EV Central

MARCH 20, 2024

” Globally, General Motors has said everything it produces will be electric by 2035. The transition to electric pick-ups has barely got underway in Australia, with only LDV currently offering a BEV load-hauler in the form of the unimpressive T60. . Its Cadillac brand will be all-electric by 2030.

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Green Cars News

DECEMBER 13, 2013

The strategic partnership between General Motors (GM) and PSA Peugeot Citroen has been taken in a new direction that sees plans for co-operation on a B-segment platform and a small petrol engine cast aside. Latest News Green cars Peugeot Citroen General Motors GM'

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Green Cars News

APRIL 19, 2012

What’s the difference in price between a vehicle that can run on petrol and one that can run on both petrol and compressed natural gas? According to General Motors, the difference appears to be around $11,000.

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EV Central

NOVEMBER 1, 2022

US giant General Motors is now an electric ute triple threat. The claimed maximum braked towing capability is about 4300kg – or 800kg more than the best achieved by mid-sized diesel utes like the Toyota HiLux and about 200kg less than the petrol V8 Silverado and RAM 1500 full-size utes sold in Australia.

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Green Cars News

APRIL 17, 2013

Vauxhall and its parent company General Motors are in the process of rolling out 13 new engines between now and 2016, as the manufacturer looks to improve the refinement and emission levels of its powertrain line-up. One new unit has already debuted in the new Cascada convertible and more petrol and diesel engines ranging from [.].

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EV Central

OCTOBER 27, 2023

litre turbocharged four-cylinder petrol engine with two electric motors, providing about 100km of EV range as well as the ability to travel further on petrol. The most powerful F-150 Lightning will have up to 433kW and 1051Nm and be capable of faster acceleration than any petrol-powered F-150 before it.

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Green Cars News

MAY 7, 2011

A partnership has been formed between General Motors and the University of Wisconsin looking into high-speed petrol direct injection compression ignition operation in low temperature combustion of a light duty diesel engine. Some of the findings made [.].

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Green Cars News

AUGUST 29, 2012

General Motors (GM) is to idle its Michigan assembly that makes its range-extended Volt model. The plant will cease production of the Volt for four weeks from mid-September as demand for the electric-petrol car remains soft. It is the second time this year that the plant has halted production of the model.

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Green Cars News

FEBRUARY 18, 2010

In an effort to make its vehicles more fuel efficient, General Motors (GM) is willing to splash the cash by investing more than $494million in three US plants that will produce its next generation of petrol direct-injection Ecotec engines.

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EV Central

MARCH 26, 2023

Ceer Motors It might seem weird that a petrol-chemical kingdom like Saudi Arabia would want to get into EV manufacturing but that’s exactly what is happening with Ceer Motors. All are aspirational and have grand plans, although not all may survive the competition and challenges of establishing a car maker. Izera Izera concept.

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Green Cars News

AUGUST 17, 2009

The old adage states that two heads are better than one - and that’s what Suzuki and General Motors are determined to prove with their next generation hybrid system. The two motoring companies have joined forces with the intention of introducing the mid-size Kizashi saloon car to the North American market in 2011.

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Green Cars News

MAY 14, 2012

Having set itself the lofty goal of becoming an industry leader in terms of fuel consumption, emissions, torque and noise reduction, Opel-Vauxhall is set to renew its engine range during the next 12 months by introducing three brand new petrol and diesel engine families.

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Green Cars News

NOVEMBER 23, 2009

The Chevrolet Volt may grab most of the headlines, but General Motors has other exciting products ready to enter dealerships in 2010. The vehicle will have a choice of two petrol engines – displacements of 1.0 From the first quarter of the new-year, GM Europe will launch the Chevrolet Spark, an all-new mini-car. and 1.2litres.

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Green Cars News

JULY 22, 2009

According to Michigan’s Transportation Research Institute, both the unemployment rate and the cost of petrol influenced buyers’ decisions with regards to the fuel economy of their vehicles. This was put down to not only more fuel efficient vehicles, but also a decrease in the amount of driving by American motorists.

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Plug In Partners

SEPTEMBER 15, 2008

H ere's the Mazda story thanks to Autocar: Mazda plans Volt rival Autocar August 28, 2008 Autocar has learned that Mazda engineers are hard at work trying to develop a rival to the Chevrolet Volt – a car which uses a petrol engine to charge a battery pack which powers the wheels via an electric motor.

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Plug In Partners

DECEMBER 14, 2007

The development of high-powered, long-lasting, rapid-charge battery cells offers the automotive industry a simple and extremely efficient alternative to Hydrogen fuel cell vehicles, whose competitive advantage thus far lies in their ability to refuel in a similar manner to petrol-powered cars.

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Green Cars News

AUGUST 6, 2009

On the road, the two-mode plug-in hybrid system can use any combination of electric or petrol power to move the vehicle depending on the conditions. Tags: Green cars Hybrid cars Latest news general motors Buick Buick Enclave GM plug-in hybrid cars two-mode plug-in hybrid.

