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AUGUST 30, 2009

On 11 August, GM invited approximately 75 journalists and auto analysts to spend a day learning about the new GM. The day was split between a morning session at the GM tech center in Warren and an afternoon session at the GM proving grounds in Milford, MI. GM’s identify in the US starts with its four core brands.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 2, 2009

At the Los Angeles Auto Show, GM announced that the Chevrolet Volt extended range electric vehicle will first be available late next year in California, with other lead markets to be named later. GM is working with key utilities across North America to prepare each regional market in advance of the retail market deployment.

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OCTOBER 6, 2010

Purcell, best known for his leadership at the General Motors Corporation with the GM EV-1, moves into this role after serving as a board director and strategic advisor to the company. Protean Electric designs, develops and manufactures the Protean Drive, a fully integrated, in-wheel motor, direct-drive solution.

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JUNE 1, 2009

General Motors Corp. reached agreements with the US Treasury and the governments of Canada and Ontario for the creation of a smaller, self-sustaining “New GM”. Pending approvals, the New GM is expected to launch in about 60 to 90 days as a separate and independent company from the current GM. GM Manufacturing Plans.

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MAY 28, 2009

GM approaches to extending the operating range of classic HCCI. General Motors last week again highlighted the progress it is making with advanced HCCI (homogeneous charge compression ignition) gasoline engines by showcasing a demonstrator unit. Adapted from Yun et al. SAE 2009-01-0499) Click to enlarge.

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Plugs and Cars

MARCH 23, 2007

"GM tries to unplug Volt hype" is not the headline I've been hoping to see out of Motor City this spring. But there it is in a Detroit News Autos Insider piece today. The Volt grabbed headlines, lit up online chat boards and dominated the buzz at the auto show in Detroit. GM continues to spread the gospel of the Volt.

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Plugs and Cars

NOVEMBER 29, 2006

LOS ANGELES (MarketWatch) -- General Motors Corp. (GM) GM) Chief Executive Rick Wagoner said Wednesday that the U.S. 1 auto maker is accelerating its efforts to meet the challenge by being the first to offer a plug-in hybrid and by expanding its production of biofuel vehicles. Tags: GM plug-in hybrid Saturn.

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Green Cars News

NOVEMBER 2, 2010

The Seoul G20 Summit Committee and Seoul Municipality will be graced by 10 battery electric vehicles from GM’s South Korean unit, GM Daewoo Auto & Technology.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 21, 2009

The Buick Business Concept, a new mild hybrid concept vehicle designed to showcase Buick’s future vision of “business class on the road,” made its global debut at Auto Shanghai 2009. PATAC designed the Buick Business Concept Vehicle to accommodate the next-generation GM Hybrid System, which will be introduced in China in the near future.

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Green Cars News

JULY 21, 2009

The South Korean market has already shown its willingness to embrace green car technologies so it comes as no surprise that GM Daewoo Auto & Technology is considering producing a hybrid vehicle in the country in two years time. The company also sold in Korea and exported more than 1.9million units in 2008.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 26, 2010

Chetan Maini will continue to play a leading role in Mahindra REVA as Chief of Technology & Strategy and will continue to be on the board. Mahindra has a pilot fleet operating with 100% bio-diesel and was the first to launch micro-hybrid technology in India with around 50,000 such micro-hybrids on the road today. Earlier post.)

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 6, 2010

Toyota has become a new international auto partner for the Germany-based Clean Energy Partnership (CEP). billion) to support the development of hydrogen fuel cell and electric vehicle technologies. These various applications of full hybrid technology will each play their role and co-exist in the future. Click to enlarge.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 8, 2009

Thurnau Professor of Mechanical, Biomedical and Materials Science and Engineering at the University of Michigan, is also one of the co-directors of the GM/U-M Advanced Battery Coalition for Drivetrains (ABCD), announced by then-CEO Rick Wagoner at the North American International Auto Show in Detroit in January. Tags: Brief.

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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. Tags: Brief. EcoMotors was founded in 2008 by Prof. Don Runkle.

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NOVEMBER 6, 2009

The research project was undertaken by researchers working at Euromed Management School Marseille, Queen’s University Belfast and IZT—Institute for Futures Studies and Technology Assessment in Berlin. GM has consistently produced only a negative Sustainable Value, and reveals a downside trend over the entire review period.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 6, 2009

The heart of ENVI’s battery system is a scalable battery module, as demonstrated in ENVI’s five electric-drive vehicles showcased at the 2009 North American International Auto Show in Detroit. Chrysler is also partnering with GE to demonstrate an economically viable OEM-integrated dual-battery PHEV technology within the next 3-5 years.

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Green Cars News

APRIL 19, 2010

Having established itself as one of the biggest hitters in the Chinese market, General Motors continues to make in-roads into developing countries.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 16, 2009

Order a reprint of this article now APRIL 7, 2009 GM, Segway to Make Vehicle Article Video Comments more in Auto Industry News » Email Printer Friendly Share: Yahoo Buzz facebook MySpace LinkedIn Digg del.icio.us NewsVine StumbleUpon Mixx Text Size By SHARON TERLEP General Motors Corp. Home World U.S.

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OCTOBER 21, 2021

Tesla is described as disruptive technology, but in reality the company has done what auto companies have done for a little more than a century—build great cars and match them up with owners who appreciate them. Technology upgrades like Full Self Driving remain available to buy, but are not delivered via an over-the-air update.

