Green Car Reports

JANUARY 11, 2019

GM announced a major restructuring that will result in more electric cars, with Cadillac as its focus. And Audi has partnered with Amazon to get home chargers installed for its e-tron customers. Fiat Chrysler will fix its dirty Ram pickup and Jeep Grand Cherokee EcoDiesels. All this and more on Green Car Reports.

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Green Car Reports

FEBRUARY 15, 2017

Today, General Motors CEO Mary Barra says the Chevrolet Bolt EV will form the basis for a "huge range of electric cars," a Chevrolet Cruze Diesel lawsuit moves forward, and a Midwestern electric utility installs public electric-car charging stations. All this and more on Green Car Reports.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 28, 2009

The production-intent fuel cell system can be packaged under the hood in about the same space as a four-cylinder engine; by contrast, the first generation system in the Equinox (with the fourth-generation stack) is about the size of a file cabinet, says Charles Freese, executive director of GM Fuel Cell Activities. Source: GM.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 22, 2016

GM will supply vehicles equipped with the 6.0L V-8 engine with hardened valves and valve seats to PSI, which in turn will install the fuel system and other hardware and ship directly to Chevrolet and GMC dealers in all 50 states. liter B20-capable Duramax diesel for the Chevrolet Express and GMC Savana vans; and all-new available 6.6-liter

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 24, 2013

During a media event in Wolfsburg, Germany, Volkswagen provided a medium dive into details of its two-seater XL1 Super Efficient Vehicle diesel plug-in hybrid ( earlier post ) as well as some driving time on local roads and highways. two-cylinder diesel, 20 kW electric motor and 5.5 two-cylinder diesel, 20 kW electric motor and 5.5

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EV Adoption

FEBRUARY 7, 2021

In the last year GM has initiated a full court press on the public relations front around its electric vehicle plans. It seems like a week hasn’t gone by without an email in my inbox from GM about an embargoed press release and some upcoming GM EV event or announcement. GM Stock Chart: Yahoo Finance.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 16, 2009

The remaining $600 million will flow to GM’s other operations in Brazil. With the new investment, the Gravataí plant will have a capacity of 380,000 units a year within three years, more than tripling the initial installed capacity of 120,000. Brazil is one of five major GM global centers of development.

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Clean Fleet Report

MAY 24, 2024

Through the GM Energy V2H Bundle, once installed, the bi-directional power flow can charge the Silverado EV and also take power from the Silverado into a home or other EV. They understand the challenges of converting current diesel and gasoline-powered truck owners to buy an electric pickup.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 8, 2015

However, unlike conventional gasoline engines, gasoline direct injection engines produce particulate matter, as do diesels, and emission controls will become an issue the technology must address as standards for particle mass tighten, and also as standards for particle numbers emerge. of total GPF installations by 2020. Earlier post.)

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 7, 2010

Linde’s refueling station at AC Transit’s Emeryville site will use liquid hydrogen produced off-site and gaseous hydrogen produced from water by a state-of-the-art electrolyzer, which will be powered by renewable energy credits generated by AC Transit’s new 575- Kilowatt solar installation at its central maintenance facility.

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Green Cars News

JULY 16, 2009

Some think the “G&# in GM now stands for “Government&# rather than “General&# - however, it’s hard to argue that it might just stand for “Green&#. The plant will have a capacity of 380,000 units a year within three years, which more than triples its initial installed capacity of 120,000.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 20, 2013

As one example, GM Global Technology Operations LLC and the Regents of the University of Michigan recently were recently awarded a US patent (Nº 8,261,860) for a plug-in series hybrid or range-extended electric vehicle powertrain using multiple free piston linear alternator (FPLA) engines. Click to enlarge. Earlier post.) Earlier post.).

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 24, 2010

Propane yields 87% less hydrocarbons and 50% fewer toxins than gasoline, and costs approximately 40-50% less per gallon than gasoline and diesel.

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Clean Fleet Report

MAY 2, 2024

GM underneath, but Acura throughout The ZDX comes in a base A-Spec and a performance model called Type S. The best bet for owners will be to install a Level 2 240V home charger that will deliver 29.4 In Acura-speak, Type S is the performance division (like BMW has M, Hyundai has N, Mercedes-Benz has AMG and so on).

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Plugs and Cars

JUNE 4, 2009

GM may be in bankruptcy but remains unwavering in its commitment to have the Volt in some showrooms by November 2010. GM waxed hot and cold on the EV1. Energy” companies are poised to receive the lion’s share of $50 million dollars to install a few more H2 filling stations. But their dreams haven’t yet been sunk.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 19, 2009

liter the cleanest of all gasoline-powered super-minis, GM Europe says. Traditionally, close ratio transmissions are matched to gasoline engines for sportier, higher rpm gear changes, while wide ratio transmissions in diesel vehicles compensate for a narrower rpm bandwidth and provide more economical driving. Diesel line-up.

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Charged EVs

AUGUST 2, 2023

For some (not all) use cases, the economic advantages of going electric have been clear for a long time, and yet we’ve seen a dozen EV manufacturers go bust while trying to address the commercial market, while fleet operators continue to buy diesel vehicles, which continue to belch out clouds of oily black smoke. It’s less time and effort.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 13, 2014

An electric energy storage system from A123 Systems was installed in the former spare tire well to provide power to the rear electric traction motor. Up front, a biodiesel GM 1.7L diesel engine powered the car after full charge depletion.

