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GM investing $650M in Lithium Americas; offtake agreement from Thacker Pass

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Lithium carbonate from Thacker Pass will be used in GM’s proprietary Ultium battery cells. Lithium Americas estimates the lithium extracted and processed from the project can support production of up to 1 million EVs per year.

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Road Test: 2021 GMC Sierra 1500 Duramax 4WD Crew Cab AT4 CarbonPro

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The 2021 GMC Sierra 1500 Duramax 4WD Crew Cab AT4 CarbonPro showed-up in my driveway and the neighbors took notice. But maybe since the predominant vehicles on the road these days are midsize to large SUVs, a big truck really isn’t so big. recently drove the 2021 GMC Sierra 1500 4WD Crew Cab AT4, powered by a 3.0-liter

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Review: 2025 Mercedes-Benz G-Class works on its quads (motors, that is)

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It has four motors, 579 hp, and an off-road heritage that goes back further than the Rivian R1S, GMC Hummer EV, and Tesla Cybertruck. In its default drive modes it takes a very SUV-like 44.6 WIth its carbon-reinforced breastplate underneath, the G 580 bounded over outcrops with the blessing of my co-pilot. feet to make a U-turn.

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EV ute overload: The electric pickups coming soon

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GMC Hummer EV 2021 GMC Hummer EV pickup truck While General Motors is making a massive commitment to EVs and has teased an electrified Chevrolet pick-up to go head-to-head with the F-150, the one concrete indication we have seen so far of its battery electric pick-up capabilities is the GMC Hummer SUT.

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ISU study finds large potential for biobased materials in auto industry, but with challenges

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Because SUVs and trucks have a large number of parts, the authors suggested, they are good candidates to be the vehicle types with the largest amount of biobased material on a part number basis. Sustainability/carbon foot print. The fabric is to be used in Honda’s fuel cell vehicles. The production of these tires uses less energy.

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News: 2024 Acura ZDX A-Spec and ZDX Type S EV

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Everything the company does is planned to be carbon-neutral by 2050. While the chassis and lithium-ion batteries will be from General Motors, the Acura ZDX twins, and the Honda Prologue SUV are designed by Acura and Honda. It will be part of 30 Honda/Acura EVs hitting the market worldwide.

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Car News: 2024 Consumer Electronics Show

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The Space-Hub was developed under the theme of “augmenting people’s daily lives” with a spacious cabin using Honda’s “Thin, Light, and Wise” development approach. There will be a total of four models: a four-door coupe, a shooting brake (station wagon) and two SUVs. Pricing has not been announced.

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