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SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

General Motors has invested in Element25 ( earlier post ), which is building a manganese refinery in Louisiana, and this month also backed Mitra Chem, a Silicon Valley company which is developing lithium manganese iron phosphate (LMFP) cathodes ( earlier post ).

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Green Cars News

JULY 15, 2013

General Motors (GM) has outlined its product goals and progress towards its ambitions for 2020 as part of a newly released sustainability report: and has revealed an ambitious target for fuel economy. Latest News Green cars Chevrolet General Motors GM' These are: - [.].

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Teslarati

NOVEMBER 10, 2021

Six major automakers will pledge to phase out the production of ICE vehicles worldwide by 2040, said the British government in a statement. metric tons of carbon dioxide per year, assuming the fuel economy of the cars is about 22.0 During the gathering, Volvo, Ford Motor Co., During the gathering, Volvo, Ford Motor Co.,

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MARCH 9, 2023

Most recently in November 2022, ABTC was selected for a competitive US DOE grant for a $20-million project to develop and commercialize a set of next-generation battery recycling technologies to even further enhance the recovery of recycled products and reduce the cost of operations.

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APRIL 3, 2020

General Motors and Honda have agreed to develop jointly two all-new electric vehicles for Honda, based on GM’s highly flexible global EV platform powered by proprietary Ultium batteries. General Motors’ all-new modular platform and battery system, Ultium. GM unveiled the platform and batteries in early March.

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JUNE 18, 2021

General Motors and Liebherr-Aerospace will join forces to develop a hydrogen fuel cell power generation demonstrator system for aircraft. GM’s fuel cell business benefits from decades of investment in engineering and manufacturing expertise with high volume processes that can bring economies of scale to fuel cell production.

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MARCH 20, 2020

Joining BMW, Ford and FCA in suspension of production in the US due to COVID-19 ( earlier post ) are: Toyota is temporarily suspending production at all of its automobile and components plants in North America, including Canada, Mexico and the US, through 3 April. Tesla will suspend production at its Fremont plant on 23 March.

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APRIL 25, 2016

In a paper presented at the 2016 SAE World Congress, Tula Technology, developer of Dynamic Skip Fire (DSF) cylinder deactivation technology, reported significant fuel economy gains of up to 18% over a conventional GM 6.2-liter Tula Technology used a production General Motors L94 6.2L mpg at DSF versus 17.34

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OCTOBER 10, 2014

EPA released the latest edition of its annual report on trends in CO 2 emissions, fuel economy and powertrain technology for new personal vehicles in the US. Fuel economy has now increased in eight of the last nine years; average carbon dioxide emissions are also at a record low of 369 g/mile in model year 2013. Fuel economy.

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AUGUST 27, 2021

The XLH system represents the company’s first electrification product to be available for Ram Commercial, Stellantis’ line of commercial pickup trucks.

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NOVEMBER 17, 2020

XL Fleet announced that the Company’s XLP plug-in hybrid electric drive technology is being expanded for use across a range of fleet vehicles from General Motors. The company believes its expanded portfolio will further extend its leadership position in fleet electrification.

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CleanTechnica EVs

OCTOBER 27, 2022

An ambitious renewable energy goal years in the making was reached ahead of schedule, according to General Motors Wednesday. By reaching the goal, General Motors is expected to avoid the production of an estimated 1 million metric tons of carbon emissions that would have been produced between 2025 and 2030.

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OCTOBER 28, 2011

The new Alpheon eAssist, which will go on sale in November, offers improved fuel economy of 25% and reduced CO 2 emissions of 22% compared with the standard Alpheon model. N·m electric motor generator. N·m electric motor generator. The Alpheon eAssist offer fuel economy of 14.1 Earlier post.).

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DECEMBER 9, 2021

While the domestic manufacturing capacities of electric vehicles and of lithium-ion battery cells have grown rapidly in the US in recent years, unfortunately the domestic production capacities of the battery metals that supply these operations have not kept pace.

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The Truth About Cars

APRIL 6, 2021

Chevrolet’s Silverado electric pickup will be built at the Factory Zero assembly plant in Detroit-Hamtramck, Michigan, along with GMC’s Hummer EV SUV which will also be produced there, General Motors president Mark Reuss said today. Ultium is General […].

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Teslarati

SEPTEMBER 30, 2023

The UAW’s strike is still ongoing, and analysts such as Barclays’ Dan Levy estimate that the profit impact of lost production for the Detroit Big Three is about $40-$60 million per week per automaker. Barra Chair & CEO General Motors Don’t hesitate to contact us with news tips.

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AUGUST 6, 2022

High production volume is assumed unless explicitly specified. The electricity mix used in stationary processes (unless otherwise specified) comes from the 2035 US grid generation mix projected by the US Energy Information Administration (EIA) in the Annual Energy Outlook (AEO) 2021. Fuel production pathways considered.

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Baua Electric

MARCH 5, 2024

billion) in beefing up production of hybrid vehicles in Brazil through 2030. Also Read : Hybrids vs EVs: where should government put its money “Another important step in the Brazilian economy. REUTERS/Aly Song/File Photo (REUTERS) Japanese auto giant Toyota plans to invest 11 billion reais ($2.2

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CleanTechnica EVs

JUNE 4, 2023

billion in Inflation Reduction Act production tax credits this year. That will put the two companies far ahead of the estimated $480 million that General Motors and LG Energy Solution are expected to receive. Benchmark Mineral Intelligence is reporting that Tesla and Panasonic are expected to receive about $1.8

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NOVEMBER 20, 2009

Adjusted CO 2 emissions and adjusted fuel economy by model year. This marks the first time that data for CO 2 emissions are included in the annual report, Light-Duty Automotive Technology, Carbon Dioxide Emissions, and Fuel Economy Trends: 1975 through 2009. Source: EPA. Click to enlarge. mpg US (11.2 mpg, or 9%, since 2004.

