Baua Electric

JANUARY 12, 2024

International Battery Metals on Thursday said it leased its portable direct lithium extraction (DLE) plant to a customer that aims to begin producing the metal needed for electric vehicle batteries inside the United States within six months.

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Teslarati

APRIL 5, 2024

Ford postponed the launch of at least two electric vehicles (EVs) to focus on hybrid production. The legacy automaker is delaying the launch of a three-row EV and its next-generation pure-electric pickup truck. Ford isn’t the only automaker considering increasing hybrid production.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 29, 2021

GM plans to become carbon-neutral in its global products and operations by 2040 and has committed to setting science-based targets to achieve carbon neutrality. The use of GM’s products accounts for 75% of carbon emissions related to this commitment. The company has also signed the Business Ambition Pledge for 1.5?C, Electrification.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 6, 2023

General Motors plans to invest more than $1 billion in two of its Flint, Michigan, manufacturing sites—Flint Assembly and Flint Metal Center—to prepare those plants for production of the next-generation internal combustion engine (ICE) heavy-duty trucks. billion since 2013.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 22, 2012

General Motors broke ground for the expansion of GM Auto, its wholly owned manufacturing facility in St. It will more than double GM Auto’s annual production capacity from the current 98,000 vehicles to 230,000 vehicles by 2015. Petersburg, Russia. They will manufacture Chevrolet and Opel models for the Russian market.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 8, 2019

Teijin Limited announced that its Sereebo carbon fiber reinforced thermoplastic (CFRTP) has been selected by General Motors (GM) for use in select pickup box applications. This is the first use of CFRTP for structural parts in a high-volume production vehicle.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 18, 2021

General Motors has begun deliveries of its first next-generation electric vehicles, the GMC HUMMER EV Edition 1 Pickup and BrightDrop EV600 light commercial vehicle, both built on the Ultium Platform. Greatly reduce proliferation of parts combinations used in today’s internal combustion lineups, helping enhance EV profitability.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 9, 2023

Most recently in November 2022, ABTC was selected for a competitive US DOE grant for a $20-million project to develop and commercialize a set of next-generation battery recycling technologies to even further enhance the recovery of recycled products and reduce the cost of operations.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 5, 2023

General Motors and Mercedes-Benz aim to produce only electric vehicles by 2035 and 2030, respectively. Tesla is targeting production of 20 million passenger EVs by 2030. This is compared to the 915,000 tonnes LCE production in operation today. With the amount of lithium production forecast by Benchmark for 2030, only 3.2

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 27, 2010

cutter to remove the roof off of a pre-production Chevrolet Volt. International in Chicago. spreader to perform a “dash roll” of a pre-production Chevrolet Volt, as part of a demonstration at the 2010 Fire-Rescue Conference. International in Chicago. A Chicago Fire Department firefighter using a hydraulic.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 24, 2014

In his presentation on the project at the DOE 2014 Annual Merit Review in Washington, DC, Sean Gleason from GM noted that General Motors has not made prototype power electronics in an internal production facility since 1999. Sean Gleason (2014) “Next Generation Inverter” DOE 2014 Annual Merit Review Project APE40.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 9, 2023

General Motors plans to invest more than $500 million in Arlington Assembly to prepare the plant for production of future internal combustion engine (ICE) full-size SUVs, subject to successful discussions with local government officials.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 5, 2010

has entered into a definitive agreement to purchase Productive Concepts International LLC—a vehicle modification and systems integrator for a variety of alternative fuel applications including hybrid, CNG, propane and dual-fuel diesel—for $11.1 Fuel Systems Solutions , Inc. million including $975,000 in assumed debt.

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Teslarati

MARCH 30, 2022

General Motors (GM) is expediting Hummer EV production after receiving more than 65,000 reservations. “Production’s actually slightly ahead of plan, and we’re putting things in place now to actually expedite that as well, so we can deliver these reservations quicker than we originally thought.

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Hummer GM GMC Production 87

Green Car Congress

APRIL 20, 2022

LG Magna e-Powertrain, a joint venture (JV) between LG Electronics (LG) and Magna International Inc. Scheduled for completion in 2023, the new facility will produce inverters, motors, and on-board chargers to support General Motors’ electric vehicle (EV) production. —Tom Rucker, president of Magna Powertrain.

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Teslarati

MAY 9, 2022

Tesla Giga Shanghai has hit another snag in production. Tesla China halted production at Gigafactory Shanghai due to supply chain issues. For instance, wire harness maker Aptiv stopped shipping supplies to Tesla and General Motors after a few employees were infected with the virus.

