Green Car Congress

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

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Green Car Congress

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. The XLH hybrid electric drive system is now available for select Ram 2500 / 3500 models with the 6.4L V8 engine and a wide range of wheelbases, cab configurations and drivelines.

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Green Car Congress

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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Fleet GM GMC PHEV 307

Green Car Congress

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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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 20, 2009

Adjusted CO 2 emissions and adjusted fuel economy by model year. For the fifth consecutive year, the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is reporting an increase in new vehicle fuel efficiency with a corresponding decrease in average carbon dioxide emissions for new US cars and light duty trucks. Source: EPA. mpg US (11.2

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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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Silverado Chevrolet Hummer Production 55

Green Car Congress

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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Teslarati

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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Plugin GM Hybrid Market 95

Green Car Congress

JULY 14, 2014

equipped CNG Cruze outputs 20 hp and 24 ft-lbs torque over its competitor, while maintaining nearly the same fuel economy. The CNG Cruze is targeted at fleets looking to purchase a domestic small passenger mono-fuel CNG vehicle. Fern said that the 1.8L-equipped times the cargo volume of its competitor, Fern added.

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Chevrolet Fuel Fuel Economy Alternative Fuels 316

Green Car Congress

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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Green Car Congress

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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Asia Engine GM China 220

Green Car Congress

APRIL 5, 2013

General Motors Co. will invest nearly $332 million in four manufacturing sites to produce more fuel-efficient engines and transmissions. 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. Toledo, Ohio; and Bedford, Ind.

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Gasoline GM Engine Fuel Economy 225

Green Car Congress

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. —Jim Lanzon, GM vice president of global transmission engineering.

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GM Ford Chevrolet Fuel Economy 231

Green Car Congress

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. This weight savings would lead to a fuel savings of 9% to 12%. Click to enlarge.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 23, 2017

The Auto Alliance represents 77% of all car and light truck sales in the United States, including the BMW Group, Fiat Chrysler Automobiles, Ford Motor Company, General Motors Company, Jaguar Land Rover, Mazda, Mercedes-Benz USA, Mitsubishi Motors, Porsche, Toyota, Volkswagen Group of America and Volvo Car USA. Background.

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Green Car Reports

MAY 23, 2016

Today, we look at ambitious targets for Tesla Model 3 production, how General Motors will compensate owners who bought SUVs with inaccurate fuel-economy figures on window stickers, and why an electric-car advocate created the fictional Chevrolet Jolt EV. All this and more on Green Car Reports.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 12, 2011

General Motors will develop an all-new global family of small-displacement Ecotec gasoline engines over the next several years that will deliver improved fuel economy, higher quality, better performance and reduced CO 2 emissions. SAIC), Shanghai General Motors (SGM) and the Pan Asia Technical Automotive Center (PATAC).

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Gasoline GM Global Engine 231

Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 21, 2011

The announcement was made Monday as part of General Motors’ participation in Auto Guangzhou 2011. The Volt’s introduction is part of Shanghai GM’s Drive to Green strategy, which is focused on delivering products that offer higher fuel economy and lower emissions. It will be priced at RMB 498,000 (about $78,000).

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 16, 2011

L/100km) on the highway with a six-speed manual transmission and city fuel economy of 29 mpg (8.1 The Sonic’s highway fuel economy makes it one of the most fuel-efficient small cars in the market, with fuel economy equivalent to the 2012 Ford Fiesta SFE and on a par with the 2012 Hyundai Accent.

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MPG 2012 Fuel Economy Chevrolet 262

Green Car Congress

JUNE 9, 2016

Co-authors are from Argonne National Laboratory; the US Department of Energy’s Vehicle Technologies, Fuel Cell Technologies, and Bioenergy Technologies Offices; the National Renewable Energy Laboratory; the Electric Power Research Institute; Fiat Chrysler Automobiles; General Motors; Chevron; and Ford. Elgowainy et al.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 16, 2013

General Motors will invest nearly $1.3 billion in five manufacturing sites in Michigan, Ohio and Indiana to produce new fuel-efficient engines and transmissions, enhance vehicle quality and streamline logistics. will support production of a new V6 engine, a new 10-speed transmission and an existing 6-speed transmission.

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Green Cars News

SEPTEMBER 8, 2009

The beleaguered automotive industry in the United States has taken its fair share of knocks over the last 12 months but none were more shocking than when one of the oldest and most well-respected brands in motoring – General Motors (GM) – slipped into bankruptcy earlier this year. Embracing new technologies.

