Green Car Congress

JULY 30, 2010

Due to what it termed “ strong public interest ” in the Chevrolet Volt, General Motors will increase US production capacity of the Volt by 50%, from 30,000 units to 45,000 units, in 2012. The announcement came as US President Barack Obama toured the Detroit-Hamtramck facility, where the Volt is being produced now for sale later this year.

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Volt GM 2012 Production 244

EV Central

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

The Lightning’s Aussie prospects have been boosted by the establishment of a new assembly line in Melbourne that has started converting left-hand drive petrol F-150s imported from the USA to right-hand drive for sale through Ford dealers from November. Have we have had some preliminaries?

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F-150 Australia Ford USA 104

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 21, 2009

Establishing dealer network. General Motors Chevy Volt series PHEV, which it calls "extended range electric vehicle" (EREV), part of "E-Flex" multi-fuel platform. Volvo Ford-owned company exploring PHEVs "ReCharge" flex-fuel series 60-mile concept PHEV w/wheel motors. BYD also developed the motors and software for the system.

Plug-in 45

Plug-in Plug Hybrid PHEV 45

Cars That Think

JANUARY 23, 2023

The UK Institute of the Motor Industry (IMI) needs 90,000 EV-trained technicians by 2030. Auto dealers have sued to overturn the law, and some auto makers like Subaru and Kia have disabled the advanced telematic systems in cars sold in Massachusetts, often without telling new customers about it.

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Buy GM Range Purchase 88

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 16, 2009

Thats less than Ford ( F , Fortune 500 ) ($7 billion at the beginning of April), but more than General Motors ( GM , Fortune 500 ) ($1.3 Equip those cars with electric motors, and fuel costs drop to $400 a year and emissions are reduced to about 1.5 More Will the Motor City shakeup work? tons of carbon dioxide.

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BYD 2009 Companies Electric Cars 62