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Supplies Production Tesla China 73

Green Car Congress

APRIL 20, 2020

The first VOCSN V+Pro critical care ventilators produced by General Motors and Ventec Life Systems in Kokomo, Indiana ( earlier post ) are being delivered by UPS to Franciscan Health Olympia Fields in Olympia Fields, Illinois and Weiss Memorial Hospital in Chicago at the direction of the Federal Emergency Management Agency.

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Green Car Congress

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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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 1, 2022

After a decade of collaborative work, the domestic and international EV industry has aligned around CCS. For example: Nearly 300 domestic and international CharIN members are using or investing in CCS.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 24, 2009

The new REVA NXG introduced at IAA, due for production in 2011, features a Li-ion phosphate pack. General Motors India and Reva Electric Car Company (REVA) have entered into a collaboration agreement to develop electric vehicles for the Indian market. Nick Reilly, President of GM International Operations. Earlier post.)

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Clean Fleet Report

FEBRUARY 6, 2022

New Products Delayed as Company Shifts to Delivering Current Vehicles. Tesla’s focus for 2022 is quality & quantity of current product. The growth is predicated on two new production facilities—in Texas and Germany—coming online this year to augment existing plants in Fremont, California, and Shanghai, China.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 9, 2009

General Motors and Sichuan Tengzhong Heavy Industrial Machinery Co., The brand’s future product development will focus on improving efficiency and performance in current HUMMER models with alternative fuel powertrains, more efficient gas engines, 6-speed transmissions and diesel engines.

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Hummer General Motors For Sale Motor 210

Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 24, 2016

SAE International announced that Larry T. Cole Award for Automotive Engineering Innovation Award recognizes an SAE International member whose innovative design is described in an SAE International paper or whose lifetime of accomplishment is judged to be a significant achievement in automotive engineering.

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Electrek

APRIL 19, 2022

LG Magna ePowertrain, a recently launched joint venture between LG Electronics and Magna International , has broken ground on a new facility in Mexico, the JV’s first production footprint in North America. The post LG Magna ePowertrain breaks ground on new facility to build components for GM EVs appeared first on Electrek.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 3, 2020

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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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 23, 2021

General Motors will offer EV technology beyond its own portfolio and automotive applications more broadly, one component at a time. Production vehicles may vary. Additional information and specific product applications for each opportunity will be disclosed at a later date. Proof of concept vehicle shown.

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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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Electrek

FEBRUARY 13, 2023

Auto manufacturing giant Magna International (MGA) announced today it would be expanding its partnership with General Motors (GM) to supply battery enclosures for the new 2024 Chevy Silverado EV set to begin production later this year.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 30, 2021

General Motors announced Ultifi, an end-to-end software platform that it says will unlock new vehicle experiences and connect customers’ digital lives. Ultifi will be enabled by hardware built into select next-generation products starting in 2023, encompassing internal combustion and electric vehicles.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 1, 2021

General Motors has joined the Initiative for Responsible Mining Assurance (IRMA), adding another element to company programs that support the sustainability and human rights of the EV supply chain. Ninety-five percent of these materials can be used in the production of new batteries or for adjacent industries.

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EV Central

AUGUST 13, 2023

The electric sibling of the internal combustion SUV that has become the preferred form of transport for celebrities and secret service agents, the Escalade IQ is the fourth EV model from General Motors’ luxury brand. Production starts in early 2024 with North American deliveries scheduled before the end of the year.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 10, 2009

Ending what had extended into a longer-than-expected process of deliberation and negotiations, the Board of General Motors announced its support for a bid from the consortium of Magna International Inc. and Sberbank to buy a majority stake in its European Opel/Vauxhall operations.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 5, 2020

At an event in the GM Tech Center campus in Warren, Michigan, General Motors unveiled the core of its new strategy to grow the company’s EV sales quickly, efficiently and profitably. Photo by Steve Fecht for General Motors). GM’s all-new modular platform and battery system, Ultium.

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Teslarati

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

The World Car Awards is an annual event with over 100 international jurors who test-drive and vote on vehicles eligible to compete. The final winners of the World Car Awards will be announced on March 27 during the 2024 New York International Auto Show (NYIAS).

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 23, 2023

The study is designed to provide manufacturers with information to facilitate the identification of problems and to drive product improvement. The higher usage and unique BEV use cases translate to more problems experienced using the app in comparison to those with an internal combustion engine vehicle.

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Teslarati

APRIL 5, 2022

The NHTSA has launched an investigation into LG Energy Solution batteries after a series of electric vehicles using the cells have shown “internal failures.” In late 2020, Hyundai and General Motors both issued recalls for the 2019-2020 Kona and 2017-2019 Bolt EV.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 24, 2020

Buick’s vehicle-to-everything (V2X) technology made its debut at the Guangzhou International Automobile Exhibition. Later this year, Buick will become the first brand in China officially to roll out the market-ready technology on a production vehicle, a Buick GL8. Past work on V2X in China.

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