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Green Cars News

SEPTEMBER 17, 2009

diesel, the petrol hybrid Lexus LF-Ch is expected to match its competitors for performance and price while emitting less than 100g/km of CO2. The first version of the vehicle is debuting in Frankfurt with a more complete production vehicle scheduled for next year’s Geneva Motor Show. It is set to debut in 2013.

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Green Cars News

JULY 9, 2009

According to reports, General Motors has splashed out around $1billion developing the Chevrolet Volt, while Chrysler hopes to invest around $448million in its electric vehicle programme. He also spent a year living with the pioneering General Motors EV1 electric car and has driven the vast majority of alternative fuel vehicles.

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Green Cars News

JULY 23, 2009

Though its future remains in doubt as General Motors negotiates with two potential buyers for the brand, Opel is still making headway in the European market by launching five dual-fuel liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) models. They can run on both petrol and LPG, with a switch taking place automatically or by pressing a button.

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Green Cars News

OCTOBER 9, 2009

The type of petrol engine used for the Hybrid is similar to the 3-cylinder 658 cc fitted to the compact and low tax ‘Kei’ cars in Japan. . Further recharging when parked is by means of a domestic plug socket.

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EV Central

FEBRUARY 4, 2024

He’s also worked globally for General Motors and Nissan in government relations and corporate roles. .” Hobbs’ perspective is worth noting because he was deep within the NVES lobbying process in his role at the FCAI prior to joining MTAA.

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Green Cars News

AUGUST 18, 2009

With General Motors and Chrysler also showing signs of modest improvement, all looked rosy. Nevertheless, that doesn’t mean that the success of the scheme should be ignored in that it has offered an incentive to buyers at a time when rocketing petrol prices are still very much on their mind.

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EV Central

NOVEMBER 25, 2022

General Motor eCrate conversion kits – by late 2021 GM plans to offer battery and motor kits for classic cars, allowing an easy EV conversion. Kia Soul EV – as a petrol wagon the Soul received a luke warm reception in Australia, but with an all-electric drivetrain it promises so much more.

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Green Cars News

AUGUST 11, 2009

Few vehicles have captured the imagination of the US public quite like the Chevrolet Volt - and now General Motors has revealed some astonishing estimates for the vehicle. Tags: Chevrolet Green cars Hybrid cars Latest news general motors 230mpg Chevrolet Volt Chevy Volt. The reports do come with a disclaimer, however.

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Green Cars News

SEPTEMBER 1, 2009

Though China is clearly way behind the US and Japan in terms of producing petrol powered cars, it hopes to get a jump start on the opposition by skipping this technology and focusing on electrics. Its goal was to be one of the top producers of green cars within three years and a world leader in both electric cars and buses after that.

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Cars That Think

APRIL 23, 2022

liter petrol engine. In 2020, for example, General Motors announced it would sell a conversion kit based on the Chevrolet Bolt—although that kit is yet to go on sale. But pull up to the valet line in this whisper-quiet Rover, and you’ll draw as much attention as if you had arrived in a Ferrari or a Bentley. “At Humble says. “We

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Teslarati

APRIL 8, 2021

is fueled by the massive spending package that aims to woo car buyers away from petrol and gas-powered engines, favoring electric cars instead. automakers, especially ones like Tesla and General Motors, who cannot offer $7,500 rebates when a vehicle is purchased. The rebates would be a significant boost to U.S.

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Wallbox

JANUARY 4, 2021

Both General Motors and Tesla have recently announced the introduction of lithium-ion batteries based on this principle, proclaiming it will lead to EVs reaching cost parity with fuel cars. Nowell points out that “mass adoption of EVs will likely occur when they reach price parity with petrol/diesel cars in around 2023.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 21, 2009

General Motors Chevy Volt series PHEV, which it calls "extended range electric vehicle" (EREV), part of "E-Flex" multi-fuel platform. 10/31/07 [General Motors Corp. 6/15/07 General Motors Corp. Shifted earlier focus to all-electric Focus in 2011 with Magna. Then Ill pack it in around 80." Newsweek ).

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Green Cars News

SEPTEMBER 29, 2009

Plug-in hybrids need different rules to conventional vehicles because they run on both petrol and electricity. Earlier this year there was controversy when General Motors declared that its Chevrolet Volt would attain 230mpg in the city cycle given single charges per day.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 21, 2009

It ispleasingly quick but will still only manage 150 miles between charges, muchless than a tank of petrol, even if it costs only £1.50 General Motors held out the hope of makingthe Ampera for Europe at Ellesmere Port but in its current beleaguered statewill confine E-Flex production to one plant in America.

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EV Adoption

MARCH 15, 2021

GM To Develop Solid State Batteries With SolidEnergy Systems – General Motors has signed a deal with a Massachusetts Institute of Technology spinout for joint development of next-generation electric vehicle batteries that are expected to cut the cost of the technology by 60%. – March 15, Green Car Reports.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 16, 2009

" In other words, General Motors is going to lose its shirt until the Volt establishes itself in the marketplace. General Motors has sought $10.3 Wired Home Subscribe Sections Cars 2.0 "The Volt is a case study. And that means it doesnt necessarily pay the rent. It actually consumes rent when its launched."

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