The Truth About Cars

OCTOBER 19, 2023

With Stellantis vowing to launch a slew of all-electric and hybrid vehicles by 2030, many are wondering how this will impact the lineup in North America. Bly said Stellantis' strategy will see new engines and improved versions of current gasoline powertrains. & Stellantis is downsizing powertrains and has confirmed that the 3.0-liter

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 3, 2017

David Brooks, Director for General Motors Global Propulsion Systems R&D located in Pontiac, gave a more medium-term perspective, emphasizing a pragmatic approach toward reducing CO 2 with an eye to 2025. According to Brooks, among the technologies GM is looking to in the gasoline engine area are: Continued aggressive downsizing.

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Charged EVs

JANUARY 5, 2024

Choosing “best of” or “most important” new cars is always dicey, and doubly so with electric vehicles. We fully expected to have one or two contenders from General Motors’ ambitious lineup of Ultium-based vehicles contending for the Most Important title. Now we’ve driven both. Photos courtesy of John Voelcker.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 16, 2016

The Vehicle Technologies Office Program Wide Selections will aim to reduce the cost and improve the efficiency of plug-in electric, alternative fuel, and conventional vehicles through thirty-five projects addressing 11 areas of interest. Grid Modernization for Electric Vehicles (Area of Interest 2). Description. Federal funding.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 12, 2013

Describing its product goals and tracking progress toward its 2020 manufacturing priorities in its 2012 Sustainability Report , General Motors reaffirmed its commitment to further reduce the energy used and the environmental impacts of building and operating an automobile. Earlier post.).

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 4, 2009

In a news conference at the Japan National Press Club on Friday, Toyota Motor President Akio Toyoda said that the company plans to begin mass production of electric vehicles in the US in 2012, followed by US production of fuel cell vehicles in 2015. For comparable efforts by General Motors, see earlier post.).

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Baua Electric

JANUARY 5, 2024

Choosing “best of” or “most important” new cars is always dicey, and doubly so with electric vehicles. We fully expected to have one or two contenders from General Motors’ ambitious lineup of Ultium-based vehicles contending for the Most Important title. Now we’ve driven both. Photos courtesy of John Voelcker.

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