Cars That Think

MARCH 18, 2022

And in the last two weeks, one of the largest utility companies in the United States, Pacific Gas & Electric, announced plans to work with General Motors in experiments with their bidirectional charging technologies. GM produces the Chevy Volt and GMC Hummer EV and is preparing its 2023 launch of the Silverado EV.)

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Green Cars News

APRIL 18, 2009

The Chevrolet Volt may have been branded too expensive to be commercially successful by the Obama administration’s taskforce, but its supporters are having none of it. Tags: Chevrolet Green cars Latest news general motors Chevrolet Volt.

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Cars That Think

JULY 13, 2023

to 4 volts. Twenty-five years later, the battery is gaining momentum in the auto industry as a means of reducing the cost of electric cars. Today it is being employed by Chinese EV manufacturers including BYD , as well as by Ford , General Motors , and Tesla. It gave the battery a significant voltage boost: from 2.4

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Green Car Congress

JULY 2, 2012

The car of today has to step-up from a simple 12 Volt on-board power supply to 42V or a proposed 48V power-net, in order to support all new systems and applications for enhanced performance, thereby demanding a massive investment across the entire ecosystem.

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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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Push EVs

JULY 14, 2023

Mild-hybrid diesel vehicles — with 48 volt batteries enabling regenerative-braking, and giving modest torque assistance — are now eating the lunch of diesel-only vehicles. In second place was MG Motor, with the MG4 being the second highest selling BEV model in the UK. Diesel-only vehicles fell in volume by 22.2% share of the market.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 18, 2014

The switched reluctance (SR) motor-based SpeedStart and TIGERS technology are being incorporated into the recently announced Advanced Diesel Electric Powertrain project known as ADEPT. There is a continual drive within the auto industry for low carbon vehicle technologies. Earlier post.)

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Green Cars News

NOVEMBER 10, 2009

The Cadillac brand may be one of the most inspirational in motoring history, but its latest model promises to follow in the footsteps of a much more modern icon. The concept car originally made its debut earlier this year at the North American International Auto Show.

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EV Central

NOVEMBER 22, 2022

The brand, these days part of the multi-national auto-industry giant Stellantis, claims no-one else in the business will complete the transition so quickly. litre four-cylinder driving its front wheels through a six-speed automatic transmission and an electric motor driving its rear wheels, the Tonale PHEV is an axle-split hybrid.

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Revenge of the Electric Car

JANUARY 27, 2009

Andy Frank makes the observation that parallel hybrids (Toyota Prius) are cheaper than series hybrids (Chevy Volt). To date, the relatively high cost of batteries has kept electric and plug-in vehicles at the fringes of the auto industry. Many of the other executives have years of experience in the auto business.

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Plug In Partners

DECEMBER 14, 2007

GS Yuasa Corporation , Mitsubishi Corporation, and Mitsubishi Motors Corporation announced that, effective December 12, they have formed the joint venture company " Lithium Energy Japan " to produce large capacity and high performance lithium-ion batteries. Its first order of business is getting the Chevrolet Volt on the road by 2010.

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Revenge of the Electric Car

MAY 17, 2010

Interest in electric cars is surging: •Nearly 52,000 people were wait-listed as of mid-April for General Motors’ electric model, the Volt, due in November. Bob Lutz, the outgoing vice chairman of GM, has said the company will produce about 8,000 Chevy Volts in 2011. By Jaeah Lee, Contributor. Beijing and New york —.

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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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Charged EVs

JULY 29, 2021

800-volt battery. To future-proof its DC fast charging, the Ioniq 5’s battery pack operates at 800 volts, rather than the 400 volts used for the last 20 years in both hybrids and EVs. Hyundai says the 800-volt battery pack will recharge from 10 percent to 80 percent in just 18 minutes (under optimal circumstances).

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 14, 2010

In a pre-response to that speech, having successfully advocated for plug-in hybrids like the forthcoming Chevy Volt, we propose that the President follow that speech up with a “realistic and conservative” roadmap to halve our oil use in 10 years. Well, America’s auto industry delivered over 100,000. We just had to do it.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 21, 2009

Here we are four months later: GM is teetering on the brink of bankruptcy , and its turnaround plan — which gave the Chevy Volt a central role – has gotten a less-than-rave review from the Obama administration.

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Teslarati

DECEMBER 15, 2021

Bob Lutz, who has served as executive vice president and board member of Ford, president and then vice chairman and board member of Chrysler, and vice chairman of General Motors, confirmed Musk’s comments. Unfortunately for GM, however, the company did not follow through.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 5, 2009

Industry officials expect that this $2.4 billion in cost-share from the award winners, will result directly in the creation tens of thousands of manufacturing jobs in the US battery and auto industries. General Motors Corporation. Production of high-volume battery packs for the GM Volt. General Motors Corporation.

