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CEO Mary Barra & General Motors Make Sure The Greenius Is Rewarded For His Many Years Of EV Advocacy

Creative Greenius

It’s rare when consumer karma actually works out for any buyer of any product made today, but then again, your friendly neighborhood Greenius is not your usual consumer. Debra and I finally got our first electric car, A 2012 Toyota RAV4 EV, a joint production with Tesla, in January of 2013. Let me tell you about it.

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Autonomy orders 23,000 EVs from 17 automakers; $1.2B order covers 45 EV models

Green Car Congress

of the projected US electric vehicle production through the end of 2023 and was designed to fit into the forecast production envelopes of each automaker. of the projected US electric vehicle production through the end of 2023 and was designed to fit into the forecast production envelopes of each automaker.

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Hyundai Motor Group affiliates to join Climate Group’s RE100, aim to expand renewable energy use

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Hyundai Motor Group (the Group) announced that five key affiliate companies, including Hyundai Motor Company and Kia Corporation, will join Climate Group’s RE100 , a global initiative committed to moving toward 100% renewable energy. Hyundai Motor and Kia, along with Hyundai Mobis Co.,

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GM moves to match Tesla and Ford with new EV production

Teslarati

GM is reportedly considering expanding EV production to its existing Ramos Arizpe plant in northern Mexico. General Motors (GM) and other major American automakers have long had a presence South of the United States. Now, the most prominent American auto group is also considering expanding its EV production to Mexico.

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J.D. Power: quality takes a back seat to innovation as problems reach a record high

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The study is designed to provide manufacturers with information to facilitate the identification of problems and to drive product improvement. The parent corporation receiving the most model-level awards is General Motors Company (seven awards), followed by Hyundai Motor Group (five) and Toyota Motor Corporation (four).

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Hyundai breaks ground on training center in Georgia

Teslarati

billion EV battery production plant in Georgia last year due to the Inflation Reduction Act’s (IRA) EV tax incentives. Hyundai and Kia brands—owned by the Hyundai Motor Group—placed second in US electric vehicle sales after Tesla in 2023. The South Korean brands beat Detroit-based legacy automakers Ford and General Motors.

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EV Sales Numbers are Growing, Just SlowerThan Expected

The Truth About Cars

Several others had significant increases, including Rivian, Mercedes-Benz, Hyundai, and Kia. Ford pulled back on investments in production facilities, and General Motors backtracked on its decision to build new hybrids after seeing wavering EV growth. Even so, some brands performed better than others.

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