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Automotive industry develops new guidance for measuring recycled content of automotive products

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The Suppliers Partnership for the Environment (SP) and the Automotive Industry Action Group (AIAG) have published a new guidance document, “ Measuring Recycled Content of Automotive Products.”. R3: Recycled portion of purchased raw material, including materials recovered or generated by other industries.

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RMI launches “Virtual Power Plant Partnership” with support from General Motors & Ford

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Initial funding of the VP3 effort was made possible by General Motors and Google Nest. VP3 includes founding members Ford, General Motors, Google Nest, OhmConnect, Olivine, SPAN, SunPower, Sunrun, SwitchDin, and Virtual Peaker. Develop industry-wide best practices, standards, and roadmaps.

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General Motors introduces omnichannel used car marketplace CarBravo

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General Motors introduced CarBravo, a new marketplace for used vehicles. Customers can receive guaranteed online offers, from the industry standard Black Book, to buy their vehicles even if they do not purchase a vehicle through CarBravo. All CarBravo vehicles will be inspected and reconditioned to meet standards set by GM.

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Benchmark: Lithium industry needs more than $116B to meet automaker and policy targets by 2030

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The lithium industry needs to invest $116 billion by 2030 if the world is to meet the ambitions targets set by governments and the largest automakers, according to a Benchmark analysis. General Motors and Mercedes-Benz aim to produce only electric vehicles by 2035 and 2030, respectively.

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General Motors’ new EVs could help double revenue, compete with industry leaders

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General Motors has long talked about its plans to expand its lineup of electric vehicles, with plans to be fully electric by 2035. While GM already has plans to invest $35 billion in electric cars in the next four years by 2025, it has to begin planning for a more broad game plan to compete with industry leaders, including Tesla.

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General Motors Bringing Back Plug-in Hybrids

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Despite previously having committed itself toward a future where it builds all-electric vehicles, General Motors has made plans to bring plug-in hybrids back to our market. General Motors already delivered the Chevrolet Bolt, with the model becoming one of the first affordable EVs offering real utility to customers.

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DOE, General Motors and MathWorks launch EcoCAR Mobility Challenge

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The US Department of Energy (DOE), General Motors and MathWorks launched the EcoCAR Mobility Challenge, the latest DOE-sponsored Advanced Vehicle Technology Competition ( AVTC ), revealed the 12 competing universities and named the Chevrolet Blazer as the vehicle platform selected for the competition.