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GM and Glencore enter multi-year cobalt supply agreement

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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. The mixed nickel and cobalt sulfide enters another autoclave where pure oxygen converts the solids from a mixed sulfide into a metal sulfate solution.

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2023 GMC Hummer EV Pickup range boosted to 355 miles

Baua Electric

GMC’s Hummer EV Pickup enters the 2023 model year, its second year on the market, with improved range made possible via a more efficient wheel and tire option. 2023 GMC Hummer EV Pickup 2023 GMC Hummer EV Pickup 2023 GMC Hummer EV Pickup Similarly, the SUV with the standard wheels and tires has a maximum range estimate of 314 miles.

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US Refiner Converting Fleet to Hybrids and Diesels

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has launched a new initiative to convert its 170-vehicle fleet to hybrid and clean diesel vehicles. Vehicles at the event were provided by Boardwalk Volkswagen, Sam Pack’s Five Star Ford and Sewell GMC. Independent refiner Alon USA Energy, Inc. Alon USA Energy, Inc.,

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General Motors makes $7B EV investment in Michigan official

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Additionally, it will build a new battery factory and convert an existing factory into a hub for manufacturing its electric pickup trucks. “We are building on the positive consumer response and reservations for our recent EV launches and debuts, including GMC HUMMER EV, Cadillac LYRIQ, Chevrolet Equinox EV, and Chevrolet Silverado EV.

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EV ute overload: The electric pickups coming soon

EV Central

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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GM recycles water bottles to make part for Chevy Equinox, coat insulation for the homeless, air filters

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GM demonstrates how a supply chain can become a supply web where business opportunities stem from an original project, furthering the mission and driving more social and economic impact. washes the bottles and converts them to flake. Donating 24,000 yards of insulation—enough to make 6,500 coats—helps the homeless.

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52% of GM facilities worldwide are landfill-free

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General Motors said that 52% of its worldwide facilities are now landfill-free; i.e., all waste generated from normal operations is reused, recycled or converted to energy. Other operational waste comes full circle, as well, and is often recycled into plant supplies.

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