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Cars That Think

DECEMBER 23, 2022

To accelerate EV uptake, the Zero Emission Transportation Association , a lobbying group formed by Tesla, Lucid and Rivian along with some EV charging suppliers, asserts that sales of new internal combustion vehicles must be banned by 2030 and diesel trucks by 2035. for obvious reasons.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 17, 2012

CNG has maintained a significantly lower retail price than either gasoline or diesel. —Joyce Mattman, director, GM Commercial Product and Specialty Vehicles. The entire manufacturer-backed gaseous fuel system in the vehicles meets GM’s strict quality, durability, safety testing and is covered under the extensive warranty.

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Drive Electric

MAY 29, 2022

Home charging is a good place to start; home charging makes up 85% of the charging needs for EV in New Zealand, so installing home chargers for employees will definitely support uptake. If they rent, whether their landlord would be open to charger installation. Jazz Singh GM of Procurement, Auckland Council. Home charging.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 10, 2013

Opel—in which GM has said it will invest €4 billion (US$5.3 liter gasoline and diesel engines, together with next generation five- and six-speed gearboxes. CDTI diesel engine. liter turbo diesel delivers class-leading performance across all key engine parameters. SIDI Turbo gasoline engine. Opel’s all-new, 1.6-liter

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Green Car Congress

JULY 14, 2014

Emissions reductions (%) of new NGVs compared to new gasoline and diesel vehicles (2012). liter Duramax B20-capable diesel engine with twice the torque of either the gasoline or the bi-fuel models. Turbo-Diesel. direct injection diesel with high-pressure common rail. diesel or B20. HD truck (vs. CNG vs gasoline.

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EV Life

MARCH 7, 2023

GM has been one of the pioneers of electric vehicles, introducing the General Motors EV1 back in 1996 and the groundbreaking Chevy Volt in 2010. Qualified California residents of disadvantaged communities (DACs) can receive grants of up to $5,000 in buy-down assistance and special financing, plus a free vehicle charger and installation.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 21, 2009

ultra You might also like: Car Companies Standardize Plug for Electric Vehicles 9 Electric Cars 100 Years Old or More The Chinese BYD F3DM, First Mass Produced Electric Car, Fails with Consumers GM Ditches Volt for Geo Metro Hybrid? Herron makes a valid point. Charging 20kw/h in an hour takes almost 100 amps for an hour.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 21, 2014

SwRI has implemented its in-cylinder reforming technology in a multi-cylinder engine, and installed it in a demonstrator. The D-EGR engine offers efficiency similar to diesel engine (~40% BTE) but at half the cost; it also demonstrates the potential for meeting the very stringent LEV III/Tier 3 emissions. Earlier post.).

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EV Adoption

FEBRUARY 22, 2021

Ford, Toyota, GM and Mercedes could also see their EV shares surge. – According to story which cites unnamed sources, Mercedes could offer only new cars with electric units as five or eight years earlier than 2039, the previous target to end production of diesel- and petrol-powered vehicles. – 19 via Electrive. Funding/IPOs.

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Charged EVs

APRIL 19, 2023

A charging hub for heavy-duty vehicles requires a tremendous amount of power, and local utilities can take years to install new electrical service. Zeem is able to offer a cost per mile below that of diesel, thanks to California subsidies. The TCO right now, I can honestly say 75% or 80% operates under the cost of diesel.

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Plug In India

MAY 3, 2022

He joined Ola in Nov 20, after a 45 year stint at GM. At GM, he headed the Latin American operations and was responsible for plants with a production capacity of a million vehicles per year. His experience at Ola has been quite different from GM. What the likes of GM would take 2 years to build, Ola did in eight months.

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EV Adoption

MARCH 9, 2021

In my recent article analyzing GM’s plan to launch 30 new EV models globally by 2025 and my assumption that 20 of these would be available in the US, the actual volume was minimal and well less than 10% of GM’s estimated total sales in 2025.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 16, 2009

Extended-range electric vehicles — such as the Chevy Volt, which GM says will recharge in three hours — offer another route, adding a small gas engine to keep drivers from feeling stranded without access to fuel. For on-the-go juice ups, the idea is to exchange your dead battery for a fresh one owned by Better Place.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 16, 2009

Installation will be made of thousands of in-home control devices and the necessary systems to fully automate home energy use. Current consortium members include Accenture, Current Group, Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories and Ventyx. Smart Grid City will use a realtime high-speed two-way communication throughout the distribution grid.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 16, 2009

Giving drivers the convenience of charging their vehicles when they are away from home, charge stations have already been with us for some time and are now being installed in at a quickening pace. install these hot-shoe grooves (that have no effect on other vehicles) beginning 10 miles outside of cities since that is the only place needed.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 16, 2009

Newly installed CEO Fritz Henderson argues that pioneering projects like the Volt typically lose money until the technology catches on. But it is a price that must be paid, and GM should be commended for remaining committed to the Volt. It isa fundamental change in direction for GM. GM is developing more fuel-efficient vehicles.

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Charged EVs

SEPTEMBER 22, 2022

This is good news for Tesla, Nissan and GM, which have been selling EVs for years, but have recently been at a disadvantage against companies like Toyota and Stellantis, which sat on the sidelines until the EV bandwagon picked up speed. billion to GM and LG Energy Solution to build battery factories in Michigan, Ohio and Tennessee.

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