Green Car Reports

JULY 8, 2019

Cost estimates get real for renewable power plans. And General Motors cleans up not just its cars, but its factories and tires. Toyota tests a solar-powered Prius in Japan. The Connecticut Supreme Court will decide the future of Tesla stores. Hybrids aren't just for cars and trains anymore. In Japan, Toyota.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 6, 2022

The study provides a comprehensive analysis of the cost and greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions of a variety of vehicle-fuel pathways; the levelized cost of driving (LCD); and the cost of avoided GHG emissions. Cost assessments represent a final cost/price to the consumer, excluding taxes on the final product (e.g.,

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CleanTechnica EVs

JULY 29, 2022

CAM is a significant battery component made up of processed nickel, lithium, and other substances that account for around 40% of the cost of a battery […]. The deal will assist GM in meeting its increased EV production demands.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 25, 2014

The Energy Department’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) and General Motors (GM) are partnering on a multi-year, multi-million dollar joint effort to accelerate the reduction of automotive fuel cell stack costs through fuel cell material and manufacturing research and development (R&D).

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 19, 2023

Lightning eMotors announced the production launch of its next generation General Motors (GM)-based Lightning ZEV4 work trucks. To help accelerate fleet vehicle electrification efforts, a number of state and federal level funding programs are available across North America to help offset the cost significantly.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

Manganese is a crucial element in nickel cobalt manganese (NMC) cathodes and can be used to improve the range of electric vehicles at a relatively low cost. Automotive companies are increasingly turning to manganese-intensive forms of battery chemistry due to lower cost structures and improved performance.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 1, 2023

The Government of Canada announced support for the latest cathode active materials (CAM) facility to be operational in Canada, to be built by a joint venture between General Motors (GM) and POSCO Future M in Bécancour, Québec ( earlier post ).

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InsideEVs

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

The move should help General Motors lower the cost of its upcoming EVs.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 9, 2023

Most recently in November 2022, ABTC was selected for a competitive US DOE grant for a $20-million project to develop and commercialize a set of next-generation battery recycling technologies to even further enhance the recovery of recycled products and reduce the cost of operations.

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Green Car Reports

OCTOBER 12, 2021

General Motors announced Tuesday morning that it has reached an agreement with LG Electronics over manufacturing defects that have led to the recall of about 140,000 Chevrolet Bolt EVs. billion in charges associated with the recalls—effectively covering most of the cost of. According to GM, the reimbursement offsets $1.9

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 29, 2022

POSCO Chemical and General Motors Co. CAM is a key battery material consisting of components like processed nickel, lithium and other materials representing about 40% of the cost of a battery cell.

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Teslarati

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

General Motors (GM) is taking bold moves to regain Wall Street’s confidence after weeks of strikes and negotiating with the United Auto Workers (UAW) union. The legacy automaker is ensuring it kicks off the new year with a few investor-focused initiatives. GM aims to increase quarterly dividend by 33% to 12% per share.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 5, 2020

At an event in the GM Tech Center campus in Warren, Michigan, General Motors unveiled the core of its new strategy to grow the company’s EV sales quickly, efficiently and profitably. Photo by Steve Fecht for General Motors). GM claims that the first generation of its future EV program will be profitable.

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Green Car Reports

OCTOBER 9, 2012

How much does it cost to charge your electric car? Now a new smartphone app being tested by General Motors aims to take the. Do you know?

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 3, 2020

billion transaction provides Lordstown Motors with $675 million of gross proceeds. In November 2019, the Lodstown Motors acquired the Lordstown Complex, formerly a General Motors Corporation (GM) factory. The design significantly increases reliability, maximizes performance, and reduces total cost of ownership.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 6, 2021

General Motors and GE Renewable Energy signed a non-binding Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to evaluate opportunities to improve supplies of heavy and light rare earth materials and magnets, copper and electrical steel used for manufacturing of electric vehicles and renewable energy equipment.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 26, 2022

General Motors announced two major Li-ion battery supply chain agreements, one with LG Chem for cathode active material (CAM), and one with Livent for the supply of battery-grade lithium hydroxide. —Jeff Morrison, GM vice president, Global Purchasing and Supply Chain.

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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.

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Teslarati

FEBRUARY 28, 2022

Lordstown Motors ( NASDAQ: RIDE ) reported its Earnings for Q4 2021 on Monday morning, revealing increasing costs and a decreased production and delivery outlook has the automaker hanging on by a thread. However, Lordstown’s biggest battle may not lie with external factors, but rather with internal issues, like rising costs.

