Green Car Congress

JUNE 29, 2021

The United States is the third-largest electric vehicle (EV) producer behind China and Europe; a new study from the International Council on Clean Transportation (ICCT) finds that the gap has widened. Cumulative electric vehicle sales and production from 2010 through 2020, in major regions (based on EV-Volumes, 2021). Source: The ICCT.

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CleanTechnica EVs

JUNE 21, 2022

Recently, General Motors announced that it has chosen a site for the production of the upcoming Cadillac CELESTIQ, the company’s planned flagship luxury sedan meant to compete with vehicles like the Tesla Model S. “As

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 8, 2020

Nikola Corporation and General Motors Co. As part of the agreement, Nikola will utilize General Motors’ Ultium battery system and Hydrotec fuel cell technology, representing a key commercialization milestone for General Motors. Most importantly, General Motors has a vested interest to see Nikola succeed.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 28, 2020

The US Army Contracting Command–Detroit Arsenal announced that GM Defense LLC , a subsidiary of General Motors, has been awarded the production contract to build, field and sustain the Army’s new Infantry Squad Vehicle (ISV). The total production ISV contract award value is $214.3

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CleanTechnica EVs

JULY 29, 2022

The deal will assist GM in meeting its increased EV production demands. GM and LG Chem recently announced a binding agreement for the supply of Cathode Active Material (CAM). CAM is a significant battery component made up of processed nickel, lithium, and other substances that account for around 40% of the cost of a battery […].

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 28, 2023

Ford Motor Company, General Motors, Rivian, Volvo Cars ( earlier post ) and a number of EV charging companies recently announced plans to adopt the NACS connector through adaptors or future product offerings.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 13, 2022

Glencore and General Motors announced a multi-year sourcing agreement in which Glencore will supply GM with cobalt from its Murrin Murrin operation in Australia. The company will then expand into magnet manufacturing around 2025 at its new production facility in Fort Worth, Texas.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 4, 2021

Xcel Energy has launched a new pilot for customers of five major automakers to make it easier for consumers to make the switch to electric vehicles in Colorado and to charge their EVs at times when renewable energy production is high and demand on the energy grid is low. From 2022 through 2024, Xcel Energy will invest more than $3.1

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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

MAY 5, 2022

General Motors and INRIX, a leader in mobility analytics and connected car services, are collaborating to develop safety solutions to help transportation and planning agencies achieve road safety goals. —Alan Wexler, GM senior vice president, Strategy and Innovation. —Bryan Mistele, cofounder and CEO of INRIX.

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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. Click to enlarge. Karl Slym, President and Managing Director, GM India.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 18, 2021

General Motors and Liebherr-Aerospace will join forces to develop a hydrogen fuel cell power generation demonstrator system for aircraft. GM’s fuel cell business benefits from decades of investment in engineering and manufacturing expertise with high volume processes that can bring economies of scale to fuel cell production.

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CleanTechnica EVs

JULY 2, 2021

Strong demand has convinced General Motors to begin producing the EV600 electric delivery van sooner than planned.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 4, 2010

General Motors has established General Motors Ventures, LLC, a subsidiary designed to help the company identify and develop innovative technologies in the automotive/transportation sector. Lauckner, who is named GM Vice President and President General Motors Ventures, LLC, reporting to Stephen J.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 24, 2022

The final year of the four-year competition challenged teams to test, prove, and refine their work from the previous three years, mimicking a real-world automotive product development cycle. EcoCAR prioritizes inclusion in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics to unlock the benefits of clean transportation for all.

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CleanTechnica EVs

DECEMBER 18, 2023

General Motors Co. (GM) GM) is making several changes to its product development. What happens when your long term plan implodes? continued] The post GM Plays The Blame Game & Does The Executive Shuffle — Hello, Goodbye appeared first on CleanTechnica.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 27, 2021

The XLH system represents the company’s first electrification product to be available for Ram Commercial, Stellantis’ line of commercial pickup trucks. XL Fleet will be displaying an XLH hybrid-equipped Ram 2500 in its booth during the Advanced Clean Transportation (ACT) Expo event 31 August – 1 September in Long Beach, CA.

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CleanTechnica EVs

OCTOBER 27, 2022

An ambitious renewable energy goal years in the making was reached ahead of schedule, according to General Motors Wednesday. By reaching the goal, General Motors is expected to avoid the production of an estimated 1 million metric tons of carbon emissions that would have been produced between 2025 and 2030.

