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JUNE 23, 2023

The automotive industry is facing a wide range of quality problems, a phenomenon not seen in the 37-year history of the IQS The industry is at a major crossroad and the path each manufacturer chooses is paramount for its future. The basic touch point of door handles is now a percolating problem area as manufacturers attempt to redesign them.

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SEPTEMBER 30, 2022

General Motors and OneD Battery Sciences signed a joint research development agreement focused on the potential use of OneD’s silicon nanotechnology in GM’s Ultium battery cells to drive significant increases in energy density for longer range and reduced cost.

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JANUARY 26, 2010

An electric traction motor (right) and stator (left) at the GM Powertrain Engineering Development Center Friday, 15 January 2010 in Pontiac, Michigan. Martin for General Motors) Click to enlarge. In the future, electric motors might become as important to GM as engines are now. Photo by John F.

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JULY 6, 2016

Robotic glove technology developed out of a partnership between General Motors and NASA for use on the International Space Station is being brought to life in health care, manufacturing and other applications though a licensing agreement between GM and Bioservo Technologies AB, a Swedish medical technology company.

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AUGUST 1, 2020

General Motors and EVgo plan to triple the size of the US’ largest public fast charging network by adding more than 2,700 new fast chargers over the next five years. Earlier this year, General Motors committed to all US plants running on renewable energy by 2030 and all global plants running on renewable energy by 2040.

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JANUARY 15, 2024

When contacted, the General Motors Employees Union’s president, Sandeep Bhegade told Autocar Professional that the union is currently in talks with the management to reach a swift resolution to the issue. The General Motors workers union had filed two writ petitions in the Mumbai High Court.

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MARCH 10, 2011

was improperly secured by Remy and referenced in Remy’s application for $60 million in taxpayer grants from the United States Department of Energy (DOE) in October 2008. Tecnomatic charges that this material was instrumental in successfully securing a $60-million grant as part of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act.

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MAY 11, 2009

MEDC) and private equity sources and is pursuing a matching $15 million grant from the Department of Energy’s $2 billion Electric Drive Battery and Component Manufacturing Initiative. Sastry also said that the company has struck a partnership with General Motors to develop lithium-ion battery manufacturing technology.

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OCTOBER 6, 2021

General Motors announced the Wallace Battery Cell Innovation Center, an all-new facility that will significantly expand the company's battery technology operations and accelerate development and commercialization of longer range, more affordable electric vehicle batteries. Earlier post.).

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AUGUST 17, 2011

The Morgan Motor Company and a consortium of British technology specialists are developing a new, high-performance electric sportscar prototype. The prototype Morgan will use a new derivative of Zytek’s proven 70kW (94bhp) 300N·m electric powertrain, which is already supplied to US vehicle manufacturers. Click to enlarge.

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OCTOBER 19, 2022

This dedicated EV propulsion architecture combines a 111-kWh battery pack and a two-motor, all-wheel-drive propulsion system to offer a GM-estimated 600 horsepower and 640 lb-ft (868 N·m) of torque, along with a GM-estimated driving range of 300 miles (483 km) on a full charge.

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The Truth About Cars

OCTOBER 30, 2023

But General Motors wasn’t far behind and managed to settle things with the union early Monday morning. GM’s last facility to see a walkout was the incredibly important Spring Hill Manufacturing located in Tennessee. Granted, there is a contingency of union members who seem confident sweeter deals could be negotiated.

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FEBRUARY 19, 2014

China’s Dongfeng Motor Group (DFG) will invest at least €800 (US$1.1 Prior to the capital increases, an attribution of free equity warrants to existing Peugeot SA shareholders, with one warrant granted per existing share, based on a subscription ratio of 10 warrants for 3 new PSA Peugeot Citroën shares. China Vehicle Manufacturers'

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MAY 8, 2009

Sakti3, the Michigan Li-ion manufacturing battery startup headed by Dr. Ann Marie Sastry ( earlier post ) will pursue loans to accelerate its commercialization plans from the US Department of Energy’s $2 billion Electric Drive Battery and Component Manufacturing Initiative, funded through the Recovery Act. Michigan Business Review.

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JULY 27, 2016

Zhongshan Broad-Ocean Motor Co., Founded in 1994, Broad-Ocean is a global manufacturer of motors that power small and specialized electric machinery for electric vehicles (EVs), including buses, commercial vehicles and passenger vehicles, and for heating, ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC). ownership interest.

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Teslarati

MARCH 4, 2023

Yet more and more manufacturers are finding that these two problems can help solve each other through the use of battery recycling. ” Mercedes joins the likes of Tesla, General Motors, and many others , establishing battery recycling capabilities worldwide. Late last month, the U.S. What do you think of the article?

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OCTOBER 4, 2011

The contract stems from a Federal Transit Administration (FTA) grant received by StarMetro to pursue fast-charge, electric transit buses and charging stations. Six other urban transit agencies received similar FTA grants. Proterra will manufacture the new orders at its current assembly line plant in Greenville, S.C.

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JUNE 25, 2014

The Energy Department’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) and General Motors (GM) are partnering on a multi-year, multi-million dollar joint effort to accelerate the reduction of automotive fuel cell stack costs through fuel cell material and manufacturing research and development (R&D).

