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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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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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. It makes sense, but I hope they don’t further delay their BEV plans because of it.

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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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Green Car Reports

OCTOBER 6, 2016

To meet stricter global emissions standards, carmakers are trying to squeeze every last bit of efficiency out of internal-combustion engines. 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.

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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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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

MAY 27, 2014

Due to strong federal and state emissions standards, the average new car has gotten 43% cleaner since 1998. Despite this progress, UCS noted, Ford, General Motors, and Chrysler still have higher than average new fleet smog-forming and GHG emissions. Climate Change Coal Emissions Fuel Efficiency' Source: UCS. Methodology.

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Clean Fleet Report

MAY 2, 2024

The Fastest Acura SUV Ever Built The all-new 2024 ZDX is the first electric Acura and, as Quincy Tam, Acura product planner, says, it is “for their customers that are ready to take that next step into electrification.” Many manufacturers are shooting for the 0-60 data, but that’s not all we are.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 16, 2009

The third phase of a SDG&E multi-year in-use study on plug-in hybrid electric vehicles showed that plug-in hybrids offer significant improvements in gas mileage and reductions in emissions when compared with standard hybrid-electric and gasoline internal combustion engine (ICE) vehicles. Earlier post.)

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 27, 2009

The Roewe 550, a plug-in strong hybrid car offering a 50% boost in fuel economy, will enter the market in quantities in 2012. The powertrain adopts advanced overseas and domestic products. Shenchi Brand 11-seat fuel cell sight-seeing car (for service within the Expo Zone). SAIC Expo 2010 Gallery. Earlier post.).

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Green Car Congress

MAY 18, 2009

The rulemaking is expected to include several elements important to automakers, including: Preserving Vehicle Diversity: Harmonized NHTSA and EPA standards would be attribute-based, or based on a vehicle’s footprint. The debate over who sets CO 2 and fuel economy standards for autos has been decided, but there is still more to talk about.

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The Truth About Cars

APRIL 17, 2023

Vehicles approved by the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) can be found by going to the fuel-economy offshoot of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) website. Interestingly, only General Motors and Tesla managed to hit those caps and they’re some of the biggest winners under the new scheme as well.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 1, 2015

They used GREET 1 fuel-cycle and GREET 2 vehicle-cycle models to determine GHG (CO 2 , CH 4 , and N 2 O) and criteria air contaminant (CAC) (PM 2.5 , VOC, NO x , and SO x ) emissions. CNG HEV energy use and CO 2 emissions are both 30% lower than those of the CNG CV, because of fuel economy differences.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 6, 2009

The 8 kWh battery pack for the new 2011 Buick PHEV crossover vehicle is prepared for testing at the General Motors Tech Center in Warren, Michigan. General Motors will debut its two-mode plug-in hybrid technology—originally intended to appear first in a Saturn VUE, prior to that brand’s sale—in a new Buick crossover vehicle in 2011.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 12, 2013

General Motors hosted the 2013 GM China Tech Day at the GM China Advanced Technical Center (ATC) in Shanghai from 9-12 December. It operates at the same standard as GM’s battery lab in the United States. Parts made from magnesium help reduce vehicle weight, resulting in better fuel economy.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 16, 2016

Advances for the Production of Low‐Cost Electric Drive vehicle Motors (Area of Interest 5). General Motors. Work with development partners to design and construct both heavy rare earth and entirely rare earth free motor designs using a multi‐layered motor rotor design. General Motors.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 10, 2011

This project will develop boron-based lubricant additives to achieve higher fuel economy, longer durability, and better environmental compatibility in future and legacy engines. Increased availability of low cost carbon fiber can enable vehicle weight reduction and improvement in fuel economy. General Motors LLC.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 21, 2009

Car Companies Standardize Plug for Electric Vehicles Written by Jerry James Stone Published on April 19th, 2009 34 Comments Posted in Electric Cars (EVs) , Plug-in hybrid EVs Just a few hours after General Motors called for a standardized EV plug , one has been created! This is a major step froward in EV mass production.

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Green Car Reports

MARCH 7, 2018

General Motors CEO Mary Barra told energy conference attendees in Houston on Wednesday the automaker would increase production of its newest electric vehicle, push for a single fuel-economy standard nationwide, and support expanding tax credits for electrified vehicles.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 17, 2012

The Coordinating Research Council (CRC) is a non-profit organization that directs, through committee action, engineering and environmental studies on the interaction between automotive/other mobility equipment and petroleum products. The Energy Department testing program was run on standard gasoline, E10, E15, and E20.

