Green Car Congress
JULY 12, 2013
GM has made three product commitments for 2017 related to its sustainability strategy: to have 500,000 vehicles on the road in the US with some form of electrification ( earlier post ); to double the number of US models that can achieve an EPA-estimated 40 mpg US (5.9 In 2012, GM invested more than $7.3 Earlier post.).
Green Car Congress
OCTOBER 3, 2011
Today the split cycle is still in the laboratory, together with some collaboration outside of GM. The data showed that a turbocharged/air-hybridized Scuderi Engine can achieve at least 64 mpg US (3.7 The promise of dramatically increased efficiency is what we are looking for. There are two prongs to this effort. Earlier post.).
Green Car Congress
JUNE 13, 2012
Its closest competitor, the 2013 Acura ILX 2.4L, offers a peak of 170 lb-ft of torque, according to GM. GM says that the choice to use a small-displacement turbocharged engine for a more powerful Verano model is consistent with Buick’s effort to downsize its powertrains without sacrificing performance. L/100km respectively).
Green Car Congress
MAY 20, 2015
Featuring a new full-hybrid powertrain which leverages technology from the Chevrolet Volt, the 2016 Malibu Hybrid will offer an estimated combined fuel economy rating exceeding 45 mpg (5.22 GM had earlier used Hitachi’s cylindrical 4.4 Ah Li-ion cell—a downsized and lightweighted version of the 5.5
Green Car Congress
AUGUST 26, 2009
The positive results from this test indicate that we can downsize our battery pack, reducing cost and weight of the vehicle, and still achieve the 40 mile all-electric range needed for optimized typical driving. A 100 kW Rase Symetron generator, driven by a GM Ecotec 2.0L Jim Spellman, Raser Vice President of Business Development.
Green Car Congress
JANUARY 26, 2010
Based on test work already carried out, Ricardo estimates that a fuel economy improvement of up to 30% is possible with no loss of power or performance, using a downsized EBDI engine in place of currently available gasoline powertrain technology. Luke Cruff points out: GM has just recently introduced a 1.4 fuel economy improvement.
Green Car Congress
AUGUST 25, 2009
GM Exploring Keeping Opel. Negotiations over GM’s sale of Opel to Magna or RHJ have stalled, with the German government favoring the Magna bid and GM preferring that of RHJ, according to an update report in the Detroit News. Continuing Opel’s strategy of downsizing, a new 103 kW (140 hp) 1.4 Turbo and 1.6
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