Baua Electric

APRIL 9, 2024

Phoenix is a natural place to start as Cruise already has vehicles in the area and city officials were open to the idea of its return, said one of the people, who asked not to be named as the plan isn’t public. Cruise spokesman Pat Morrissey said in an email that the company “had not set a timeline for deployment.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 16, 2023

Power Nearly half (49%) of shoppers rejecting the idea of buying an EV say their primary reason is a lack of charging station availability. The recent announcements by Ford and GM to establish a charging collaboration with Tesla are particularly noteworthy. —Stewart Stropp, executive director of EV intelligence at J.D.

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Teslarati

AUGUST 4, 2021

Showing the numerous production processes of the Model Y crossover at the China plant, the video gives an idea of how automation is one of the key components of accurate, high-quality automotive manufacturing, which has surged Tesla into the stratosphere of China’s EV sector in recent years.

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The Truth About Cars

APRIL 22, 2024

You get the idea. Maybe they just don't get thrown away, un like Kidnapper Vans (this one got discarded in a Northern California yard back in 2007 or so). Ford and GM stuck with their B-Series competitors for similar spans. Subaru Mystery Machine? This Tradesman got a mild camper conversion at some point.

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Cars That Think

AUGUST 3, 2021

Because California is a community-property state, George effectively lost half his fortune overnight. But first, we had to sell the idea of starting a company to the 38 other members of the Lucasfilm Computer Graphics Group. Our first idea was to approach VCs. GM-Philips had been our last hope. Ross Perot.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 29, 2014

Overall the engineering team increased efficiency and reduced weight; the drive unit is up to 12% more efficient in operation—although GM has yet to quantify publicly what that means in terms of range or fuel economy—and 100 lbs (45 kg) lighter. GM has reduced the number of clutches to two from three. Click to enlarge.

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Cars That Think

MARCH 11, 2023

It occurred in the wake of the California electricity crisis of 2000 and 2001, when mismanaged deregulation, market manipulation, and environmental catastrophe combined to unhinge the power grid. ACP looked at other ways of marketing its technology and saw an opportunity in the California electricity crisis then unfolding.

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EV Central

JANUARY 9, 2024

Thorpe was the key player in the establishment of GoMotiv, moving from a 20-year career at GM-Holden here and overseas to the Outer Space design and engineering consultancy which backed the establishment of the studio. I always had the idea Australia needed an independent design studio,” said Thorpe.

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Baua Electric

APRIL 27, 2024

With the expansion, it will have 18 franchised dealerships in addition to 15 company-owned stores in California. GM this past week released details regarding the home energy backup functionality that’s available for its Chevy Silverado EV RST electric pickup as vehicle-to-home (V2H).

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Green Car Congress

JULY 19, 2013

Featuring a GM-developed 105 kW electric motor that pushes out 400 lb-ft (542 N·m) of torque and a 21 kWh pack that supports an estimated 82-mile (132 km) range, the Spark EV is a speedy (0-60 mph in 7.6 Much of this derives from the efforts GM has put over the years into motor control and active damping for hybrids and EVs.

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Teslarati

AUGUST 10, 2022

Tesla’s Full Self-Driving suite has come under fire by numerous agencies in the past, including criticism from the California Department of Motor Vehicles. Cruise, a GM self-driving unit, received the first-ever permit to give driverless rides in a portion of the San Francisco Bay Area.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 22, 2020

The National Highway Transportation Safety Administration recently approved Nuro to test its driverless delivery vehicles on public roads in California, which accelerates the feasibility of self-driving delivery coming to market. One consumer said, “I like the idea of an electric powered vehicle, but at what cost?

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Green Car Congress

MAY 27, 2016

Teams have four years (2014-2018) to harness those ideas into the ultimate energy-efficient, high performance vehicle. Additional sponsors joining DOE and GM include: MathWorks; National Science Foundation; California Air Resources Board; NXP; Clean Cities; AVL Powertrain Engineering; Robert Bosch, LLC; ETAS; PACCAR; dSPACE, Inc.;

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Clean Fleet Report

MAY 13, 2021

This marketing choice by Ford is either a very bad idea (brand dilution) or a genius plan to move the pony car into the modern era. GM is bringing back the Hummer brand as an EV within the GMC brand. GM, shifting focus to pure EVs, built the last Volt on February 19, 2019. I’m hoping for the latter.

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EV Connect

JANUARY 11, 2021

Starting with the very first model, Tesla reintroduced the idea of electric vehicles to Americans wary of giving up on gas, and reimagined the way EVs can be: sleek, sexy, powerful, and adaptable enough to stay on the cutting edge of technology. The bigger car brands will drive the next stage of EV evolution. With more than 1.4

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 15, 2009

Aptera’s quest for federal help raises a bigger question about Washington’s effort to subsidize fuel-efficient vehicles: How much of the money should go to traditional companies with the most customers, versus start-ups with unorthodox ideas? spokesman Greg Martin.

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Clean Fleet Report

MARCH 31, 2023

New ideas like Tesloop keep popping up. The stated goal is to experiment in autonomous on-demand vehicles, hedging the reduction in vehicle sales caused by ride sharing by making GM the preferred vehicle provider for Lyft drivers and integrating connectivity tools like OnStar. Some big players have jumped in and then retreated.

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Plugs and Cars

DECEMBER 6, 2006

Of course, he said, every effort must continue to move toward a zero-carbon economy, but we need to get our collective head around the idea that our carbon emissions have warmed up the earth, and it's going to get even warmer. GM has just given environmentalists a opening with its plug-in hybrid announcement. More Katrina's.

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Plug In Partners

AUGUST 14, 2007

Toyota has now moved to have a plug-in approved in Japan and will test them on California campuses. Meanwhile GM is actively moving forward on the Volt. And new ideas and partnerships are developing. GM is even considering renting its batteries. G enerally, when we talk about Plug Ins , we think about automobiles.

