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GM’s vehicle electrification roadmap; little focus on conventional hybrids

Green Car Congress

GM estimates it will save a driver of a larger car about $1,850 a year in fuel. GM is explicit that eAssist is not a hybrid system—petroleum is still the only fuel source. The boost comes from energy that is captured during braking and stored in the battery.

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Chevrolet to begin selling Spark EV in Maryland

Green Car Congress

The Spark EV is also sold in California and Oregon, where sales totaled 1,145 in 2014. The GM-built motor and drive unit deliver 327 lb-ft (444 nm) of torque, enabling a 0-60 time of 7.2 Storing that energy from the charging process and the vehicle’s regenerative braking capability is a 19 kWh lithium-ion battery pack.

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Clearing the roadblocks to electrification of heavy-duty trucks

Charged EVs

If you’re CATL, you can sell in mass quantities to GM and Ford. I was a big part of building the first-of-its-kind—at least in the Western world that we knew of—heavy-duty charging site in Portland, Oregon. It’s easier to sell to the light-duty market. It’s less time and effort. Rustam Kocher: It is. It’s called Electric Island.

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Chrysler's first electric car to be two-seat sports car - Apr. 15, 2009

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

By the time these cars hit the market, General Motors ( GM , Fortune 500 ) will be in production with the Chevrolet Volt range-extended electric car and Ford ( F , Fortune 500 ) will have its own plug-only compact car. More Malls shed stores Vacancy rates accelerate as retailers confront spending slump. More Credit card relief?

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Why Warren Buffett is investing in electric car company BYD - Apr. 13, 2009

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

BYD has also begun selling a plug-in electric car with a backup gasoline engine, a move putting it ahead of GM, Nissan, and Toyota. Thats less than Ford ( F , Fortune 500 ) ($7 billion at the beginning of April), but more than General Motors ( GM , Fortune 500 ) ($1.3 The day after Fortunes visit to BYD, Oregon Gov.

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