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California regulator to hold hearing on GM self-driving unit Cruise – ET Auto

Baua Electric

GM said last week it was cutting spending by about USD 1 billion at Cruise in 2024. In December, CPUC said a Cruise official telephoned a commission analyst the day after the crash but “omitted that the Cruise AV had engaged in the pullover maneuver which resulted in the pedestrian being dragged an additional 20 feet at 7 mph.”

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GM robotaxi unit Cruise offers USD 75,000 to resolve crash probe – ET Auto

Baua Electric

GM said in November it would cut costs at Cruise, which lost more than USD 700 million in the third quarter and more than USD 8 billion since 2016. ” GM said in November it would cut costs at Cruise, which lost more than USD 700 million in the third quarter and more than USD 8 billion since 2016.

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BrightDrop: GM’s silent push into electric commercial vehicles

Charged EVs

Upcoming electric passenger vehicles and light trucks from GM get most of the attention, but its new commercial EV brand is a quiet and very serious push too. But very few consumers will come up with BrightDrop , the name GM has given to a new unit that builds electric commercial vehicles: full-size vans and even electric cargo containers.

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Safer and Self-Driving Cars Now on Roads

Clean Fleet Report

note: We’re republishing this article because it’s a good reminder of how technology timelines can slip and yet things are clearly moving forward. This article was written more than 10 years ago, when the forecasts were we would have personal and public robotaxis galore. This article may contain affililate links.

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2022 GMC Hummer EV: the biggest, baddest, butchest EV to hit the market?

Charged EVs

The two body styles parallel the pair of H2 versions sold from 2002 to 2009, when Hummer was one of eight brands offered by GM. The brand died in 2009 as GM declared bankruptcy, restructured with US government backing, and jettisoned not only Hummer but also Pontiac, Saab and Saturn. Nudge, nudge, wink, wink?),

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Ford’s F-150 Lightning SSV is much more than an EV offering for police

Teslarati

The Lightning SSV starts with a Lightning Pro model, the base model of the lightning capable of an astonishing sub-four-second 0-60 MPH acceleration rate, and gives it a series of upgrades. What do you think of the article? EVs fulfill these tasks perfectly while limiting running costs and reducing emissions.

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It’s in the powertrain!

Electric Auto Association

An earlier rendition of this article appeared at EV4Corners.org ) Here’s why the Lucid is getting rave reviews : the complete power train for the most basic Air weighs only 163 lbs and fits in an airline carry-on bag (including motor, transmission, and inverter). Ditto for the GM Hummer. Lucid Air power train. (An

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