Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 20, 2009

EcoMotors International, a Khosla-funded startup working to commercialize a diesel opoc (opposed-piston, opposed-cylinder) engine ( earlier post ), has named auto industry veteran Donald Runkle as its new CEO. EcoMotors was founded in 2008 by Prof. Hofbauer is serving as EcoMotors’s Chief Technical Officer.

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Charged EVs

MAY 31, 2022

Many US drivers now have a vague idea that General Motors is doing something with electric vehicles. 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. The BrightDrop Zevo 600. Why not GMC?

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 3, 2009

General Motors is working with communities such as San Francisco to develop a plan of action to establish the supporting technical and policy infrastructure required for broad commercialization of plug-in electric vehicles such as the upcoming Chevrolet Volt. GM described its approach at the Washington Auto Show. Earlier post.).

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 7, 2015

We are literally trying to reinvent the auto industry, so why go the conventional route and rework someone else’s engine? Elio and its manufacturing partner Comau will build the vehicle at a manufacturing facility in Shreveport where General Motors previously built the Hummer H3 and Chevy Colorado.

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The Truth About Cars

JULY 28, 2023

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) will soon release its proposal to increase Corporate Average Fuel Efficiency (CAFE) requirements and General Motors has signaled its concerns regarding how much more money it will cost the automotive industry. Image: General Motors] Become a& TTAC insider.

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Cars That Think

JANUARY 10, 2023

Looking ahead, Stuttgart will likely continue to be the heart of the German auto industry, but how long will the IC engine remain the heart of the automobile? Even the most successful manufacturers must adapt to changing conditions. Today, Bosch supplies electric powertrains, systems, and components to automakers worldwide.

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Green Cars News

AUGUST 11, 2009

So will his billions rejuvenate the American auto industry and put it back on top of the motoring world as it enters a new era? The economic stimulus funds have been doled out to programmes in 20 US states, but Michigan, the traditional home of motoring, is the key beneficiary. Who will benefit?

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Revenge of the Electric Car

JANUARY 27, 2009

195, Bright will be building cars that “do more with less&# , a philosophy MacCready was famous for (and the title of a wonderful biography on him). Bright Automotive, which spun out of the Rocky Mountain Institute in January, is building a plug-in hybrid vehicle that will get 100 miles a gallon (see Green Lightpost).

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 5, 2009

These projects, selected through a highly competitive process by the Department of Energy (DOE), are intended to accelerate the development of US manufacturing capacity for batteries and electric drive components as well as the deployment of electric drive vehicles. Industry officials expect that this $2.4 General Motors Corporation.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 22, 2009

Three years ago, the magazine Popular Mechanics even wrote an article prodding the auto industry for not building the 100 m.p.g. • MORE: "How to Build a 100 Mile-Per-Gallon Car. John Waters, the CEO of Bright Automotive, is a veteran of Detroits auto industry, just like most of the Bright team.

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Teslarati

JULY 19, 2022

General Motors ‘(GM) decision to invest $1 billion for EVs in Mexico instead of the United States is not the “EV leadership” that America needs. President Biden heaped a lot of syrupy sweet praise on the automaker for “electrifying the automotive industry” although we all know it was Tesla and not GM.

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Charged EVs

JULY 29, 2021

It’s the technical details of the E-GMP platform that underscore the company’s determination to build fully capable EVs. Moreover, Hyundai plans to join Ford, GM, Nissan, Tesla, Volkswagen and Volvo in building electric vehicles in the US. 800-volt battery. Its onboard AC charger operates at up to 10.9 A carmaker to watch.

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Get Electric Vehicle

MAY 28, 2022

A recent report from the Environmental Defense Fund indicates that electric vehicle sales volumes are growing at a rapid pace, signalling an epochal shift in the auto industry over the next decade. The main obstacles faced by the conventional manufacturers in shifting to EVs are, Training of salesforce and workforce.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 28, 2009

Kulongoski, Oregon as the electric-car manufacturer may be eyeing the “green” city of Portland. Better Place is building stations in San Francisco, Hawaii, Israel, and Denmark to swap out 1,000 pound batteries in a car wash type set up. The Renault-Nissan Alliance is building fleet charging stations in Portland and Phoenix.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 21, 2009

Small long-term evaluation program, including modeling of vehicle-to-grid building benefits and economics, begun with Southern California Edison, joined by EPRI, other utilities, US DOE. General Motors Chevy Volt series PHEV, which it calls "extended range electric vehicle" (EREV), part of "E-Flex" multi-fuel platform.

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Revenge of the Electric Car

JANUARY 22, 2009

But the proposed regulations are not expected to significantly burden major car manufacturers that are planning to introduce new plug-in hybrids in the next couple of years. General Motors plans to unveil the Chevy Volt, a plug-in hybrid, sometime in 2010, and Toyota may begin selling a plug-in Prius in late 2010 or early 2011.

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EV Adoption

MARCH 15, 2021

Mullen Technologies aims to bring more than 400 jobs to Memphis, invest $336 million – Electric vehicle manufacturer Mullen Technologies is looking to expand into Memphis, creating more than 400 jobs in the process. That facility was previously used by electric car manufacturer Green Tech Automotive. Kia EV6 | Source: Kia.

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EV Adoption

MARCH 31, 2021

According to the Asian auto industry gurus at ZoZo Go , it’s the strongest product debut in the history of four-wheeled vehicles. Lightning eMotors is a Colorado-based EV manufacturer that specializes in zero-emissions solutions for commercial fleets. Electrify America is partnering with Jeep to build the charging network.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 21, 2009

Electric car supporters are rising to defend General Motors’ development of the Chevy Volt after the Obama Administration’s automotive task force proclaimed that the car was probably too expensive to be commercially successful in the near future. Supporters of the car say that’s shortsighted. and Chrysler. Whatever B.C.G.’s

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 23, 2013

billion in loans to auto manufacturers large and small—part of a much larger portfolio of clean energy loans and loan guarantees—Davidson added that not every investment and every company can succeed in such a competitive environment. Noting that DOE has issued $8.4 Noting that DOE has issued $8.4 Earlier post.)

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Baua Electric

JANUARY 10, 2024

The low prices are making it harder for mine builders to raise money from more traditional sources as well, at a time when the industry is also grappling with rampant inflation driving up the cost to build new projects. Building new mines takes years and sometimes decades, and stalled projects can often be hard to restart.

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Revenge of the Electric Car

NOVEMBER 7, 2008

DETROIT — The rapidly deteriorating finances of General Motors are forcing the federal government to decide whether to bail out the largest American automaker or face the prospect that it might go bankrupt. Congress has already provided $25 billion in low-interest loans to help car companies build more fuel-efficient vehicles.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 16, 2009

" In other words, General Motors is going to lose its shirt until the Volt establishes itself in the marketplace. General Motors has sought $10.3 They only have that many models because they use the same chassis and drivetrain to build 3 different cars, one branded as a Chevy, the next a Pontiac, then a Saturn, etc.

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