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The Truth About Cars

OCTOBER 30, 2023

Cost-of-living adjustments will also be reintroduced by the end of 2024, along with bolstered pension plans, two additional paid holidays, and some fresh bonuses. The union said the deal followed the pattern agreement reached in discussions with General Motors and Ford Motor Company. “I

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Teslarati

MARCH 19, 2024

Of all the legacy automakers that have made a truly dedicated effort to transition to EVs, Ford and General Motors are arguably the most committed. We developed a super-talented skunkworks team to create a low-cost EV platform. The first vehicle is set to arrive in late 2026 and will cost around $25,000.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 6, 2021

General Motors and GE Renewable Energy signed a non-binding Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to evaluate opportunities to improve supplies of heavy and light rare earth materials and magnets, copper and electrical steel used for manufacturing of electric vehicles and renewable energy equipment.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 2, 2021

General Motors and POSCO Chemical plan to form a joint venture through which the parties will construct a factory in North America to process critical battery materials for GM’s Ultium electric vehicle platform. The location of the facility, which will create hundreds of jobs when it opens in 2024, will be announced later.

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Teslarati

JANUARY 28, 2024

Other companies have also announced plans to increase their wages beyond what they offered last year, a year during which most Japanese automakers offered their largest pay increases in 30 years—said to make up for labor shortages and pressure from the increasing cost of living.

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Teslarati

JANUARY 31, 2024

General Motors (GM) may not be catching up to electric vehicle leaders like Tesla anytime soon, but CFO Paul Jacobson has noted that the automaker’s EV business is still on the right path. “I would be shocked if they hit EV profitability this year,” Nelson said.

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The Truth About Cars

OCTOBER 20, 2023

The move is all about cutting costs and it means the automaker will not be doing any press conferences or having displays at either event. We'll have to see if Ford or General Motors follow suit. This is following the news earlier this week that Stellantis was going to pull out of CES in Las Vegas, also due to the strike.

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Teslarati

JANUARY 18, 2022

Orion Township approved General Motors’ (GM) request for a tax rebate on its proposed $1.3 It does not include the cost of additional land or new machinery, equipment, etc. I want to congratulate General Motors and the UAW on this,” said Mike Flood, a township trustee.” million square feet.

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Teslarati

DECEMBER 17, 2021

. “The revolutionary GMC supertruck represents the first of many Ultium-based consumer vehicles to be produced as part of General Motors’ vision for an all-electric future.” Photo by Jeffrey Sauger for General Motors). Photo by Jeffrey Sauger for General Motors). “We

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Teslarati

APRIL 5, 2022

General Motors and Honda have announced a new partnership to develop affordable electric vehicles based on a global platform. “GM General Motors emphasizing faster electric vehicle launches after positive 2021 earnings. The companies already have worked together with EVs and autonomy.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 1, 2020

This agreement supports Hiringa and its partners’ strategy to roll out over 1,500 FCEVs by 2026, driving the cost of the technology down and unlocking widespread adoption of zero emission heavy transport. Earlier post.). HYZON is a fuel cell heavy vehicle manufacturer headquartered in New York.

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Teslarati

OCTOBER 1, 2021

General Motors plans to set itself up as the leader of electric vehicle software and intends to tell investors at a meeting next week that this, along with expanding its electric vehicle lineup to 20 models by 2028, is its focus over the next several years in the United States market.

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Teslarati

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

The union, which represents 146,000 Ford, General Motors (GM), and Stellantis employees, is expected to strike against the companies if an agreement is not met before the Thursday night deadline. The United Auto Workers (UAW) union has rejected contract offers from the “Big 3” automakers of Michigan. What are your thoughts?

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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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Teslarati

AUGUST 21, 2021

General Motors has already spent $800 million on recalls of the Chevrolet Bolt EV due to defective battery cells that caused fires, but the price has gone up once again. GM’s Q2 2021 Earnings Call stated that it had spent $1.3 billion in recalls in Q2, with $800 million of that going toward battery bugs in the Bolt.

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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 million notifications and details of almost 16 million trips covering more than 246 million miles. OnStar Vehicle Insights can now be used with most non-GM vehicles via a plug-in adapter.

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Teslarati

MARCH 7, 2022

General Motors is set to build a new $400 million battery materials plant in Canada with South Korean company POSCO Chemical, adding to the automaker’s already-massive spending plan for the transition to electric vehicles. General Motors increases EV investment by 75% through 2025.

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Baua Electric

MARCH 1, 2024

2024 GMC Hummer EV SUV The Hummer EV has much lower estimated “fuel” costs than the other vehicles on the list. Estimated annual cost, based on 15,000 miles of driving, is $1,746, compared to $4,242 for the Mercedes-AMG G63, was ranked as the “meanest” 2024-model-year vehicle for the environment overall.

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