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QOTD: Do You Care About GM's Move?

The Truth About Cars

That's because in this case, GM is moving just a few blocks. It's not like Boeing bouncing from Seattle to Chicago to Virginia, or even United Airlines decamping Chicago for its suburbs (or McDonald's, which moved from Chicago's suburbs to the city proper). Image: GM] Become a& TTAC& insider. Sound off below.

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GM’s Cruise to resume testing its robotaxi service in Phoenix – ET Auto

Baua Electric

Getting Cruise back on the road is important for GM Chief Executive Officer Mary Barra, who has pledged to take the carmaker to leadership in electric vehicles and self-driving technology during her tenure. Cruise spokesman Pat Morrissey said in an email that the company “had not set a timeline for deployment.

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Driving Dystopia: Automakers Are Selling Your Driving Data to Insurance Companies

The Truth About Cars

Investigations commenced after Kenn Dahl, a Seattle-based gentleman who drives a Chevrolet Bolt, noticed his insurance premiums shot up by 21 percent in 2022. There have even been instances where drivers were tracked by features they hadn’t even activated — such as GM’s OnStar Smart Driver. A Cadillac driver in Palm Beach County, Fla.,

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This weekend's screenings include many special events

Revenge of the Electric Car

JOIN US for premiere events at our new theaters the weekend of 11/11, including Q&A's with Director Chris Paine, Former GM Executive (and Revenge star) Bob Lutz and much more. Come out this weekend in Detroit, Ann Arbor, Minneapolis, Seattle, Chicago, San Diego, Houston and Sacramento! Varsity Theatre, Seattle, WA.

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Update: 10 Best Car Sharing Programs

Clean Fleet Report

Some auto companies have incorporated car sharing elements into their new business enterprises. We recently took a look at a brand-new local iteration run by the local auto club, but using software developed and being used by many others. Some big players have jumped in and then retreated. New ideas like Tesloop keep popping up.

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False Starts: The Story of Vehicle-to-Grid Power

Cars That Think

AC Propulsion’s president, Tom Gage, explains the company’s vehicle-to-grid technology at a 2001 conference in Seattle. In early 2000, when GM announced it had ceased production of the EV1, it signaled that the automaking establishment was abandoning battery electric cars. And the auto industry had just canceled the battery EV.

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President Obama Announces 48 Projects to Receive $2.4B in Grants for Next-Generation of Batteries and Electric Vehicles; To be Combined with $2.4B in Industry Cost-Share

Green Car Congress

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. Production of lithium-ion polymer battery cells for the GM Volt using a manganese-based cathode material and a proprietary separator. Industry officials expect that this $2.4

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