Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 13, 2010

A similar, albeit smaller scale, market dynamic will exist in North America by 2016, when North America’s share of global sales will be 1.9%, which will represent 5.6% Among the findings: In North America, the vehicles are more of a lifestyle or style choice, rather than fulfilling a missing transportation need.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 9, 2009

Under the terms of the definitive agreement, the buyer will acquire the ownership of the HUMMER brand, trademark and tradenames, as well as specific IP license rights necessary for the manufacture of HUMMER vehicles. It will also assume the existing dealer agreements relating to HUMMER’s dealership network. Tags: Brief.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 23, 2009

Azure Dynamics Corporation is partnering with Turtle Top, a body manufacturer specializing in small to mid-sized buses and specialty vehicles. The agreement provides Turtle Top customers and dealers the opportunity to select Azure’s Balance Hybrid Electric drivetrain system on the Ford E-450 chassis. Tags: Brief.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 27, 2009

General Motors presented an updated Viability Plan that accelerates and deepens the cuts in US brands and nameplates, dealers, manufacturing operations and employees intended to enable GM North America to breakeven (on an adjusted EBIT basis) at a US total industry sales volume of approximately 10 million vehicles.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 10, 2009

The batteries (which carry an expected 10-year lifetime) are manufactured by Gold Peak Industries North America , a subsidiary of GP Batteries International. PICC also intends to develop conversion kits with lithium-ion batteries manufactured by Gold Peak. Tags: Conversions Plug-ins. Earlier post.).

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 10, 2009

As previously announced, Chrysler has entered into an agreement with GMAC Financial Services to provide automotive financing products and services to the Company’s North American (NAFTA) dealers and customers. Tags: Market Background Vehicle Manufacturers. Organizational Structure.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 1, 2009

GM Manufacturing Plans. Close the gap in active worker labor costs compared with transplant auto manufacturers. Reduce its dealers to approximately 3,600 from the current 5,969. Tags: Market Background Policy Vehicle Manufacturers. Plant Status / Timing (or sooner). Orion, Mich. Standby: Sep 2009. Pontiac, Mich.

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Green Cars News

NOVEMBER 28, 2009

Its spiritual home may be in Germany, but after enjoying significant growth in South America, Volkswagen will invest €2.3billion in new products and manufacturing capacity expansion in Brazil between 2009 and 2014. Tags: Latest news Volkswagen Anchieta Taubate Green cars Volkswagen do Brazil Volkswagen Fox Volkswagen Gol.

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Baua Electric

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

It was the early 2010s and almost no one outside of Zero Motorcycles was putting real thought into electric motorcycles – least of which the legacy motorcycle manufacturers. It also carried an equally high price tag of nearly $30k. To be fair, I made things even more complicated because I don’t live in North America.

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Green Cars News

OCTOBER 11, 2009

However, did you know that the brand that was once a symbol of gas guzzling America could now adopt a new green outlook? It will also assume the existing dealer agreements with HUMMER’s dealership network. The transition however, is expected to further HUMMER’s remarkable green turnaround – and mark a first for the automaker.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 4, 2009

GM dealers delivered 189,443 total vehicles in July, a 19.4% The 2009 model Escape Hybrid and Mariner Hybrid are the most fuel-efficient utility vehicles in America. On 27 July, Chrysler restarted production at 9 of its 11 manufacturing facilities. Tags: Hybrids Sales. Monthly sales of hybrids. Click to enlarge.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 31, 2009

In response to the Presidential Auto Task Force Report that concluded that the plug-in Chevrolet Volt was unlikely to be commercially successful in the short-term due to its cost ( earlier post ), Plug In America is proposing a plan to make GM’s Chevy Volt and other plug-in cars more affordable. and was a co-founder of Plug In America.

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Plugs and Cars

JULY 1, 2009

Join Plug In America's call on CARB to close the loophole that allows full credit for part-time electric cars here. The Mini E team was said to have little familiarity with electric cars, and the enthusiastic dealer sales people had their energy challenged by consumers’ frustrated eagerness and corporate indifference.

