Green Car Congress
JANUARY 29, 2021
GM plans to become carbon-neutral in its global products and operations by 2040 and has committed to setting science-based targets to achieve carbon neutrality. The use of GM’s products accounts for 75% of carbon emissions related to this commitment. Carbon Offsets and Credits. Electrification.
Green Car Congress
JULY 12, 2013
GM has made three product commitments for 2017 related to its sustainability strategy: to have 500,000 vehicles on the road in the US with some form of electrification ( earlier post ); to double the number of US models that can achieve an EPA-estimated 40 mpg US (5.9 In 2012, GM invested more than $7.3 Earlier post.).
Green Car Congress
APRIL 3, 2017
In separate presentations at the 2017 SAE High Efficiency IC Engine Symposium in Detroit, R&D executives from GM and Ford each stressed the importance of improved, advanced fuels—among other technology developments—for their future engine efficiency gains and for long-term CO 2 emissions goals. Click to enlarge. 2016.8.
Green Car Congress
FEBRUARY 5, 2018
Skeleton says that the electrical conductivity of its curved graphene is almost seven times better than that of regular activated carbons. This is also an advantage because cooling systems can be downsized or removed altogether.
Green Car Congress
MAY 20, 2015
In addition to this, the battery’s ability to maintain its high output power density in GM evaluations, even under extremely low temperatures such as the -30 ˚C cold region test, led to its adoption. Hitachi uses an NMC cathode paired with a hard carbon anode. GM had earlier used Hitachi’s cylindrical 4.4 Cell Specs.
Green Car Congress
SEPTEMBER 28, 2009
The production-intent fuel cell system can be packaged under the hood in about the same space as a four-cylinder engine; by contrast, the first generation system in the Equinox (with the fourth-generation stack) is about the size of a file cabinet, says Charles Freese, executive director of GM Fuel Cell Activities. Source: GM.
Green Car Congress
JANUARY 26, 2010
Based on test work already carried out, Ricardo estimates that a fuel economy improvement of up to 30% is possible with no loss of power or performance, using a downsized EBDI engine in place of currently available gasoline powertrain technology. Improving Ethanol’s Cost Performance and Carbon Footprint. fuel economy improvement.
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