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GM opens broad application of EV component sets

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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. a Textron Inc. Proof of concept vehicle shown.

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Ultium Cells investing additional $275M to expand Spring Hill plant to 50 GWh

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Ultium Cells LLC, the battery cell manufacturing joint venture of LG Energy Solution and General Motors is investing an additional $275 million in the Ultium Cells Spring Hill plant to expand the facility’s battery cell output by more than 40 percent, from 35 gigawatt-hours to 50 GWh, when the plant is fully operational. Earlier post.)

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GM investing $385M in Romulus Engine plant to prepare for production of new fuel-efficient engine program

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General Motors will invest approximately $385 million to prepare the Romulus Engine plant in Michigan for production of an all-new, fuel-efficient engine program. Romulus-built engines also are used for marine and industrial applications. The investments will support tooling and equipment upgrades.

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Freudenberg secures majority interest in Li-ion battery maker XALT Energy; full acquisition coming

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Now, increasing demands for lithium-ion battery technology that specifically targets commercial vehicles as well as marine and rail applications has prompted Freudenberg to acquire a more than 50% share of the battery manufacturer. XALT Energy is also working with automotive OEMs, including Fiat Chrysler Automobiles, Ford Motor Co.

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Junkyard Find: 2007 Saturn Vue Green Line

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Honda beat everybody to the production gasoline-electric hybrid game in the United States, putting the Insight in showrooms in 1999. Ford launched the Escape Hybrid as a 2005 model (its Mercury Mariner and Mazda Tribute siblings showed up a bit later), so The General had some catching up to do in the green-car department.

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ISU study finds large potential for biobased materials in auto industry, but with challenges

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To create the largest impact, the researchers concluded, emphasis should be placed on the largest producers of vehicles; the five largest producers of automotive vehicles in the United States are General Motors, Ford, Toyota, Chrysler, and Honda. Examples of biobased parts in production. General Motors.

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GM Supports CSMCRI Jatropha Biodiesel Research in India

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GM has entered into an agreement with India’s Central Salt and Marine Chemicals Research Institute (CSMCRI) to support the production of jatropha biodiesel.

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