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Are automakers using plug-ins to greenwash the truth?
GM's 'revolutionary' HCCI engine. Embracing efficient and cost-effective change. new study claims that by 2035 US light duty fleet fuel economy could be tripled to 74 mpg without plug-in or hydrogen technology, at a much cheaper cost than achieving the same goal through plug-in or or hydrogen technologies.
Hybrid Car Blog - Thursday, September 2, 2010
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GM Turns To Scare Tactics To Sell The 2011 Chevrolet Volt
But now GM appears to be gearing up to use the fear of running out of electricity to give the extended-range 2011 Chevrolet Volt a competitive edge over purely electric cars. Fear is a powerful motivator. It has been used in the past to start wars, persuade kids to study at school and of course, sell life insurance. In a move which will not
All Cars Electric - Wednesday, September 1, 2010
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GM Moving To Own 'Range Anxiety' For Chevy Volt Campaign?
Range anxiety—that's the worry that people feel as they approach an electric car's driving range—has long been a bit unbecoming to discuss among fierce electric-vehicle advocates; but looking out at the general market, it's one of the most significant barriers against widespread electric-vehicle adoption. As we get past the first early
Green Car Reports - Wednesday, September 1, 2010
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  • A Chinese-owned GM?
    It's GM's Buick. And soon China could represent one of GM's biggest markets for hybrid and electric vehicles. So, what better way for China to capitalize on the Chinese love of Buick and build a robust Chinese auto manufacturing sector than to buy GM when it goes public? Tags: GM That's right.
    Hybrid Car Blog - Tuesday, November 24, 2009
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  • What up with GM's Plug-in hybrid Volt?
    "GM tries to unplug Volt hype" is not the headline I've been hoping to see out of Motor City this spring. GM continues to spread the gospel of the Volt. Is GM just looking for its halo or a future? Tags: GM electric car plug-in hybrid chevy volt fuel cell But there it is in a Detroit News Autos Insider piece today.
    Plugs and Cars - Friday, March 23, 2007
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  • BREAKING - GM's HUGE green move
    GM is America's new green company! week ago I asked Will the new GM be as pathetic as the new GMAC as I ripped on the dis-ingenuousness of GMAC's new marketing campaign. Also, in the last few weeks - probably the last few months - I have spent much time criticizing GM, largely for too much green marketing and too few green products.
    Hybrid Car Blog - Wednesday, July 8, 2009
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  • And GM follows suit; 10,000 cut
    GM cuts 10,000 salaried workers worldwide, including 3,400 of its 29,500 salaried jobs in the United States. Tags: GM
    Plugs and Cars - Tuesday, February 10, 2009
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  • GM taps LG for Volt Battery
    GM has been saying for a while now that they had picked their supplier for the LiIon battery in the Volt, but they weren’t prepared to announce who it was. Chances are, GM will start with CP (hey, those are Chris Paine’s initials!), GM Reported Ready To Give Volt Battery Nod to Unit of LG Chem. that got the nod.
    Revenge of the Electric Car - Thursday, October 23, 2008
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  • Imagine the Volt
    Seventeen years ago GM could imagine, and then produce, an electric car. Check out this 13 minute GM video on the car that became the EV1. Commenting on its technological achievements, John Zwerner, GM Advanced Product Engineering, says "we wanted to drive a stake in the ground.as Literally. He's now working at Tesla.
    Plugs and Cars - Monday, August 6, 2007
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  • Mercury pollution: Not the new GM's problem
    More than half of them are in GM vehicles built before 2000." To combat potential mercury pollution - most significantly caused by GM - GM joined a partnership to help clean up their mess. The government, via taxpayers, puts tens of billions into GM. Tags: GM pollution
    Hybrid Car Blog - Monday, August 10, 2009
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  • Could bankruptcy make GM 'green motors'
    Thus, according to GM, liquidation may now be inevitable. Could bankruptcy lead to a new lean and green GM? Tags: GM bailout Only bankruptcy left? Is the General dead?
    Hybrid Car Blog - Thursday, March 5, 2009
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  • GM Series Plug-in Hybrid?
    In early November, an LA Times story heralding GM’s resurrection of the plug-in car was carried by newspapers worldwide. GM announced it will show some sort of plug-in car at the Detroit Auto Show in January. GM made a prototype plug-in hybrid EV1 during the 90s. Rumors had already begun about GM’s electric intentions.
    Plugs and Cars - Tuesday, November 28, 2006
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  • Seriously, GM is going green
    Just a piece of GM's green future. And, even if GM’s IPO doesn’t recover the government’s entire investment, GM appears to have been putting the government’s money to good use according to their recent patent filings. Efficiency is the future?
    Hybrid Car Blog - Thursday, May 13, 2010
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