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Plug In Partners

FEBRUARY 15, 2008

I t's fair to say that the plug in hybrid ( watch video ) was born in California at UC Davis through the vision and tenacity of Andy Frank; but now, as the idea and the technology begins to mature and spread, another State and another University is joining the effort: Here's the story from Channel Nine news : N.C.

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Teslarati

OCTOBER 7, 2021

15:20 PT – “We’ll continue to expand in California significantly. This does not mean that Tesla is “leaving” California, however. 15:09 PT – Elon notes that he likes fusion as an idea, but there’s a giant fusion reactor in the sky that we can tap into every day. But even more so here in Texas,” Musk said.

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Revenge of the Electric Car

JANUARY 13, 2010

The Revenge team filmed a historic meeting in Detroit today — getting GM Vice President and Tesla Motors CEO Elon Musk together on camera for the first time. s, but discarded the idea as unnecessary. Chris Paine, Elon Musk, Bob Lutz. More details after the jump : Detroit’s Electric Avenue: The Street of Dreams? We’re in the E.V.

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Revenge of the Electric Car

JANUARY 21, 2009

and its forthcoming sequel, talks to us about the fate of GM, the downfall of hydrogen and why electric cars truly are making a comeback By Siel. For his sequel, Paine’s been gauging the mood at the now-much-gloomier GM headquarters, visiting geothermal-powered and EV-friendly Iceland, and test driving his brand new Tesla in Los Angeles.

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Creative Greenius

SEPTEMBER 23, 2015

That killer earthquake California has coming that’s long over due? So far GM, Toyota, Nissan, VW, Mitsubishi, have all announced plug in vehicles they will have for sale in 2010. Let me help you with the perspective here… that terrorist threat from Al Queda and all the other terrorist groups in the world? That’s 18 months away.

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Electric Auto Association

OCTOBER 28, 2021

Participative leadership, where ideas are followed by action. Most recently, he implemented strategies that secured approximately $30 million in funding for local government entities and non-profits in California, Texas, New Mexico, Louisiana, and the District of Columbia. What type of leadership makes you thrive?

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Electric Auto Association

OCTOBER 28, 2021

Participative leadership, where ideas are followed by action. Most recently, he implemented strategies that secured approximately $30 million in funding for local government entities and non-profits in California, Texas, New Mexico, Louisiana, and the District of Columbia. What type of leadership makes you thrive?

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Plug In Partners

JANUARY 26, 2006

In the 1990s, as a mechanical-engineering professor at the University of California here, Dr. Frank produced another shocker. The biggest government spenders on auto research, the federal government and the state of California, remain focused not on hybrids but on fuel-cell-powered cars that use hydrogen.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 20, 2009

Inductive charging with a paddle-type connector was used in a number of earlier EVs, notably GM’s EV1, the Nissan Hypermini EV, and the Toyota RAV4. Subsequently, GM suspended production of its Gen2+ MagneCharge units in 2002.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 16, 2009

The Circuit is similar to the Tesla Roadster, a $109,000 sports car produced by a small California company. "The whole idea is that this is technology you can adapt to any existing niche," he said. Pricing for the Circuit has not been announced but will likely undercut the Tesla. 5.90 / 0.07% Nasdaq 1,673.07

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Plugs and Cars

APRIL 22, 2007

In January GM announced the Volt, a smart idea that makes use of the two existing primary energy infrastructures - the electric grid and gasoline stations. Instead, GM says the batteries must be Lithium and must take the car 40 miles before the engine comes on. And calls into question just how serious GM is about plug-in cars.

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Cars That Think

JANUARY 17, 2023

California estimates that some 32,000 auto mechanics would lose their jobs in that state alone by 2040, while thousands working for family-owned service and fueling stations across the country would also be at risk. Whether they are a good idea is debatable. On the other hand, the study estimates that somewhere between 777,000 to 5.1

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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. todays answer is "Yes -- but not yet." In late 2008, BYD started selling the first production PHEV in China. Establishing dealer network. Ford Escape PHEV-40 around 2012.

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Charged EVs

APRIL 19, 2023

Zeem is able to offer a cost per mile below that of diesel, thanks to California subsidies. I started bringing these vehicles to fleets in New York, New Jersey and California. There are some areas of California where you can get really good power access. That helped us get our vehicle mix to what we have today.

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Creative Greenius

AUGUST 13, 2009

At least GM sent this nifty printed banner explaining all about the new J1772 industry standard recharging plug. At least GM did a Disney display. While GM blows smoke and continues to crank out POS cars that look DOA, Mitshubishi has had their MiEV car here since January getting tested on real roads by SCE. AeroVironment.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 19, 2009

New York 2009: Mercedes E250 Bluetec concept would get 28/39 city/hwy rating Breaking - Zero Motorcycles unveils the Zero S [w/Video] GM and Segways PUMA live reveal Hyundai to offer plug-in hybrid in U.S. New York 2009: The Scion iQ goes Big Wheels! for 2012 Featured stories Feed Greenlings: What is regenerative braking?

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 21, 2009

Electric car proponents at The California Cars Initiative believe the task force was unduly influenced by “plug-in skeptics” at the Boston Consulting Group , which is under government contract to provide input on the prospects for G.M. April 17, 2009 11:38 am Link Goodbye GM. dont say goodbye to GM just because they made a mistake.

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Creative Greenius

OCTOBER 15, 2009

We’re staging the largest climate action in the history of Southern California right on the beach next to the pier in Manhattan Beach on October 24 – the International Day of Climate Action. That killer earthquake California has coming that’s long over due? don’t be looking for FEMA to bail you out. That’s 18 months away.

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