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General Motors secures supply for silicon carbide chips for its next-gen EVs

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General Motors (GM) announced an agreement with semiconductor company Wolfspeed Inc., Wolfspeed is based in North Carolina and produces Silicon Carbide (SiC) chips. As part of the Ws AoSP, GM secures its silicon carbide chip supply for future EV production. The Teslarati team would appreciate hearing from you.

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The New Chevy Blazer EV Has Stumbled Twice in Recent Tests - Hard

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General Motors’ fortunes are tied heavily to its new Ultium EV technology. Kevin Williams at InsideEVs experienced several issues on his road trip from Ohio to North Carolina, leaving him stranded at a rural charging station. & & [Image: Chevrolet] Become a& TTAC& insider.

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DOE announces EcoCAR 2; focus on electric drive technology

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Established by the DOE and General Motors, EcoCAR 2 is a three-year competition that. EcoCAR teams will utilize a 2013 Chevrolet Malibu donated by General Motors as the integration platform for their advanced vehicle design. North Carolina State University (Raleigh, North Carolina).

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It’s too late to China-proof the lithium supply chain – ET Auto

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the Charlotte, North Carolina-based miner whose processing plant Yellen visited during her trip to Chile. A third of the company’s product went to the country in 2022, overtaking the US for the first time. Offtake agreements, such as the ones General Motors Co. Take Albemarle Corp., Pilbara Minerals Ltd.,

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GMC Hummer EV sports its massive size alongside full-size SUV

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The Hummer EV is actually the second all-electric pickup to make it to the consumer market, following only the Rivian R1T, which reportedly had its production rate increased by 300 percent in the past week. In a GMC showroom in North Carolina, the Hummer EV sits just behind a GMC Yukon, an SUV with a notoriously large size.

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Ford CEO: Ford to focus on 5 key areas of innovation: mobility, autonomy, connectivity, customer experience and performance

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Fields said that Ford’s investments in products, people, plants and technology, combined with industry growth, are not only delivering a year of growth in terms of revenue, pricing power, operating margins and profitability in 2014, but are setting the stage for growth in and beyond 2015. Power and General Motors.

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EcoCAR Teams Roll Out Architectures; Plug-in Li-ion Packs and Renewable Energy Common Attributes

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During the program, General Motors will provide production vehicles, vehicle components, seed money, technical mentoring and operational support. All of the EcoCAR team architectures must retain the safety and real-world performance characteristics of production vehicles. Extended Range Electric Vehicles (EREV).

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