The Truth About Cars

DECEMBER 21, 2023

A few Ultium-based models have already gone on sale without too many issues, including the GMC Hummer EV and Cadillac Lyriq, but the most recent release hasn’t gone so smoothly. Unlike Williams, Edmunds got a 12-volt system error, but both experienced issues charging.

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The Truth About Cars

JANUARY 30, 2024

But it wasn’t making oodles of cash per vehicle like the company’s larger pickups and SUVs had been. It was a similar situation for the Chevy Volt, leaving the brand to lean on a cluster of normal-looking hybrids that were promptly forgotten. The logic was that the larger vehicles boasted superior margins and should be prioritized.

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The Truth About Cars

APRIL 9, 2024

For those with the capacity to think back all the way to 2021, you may recall GMC announcing that the all-electric monstrosity that is the Hummer EV would come with a base trim after the limited launch edition (E1) became the less-collectable EV3X. Speaking of which, the Hummer EV 2 was expected to have a fast charge capacity of 400 volts.

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EV Adoption

SEPTEMBER 3, 2022

GM’s GMC Hummer EV is an absolute beast, fun to drive, with four-wheel steering it can turn on a quarter (not quite a dime), and of course it’s crazy fast and powerful. While GM has unwisely discontinued both the Chevrolet Volt PHEV and Malibu Hybrid, from the 212.7 Chevrolet Volts (18.4 kWh battery); or – 141.8

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 6, 2009

Susan Docherty, general manager of Buick-Pontiac-GMC. GM has selected LG Chem—the supplier of the cells for the Volt—also to supply the Li-ion cells for the new Buick PHEV, Stephens said. The Buick plug-in hybrid will use the same manganese-spinel based chemistry and polymer battery cells as the Volt. V-6 flex-fuel engine.

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Cars That Think

DECEMBER 9, 2021

The latter figure beats the $112,595 GMC Hummer EV that’s set to reach showrooms in early 2022. GMC is targeting about 350 miles from a roughly 200-kilowatt-hour pack, the largest ever fitted to an electric vehicle. The R1T can travel an EPA-rated 314 miles at 70 mpge in combined city and highway use.

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EV Adoption

FEBRUARY 7, 2021

On January 28 GM announced that it plans (aspires) to exclusively offer electric vehicles by 2035, ending production of its cars, trucks and SUVs with diesel- and gasoline-powered engines. In GM teaser videos we saw hints of future electric GMC and Chevrolet pickups and what clearly looks like a Camaro.

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Clean Fleet Report

MAY 13, 2021

GM is bringing back the Hummer brand as an EV within the GMC brand. Good examples of all-new electric cars are the Nissan Leaf battery-electric and the Chevrolet Volt plug-in hybrid , which both debuted in 2010 as 2011 models. GM, shifting focus to pure EVs, built the last Volt on February 19, 2019. I’m hoping for the latter.

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Clean Fleet Report

JANUARY 8, 2023

No performance or battery figures were announced, but to compete with Ford , Chevrolet , Hummer and Rivian (all of which have electric pickup trucks on the market or will soon, as well as the upcoming GMC and Tesla models), it will need to have an 800-volt system that can support up to 350 kilowatt (kW) DC fast charging.

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Clean Fleet Report

MAY 23, 2021

Flagship SUV Gives Smooth Luxury, Powerful Diesel Performance. I have driven several Chevrolet and GMC vehicles with the wonderful Duramax turbodiesel engine, so expectations were high for a luxury week behind the wheel. At 17 feet, six inches long and six feet, four inches high, this is one big SUV. Story by John Faulkner.

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Clean Fleet Report

OCTOBER 21, 2021

Tesla helped former shareholder Toyota to bring back the Toyota RAV4 EV , an electric SUV and also aided its other OEM shareholder, Daimler (which also has since divested its Tesla shares), with the Smart ED and B-Class Electric. Flash Drive: 2022 Chevrolet Bolt EUV ; News: GMC Hummer EV First Edition Sells Out ; Cadillac Lyric First Look.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 30, 2009

The morning session started out with an hour long press conference, the highlight being the unveiling of the Volt’s 230 mpg preliminary EPA city fuel economy finding ( earlier post ), as well as a tour showing selected elements from the studios of the four GM North American brands: Chevrolet, GMC, Buick and Cadillac.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 23, 2009

Though 12 miles is well short of the 40 plus miles of the upcoming Chevy Volt, the costs associated with the hybrid system should also fall well short of the Volts costly power train. 2009 Chrysler Aspen The Chrysler Aspen is Chryslers first attempt at a mid- to full-size SUV, and while it is.

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Clean Fleet Report

JANUARY 16, 2024

The 800-volt architecture also enables high-power 300+ kW DC charging, which can deliver up to 248 miles of range in 15 minutes. There will be a total of four models: a four-door coupe, a shooting brake (station wagon) and two SUVs. With dual motors, the all-wheel drive has 800-volt architecture and carbon ceramic Brembo brakes.

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Cars That Think

OCTOBER 29, 2021

That frugal operation is boosted by a 924-volt architecture (versus 400 volts for Tesla, and 800 for Porsche's Taycan) whose benefits include restoring up to 300 miles of range in 20 minutes on a 350-kilowatt DC fast charger. That 924-volt architecture again comes into play, maximizing operation of the inverter and electronics.

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Charged EVs

MAY 18, 2021

Extreme E features custom electric off-road SUVs tearing through some of the harshest and most vehicle-punishing terrain on the globe. Spark Racing Technology, which developed all three generations of the Formula E race car, created a custom electric SUV, the Odyssey 21, for Extreme E. Formula E showed that EVs can be fast.

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EV Adoption

MARCH 9, 2021

One company, Low Power EV Charging (LPEVC), offers a Level 1 120 volt smart outlet from Plugzio , plus dedicated parking and an outsourced management solution to apartment property owners. And many higher end models from Tesla, Lucid, GMC, Rivian, and others will approach 400 or more miles.

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