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JANUARY 28, 2016

SDCmaterials, a developer of advanced catalyst products based on a novel materials fabrication and integration platform, announced a partnership and formalized a supply agreement with Car Sound, a leading manufacturer of catalysts and catalytic converters for the automotive aftermarket. Further advancements in automotive fuel economy.

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MARCH 5, 2020

At an event in the GM Tech Center campus in Warren, Michigan, General Motors unveiled the core of its new strategy to grow the company’s EV sales quickly, efficiently and profitably. Photo by Steve Fecht for General Motors). GM’s all-new modular platform and battery system, Ultium.

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DECEMBER 6, 2019

General Motors and LG Chem are partnering to mass-produce battery cells for future battery-electric vehicles. The plant will use the most advanced manufacturing processes all under one roof to produce cells efficiently, with little waste, and will benefit from strong economies of scale throughout the value chain.

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Teslarati

JANUARY 16, 2024

General Motors (GM) is said to be ending its Ultra Cruise driver assistance program, after years of the technology being called a potential rival to Tesla’s Full Self-Driving (FSD) beta. million miles,” wrote in its original announcement of the product.

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JANUARY 30, 2024

During the General Motors (GM) 2023 earnings call held this week, CEO Mary Barra said the company will be bringing plugin hybrid electric vehicles (PHEVs) to North America—despite still being committed to going all-electric by 2035. GM-Honda to start hydrogen fuel cell commercial production in MI What are your thoughts?

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Baua Electric

APRIL 17, 2024

Economies of scale created by ramp-ups of EV production will help, but won’t completely close the gap either, according to analysts, adding that this could be a problem for legacy automakers in the U.S. Automakers will only be able to close about half of that cost gap with technology choices, BCG estimates.

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MAY 14, 2014

General Motors Brownstown Battery Assembly Plant worker Tina Oaks attaches wiring harnesses on a Spark EV battery pack. The Spark EV battery is built on a dedicated production line at Brownstown, which also manufactures complete battery packs for the Chevrolet Volt, Opel Ampera and Cadillac ELR. Click to enlarge.

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Teslarati

OCTOBER 21, 2022

Over the past five days, Tesla stock has fallen 7.61%, while stocks of Ford ( NYSE: F ), General Motors ( NYSE: GM ), and Toyota ( NYSE: TM ) have remained more stable. For a more general context, it seems as though investors are generally unsure about the U.S. and the world economy’s future.

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JULY 14, 2014

equipped CNG Cruze outputs 20 hp and 24 ft-lbs torque over its competitor, while maintaining nearly the same fuel economy. Fern was a co-founder of NaturalDrive Partners LLC, the fuel system designer and Manufacturer Of Record of the 2011+ General Motors CNG van program. Fern said that the 1.8L-equipped Earlier post.).

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Baua Electric

MARCH 1, 2024

The 2024 American Council for an Energy Efficient Economy (ACEEE) list of “meanest” vehicles for the environment includes the expected array of gas-guzzling trucks—but also one EV. Worse yet, the Hummer EV may enable General Motors to build more gas-guzzling trucks.

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APRIL 5, 2013

General Motors Co. will support production of a new Ecotec small gasoline engine, a new V6 engine, 8-speed transmission, and tooling for an existing 6-speed transmission. SAIC), Shanghai General Motors (SGM) and the Pan Asia Technical Automotive Center (PATAC). Toledo, Ohio; and Bedford, Ind. Earlier post.).

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The Truth About Cars

MAY 27, 2021

Changes include raising the federal EV tax rebate ceiling to $12,500 and opening the door for automakers who already exhausted their production quotas. It’s good news for General Motors, which recently begged the government for just […].

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FEBRUARY 26, 2013

USAMP, a collaborative organization of Chrysler Group LLC, Ford Motor Company and General Motors, will work in cooperation with the A/SP on the project to demonstrate the applicability of ICME for the development and deployment of 3GAHSS for passenger vehicle weight reduction. and General Motors Co. Earlier post.).

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APRIL 15, 2013

Ford Motor Co. and General Motors Co. have signed an agreement under which both companies will jointly develop a new generation of advanced technology 9- and 10-speed automatic transmissions for cars, crossovers, SUVs and trucks. This will maximize parts commonality and give both companies economy of scale.

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Teslarati

JUNE 9, 2023

NACS plugs will be incorporated into ABB E-mobility’s products once testing, design, and validation steps are completed. As per the company, the NACS would be an option for its products, though it will still be supporting other standards such as CCS, MCS, and CHAdeMO.

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JANUARY 29, 2014

With previous professional experience as CEO of Asian Operations for Chrysler Group and the CEO of General Motors China Group, Murtaugh provides keen insight into Pinnacle’s planned expansion in 2014, focused heavily on Asian markets. —Ron Hoge, Chairman and CEO of Pinnacle Engines.

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OCTOBER 23, 2012

General Motors is testing an industry-first thermal-forming process and proprietary corrosion resistance treatment for lightweight magnesium sheet metal that will allow increased use of the high-strength alternative to steel and aluminum. On the production ready rear deck lid inner panel, GM can remove 1 kilogram (2.2

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