Green Car Congress

AUGUST 29, 2022

POSCO Chemical and General Motors Co. recently announced a binding agreement for a large-scale supply of Cathode Active Material (CAM) to help GM meet its fast-growing EV production needs. GM has contractually secured all battery raw material to support its goal of 1 million units of EV capacity in North American by the end of 2025.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 13, 2022

Glencore and General Motors announced a multi-year sourcing agreement in which Glencore will supply GM with cobalt from its Murrin Murrin operation in Australia. GM and POSCO Chemical are building a new facility in Quebec, Canada, as part of their joint venture to produce CAM for GM’s Ultium batteries.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 4, 2022

General Motors announced that Super Cruise, the hands-free driver assistance technology, will soon be expanded so that it works on even more roads, giving customers greater accessibility to hands-free driving. Trans-Canada Highway. Super Cruise currently works on mapped divided highways, known as interstates.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 23, 2022

GM will provide student teams across 15 academic institutions with a Cadillac LYRIQ, the brand’s first all-electric vehicle, to develop and to demonstrate technology that utilizes automation and vehicle-to-everything connectivity. McMaster University (Hamilton, Ontario, Canada). University of Waterloo (Waterloo, Ontario, Canada).

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 18, 2021

Subject to ratification of a tentative 2021 agreement reached with Unifor and confirmation of government support, General Motors plans to bring production of its recently announced BrightDrop electric light commercial vehicle, the EV600 ( earlier post ), to its CAMI manufacturing plant in Ingersoll, Ontario. billion (C$1.3

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 16, 2013

General Motors has begun manufacturing the electric motor for the Spark EV at its Baltimore Operations plant in White Marsh, Md. The heart of the Spark EV’s propulsion system is the GM-designed, oil-cooled, permanent magnet motor. —Larry Nitz, GM executive director of Vehicle Electrification Engineering.

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Teslarati

JUNE 15, 2023

FedEx Express Canada recently launched its first 50 BrightDrop Zevo 600 electric delivery vehicles in Toronto. FedEx Express Canada aims to convert its entire parcel pickup and delivery (PUD) fleet to zero-emissions cars by 2040. General Motors announced it started delivering the BrightDrop Zevo 600 in April 2023.

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EV Specifications

NOVEMBER 17, 2022

Vale Canada and General Motors signed a term sheet for the long-term supply of battery-grade nickel sulfate from Vale's proposed plant at Bécancour, Québec, Canada. This agreement secures for GM a supply of nickel sulfate from a U.S. Vale and GM have also agreed to study collaborative ways to partner on advanced.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 20, 2022

Canada-based FLO announced the installation of the first wave of workplace electric vehicle (EV) charging stations as part of a multi-year agreement with General Motors (GM), whereby FLO provides AC Level 2 and direct current (DC) fast chargers for GM to be installed on their premises in the United States.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 9, 2023

General Motors announced a collaboration with Tesla to integrate Tesla’s North American Charging Standard (NACS) connector design into its EVs beginning in 2025. Additionally, the collaboration will expand access to charging for GM EV drivers at 12,000 Tesla Superchargers, and growing, throughout North America. Earlier post.)

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Green Car Congress

JULY 15, 2021

General Motors and BrightDrop, a new business created and wholly owned by GM focused on electric commercial delivery and logistics, announced the Ultium Charge 360 fleet charging service, a comprehensive approach designed to help make the switch to electric seamless for fleet customers by connecting them with services, features and resources.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 8, 2022

General Motors and POSCO Chemical are working with the governments of Canada and Québec to build a new $400-million facility in Bécancour, Québec, to produce cathode active material (CAM) for GM’s Ultium batteries, which will power electric vehicles such as the Chevrolet Silverado EV, GMC HUMMER EV and Cadillac LYRIQ.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 24, 2021

General Motors will introduce new Super Cruise capabilities on six model year 2022 vehicles in the first quarter of 2022. Super Cruise is the first true hands-free driver-assistance technology allowing drivers to travel hands-free on more than 200,000 miles of compatible roads across the US and Canada.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 3, 2023

General Motors and POSCO Future M announced the second phase of their Ultium CAM joint venture, an investment projected to exceed US$1 billion to increase production capacity of cathode active materials (CAM) in North America and integrate precursor materials production. 2022 - GM announced agreement with Vale to source nickel from Canada.

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Electric Cars Report

NOVEMBER 20, 2022

Vale Canada Limited and General Motors have signed a term sheet for the long-term supply of battery grade nickel sulfate from Vale’s proposed plant at Bécancour, Québec, Canada. This agreement secures for GM a supply of nickel sulfate from a U.S.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 29, 2021

General Motors introduced Ultium Charge 360, a holistic charging approach that integrates charging networks, GM vehicle mobile apps, and other products and services to simplify the overall charging experience for GM electric vehicle owners.

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Electric Cars Report

FEBRUARY 23, 2023

General Motors has announced that it plans to invest in its powertrain plant in St. While the exact amount of GM’s investment was […] The post General Motors to build Ultium electric drives in Ontario appeared first on Electric Cars Report.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 27, 2021

Since the introduction of General Motors’ fleet telematics solution, OnStar Vehicle Insights, fleet managers have received nearly 3.5 OnStar Vehicle Insights can now be used with most non-GM vehicles via a plug-in adapter. million notifications and details of almost 16 million trips covering more than 246 million miles.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 21, 2020

General Motors is making enhancements to Energy Assist, a standard feature available in the myChevrolet mobile app for Bolt EV owners. GM is now displaying dynamic data from charging networks EVgo and ChargePoint within Energy Assist, so Bolt EV owners can have a more seamless charging experience with their GM vehicles.

