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Lyft and GM’s Express Drive expands to Colorado and California; adds Bolt EV

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Lyft and General Motors are expanding their Express Drive short-term vehicle access program ( earlier post ) to California and Colorado, including the new 2017 Chevrolet Bolt EV ( earlier post ). Express Drive will also launch operations in Denver by the fall of 2016. and Baltimore.

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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. Since launching in October 2016, Maven City car sharing in Los Angeles has experienced an average monthly member growth of 56%. and Waterloo, Ontario, Canada. and Waterloo, Ontario, Canada.

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Maven deploying its first all-electric shared-use fleet in Austin; 20 Chevy Bolts

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—Julia Steyn, vice president, General Motors Urban Mobility and Maven. Maven Gig first launched in November 2016 to provide vehicles for rideshare drivers in San Francisco and has since expanded the offering for package, grocery and food delivery drivers. Unlimited miles and insurance are included, and there’s no membership fee.

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GM’s new RWD PHEV system for Cadillac CT6 designed for fun-to-drive high performance as well as efficiency; Volt on steroids

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turbocharged 4-cylinder direct-injected gasoline engine with a two-motor, 120 kW hybrid transmission; liquid-cooled 18.4 The battery pack is the main distribution unit; it feeds the main traction power inverter module (TPIM), and drives the two-motor EVT. The electric motors. L/100 km (117.7 —Tim Grewe. The GRE EVT.

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GM Ventures invests in solar power developer Sunlogics; signs for installation of solar charging canopies, power purchase agreement

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General Motors Ventures LLC has made an equity investment of $7.5 Global solar energy use is predicted to more than double by 2016, so we believe that investing in renewable energy is a smart and strategic business decision. Sunlogics PLC has a strategic relationship with Sunlogics Power Fund Management Inc.

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Baltimore Bridge Collapse Has Major Implications for Automotive Sector

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A cargo container ship exiting the Port of Baltimore collided with the Francis Scott Key Bridge early Tuesday morning. The Port of Baltimore is responsible for moving all kinds of goods. From Reuters : Baltimore port's private and public terminals handled 847,158 autos and light trucks in 2023, the most of any U.S.

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Radar Technology Pioneer Merrill Skolnik Dies at 94

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in engineering from Johns Hopkins University , in Baltimore. He developed approaches for modeling squirrel-cage rotors—the rotating cylinder of steel laminations in induction motors—including harmonic magnetic fields and inter-bar currents. He served as chair of the France Section’s IEEE Life Members Affinity Group from 2004 to 2016.

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