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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. is hoping to launch the Volt in late 2010 with a price tag of about $40,000.

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Charged EVs

APRIL 6, 2023

NI’s CEO reports an industry-wide recognition that test data is an underutilized asset and many systems need to be rebuilt to take better advantage of very rich data sets. Q&A with NI CEO Eric Starkloff (Full interview) The sense of urgency in the auto industry is palpable as it undergoes the transition to EVs.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 16, 2009

Electric Cars and The Volt Can Transform America and the Auto Industry TODAY!!! By Seth Leitman Tue, Jan 6, 2009 Electrifying Times gave me the opportunity to attend a General Motors press event showing off the Volt back in late 2008 after just releasing the book Build Your Own Electric Vehicle, 2nd Edition.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 22, 2009

Great Wall Motor Co., Those prices are much lower than that of General Motors Corp.s Chevrolet Volt plug-in hybrid, which is expected to sell for $40,000 when it goes on sales in the U.S. GM plans to launch the Volt in China in 2011. Gasgoo.com | ?? | in late 2010. Prius hybrid. and Korean golf cart maker CT&T Co.

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EV Central

DECEMBER 28, 2022

The Atto 3 is charmingly if idiosyncratically styled, has a decent equipment list, a range between recharges as much as 400km in the real world, acceptable performance from its 150kW e-motor and a comfy if not especially dynamic ride/handling balance. It’s the first ‘affordable’ EV that’s not felt heavily compromised or compromising.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 17, 2015

The PHEV (Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicle), a subset of the electric car, combines a primary electric motor with a much smaller back-up engine fueled with a hydrocarbon/biofuel mix. (In The 2900 miles traveled by the Volt, drawing upon its combustion engine, produced far less CO 2 since the Volt uses a small and more efficient engine.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 16, 2009

The lightweight iChange (1,050 kg, 2,300 lbs) is equipped with a 150 kW, 370 Nm electric motor, powered by a 576V lithium iron phosphate (LiFePO 4 ) battery pack available in two different stack configurations for short- and long-distance driving. The iChange is a symbol for the fundamental changes the auto industry undergoes worldwide.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 21, 2009

General Motors Chevy Volt series PHEV, which it calls "extended range electric vehicle" (EREV), part of "E-Flex" multi-fuel platform. See Chevy Volt for latest. Volvo Ford-owned company exploring PHEVs "ReCharge" flex-fuel series 60-mile concept PHEV w/wheel motors. Joint Press Release ) 4/4/07 Ford Motor Co.

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Baua Electric

JANUARY 17, 2024

But Ford’s commitment was, for the auto industry, the turning point. As Green Car Reports has pointed out before, Tesla’s V4 hardware will likely be able to handle EV models that charge at 800 volts at the full rate. One of those is Tesla’s rapid deployment of V4 Superchargers, partly in support of the Cybertruck.

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Revenge of the Electric Car

JANUARY 22, 2009

The company launched last month at Green Motors in Berkeley, California. Sherwood and Guzyk say that if the board adopts the new rules at its January 22 and 23 meeting, it likely will force them to shutter their business, which just had its grand opening last month at Green Motors on San Pablo Avenue. Photograph by Chris Duffey.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 28, 2009

In addition to a recent electric car deal with NISSAN Motors ( NSANY ), Portland General Electric, the Oregon state governor and GE have also announced a joint venture with Mitsubishi Motors ( MMTOF.PK ) to develop and sell the Miev electric car with 85 mile range by 2011. Duh, heres our $40K volt, buy it please? ENON.OB ) ).

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Revenge of the Electric Car

NOVEMBER 7, 2008

Suffice to say, all of GM’s development programs including the Volt are threatened. For all of GM’s industrial successes and environmental failures, many elements of the American economy including the advertising-dependent entertainment industry — rise and fall with its fortunes. Cash Is Its Best Hope.

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Green Cars News

NOVEMBER 17, 2009

The eyes of the green car world, so regularly focused on Asia, Germany and the US, have finally taken more than a passing glance at one of the most historic auto industries in the world – that of France. The green car race: the French are coming.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 16, 2009

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 16, 2009

Newly installed CEO Fritz Henderson argues that pioneering projects like the Volt typically lose money until the technology catches on. "The Volt is a case study. " In other words, General Motors is going to lose its shirt until the Volt establishes itself in the marketplace. Thats short-sighted.

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