s also worked globally for General Motors and Nissan in government relations and corporate roles.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 21, 2014

In July 2013, General Motors and Honda announced a long-term, definitive master agreement to co-develop next-generation fuel cell system and hydrogen storage technologies, aiming for the 2020 time frame. Major priorities for cost reduction are the electrodes (i.e., Earlier post.) System components for a fuel cell vehicle.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 16, 2009

NewsVine StumbleUpon Mixx Text Size By SHARON TERLEP General Motors Corp. GM didnt say how much the machines would cost, but research chief Larry Burns said owners would spend one-third to one-fourth of the cost of a traditional vehicle. Manage Email preferences Companies within this Article General Motors Corp.(

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Baua Electric

MAY 2, 2024

Named after a low-volume Acura SUV sold from 2010 to 2013, the new ZDX is actually built by General Motors and rides on that company’s Ultium EV platform—as does the related Honda Prologue from Acura’s parent brand. The base A-Spec model uses a single 263-kw (358-hp) motor that powers the rear wheels. inch front rotors (13.6

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 22, 2009

For years now, inventors and sellers of electric car conversion kits have been blasting traditional automakers for not providing the 100 m.p.g. based Tesla Motors Inc. In the 1990s, Waters led development of the battery pack for General Motors Corp.s Both Ford Motor Co. and Nissan Motor Co. The 100 m.p.g.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 12, 2012

The selected projects range from improving manufacturing processes that reduce the energy needed to make components for aircraft and vehicles, to lowering the production costs of carbon fiber for a wide range of clean energy products. The projects selected for awards include: The Dow Chemical Company, Scale-Up of Novel Low-Cost Carbon Fibers.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 26, 2009

If successfully developed, this transformational new energy storage technology would greatly reduce the cost of hybrid and electric vehicles. Sustainable, High-Energy Density, Low-Cost Electrochemical Energy Storage: Metal-Air Ionic Liquid (MAIL) Batteries. Towards Scale Solar Conversion of CO 2 and Water Vapor to Hydrocarbon Fuels.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 21, 2009

Several after-market companies have done PHEV conversions of the Ford Escape hybrid and one has done a retrofit of the F-150 pickup -- see Where PHEVs Are and ICE-Conversions.) General Motors Chevy Volt series PHEV, which it calls "extended range electric vehicle" (EREV), part of "E-Flex" multi-fuel platform.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 21, 2009

Electric car supporters are rising to defend General Motors’ development of the Chevy Volt after the Obama Administration’s automotive task force proclaimed that the car was probably too expensive to be commercially successful in the near future. .’s Supporters of the car say that’s shortsighted. — Sean 13.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 16, 2009

By contrast, the last time BYD executives traveled to the Detroit auto show they rented a suburban house to save the cost of hotel rooms. This attention to costs is one reason that BYD has made money consistently even as it has expanded into new businesses. Near the end of our conversation, I ask Wang about the company name.

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Cars That Think

JUNE 21, 2022

It’s one of the great stories of corporate intrigue: General Motors in the US and Sumitomo in Japan independently conceived the technology, and then worked in secret, racing to commercialize the technology, and without even being aware of the other’s efforts. Do you recall any conversation with John at that meeting?

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 21, 2013

Earlier this month, Volkswagen and Eaton executives met with a small group of journalists at the VW Electronics Research Laboratory in Belmont, California, to discuss VW’s partnership with Eaton on AC and DC charging, followed by a broader conversation about VW’s plans for vehicle electrification over the next several years. Click to enlarge.

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The Truth About Cars

NOVEMBER 29, 0002

From Reuters : The Detroit 3 have said they want to compensate fairly their hourly workers, but also have stressed a need for greater cost competitiveness as the industry shifts to EVs, a market dominated by Tesla Inc. Fain has said Ford, General Motors, and Stellantis could all be subject to factory downtime depending on how talks progress.

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