Green Car Reports

MARCH 12, 2021

General Motors is betting lithium-metal battery chemistry will increase range and lower costs for future electric cars.

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MAY 4, 2023

The announcement was made at the SelectUSA Investment Summit in Washington with Department of Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo, and the Governor of Michigan, Gretchen Whitmer. Nel’s CEO, Håkon Volldal said that the short distance to General Motors, headquartered in Detroit, played a decisive role in the choice of state.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 10, 2021

Beyond PNNL, collaborators continuing from Phase 1 are Brookhaven National Laboratory, Idaho National Laboratory, SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, Binghamton University, the University of Texas at Austin, Stanford University, the University of California at San Diego, and the University of Washington.

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Teslarati

DECEMBER 19, 2023

Legacy automakers, including Ford and General Motors, and new EV startups, like Rivian, have committed to adopting Tesla NACS. The chargers will first be installed in Houston, Phoenix, Los Angeles, Chicago, and Washington D.C. In October, Tesla sold $100 million Supercharger hardware units to bp America.

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APRIL 29, 2021

General Motors introduced Ultium Charge 360, a holistic charging approach that integrates charging networks, GM vehicle mobile apps, and other products and services to simplify the overall charging experience for GM electric vehicle owners. Each site is capable of delivering up to 350 kilowatts and averages four chargers per site.

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The Truth About Cars

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

Last week, a federal judge refused to have the courts reexamine a gaggle of class action lawsuits claiming automotive manufacturers had violated Washington State's privacy laws after allegations that on-board infotainment systems were recording customers’ private text messages and mobile phone call logs.

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The Truth About Cars

OCTOBER 3, 2023

A letter from talking heads at an outfit called the American Automotive Policy Council outlines what it estimates billions of dollars in fines could be levied at companies like General Motors and Stellantis if a government proposal to hike fuel economy standards through 2032 is adopted.

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Teslarati

JULY 3, 2023

Tesla’s NACS has been seeing a lot of momentum as of late, with carmakers like Ford, General Motors , Volvo, Polestar, and Rivian announcing that they would be adopting the North American Charging Standard for their vehicles.

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NOVEMBER 17, 2016

Maven, General Motors’ personal mobility brand, is expanding to the western United States, adding the Denver, Los Angeles and San Francisco markets. Pricing in each western market starts at $8 an hour and includes insurance and fuel. There are no monthly membership or application fees.

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Teslarati

JULY 11, 2023

The Texas Department of Transportation noted that Ford, General Motors, and Rivian’s support of Tesla NACS has changed the requirements for Phase 1 of the state’s program to electrify highways with federal funds. Following Texas’ announcement, Washington State laid out similar plans.

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MAY 24, 2018

The Ohio State University has taken first place in the final year of EcoCAR 3, an Advanced Vehicle Technology Competition, sponsored by the US Department of Energy (DOE) and General Motors Co. This is OSU’s fourth consecutive win. The team earned 895 out of 1000 overall points.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 21, 2017

Wilmington Trust chaired the unsecured creditors’ committee for both the General Motors Corporation and Lehman Brothers bankruptcy cases. Additionally, Wilmington Trust served on the unsecured creditors’ committee in the Washington Mutual, Inc., The company also served as trustee for the Greece debt restructuring program.

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Teslarati

JANUARY 8, 2024

Additional OEMs that saw significant gains included overall market leader General Motors (GM), with a 14.1 While states like California and Washington boasted EV share rates of 21.1 The BEV maker also saw a total market share of 4.2 percent, leading automakers like Volkswagen, Subaru, BMW, and a number of others. percent and 15.4

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CleanTechnica EVs

JANUARY 29, 2023

With EV charging standardization still up in the air, Tesla CEO Elon Musk goes to Washington.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 2, 2016

Maven, General Motors’ personal mobility brand, and Uber Technologies, Inc., In nine months, Maven has grown to nine markets: Ann Arbor, Michigan, Baltimore, Boston, Chicago, Detroit, Los Angeles, New York City, San Francisco, and Washington, D.C., Maven recently expanded its Maven City car sharing to Los Angeles.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 19, 2016

In less than four months, Maven, General Motors’ personal mobility brand ( earlier post ), has grown to five markets: New York City, Ann Arbor, Mich., and is adding Boston, Chicago and Washington, D.C. In Washington, DC, Maven+ car sharing will be available to residents of.

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Teslarati

JUNE 30, 2023

Washington State followed in Texas’ footsteps, requiring Tesla NACS compatibility. Tesla NACS adoption is spreading quickly through other EV-related companies, including automakers like Ford, General Motors, and Rivian.

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APRIL 23, 2011

General Motors signed a letter of intent to participate in the Shanghai EV International Pilot City Partnership during the 2011 International Forum on Electric Vehicle Pilot City and Industrial Development.

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JULY 11, 2016

Lyft and General Motors are expanding their Express Drive short-term vehicle access program ( earlier post ) to California and Colorado, including the new 2017 Chevrolet Bolt EV ( earlier post ). The expansion follows successful launches in Chicago, Boston, Washington D.C. and Baltimore.

