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

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Launching in San Francisco in the summer of 2016 and in Los Angeles by the fall, Express Drive’s California members will have access to vehicles from the largest electric vehicle fleet in ridesharing, including the 2017 Chevrolet Bolt EV and the extended-range electric 2016 Chevrolet Volt.

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GM China sales top 4M vehicles for the first time in 2017; SUV sales up 37%

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from the previous high in 2016. GM accelerated its drive to zero emissions with the launch of the Buick Velite 5 extended-range electric vehicle and Baojun E100 electric vehicle in 2017. General Motors and its joint ventures sold more than 4 million vehicles in China for the first time in 2017.

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GM, Ford R&D execs stress importance of improved, advanced fuels for future engine efficiency gains, GHG goals

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Thomas McCarthy, Chief Engineer for Powertrain Research & Advanced Engineering at Ford, took a longer-range perspective, looking out to requirements for 2050. The 2017 Chevrolet Volt extended range electric vehicle has a US average GHG intensity of 200 g/mile; the new 2017 Hyundai Ioniq Hybrid (not plug-in) has a GHG CI of 184 g/mile.

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Siemens and Valeo to form joint venture in high-voltage electric powertrains

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With the expertise offered by Siemens, a leader in power electronics and electric motor product, Valeo would maintain its technological lead by offering a comprehensive line-up of technologies ranging from micro-hybrid to all-electric solutions. —Jacques Aschenbroich, Chairman and CEO of Valeo.

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GM to double models with 40 mpg highway or better by 2017; ongoing manufacturing efficiency improvements

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GM’s electrified vehicles today include the extended-range electric Chevrolet Volt, Spark EV and Buick LaCrosse, Regal, Chevrolet Malibu and Impala with eAssist. MWh per vehicle, less than half the industry average of 2.37 Earlier post.). Earlier post.). The latest data shows that GMIO’s average total energy usage is 1.14

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Audi banking on Gen 2 3.0L TDI diesel for US sales; calls for a “fair shot” for diesel

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—Anna Schneider, VP Industry and Government Relations, Volkswagen Group of America. The results so far suggest that: The penetration of spark-ignited engines in passenger cars is projected to drop to 51% in 2025 from 74% in 2016. Advanced diesel will increase to 23% in 2025 from 17% in 2016.

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Xpeng X2 eVTOL finished a cross-river gliding in China [Video]

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Their first-gen aviation automobile debuted again in 2016, and in 2020, XPeng’s Heitech introduced its 5th presen. In line with the corporate, the industrially produced model that may crash the marketplace in 2025 will do business in an extended-range possibility. The title was once not too long ago modified to AeroHT.

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