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RMI launches “Virtual Power Plant Partnership” with support from General Motors & Ford

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Initial funding of the VP3 effort was made possible by General Motors and Google Nest. VP3 includes founding members Ford, General Motors, Google Nest, OhmConnect, Olivine, SPAN, SunPower, Sunrun, SwitchDin, and Virtual Peaker. Develop industry-wide best practices, standards, and roadmaps.

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General Motors Bringing Back Plug-in Hybrids

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Despite previously having committed itself toward a future where it builds all-electric vehicles, General Motors has made plans to bring plug-in hybrids back to our market. While we can only speculate as to her rationale, it seems plausible that lackluster EV demand is causing the company to think twice about its pre-existing plans.

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General Motors to Move from Long-Running Detroit HQ Into a New Location Across Town

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Automakers have an impact on industries that reach far beyond cars and drivers. Real estate is one area where the sector has a significant footprint, and one of the industry’s biggest names is making waves in Detroit’s downtown. That’s a significant reduction from RenCen’s 2.3 million square feet.

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Unifor Strike Targets General Motors in Canada

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While the United Auto Workers (UAW) decided to implement an aggressive strike campaign that bucks some of the historical trends American union leadership feels did not serve the cause in the past, Canada’s Unifor has vowed to take a more measured approach during its contract negotiations with the industry.

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Automotive industry develops new guidance for measuring recycled content of automotive products

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The Suppliers Partnership for the Environment (SP) and the Automotive Industry Action Group (AIAG) have published a new guidance document, “ Measuring Recycled Content of Automotive Products.”. R3: Recycled portion of purchased raw material, including materials recovered or generated by other industries.

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General Motors to receive +$200M funding for battery material facility in Canada

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General Motors (GM) and POSCO Chemical will receive funds for a battery materials facility in Quebec, Canada. At the time, the companies estimated that the battery facility would be around $400 million. The Bécancour battery facility is expected to generate approximately 200 jobs.

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General Motors’ new EVs could help double revenue, compete with industry leaders

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General Motors has long talked about its plans to expand its lineup of electric vehicles, with plans to be fully electric by 2035. While GM already has plans to invest $35 billion in electric cars in the next four years by 2025, it has to begin planning for a more broad game plan to compete with industry leaders, including Tesla.