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GM Maven introduces monthly offering for members; vehicles include the Chevrolet Tahoe and Chevrolet Volt

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Maven, General Motors’ personal mobility brand, has expanded its offerings to include a new monthly service, Maven Reserve. Maven members have traveled more than 80 million miles. The average Maven City trip is 136 miles and lasts more than 12 hours. and Waterloo, Ontario, Canada.

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GM boosting investment at Spring Hill by $167M for two future mid-size vehicles

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General Motors is adding a new $167-million investment in its Spring Hill assembly plant, brining the total spending on the plant to $350 million in support of two future mid-size vehicles. The new programs will add to existing manufacturing operations at the site that include vehicle assembly, stamping, engine and component parts production.

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Flash Drive: 2023 Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV

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Clean Fleet Report spent a day driving the 2023 Outlander PHEV at a media-only event in Nashville, Tennessee, experiencing highways, country roads, city traffic and some sloppy, muddy driving. liter inline 4-cylinder engine that combined with twin electric motors produces 248 horsepower and 332 pound-feet of torque. Layers of choices.

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Chevrolet to Produce 10,000 Volts in 2011 and 30,000 in 2012; 50-State Availability 12-18 Months After Launch

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General Motors Chairman and CEO Ed Whitacre separately announced that Chevrolet will add five Texas electric utilities and five Northeast utilities to a Department of Energy development and demonstration program that provides Volts and charging stations to key utilities. Nashville, Tenn., The Drive will stop in Little Rock, Ark.,

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Flash Drive: 2023 Toyota Crown Hybrid

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Both hybrid systems have front and rear electric motors with the Max having more power and torque; both run on 87 octane. Toyota’s hybrid system automatically switches between the electric drive mode, combined electric motor and gasoline engine and gasoline-only engine power. Two options under the hood.

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CIRCLES Consortium tests AI-equipped cruise control system for impact on fuel efficiency and traffic flow

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Stretching four miles just southeast of downtown Nashville, the smart highway is equipped with 300 4K digital sensors capable of logging 260,000,000 vehicle-miles of data per year. Support was also provided by Toyota North America and General Motors.

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Flash Drive: 2023 Volkswagen ID4

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ID4 Standard and S Single motor producing 201 horsepower (hp) and 229 pound-feet (lb.-ft.) of torque RWD 62 kWh battery 209 mile driving range. ID4 Pro and Pro S Single motor producing 201 hp and 229 lb.-ft. of torque RWD 82 kWh battery 275 mile driving range. ID4 AWD Pro and Pro S Dual motors producing 295 hp and 339 lb.-ft.