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SEPTEMBER 10, 2010

an Ann Arbor-based developer of next-generation lithium-ion batteries, announced the combined investment of $4.2M by General Motors Ventures ($3.2 million) and Itochu Technology Ventures to advance the firm’s manufacturing capabilities. Sakti3, Inc., Earlier post.)

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Teslarati

FEBRUARY 17, 2022

The president noted that such an initiative should bring more manufacturing jobs back into America , and it should also build up local supply chains. We’re gearing up to make all 600,000 federal government vehicles electric, bringing more manufacturing jobs back to our country, and building supply chains here at home.

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NOVEMBER 27, 2011

The demonstration project, undertaken jointly with General Motors (GM) and with assistance to Magna E-Car Systems from an Ontario (Canada) government grant, is intended to enable Magna E-Car Systems and GM to gain insight into the performance of larger, crossover-segment class EVs.

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MARCH 11, 2012

Morgan Motor Company showcased an electric sports car with a five-speed manual gearbox at the Geneva Motor Show. Power is delivered by a new derivative of Zytek’s 70 kW (94 bhp), 300 N·m electric motor, which is already proven with US vehicle manufacturers. Click to enlarge. Click to enlarge.

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OCTOBER 5, 2015

The United States Advanced Battery Consortium LLC (USABC), a collaborative organization of FCA US LLC, Ford Motor Company and General Motors, recently awarded $1.64 The company is also commercializing its electrolyte work (NanoLyte) for use by other manufacturers with a variety of cathode chemistries (e.g.,

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Green Car Reports

FEBRUARY 28, 2012

While General Motors had invested $5 million in the company, Bright had relied on the hope that the U.S. Department of Energy would grant it low-interest loans under the advanced-technology vehicle manufacturing program. Startup plug-in vehicle maker Bright Automotive announced today that it is closing down.

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JULY 20, 2010

Organizations representing auto manufacturers, electric utilities and the electric drive industry are calling on President Obama to establish a new National Electric Fuel Task Force to help accelerate the adoption of plug-in electric vehicles and the necessary infrastructure. Under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, $2.4

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JANUARY 20, 2015

In contrast, the United States’ one representative in the top 10 assignees, General Motors, is seventh on the list, with short of 3,000 patents. Companies as diverse as General Motors, LG and United Parcel Service are actively patenting in the field. Engines Fuel Efficiency Market Background Vehicle Manufacturers'

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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. GM Ventures invested in NanoSteel in 2012.

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SEPTEMBER 20, 2010

Including Auburn Hills, Magna E-Car Systems has four facilities throughout North America and three facilities in Europe working on several programs, including the Ford Focus Battery Electric Vehicle, a Volvo hybrid program and powertrain controllers for General Motors. The grant was part of the $2.4

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Green Car Reports

JANUARY 27, 2011

General Motors said today it was withdrawing its applications to the U.S. billion of low-interest loans under the DoE's advanced technology vehicle manufacturing program. That's the program that so far has granted loans to Ford, Nissan, and Tesla in June 2009, and added. Well, give them credit for resolve, anyway.

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MARCH 12, 2023

Here’s what they said: Emad Dlala, Lucid Motors, vice-president of powertrain Upstart Lucid Motors hasn’t built many cars, but it’s built a reputation with the record-setting, 830-kilometer driving range of the Air Grand Touring Performance sedan. Such compact batteries would not just save serious money for manufacturers and consumers.

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OCTOBER 15, 2009

Developed with the support of a $39 million (£23 million) US Government grant, the vehicles will be manufactured by a new joint venture company being established by US truck supplier Navistar and British electric commercial vehicle specialist Modec. Tags: Electric (Battery) Motors. Earlier post.). Zytek’s E-Drive.

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MAY 20, 2011

The co-investment funding, part of the Government’s New Car Plan for a Greener Future, will allow Holden, one of only seven fully-integrated global General Motors operations, to develop a range of fuel efficiency and carbon emission reduction technologies and features for future Commodore models. million (US$42.5

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AUGUST 6, 2014

As part of its 2014 ASCR Leadership Computing Challenge ( ALCC ) awards of processor time (totaling more than 3 billion processor hours), the US Department of Energy’s (DOE) Office of Science has awarded 15 million hours on Oak Ridge National Laboratory’s (ORNL) Titan supercomputer to a project led by General Motors, and 17.5

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JULY 12, 2011

The City’s Taxi of Tomorrow—the Nissan NV200—can be manufactured as an all electric taxi, if the pilot program proves successful. the manufacturers of the public electric vehicle charging stations available in the city. The City is also launching new efforts to provide New Yorkers with the facts about electric vehicles.

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OCTOBER 27, 2023

litre turbocharged four-cylinder petrol engine with two electric motors, providing about 100km of EV range as well as the ability to travel further on petrol. All models have dual motors for four-wheel drive capability and the F-150 Lightning sells from about US$50K (minus taxes and on-road costs), which is US$10K more than it launched at.

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JANUARY 8, 2014

The report, supported by the Alliance of Automobile Manufacturers, measures the technological nature of today’s auto industry and compares it to other sectors of the economy often viewed as technologically advanced. The report authors acknowledge the difficulty of defining “high-tech” in an ever-changing economic environment.

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MAY 13, 2011

Coulomb Technologies, ECOtality, General Motors and others have been moving forward to install the charging stations as part of the Administration’s investments in US electric vehicle manufacturing and alternative vehicle infrastructure. and manufactures its charging equipment in San José, Calif.

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