Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 7, 2022

GM Defense, a subsidiary of General Motors, was selected by the Department of Defense’s (DoD) Defense Innovation Unit (DIU) to develop a battery pack prototype for testing and analysis on Department of Defense platforms. GM’s HUMMER EV Ultium battery pack. —Steve duMont, president of GM Defense.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 9, 2023

General Motors will expand vehicle-to-home (V2H) bidirectional charging technology across its retail portfolio of Ultium-based electric vehicles by model year 2026. The technology allows consumers to store and transfer energy to help offset electricity needs during peak demand days and mitigate the impact of power outages.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 30, 2020

General Motors is resurrecting the HUMMER as an electric truck in the GMC family. The GMC HUMMER EV truck will showcase the GMC brand’s design and engineering and will feature 1,000 horsepower; 11,500 lb-ft (15,592 N·m) of torque; and acceleration from 0 to 60 mph in 3 seconds. Earlier post.).

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 9, 2023

General Motors plans to invest more than $500 million in Arlington Assembly to prepare the plant for production of future internal combustion engine (ICE) full-size SUVs, subject to successful discussions with local government officials. Product details and timing related to GM’s future full-size SUVs are not being released at this time.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 19, 2022

General Motors plans to invest $45 million at its Bedford, Indiana aluminum die casting foundry. This investment will be used to expand the facility’s production capacity of EV drive unit castings to support the anticipated strong demand for the Chevrolet Silverado EV and GMC Sierra EV full-size pickups.

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The Truth About Cars

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

The Chevrolet Colorado and GMC Canyon bring a lot to like in a more maneuverable package than full-size trucks can offer. GM is pulling almost 56,000 for the issue, which it said has been blamed for 234 complaints over the last year and a few months. Dealers will issue the fix for free, updating the camera module as necessary.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 21, 2020

GMC introduced the 2022 HUMMER EV Edition 1. It will be the first fully electric addition to GMC’s lineup, driven by next-generation EV propulsion technology that enables off-road capability, on-road performance and an immersive driving experience. —Al Oppenheiser, GMC HUMMER EV chief engineer.

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Teslarati

OCTOBER 20, 2022

On Thursday, General Motors unveiled its latest electric vehicle , the new electric GMC Sierra. According to GM, the all-electric pickup, “is built to tower above everything you thought an electric truck could be.” ” Credit: General Motors. ” Credit: General Motors. Credit: General Motors.

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Green Car Reports

OCTOBER 4, 2021

General Motors’ move to electric pickups—and its large-scale shift of its entire lineup to electric vehicles–is starting with a 1,000-hp supertruck packing enough batteries for a 350-mile range.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 24, 2022

General Motors will invest $760 million at its Toledo, Ohio propulsion manufacturing operations to prepare the facility for production of drive units that will be used in future Ultium-based battery electric trucks, including the Chevrolet Silverado EV, GMC Sierra EV and GMC HUMMER EVs. billion at Toledo since 2011.

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Electrek

JULY 19, 2021

General Motors (GM) has confirmed that it is working on a new GMC electric pickup truck to follow the GMC Hummer EV. It will be GM’s third electric pickup after the Silverado electric.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 31, 2023

General Motors and Lithium Americas will jointly invest to develop the Thacker Pass mine in Nevada, which is the largest known source of lithium in the United States and the third-largest in the world. Lithium carbonate from Thacker Pass will be used in GM’s proprietary Ultium battery cells. Tranche 1: GM to purchase 15.0

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 4, 2021

GMC unveiled the 2024 HUMMER EV SUV, the next model in its electric supertruck lineup. Driven by General Motors’ next-generation Ultium Platform, the new HUMMER EV SUV launches with the exclusive Edition 1, offering customer choice to equip the vehicle for optimal driving range or maximum off-road capability.

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Electrek

NOVEMBER 12, 2021

General Motors recently shared that it is speaking with the US military about building an electric Light Reconnaissance Vehicle (eLRV) prototype based off the GMC Hummer EV. The eLRV prototype planned for 2022 will be developed by GM Defense as a modified version of the Hummer EV, to fit US Army specifications.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 16, 2022

General Motors will invest $491 million at its Marion, Indiana metal stamping operations to prepare the facility to produce a variety of steel and aluminum stamped parts for future products, including electric vehicles, built at multiple GM assembly plants. Work on the facility will begin later this year.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 15, 2020

General Motors expects its Spring Hill Manufacturing plant will be powered by 100% solar energy beginning in late 2022. Green tariff solutions are a key component of GM’s renewable energy strategy and allow the company to work with utilities to provide renewable energy solutions near its facilities.

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Green Car Reports

DECEMBER 20, 2021

The first electric vehicles based on General Motors' Ultium architecture are headed to customers. GM on Friday confirmed that the first customer 2022 GMC Hummer EV had been completed, as well as delivery of the first BrightDrop EV600 vans to customer FedEx.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 24, 2021

General Motors will introduce new Super Cruise capabilities on six model year 2022 vehicles in the first quarter of 2022. These enhancements will be available on select model year 2022 Super Cruise enabled vehicles, including Cadillac Escalade, Cadillac CT4, Cadillac CT5, Chevrolet Silverado, GMC HUMMER EV Pickup and GMC Sierra.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 1, 2023

The Government of Canada announced support for the latest cathode active materials (CAM) facility to be operational in Canada, to be built by a joint venture between General Motors (GM) and POSCO Future M in Bécancour, Québec ( earlier post ). The governments of Canada and Québec will each contribute around $150 million to the project.

