Green Car Congress
MAY 14, 2014
Using our in-house engineering and manufacturing expertise enabled us to deliver a battery system that is more efficient and lighter than the 2014 Spark EV without sacrificing range. —Larry Nitz, executive director of GM global transmission and electrification engineering. Battery module for 2015 Spark EV battery pack. Click to enlarge.
Green Car Congress
DECEMBER 14, 2011
Ford’s Michigan Assembly Plant is starting production of the 2012 Focus Electric ( earlier post )—a five-passenger, battery-electric car Ford expects will achieve more than a 100 miles per gallon equivalent (MPGe) fuel economy rating. Optimized gear ratios enabling improvement in fuel economy. 1 gallon of gasoline=33.7
Green Car Congress
OCTOBER 29, 2014
The second-generation Volt, which makes its world debut in about 10 weeks at the North American International Auto Show in Detroit, features a clean-sheet, all-new Voltec propulsion system—new battery, new electric drive unit, new power electronics and new range-extending engine. range extender. Drive unit.
Green Car Congress
APRIL 19, 2015
The CT6 PHEV may come subsequently to the US, according to Cadillac spokesman Dave Caldwell as quoted in the Detroit News. By comparison, in the GM taxonomy the Cadillac ELR and its cousin the Chevy Volt are extended-range electric vehicles with all-electric drive, augmented by a range-assisting engine.
Green Car Congress
OCTOBER 14, 2010
The purpose of the paper (which Richard Wallace, CAR’s Director Transportation Systems Analysis Group announced during a session exploring the same topic at the Business of Plugging In 2010 conference in Detroit) is threefold.
Plugs and Cars
FEBRUARY 2, 2009
The surprise appearance at the Detroit Auto Show last month of an electric Focus may be evidence of a new day (again) at Ford. If Team Obama is convinced it's more important for Detroit to just sell cars, than sell the right cars, we could lose yet another decade. All eyes are fixed on 2011.
Green Car Congress
MAY 16, 2009
General Motors has released a white paper that evaluates the CO 2 reduction potential of extended-range electric vehicles (E-REVs) as well as plug-in hybrids (PHEVs), in combination with multiple vehicle charging scenarios, as compared to conventional hybrids. Extended-Range Electric Vehicle (E-REV) : A 1.4L Tate et al.
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