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GM buying Softbank’s stake in Cruise for $2.1B, putting in additional $1.35B

Green Car Congress

We are extremely pleased to announce GM is leveraging the strength of its balance sheet to capitalize on the opportunity to increase its equity investment in Cruise and advance our integrated autonomous vehicle strategy. —GM Chair and CEO Mary Barra. GM is manufacturing the Origin in Michigan at Factory ZERO.

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Been Waiting To Buy An EV? GM’s Price Reduction On The Blazer EV Is Your Chance

CleanTechnica EVs

General Motors (GM) has finally announced it is resuming sales of its Chevrolet Blazer EV. continued] The post Been Waiting To Buy An EV? GM’s Price Reduction On The Blazer EV Is Your Chance appeared first on CleanTechnica. Software glitches prodded the company.

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GM electric vans, synthetic gasoline pollution, Best Car To Buy cutting-room floor: Today’s Car News

Green Car Reports

GM has started establishing a franchise dealer network for its electric vans. And why did some of this year’s EVs and PHEVs not make the Best Car To Buy shortlist? Synthetic gasoline might not be cheaper or cleaner. This and more, here at Green Car Reports.

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GM secures all energy needed to achieve renewable energy goal for 2025; 25 years ahead of target set in 2016

Green Car Congress

By achieving this accelerated goal, GM expects to avoid the production of an estimated 1 million metric tons of carbon emissions that would have been produced between 2025 and 2030, equal to the emissions produced by burning 1 billion pounds of coal. This is the main way through which GM is achieving its renewable energy goal.

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Hertz plans to buy up to 175,000 GM EVs through 2027

Green Car Reports

Hertz and General Motors announced Monday that the rental-car giant plans to order up to 175,000 electric vehicles from GM over five years. Deliveries of the EVs are expected to start in the first quarter of 2023 with the Chevrolet Bolt EV and EUV, and will continue through 2027 with vehicles from the Chevrolet, Buick, GMC, Cadillac, and.

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Ford, GM, and Stellantis announce joint 40-50% EV sale goal in 2030 – who is going to buy other 50%?

Electrek

Ford, GM, and Stellantis, also known as the Detroit Big Three, announced today a joint goal for electric vehicles to achieve 40% to 50% of their sales in the US by 2030. Who is going to buy the other 50% of their cars? appeared first on Electrek.

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GM, Stellantis Sit Out Super Bowl

The Truth About Cars

Remember Will Ferrell schilling for GM ? Or when the Soprano children were reunited , again for GM? GM had already made its announcement in November. Buying ad time during the game costs a pretty penny -- almost $7 million for a 30-second spot last year. Or that Bruce Springsteen Jeep ad ? Yeah, well, not this year.

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