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You’re outta here! Chevrolet Silverado EV won’t be coming to Australia

EV Central

The shock news was confirmed to EV Central at this month’s 2024 Chevrolet Silverado 2500 HD launch by Jess Bala, Managing Director of Chevrolet’s local outpost GM Australia and New Zealand. And tow them very long distances, where diesel fuel pumps are far more ubiquitous (and quicker filling) than electric charge points.

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General Motors emphasizing faster electric vehicle launches after positive 2021 earnings

Teslarati

General Motors ( NYSE: GM ) is gearing up for a major shift in 2022 thanks to its evolving electric vehicle program, planning for record profit levels that could surge the company into a more well-rounded placement in an increasingly competitive sector. For Q4, GM had a weaker quarter than it did in the same period in 2020.

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The Greenius Plan For General Motors

Creative Greenius

We Must Destroy GM In Order To Save GM. I’m afraid the time has come to pull the plug on GM’s life support so we can plug into a whole new kind of Motors much better than General. And I’m talking about killing GM the way GM killed the electric car. The brain of GM will never feel it.

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Electrified Blondes in Convertibles For Everyone!

Creative Greenius

Otherwise you’ll just be buying a dinosaur that you’ll have to pay to convert or dispose of. Plug them in, charge them up, drive silent, drive clean. You say you’re looking for something a little larger? The Plug-Ins are coming and you should wait till they get here before buying your next new car.

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False Starts: The Story of Vehicle-to-Grid Power

Cars That Think

AC Propulsion cofounder Wally Rippel converted a Volkswagen microbus into an electric vehicle while he was still a student at Caltech. In early 2000, when GM announced it had ceased production of the EV1, it signaled that the automaking establishment was abandoning battery electric cars. Electric Car tzero 0-60 3.6

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EV ute overload: The electric pickups coming soon

EV Central

Hummer used to be a stand-alone brand of heavy-duty 4x4s that GM killed off during the Global Financial Crisis. It has now re-established it as an electrified sub-brand of GMC. There is a chance the Hummer will come to Australia under the auspices of the GM Specialty Vehicles business that replaces the culled Holden.

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What’s the State of Hydrogen Vehicles in 2022?

Clean Fleet Report

The 1966 GM Electrovan didn’t leave much room for passengers or cargo (image from autonews.com). Other companies, led by Toyota and Honda, focused on fuel cell vehicles that converted hydrogen to electricity on board so were essentially electric vehicles. So, what’s the state of hydrogen vehicles in 2022 and beyond?