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Clean Fleet Report

MAY 22, 2021

A new technology may take the already quite clean (especially compared with engines of just a little more than a decade ago) engines to a level that reduces smog-producing emissions while increasing fuel economy and yet not losing any performance. The software upgrade doesn’t require any hardware changes to the motor or vehicle.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 18, 2017

General Motors is expanding its portfolio of B20-capable vehicles to include cars and crossovers, and will field the industry’s most expansive lineup of diesel-powered vehicles in 2017, John Schwegman, director of commercial product and medium duty for GM Fleet, announced at the National Biodiesel Conference. Coupled with a 1.6L

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 8, 2011

General Motors and Teijin Limited., In November, Teijin announced it would establish the first pilot plant for fully integrated production of CFRTP components from carbon fiber on the premises of its Matsuyama Factory in Ehime Prefecture, Japan. Earlier post.).

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Carbon Fiber Carbon GM Fuel Economy 249

Green Car Congress

MARCH 12, 2021

The team will leverage connectivity and L4 automation to identify additional opportunities for fuel savings and EV range optimization in partnership with the American Center of Mobility, Stellantis, and General Motors. Award amount is $4,498,650. Award amount is $4,933,933.

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Green Car Reports

OCTOBER 6, 2016

That has led Infiniti to turn to a technology engineers have toyed with for some time, one that so far hasn't been used in production cars. General Motors, Mercedes-Benz, and Saab have all experimented with.

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Baua Electric

JANUARY 30, 2024

General Motors claimed that it is “all-in on electric vehicles” for years, but today, CEO Mary Barra confirmed that the automaker is changing strategy and going back to plug-in hybrids amid setback in its electric car plans.

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Plug-in GM All-Electric Plug 52

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 24, 2012

General Motors Research & Development developed an aluminum-to-aluminum welding technology expected to enable more use of the lightweight metal on future vehicles, which can help improve fuel economy and driving performance. However, rivets add cost and riveting guns have a limited range of joint configurations.

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GM Yukon Tahoe Fuel Economy 268

Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 4, 2011

Delphi announced that its OE quality fuel products are compatible with the new E15 measure approved last Friday by the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to increase the amount of ethanol currently blended in fuel from 10% to 15% for all light-duty vehicles built in the last decade.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 15, 2017

GM expects that number to top the segment in highway fuel economy, with greater highway mileage than the 2017 Toyota RAV4 hybrid (30 mpg) and Nissan Rogue hybrid (35 mpg FWD). is a clean-sheet redesign developed entirely within General Motors, including the engine control system. turbo-diesel engine. Earlier post.).

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 3, 2015

General Motors is applying third-generation advanced high-strength steel to the new Chevrolet LOVA RV from SAIC-GM, thereby reducing the weight of selected body components by approximately 20%. The new steel offers a superior balance of strength and ductility as compared to the first generation of high-strength steels.

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EV Central

MARCH 20, 2024

But the Silverado EV did look like a potential future local candidate as EV utes start rolling into production. “We’ll centre that around what the customer needs, the price points we need to hit… to make the right assessment for our future products.” 2024 Chevrolet Silverado EV has substantial towing.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 12, 2013

Describing its product goals and tracking progress toward its 2020 manufacturing priorities in its 2012 Sustainability Report , General Motors reaffirmed its commitment to further reduce the energy used and the environmental impacts of building and operating an automobile. Earlier post.). —2012 Sustainability Report.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 18, 2010

General Motors Co. and SAIC Motor Corp. SAIC Motor) are expanding their partnership to develop a new small-displacement gasoline engine family and an advanced transmission. Its compact, lightweight design combines direct injection and turbocharging, providing customers fuel efficiency and performance. liters to 1.5

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GM Gasoline Engine Emissions 199

Green Car Congress

APRIL 21, 2016

NanoSteel, a leader in nanostructured steel materials ( earlier post ), announced the delivery of its first advanced high-strength steel (AHSS) to General Motors for initial testing. In 2015, AK Steel announced a $29-million project to enable production of the next-generation AHSS. Earlier post.).

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Idaho GM 2002 Fuel Economy 150

Green Car Reports

JUNE 13, 2012

The eAssist system may have entered production less than a year ago, but General Motors is clearly making a big bet on the mild hybrid system to help its Buick brand meet rising fuel economy regulations. First offered on the base 2.4-liter Now, for.

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