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GM makes its largest green energy purchase to date; 50 MW wind deal

Green Car Congress

General Motors has made its largest renewable energy procurement to date, purchasing enough wind power to equal the electricity needs of 16 of its US facilities, including business offices in Fort Worth and Austin, Texas, a major assembly and stamping complex in Arlington, Texas, and 13 parts warehouses east of the Mississippi River.

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Chevy, GMC struggle for EV/ICE candy spot

Baua Electric

Orion Meeting in suburban Detroit, the place the Bolt is manufactured, can be retooled to manufacture Silverado and Sierra EVs. GM in June dedicated to spending greater than $500 million to replace the Arlington, Texas, plant the place the automobiles are constructed for year gasoline-powered SUV manufacturing.

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The Do-or-Die Moments That Determined the Fate of the Internet

Cars That Think

Autofact ’85 drew about 30,000 people to Detroit, with some 200 vendors exhibiting MAP-compatible and other kinds of automation products. Autofact ’85, a conference whose name reflects people’s keen interest in factory automation during that time, brought about 30,000 people and 200 vendors to Detroit in November of 1985. All the U.S.

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