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Teslarati

DECEMBER 19, 2023

“Enable the next growth phase for Tesla’s charging business and the broader EV industry by joining a new team that is built around extending the reach of Tesla’s charging products. You will play a critical role in facilitating North America’s transition to electrified transport and sustainable energy.

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CleanTechnica EVs

SEPTEMBER 18, 2021

General Motors (GM) has told some of its Chevy Bolt owners to park 50 feet away from other cars so they won’t be at risk if a spontaneous fire breaks out, Bloomberg has reported. The automaker has recalled around 142,000 Bolts sold since 2016 because the batteries could catch on fire. This has cost GM […].

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Teslarati

APRIL 6, 2023

The publication’s sources also noted that Toyota recognizes that it needs to match Tesla’s design and manufacturing innovations if it wants to drive down production costs and develop a high-margin electric vehicle business. Toyota has caught quite a bit of flak for its slow adoption of battery electric cars.

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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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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 10, 2020

Established as a spin-off from Singapore-headquartered Horizon Fuel Cell Technologies Pte Ltd, Hyzon commercializes Horizon’s 17 years of hydrogen technology development for applications in the transportation sector. Australia’s Fortescue Metals Group recently teamed up with HYZON Motors to build a new fleet of hydrogen buses.

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Teslarati

APRIL 21, 2024

Waymo driverless robotaxi attacked and set on fire in San Francisco “Those areas definitely resonate with low parking availability and therefore provide a better or an easier way to get around the city versus driving your own cars,” said Aman Nalavade, Waymo group product manager.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 2, 2021

Current EV business models are doomed unless manufacturers that have bet their futures on them, such as General Motors and VW, invest in or coordinate on a robust supercharger network. Other automakers are still playing a product game. Tesla has played the platform game. This advantage that Tesla has is not permanent.

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CleanTechnica EVs

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

The collaboration between SAIC, General Motors, and Wuling has been on a roll over the past couple of years. They have released some very fascinating products which have gone on to be smash hits in China. An example of this is the Wuling Hongguang Mini EV, a basic 3-door $5,000 electric vehicle. The success of […]

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 5, 2021

General Motors and Wolfspeed announced a strategic supplier agreement to develop and provide silicon carbide (SiC) power device solutions for GM’s future electric vehicle programs. The agreement marks GM’s initial shift to using silicon carbide for EV power electronics.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 19, 2021

Selected projects will use HPC to address complex challenges, from improving additive manufacturing processes to increasing the lifecycle energy efficiency of jet-engine components to improving the performance of materials used to convert CO 2 into high-value chemicals and products. General Motors LLC. DOE award: $297,000.

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CleanTechnica EVs

JUNE 4, 2023

billion in Inflation Reduction Act production tax credits this year. That will put the two companies far ahead of the estimated $480 million that General Motors and LG Energy Solution are expected to receive. Benchmark Mineral Intelligence is reporting that Tesla and Panasonic are expected to receive about $1.8

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 1, 2022

CharIN is the largest global association focused on the electrification of all forms of transportation based on the seamless and interoperable charging experience enabled by the Combined Charging System (CCS) and the Megawatt Charging System (MCS). Now, the Charging Interface Initiative (CharIN e.V.) issued a response.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 29, 2022

The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company, which supplied essential products for NASA’s Apollo program, including the Apollo 11 mission which landed on the moon 53 years ago, will continue that tradition—focusing on lunar vehicle tires—by joining Lockheed Martin in its development of a lunar mobility vehicle in partnership with General Motors.

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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

FEBRUARY 6, 2009

The Board of Directors of the Electric Drive Transportation Association (EDTA) has elected General Motors’ Tony Posawatz, Vehicle Line Director for the Chevy Volt, as Co-Chairman of the Board. He has served as a GM Vehicle Line Director for the past eleven years. Tony Posawatz. Posawatz replaces Edward B.

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Teslarati

MARCH 24, 2024

Former General Motors (GM) executive Terry Woychowski, who is now President of engineering consultancy Caresoft Global, called the arrival of the Seagull a “clarion call for the rest of the auto industry,” adding that it’s a “significant event” (via CNBC ). BYD last year sold 1.57

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 3, 2020

We believe Elaphe is uniquely positioned to play a leading role in the future of the automotive and transport sectors – a future that is electric and sustainable. —Jennifer Dungs, EIT InnoEnergy Thematic Field Leader Energy for Transport and Mobility.

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CleanTechnica EVs

NOVEMBER 22, 2021

Chevy Bolt production is shut down at least through the end of this year.

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