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General Motors to produce zero-emission commercial vehicles

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General Motors signed a joint development agreement with Autocar Industries, LLC, to produce zero-emission commercial vehicles. As hinted by the name HYDROTEC, General Motors and Autocar’s partnership will utilize hydrogen fuel cells to produce commercial vehicles. It is a market leader in customized commercial trucks.

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General Motors increases EV investment by 75% through 2025

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General Motors has increased its electric vehicle investment by 75%, from $20 billion to $35 billion through 2025, the company announced on Wednesday. The plan is to eventually transition its entire fleet of vehicles to be fully electric, but the company doesn’t plan to accomplish this until 2035.

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GM opens Canada’s first full-scale EV plant to build BrightDrop Zevo electric delivery vans

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General Motors has opened Canada’s first full-scale electric-vehicle manufacturing plant in Ontario. With investment support from both the Canadian and Ontario governments, GM has completely retooled the CAMI Assembly plant as the new global manufacturing home of BrightDrop’s fully electric delivery vans.

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GM reports first Chevrolet Silverado EV delivery results for Q3 2023

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General Motors (GM) recently released a report revealing the delivery results of the first Chevrolet Silverado EVs. The fully electric pickup truck can recharge at charging stations across the United States. General Motors reported EV sales increased 28% in Q3 compared to the second quarter of 2023.

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Electric pickup startup Lordstown Motors goes public via SPAC; $1.6B transaction

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billion transaction provides Lordstown Motors with $675 million of gross proceeds. In November 2019, the Lodstown Motors acquired the Lordstown Complex, formerly a General Motors Corporation (GM) factory. The design significantly increases reliability, maximizes performance, and reduces total cost of ownership.

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GM teases design details for Cadillac Lyriq electric SUV, sets debut date

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General Motors has set a new debut date for the reveal of the first fully electric vehicle from its Cadillac luxury brand.

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Merchants Fleet intends to buy 12,600 electric light commercial vehicles from GM’s BrightDrop

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Merchants Fleet, the nation’s fastest-growing fleet management company, plans to further electrify its portfolio with BrightDrop, the new business backed by General Motors, offering electric first-to-last-mile products and software services. Earlier post.). —Brendan P. Keegan, CEO of Merchants Fleet.

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