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Clean Fleet Report

OCTOBER 21, 2021

The only upgrade is the Plaid version that features even faster acceleration from three motors, producing sub-two second 0-60 runs. Production of the Roadster, the company’s initial product, ended after deliveries totaling 2,500, but a new version of the Roadster is due at some point. Nissan Leaf – the Standard Bearer.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 15, 2015

announced that Continental Automotive Systems’ Maxwell-powered voltage stabilization system (VSS) will be a standard feature on 2016. million vehicles on the road in Europe with the Maxwell-based Continental VSS, said Marty Mills, regional sales manager, ultracapacitor products, Central North America. Maxwell Technologies, Inc.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 27, 2009

The US National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) has set the model year 2011 CAFE standards, which it estimates will raise the industry-wide combined light-duty vehicle fuel economy average to 27.3 Average Fuel Economy Standards Passenger Cars and Light Trucks Model Year 2011. Earlier post.).

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 9, 2012

As early as in 2013, drive systems under this name will go into production in vehicles such as the Golf. The energy for powering the 85 kW (114 hp) electric motor is stored in a 28.3 Estimated combined fuel economy for the hybrid is 45 mpg (5.2 In city traffic, the fuel economy advantage climbs to a little more than 30%.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 14, 2011

—“The Future of Vehicle Fuels and Technologies” Among the findings of the report are: New gasoline direct injection (GDI) technology offers improvements in fuel economy. Steve Cadle, formerly at General Motors. SCR systems are being introduced to control the emissions of NO x from diesel engines.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 19, 2018

Standard on LT and RST trims, the new engine delivers an SAE-certified 310 horsepower and 348 lb-ft (472 N·m) of torque—22% more torque than the 4.3L Turbo with Active Fuel Management and stop/start technology, All-new 2.7L Stop/start enhances fuel economy in city driving. V-6 it replaces.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 16, 2009

REDDIT STUMBLE UPON MYSPACE MIXX IT Paste this link into your favorite RSS desktop reader See all CNNMoney.com RSS FEEDS ( close ) By Peter Valdes-Dapena , CNNMoney.com senior writer Last Updated: April 15, 2009: 2:59 PM ET The Dodge Circuit, slated to enter production late next year, is based on a vehicle platform engineered by Britains Lotus.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 5, 2010

Newly developed for the next-generation global mini, the S-TEC II engine—a 4-cylinder, 16-valve 1199cc DOHC engine—delivers fuel economy of 18.6 General Motors India began operations in 1996 and now offers products under the Chevrolet brand, which was introduced in India in 2003. mpg US, 5.4 1.2LS and 1.2LT.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 25, 2015

A new, standard 1.4L turbocharged direct injection engine (for North America) helps enable a General Motors-estimated 40 mpg (5.88 More information about the next Cruze diesel will be available closer to the start of production. l/100km) on the highway with the available six-speed automatic transmission. Cruze stats.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 10, 2013

Focused on meeting a growing customer demand for ‘downsized’ engines offering strong power with reduced fuel consumption and CO2 emissions, the new gasoline and diesel powertrains are being progressively introduced across the Opel product range. mpg US) fuel consumption and CO 2 emissions near or below 100 g/km. Architecture.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 12, 2015

GM estimates fuel economy to be 41 mpg combined (MY 2015 = 37 mpg) with 102 mpge (MY 2015 = 98 mpge). The new propulsion system will offer a General Motors’-estimated total driving range of some 420 miles and with regular charging, owners are expected to travel more than 1,000 miles on average between gas fill-ups.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 25, 2010

We will now move forward identifying potential development partners to work with us in bringing this product to the automotive, heavy equipment, aviation and other markets with hydraulic applications. Use of the Hyperbrake thus allows the removal of the vacuum booster system which is currently standard on all new automobiles.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 12, 2012

The selected projects range from improving manufacturing processes that reduce the energy needed to make components for aircraft and vehicles, to lowering the production costs of carbon fiber for a wide range of clean energy products. process could reduce production costs by 20% and total carbon dioxide emissions by 50%.

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Creative Greenius

JANUARY 19, 2009

Bird Cage Liners article this morning: Asking carmakers to comply with California’s rules would be tantamount to forcing a cancer patient to “finish chemo and then go run the Boston Marathon,&# General Motors Corp. spokesman Greg Martin said. That’s priceless, Greg “I’m Not Funny Like Steve&# Martin!

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