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Green Cars News

MAY 3, 2009

Here is how each manufacturer faired: - Chrysler - Chrysler LLC returned total US sales of 76,682 in April - a 48 per cent decrease from the previous year. General Motors - GM dealers in the US delivered 173,007 vehicles, down 34 per cent compared to the prior year. per cent, representing just a 2.7 per cent compared to April 2008.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 25, 2009

Valence currently has two manufacturing facilities in China, both wholly-owned; each facility is 50,000 square feet and located next to each other. The first plant is the cathode materials plant; Valence uses two or three proven partners to manufacture the cells, Donaghy said. The second is the module/pack manufacturing plant.

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Green Cars News

SEPTEMBER 2, 2009

Accounting for current development and manufacturing costs, the monthly lease fee for a MINI E would normally be priced at £550 per month. These technicians will be supported by selected MINI dealers within the MINI E research area. Tags: MINI electric MINI E trial.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 10, 2009

In May, the company accelerated its dealer consolidation efforts, with the goal of reducing the number of GM dealers in the US from 6,000 earlier this spring to approximately 3,600 by the end of next year. Even so, GM will still have the largest dealer network in the US. Fritz Henderson.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 30, 2009

Asia India China Europe Americas en Español em Português Login/Register to set your edition Set my edition Todays Paper Video Columns Blogs Graphics Journal Community Register for FREE Register for FREE Thank you for registering. Tags: evdriven. Edition WSJ.com is available in the following editions and languages: U.S.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

JANUARY 15, 2009

GM/SaturnEV-1 : Join Kris Trexler on his "ChargeAcross America" GM/SaturnEV-1 : Peter Ohlers new EV. ElectricVehicles of America, Inc. Ford Fiesta :Interesting English conversion. FordFestiva : Brian has a new project going GM/SaturnEV-1 : EV1 owner GM/SaturnEV-1 : Dave and Jeans Chronicles. HondaAccord : Bob Taylors conversion.

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Revenge of the Electric Car

OCTOBER 25, 2008

The biggest obstacle for those who would prefer an alternative has been lack of purchasable plug-in electric vehicles since 2003 when auto manufacturers ceased production of plug-in EVs like the GM EV1, Honda EV Plus, and Toyota RAV4-EV. A 500-unit, limited-production MINI E series will be manufactured through the end of 2008.

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EV Central

NOVEMBER 25, 2022

5 million government grant was awarded in the 2020/2021 budget to help set up Adelaide-based manufacturing facilities. No Australian plans yet, with the company focusing on America first then Europe. Chevrolet Bolt EUV – SUV version of Bolt hatchback on sale in America but unlikely in Australia.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 16, 2009

A chemist and government researcher, Wang raised some $300,000 from relatives, rented about 2,000 square meters of space, and set out to manufacture rechargeable batteries to compete with imports from Sony and Sanyo. By about 2000, BYD had become one of the worlds largest manufacturers of cellphone batteries.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 21, 2009

Establishing dealer network. 2010 Prius designed to be manufactured with NiMH or Lithium batteries. Visionary Vehicles Team w/Malcolm Bricklin (who brought the Subaru and the Yugo to America) aims for luxury PHEV. Bob Lutz, Vice Chairman, Product Development, and Chairman, GM North America in GMs interviewed by Carlist.com ).

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 21, 2009

is hoping to launch the Volt in late 2010 with a price tag of about $40,000. “Any new technology like the Chevy Volt takes time to become profitable,&# said Jay Friedland, the legislative director for Plug-In America , an electric-car advocacy group. Financial aid for such projects has been put on hold as G.M. and Chrysler.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 16, 2009

If the “Big Three auto manufacturers aren’t building alternative energy vehicles with the money they’re getting from Congress, then what are they doing with it? dealer network. Tags: evdriven. Wheego Electric Cars, a division of RTEV, is officially launching its U.S.

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Revenge of the Electric Car

NOVEMBER 7, 2008

or any other automaker would have far-reaching consequences, given the millions of people employed by supplier companies, dealers and other small businesses that are dependent on the industry. Speaker Pelosi said in a statement Friday that House Democrats “will continue our dialogue with America’s automakers and the United Auto Workers.”.

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