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General Motors Bringing Back Plug-in Hybrids

The Truth About Cars

Despite previously having committed itself toward a future where it builds all-electric vehicles, General Motors has made plans to bring plug-in hybrids back to our market. General Motors already delivered the Chevrolet Bolt, with the model becoming one of the first affordable EVs offering real utility to customers.

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CMU/Yale study suggests BEVS could be majority or near-majority of cars and SUVs by 2030 given technology trends

Green Car Congress

A study by a team from Carnegie Mellon University and Yale University suggests that BEVs could constitute the majority or near-majority of cars and SUVs by 2030, given widespread BEV availability and technology trends. Their open-access paper is published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS). Resources Connor R.

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Report: Honda Prologue electric SUV planned for 70,000 annual US sales

Green Car Reports

Honda on Monday announced United States sales targets for the Prologue, an upcoming electric SUV that will use General Motors' Ultium hardware. The automaker said in a press release that it will initially target 70,000 annual sales for the Prologue when it launches in 2024.

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Ford is on track to sell more electric cars than rival General Motors this year

Teslarati

year-over-year sales boost for the month. and SUV sales growing 20.8%. Andrew Frick, Ford’s vice president of sales for the U.S. Ford Mustang Mach-E sales continue to grow, up nearly 8.5% Retail sales were up 4.5% Retail sales were up 4.5% This was made possible as Ford posted a 5.9%

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GM, finally, ramps up Cadillac Lyriq to meet demand for luxury SUVs

Electrek

General Motors says it is responding to a strong demand for luxury EVs by ramping up production of its Cadillac all-electric Lyriq SUV this year. The company says it has resolved its battery module production problems that have plagued sales for the last two years.

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General Motors ends the Chevy Bolt, along with an old narrative [Op-Ed]

Teslarati

General Motors’ decision to end the Chevy Bolt also brought closure to an old narrative that the vehicle, which has been plagued by a disastrous perspective driven by major battery issues, is not dependable. On one hand, GM has been extremely dependent on the Bolt models to drive EV sales.

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General Motors increases EV investment by 75% through 2025

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General Motors has increased its electric vehicle investment by 75%, from $20 billion to $35 billion through 2025, the company announced on Wednesday. assembly capacity for EV SUVs. ” The post General Motors increases EV investment by 75% through 2025 appeared first on TESLARATI. Commercializing U.S.-made