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The Truth About Cars

MARCH 14, 2024

The Baker Motor Vehicle Company tried something similar years earlier and pivoted hard toward marketing to women (particularly upper-crust ladies) in its last gasps. But GM would attempt something similar every so often. However, the concept didn’t last for long and the brand died in 1916. The company probably should have known better.

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Plug In Partners

MAY 23, 2007

F or those who think that GM is not serious about its new PHEV , the Volt , here is a piece that makes you think they are: The Volt To Be Lutz's Legacy May 21, 2007 So, I heard General Motors’ Bob Lutz on National Public Radio’s “Wait. The Volt is the plug-in hybrid car GM showed at last January’s Detroit Auto Show.

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The Truth About Cars

MARCH 11, 2024

The Baker Motor Vehicle Company tried something similar years earlier and pivoted hard toward marketing to women (particularly upper-crust ladies) in its last gasps. But GM would attempt something similar every so often. However, the concept didn’t last for long and the brand died in 1916. The company probably should have known better.

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Plug In Partners

JUNE 30, 2008

Here's the story from Motor Trend : VW jumping on plug-in hybrid bandwagon with TwinDrive system Nate Martinez June 26 2008 Volkswagen CEO Martin Winterkorn announced today that pre-production testing of the automaker's plug-in hybrid electric system, dubbed TwinDrive, is underway with the full support of the German government.

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APRIL 22, 2009

A new mild hybrid concept vehicle made its global debut at Auto Shanghai this week dubbed the Buick Business Concept. The vehicle accommodates the next-generation GM Hybrid system and will be introduced in China in the near future.

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Green Cars News

AUGUST 18, 2009

The restructuring of the auto industry following the collapse of General Motors and Chrysler continued yesterday when GM confirmed it had signed a stock purchase agreement with Koenigsegg Group AB for the sale of 100 per cent of the shares of Saab Automobile AB. However, the deal is expected to complete in the coming months.

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Green Cars News

AUGUST 19, 2009

Is this the vehicle that symbolises GM’s revival? GM Daewoo Auto & Technology (GM Daewoo) has introduced an all-new global mini-car called the Matiz Creative that has taken 27 months to develop with an investment of $236million. Its body is considered the stiffest in its segment with 66.5

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 13, 2009

Both will make their world premieres at the Frankfurt Motor Show (IAA) in September. The overall drive system in the BMW ActiveHybrid X6 consists of a 400 hp (298 kW) twin-turbocharged V8 gasoline engine and two electric synchronous motors delivering 91 hp (68 kW) and 86 hp (64 kW), respectively. Earlier post.). Click to enlarge.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 9, 2009

BMW has provided some additional detail on its two-mode ActiveHybrid X6, as well as updating some of the figures released for the introduction of the production model at the Frankfurt Motor Show in September. V8 with TwinPower Turbo Technology. Earlier post.) The ActiveHybrid X6 arrives in US BMW Centers in the fourth quarter.

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NOVEMBER 6, 2021

But the XT5 acquits itself well in all of the key categories, which explains its solid sales pace for the GM luxury division. Fourteen speakers pumped-out quality sound for AM/FM HD radio, Apple CarPlay, Android Auto and SiriusXM. The reverse automatic braking will snap your head, but is a valuable safety technology.

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Revenge of the Electric Car

MAY 17, 2010

billion invested in 180 green-technology companies. Despite a surge in interest, electric cars may remain niche products in the world’s two largest auto markets. 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.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 30, 2009

Fuel for Thought: BP talks down electric vehicles April 27, 2009, 10:28 AM ET GM’s New Plan: Fewer Jobs, More Chevy Volt Article Comments (21) Environmental Capital HOME PAGE » Email Printer Friendly Permalink Share: Yahoo! Buzz facebook MySpace LinkedIn Digg del.icio.us automakers bid for survival.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 17, 2009

Add to Mixx Add to Newsvine Add to Connotea Add to CiteUlike Add to Furl Googlize this Add to Rojo Add to MyWeb Favorite Print E-mail The price of green: The Fisker Karma, on display at the New York Auto Show, is a plug-in hybrid that can run on batteries alone for 50 miles. Price: $87,000. It takes the Volt about 9 seconds.)

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 15, 2009

The site represents the successful scale-up of the company’s feedstock-flexible bio-thermochemical technology, and will serve as a springboard for the construction of Coskata commercial facilities and licensing of the technology to other producers. Coskata Inc., Earlier post.). You never really know until you get out there. Wes Bolson.

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APRIL 22, 2009

As a subscriber, you can receive our free weekly China Auto News, which keeps you informed the latest developments of Chinas automobile industry. Alternative-fuel cars were some of the hottest items on display at the Shanghai auto show from homegrown companies like Geely Automobile Holdings Ltd., Great Wall Motor Co.,

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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. based Tesla Motors Inc. John Waters, the CEO of Bright Automotive, is a veteran of Detroits auto industry, just like most of the Bright team. Later, he went on to work at auto supplier Delphi Corp.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 22, 2010

The US Department of Energy has closed its $465 million loan with Tesla Motors, Inc. The Palo Alto facility will assemble electric vehicle battery packs, electric motors, and related electric vehicle control equipment, both for Tesla’s own electric vehicles and for sale to other automobile manufacturers. billion to Ford Motor Company.

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OCTOBER 30, 2009

However the finding also suggest that the economic downturn may have played its part in poor performance in the US, as car giant, General Motors’ poor financial performance is accompanied by the worst sustainability performance recorded. FIAT Auto consistently falls behind throughout the entire review period. billion from 1999 to 2007.

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