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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. GM and POSCO Chemical are building a new facility in Quebec, Canada, as part of their joint venture to produce CAM for GM’s Ultium batteries.

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Green Car Reports

NOVEMBER 12, 2021

The GMC Hummer EV could form the basis for a United States military vehicle, the head of General Motors Defense said in an interview with CNBC published Thursday. General Motors plans to build prototypes of the Hummer EV-based military vehicle, dubbed "electric Light Reconnaissance Vehicle" (eLRV) in 2022 for evaluation by the U.S.

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Electric Cars Report

JULY 13, 2023

GMC announced the extended driving range for the 2024 GMC HUMMER EV 3X Pickup: a whopping GM-estimated 381 miles of range on a full charge on the 3X trim with the available 24-module battery (a 26-mile increase over 2023 model year) and GM-estimated 359 miles of range on a full charge for models equipped wi “For […] The post GMC Introduces Longer (..)

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 12, 2022

General Motors has secured a new source of cost-competitive nickel and cobalt for Ultium battery cells after making a strategic investment in Queensland Pacific Metals (QPM) of Australia ( earlier post ). —Jeff Morrison, GM vice president, Global Purchasing and Supply Chain.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 20, 2022

Canada-based FLO announced the installation of the first wave of workplace electric vehicle (EV) charging stations as part of a multi-year agreement with General Motors (GM), whereby FLO provides AC Level 2 and direct current (DC) fast chargers for GM to be installed on their premises in the United States.

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Green Car Reports

MAY 13, 2021

The 2022 GMC Hummer EV aims for impressive off-road capability, so General Motors sent prototypes to the legendary trails around Moab, Utah to show off some of that capability. In a press release and short video, GMC explained some of the tech features of the electric Hummer, as well as more-detailed specifications.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 17, 2020

XL Fleet announced that the Company’s XLP plug-in hybrid electric drive technology is being expanded for use across a range of fleet vehicles from General Motors.

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Electric Cars Report

OCTOBER 25, 2022

General Motors is recalling 735 of the GMC Hummer EV SUVs and 89 BrightDrop EV600 electric vans for a faulty battery seal that could allow water into the battery pack, which would make the vehicles undrivable.

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Electric Cars Report

JULY 1, 2023

General Motors Defense unveiled its Electric Military Concept Vehicle (eMCV) at the Modern Day Marine 2023 trade show in Washington, D.C. The eMCV is a military vehicle based on the GMC Hummer EV, utilizing the same Ultium platform and drivetrain.

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Green Car Reports

APRIL 30, 2019

General Motors CEO Mary Barra confirmed Tuesday in a call with investors what rumors had long predicted: The automaker will build an electric pickup. Barra didn't specify when the pickup would appear, or whether it would be branded as a GMC or Chevrolet.

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Teslarati

DECEMBER 17, 2021

After a long-anticipated wait, the GMC Hummer EV is finally making its way to customers for first deliveries, the automaker announced earlier today. “The first 2022 GMC HUMMER EV Pickups have been produced at Factory ZERO, and customer deliveries will now begin,” GMC wrote in a press release.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 10, 2021

GM and Vacuumschmelze (VAC) of Germany announced plans for VAC to build a plant in the US that will manufacture permanent magnets for the electric motors used in the GMC HUMMER EV, Cadillac LYRIQ, Chevrolet Silverado EV and more than a dozen other models using GM’s Ultium Platform. Magnets are at the heart of an EV motor.

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Green Car Reports

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

General Motors has cancelled plans for more electric vans and a Ford Maverick-sized electric pickup trucks as it undertakes a "crash program" to launch plug-in hybrid pickups, Autoweek reported Tuesday.

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Teslarati

OCTOBER 17, 2023

According to a statement on Tuesday, General Motors (GM) is delaying the production of its electric pickups to late 2025 at one Michigan plant, though the automaker says the change is not related to the ongoing United Auto Workers (UAW) strike.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 18, 2022

and General Motors signed a term sheet for the long-term supply of battery grade nickel sulfate from Vale’s proposed plant at Bécancour, Québec, Canada. This agreement secures for GM a supply of nickel sulfate from a US free-trade partner to support GM’s fast-growing EV production needs in North America.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 24, 2021

General Motors and Shell, through its wholly owned subsidiary MP2 Energy, LLC, are collaborating to provide comprehensive energy solutions programs to GM’s customers and supply chain partners, including fixed-rate home energy plans backed by 100% renewable energy resources. of EV charging.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 18, 2022

American Rheinmetall Vehicles, a leading developer of tactical wheeled and tracked combat vehicles and systems has formed a strategic collaboration with GM Defense LLC, to compete in the US Army’s Common Tactical Truck (CTT) program. GM Defense is a rapidly expanding, wholly-owned subsidiary of General Motors. GMC HUMMER EV.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 21, 2022

Hertz and General Motors announced an agreement in which Hertz plans to order up to 175,000 Chevrolet, Buick, GMC, Cadillac and BrightDrop EVs over the next five years. The agreement will encompass electric vehicle deliveries through 2027 as Hertz increases the EV component of its fleet and GM accelerates production of EVs broadly.

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