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MARCH 2, 2018

—Julia Steyn, vice president, General Motors Urban Mobility and Maven. Vehicle reservations are now available in Austin, Baltimore, Boston, Detroit, Los Angeles, Phoenix, San Diego, San Francisco and Washington, D.C. Maven is excited to offer an all-electric fleet of shared vehicles for the gig economy.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 24, 2014

In his presentation on the project at the DOE 2014 Annual Merit Review in Washington, DC, Sean Gleason from GM noted that General Motors has not made prototype power electronics in an internal production facility since 1999. The inverter is to improve the cost of the power electronics to $3.30/kW

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AUGUST 30, 2016

General Motors and the US Army Tank Automotive Research, Development and Engineering Center (TARDEC) will reveal a Chevrolet Colorado-based fuel cell electric vehicle in October at the fall meeting of the Association of the United States Army (AUSA) in Washington, D.C.

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APRIL 25, 2014

General Motors is continuing its partnership with the US Department of Energy and Argonne National Laboratory for the EcoCAR 3 collegiate advanced vehicle technology competition. University of Washington. McMaster University. Mississippi State University. Ohio State University. Pennsylvania State University. Virginia Tech.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 15, 2016

Lyft and General Motors launched of their Express Drive short-term rental program exclusive to the Lyft platform. Express Drive begins later this month in Chicago and will soon roll out to additional cities including Boston, Washington D.C., Baltimore and others.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 4, 2017

Maven, General Motors’ personal mobility brand, has expanded its offerings to include a new monthly service, Maven Reserve. Maven members pay a monthly fee to reserve a new GM vehicle loaded with technology for 28 days. Members can download the Maven app to view pricing by market in real time for Maven Reserve.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 15, 2011

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. University of Washington (Seattle, Washington).

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JULY 17, 2020

General Motors LLC. Washington State University. Ford Motor Company. General Motors LLC. University of Washington. AOI 04: Platinum Group Metals (PGM) Content Reduction to Enable Cost-Effective Aftertreatment for Gasoline and Diesel Engines. Regents of the University of Minnesota. 299,899.

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JANUARY 3, 2011

Concurrent with upcoming deliveries of the Chevrolet Volt to dealerships in California, Connecticut (Tri-State Metro Area), Michigan, New Jersey, New York, Texas, and Washington, D.C., Volts will be shipped to Chevrolet dealerships with 40% HV battery state-of-charge and two gallons of fuel.

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SEPTEMBER 2, 2010

and Washington DC. The program is a strategic partnership between Coulomb and Ford, General Motors and smart USA. Coulomb’s ChargePoint America program will provide nearly 5,000 charging stations in nine regions in the United States: Austin, Texas, Detroit, Los Angeles, New York, Orlando, Fla., Sacramento, Calif.,

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 8, 2013

Since the launch of H 2 USA in May, 11 additional organizations in addition to Air Liquide have signed up: American Honda Motor Company; ARC: Hydrogen; Argonne National Laboratory; Chrysler Group LLC; General Motors Holding; Hydrogenics; National Renewable Energy Laboratory; Nuvera Fuel Cells; Plug Power; SCRA; and Sandia National Laboratories.

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Electric Auto Association

DECEMBER 1, 2022

2003 Washington Post article on crushing of EV1s. Early EV1 adopter While at graduate school in electrical engineering at Cornell University in Ithica, New York, Cox heard about the GM Impact , an electric vehicle (EV) program that General Motors had with Hughes Aircraft, a firm it had recently purchased. “I

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DECEMBER 12, 2011

The US Department of Energy is awarding more than $7 million to fund four 3-year projects in California, Washington and Oregon to advance hydrogen storage technologies to be used in fuel-cell-electric vehicles. The selected organizations will provide close to $2 million in cost share. Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, up to $2.1

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MAY 24, 2013

The 15 universities competing in EcoCAR 2 gathered in Yuma, Arizona last week for six days of vehicle testing and evaluation on drive quality and environmental impact at General Motors (GM) Desert Proving Ground. From there, the competition moved to San Diego for a second round of judging by automotive industry experts. in May 2014.

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OCTOBER 27, 2017

Betsy Price, Mayor of Fort Worth, Texas; Gil Quiniones, President & CEO, New York Power Authority; Rhea Suh, President, Natural Resources Defense Council; Dan Turton, Vice President, North America Public Policy, General Motors; Greg White, Executive Director, National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners; and.

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MAY 19, 2011

General Motors’ Detroit-Hamtramck Assembly plant, home of the Chevrolet Volt, will close for four weeks beginning in June for planned upgrades to prepare for a significant increase in the rate of Volt production, along with assembly of the 2013 Chevrolet Malibu midsize sedan.

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Revenge of the Electric Car

JUNE 9, 2010

Smart will be launching a test fleet of 250 electric cars in selected areas, including: Portland, San Jose, Indianapolis, Orlando, and the Washington, D.C. Nissan Motor Co. in 2013, but Toyota Motor Corp. General Motors Corp., Ford Motor Co. and the Washington, D.C.-Boston Nissan Motor Co.

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JULY 2, 2010

DiSalle also confirmed that the first Volts available for retail sales will be sold in California; Washington, D.C.; Washington, D.C., Austin, Texas; and the New York City metropolitan area later this year. Consumers can request to be contacted when dealers have available Volts in their area. The Drive will stop in Little Rock, Ark.,

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