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Teslarati

JANUARY 7, 2024

Japanese automaker Honda is considering locations to build an electric vehicle (EV) factory in Canada featuring the use of in-house battery cells. The post Honda may build an EV factory in Canada featuring in-house battery cells appeared first on TESLARATI. states, California , Maryland and New Jersey.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 27, 2021

General Motors announced a new community charging program to install up to 40,000 Level 2 EV chargers across the US and Canada. GM and its dealers will work together to expand access to charging in local communities including in underserved, rural and urban areas where EV charging access is often limited.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 27, 2023

General Motors and Australia-based Element 25 Limited announced an agreement for Element 25 to supply up to 32,500 metric tons of manganese sulfate (MnSO 4 ) annually to support the annual production of more than 1 million GM EVs in North America. GM continues to strengthen its domestic supply base for EV production.

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Green Car Reports

SEPTEMBER 29, 2021

General Motors on Tuesday announced completion of its first BrightDrop EV600 electric delivery vans, and revealed a second version dubbed EV410. It's a fairly quick turnaround considering that GM only announced the EV600, as well as plans to build it in Ontario, Canada, in January.

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Teslarati

JANUARY 16, 2024

General Motors (GM) is said to be ending its Ultra Cruise driver assistance program, after years of the technology being called a potential rival to Tesla’s Full Self-Driving (FSD) beta. While it wasn’t directly commented on, this point seems to have been highlighted by one GM executive in response to the initial report. “GM

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 7, 2021

General Motors unveiled Ultra Cruise, an all-new, advanced driver-assistance technology and significant next step in the company’s quest to enable its goal of zero crashes, zero emissions and zero congestion. million miles. Super Cruise’s Driver Attention Camera system will be carried over to Ultra Cruise.

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Teslarati

DECEMBER 6, 2021

and Canada, described the company’s feat in a statement to the Post Bulletin. General Motors’ EV lineup in the United States has been built on the Bolt EV for years, which has been plagued with recalls this year due to battery fire incidents. Andrew Frick, Ford’s vice president of sales for the U.S. in November.

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CleanTechnica EVs

OCTOBER 27, 2021

GM is planning to add more chargers in North America.

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CleanTechnica EVs

JANUARY 12, 2022

RMI has received a philanthropic grant from the General Motors Climate Equity Fund to support efforts to increase equitable access to electric vehicle (EV) charging infrastructure and drive costs out of the system across the United States and Canada.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 26, 2014

Isuzu Motors Limited and General Motors Company signed a formal agreement jointly to develop a next-generation midsize pickup. Isuzu and GM previously developed two generations of pickups that have been popular in more than 100 countries around the world due to their strong performance, fuel efficiency and durability.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 11, 2016

General Motors, joined by Canada Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Premier of Ontario Kathleen Wynne, announced a major expansion of its engineering and software work in Canada with focus on supporting the development of innovative new automotive systems and technologies for the future.

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Electric Cars Report

JUNE 20, 2023

Amazon-backed Rivian Automotive announced today that it will join Ford and General Motors in adopting Tesla’s North American Charging Standard (NACS). By spring, 2024, Rivian R1T and R1S owners will be able to use adapters to access Tesla’s, Supercharger network across the United States and Canada.

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Teslarati

FEBRUARY 2, 2022

General Motors ( NYSE: GM ) is gearing up for a major shift in 2022 thanks to its evolving electric vehicle program, planning for record profit levels that could surge the company into a more well-rounded placement in an increasingly competitive sector. For Q4, GM had a weaker quarter than it did in the same period in 2020.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 25, 2012

General Motors of Canada is making investments totaling $850 million in R&D in light-weighting materials, mechatronics, software and communications. General Motors of Canada has made great strides since 2009 when our Government pledged its support to help it restructure. —Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper.

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The Truth About Cars

JULY 28, 2023

Today, General Motors unveiled the beginnings of a new consumer education campaign surrounding advanced driving systems. Of course, GM has been a leader in hands-free driving since the release of Super Cruise in 2017, with over 76,000 Super Cruise-enabled vehicles in the hands (or, really, out of the hands) of consumers since that time.

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Electrek

DECEMBER 21, 2022

General Motors (GM) shared yesterday that it has issued a recall on 140,000 Chevy Bolt EVs throughout the US and Canada. The post GM recalls 140,000 Chevy Bolt EVs due to risk of carpet catching fire appeared first on Electrek. The recall addresses a potential risk of fire in the EV’s carpet after an accident.

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The Truth About Cars

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

GM is pulling almost 56,000 for the issue, which it said has been blamed for 234 complaints over the last year and a few months. The recall impacts the 2023 Colorado and Canyon, and beyond the 56,000, another 6,000 or so are affected in Canada and Mexico. Four of those complaints involved accidents, and three ended in minor injuries.

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DECEMBER 7, 2022

General Motors revealed Wednesday almost 1,000 GM dealers have enrolled in its Dealer Community Charging Program so far. GM says it intends to nearly double the availability of Level 2 (L2) EV charging in the US and Canada, with plans to add up to 40,000 chargers in underserved communities where infrastructure is currently limited.

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