Green Car Congress

JUNE 23, 2009

According to the study, higher fuel economy standards would benefit the Detroit 3 automakers the most. According to the report, “Fixing Detroit: How Far, How Fast, How Fuel Efficient?” mpg) would increase Detroit automakers’ gross profits by roughly $3 billion per year and increase sales by the equivalent of two large assembly plans.

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The Truth About Cars

OCTOBER 16, 2023

Ford has 57,000 UAW workers compared with 46,000 at GM and 43,000 at Stellantis. The company is near an impasse with the United Auto Workers union, which walked out in targeted strikes at all three Detroit automakers on Sept. I still believe the automobile industry is a major force for good in our country.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 16, 2009

It is simply the cost of doing business. "On some products, the costs, particularly in advanced technologies, are high," he said in a lengthy interview with Automotive News (free subscription required). But it is a price that must be paid, and GM should be commended for remaining committed to the Volt.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 21, 2009

GM has announced plans for public sales in 2010, and almost every carmaker now says it will sell PHEVs or highway-speed battery electric vehicles (BEVs) sometime after 2010. The F6 DM uses ferrous batteries, with no lithium content, that BYD says are high-energy density and low cost. "By By partnering with these two industries.

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