Green Car Congress

MAY 14, 2014

General Motors Brownstown Battery Assembly Plant worker Tina Oaks attaches wiring harnesses on a Spark EV battery pack. The Spark EV battery is built on a dedicated production line at Brownstown, which also manufactures complete battery packs for the Chevrolet Volt, Opel Ampera and Cadillac ELR. Click to enlarge.

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2015 Chevrolet Batteries Battery 225

Baua Electric

MARCH 1, 2024

The 2024 American Council for an Energy Efficient Economy (ACEEE) list of “meanest” vehicles for the environment includes the expected array of gas-guzzling trucks—but also one EV. Worse yet, the Hummer EV may enable General Motors to build more gas-guzzling trucks.

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Hummer GMC Environment Gas 52

Green Car Congress

JANUARY 18, 2017

General Motors is expanding its portfolio of B20-capable vehicles to include cars and crossovers, and will field the industry’s most expansive lineup of diesel-powered vehicles in 2017, John Schwegman, director of commercial product and medium duty for GM Fleet, announced at the National Biodiesel Conference. Coupled with a 1.6L

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GM GMC Silverado Chevrolet 150

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 16, 2011

turbo delivers an EPA-estimated 40 mpg US (5.9 L/100km) on the highway with a six-speed manual transmission and city fuel economy of 29 mpg (8.1 The Accent is EPA rated at 30 mpg city and 40 on the highway). manual delivers fuel economy of 26 mpg city (9.0 The 2012 Chevrolet Sonic with the Ecotec 1.4L L/100km) combined.

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MPG 2012 Fuel Economy Chevrolet 262

Green Car Congress

JANUARY 30, 2017

General Motors and Honda are establishing the auto industry’s first manufacturing joint venture—Fuel Cell System Manufacturing, LLC, FCSM)—to mass-produce an advanced hydrogen fuel cell system that will be used in future products from each company. Earlier post.). and president of Honda North America, Inc.

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Honda GM Michigan Manufacturer 150

Green Car Congress

MAY 27, 2014

Despite this progress, UCS noted, Ford, General Motors, and Chrysler still have higher than average new fleet smog-forming and GHG emissions. To determine GHG emissions, UCS considered the fuel economy, fuel type, and sales volume of each type of vehicle sold by each automaker in the 2013 model year (MY2013). Methodology.

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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.). —2012 Sustainability Report.

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The Truth About Cars

APRIL 17, 2023

Vehicles approved by the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) can be found by going to the fuel-economy offshoot of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) website. Interestingly, only General Motors and Tesla managed to hit those caps and they’re some of the biggest winners under the new scheme as well.

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Tax Credit Tax North America Chevrolet 97

Green Car Congress

MAY 18, 2009

EPA and NHTSA will initiate a joint rulemaking that reflects a coordinated and harmonized approach to implementing the Clean Air Act and the Energy Policy and Conservation Act. The debate over who sets CO 2 and fuel economy standards for autos has been decided, but there is still more to talk about. Earlier post.). Earlier post.).

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Obama Carbon Automobile Manufacturer Emissions 186

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 26, 2016

Among the real-world findings per car brand: Fiat and Suzuki diesel cars on average exceed the NO x limit by 15 times; Renault-Nissan vehicles by more than 14 times; General Motors’ brands Opel/Vauxhall by 10 times; and. The carmakers’ ranking was built with on-road performance figures mostly measured in real world driving.

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Pollution Diesel Europe Exhaust 150

Green Car Congress

MAY 17, 2012

The Coordinating Research Council (CRC) is a non-profit organization that directs, through committee action, engineering and environmental studies on the interaction between automotive/other mobility equipment and petroleum products. This testing included more than $14.5 Earlier post.)

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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. Adapted from Tate et al. Click to enlarge. kg of CO 2 per kWh.

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PHEV CO2 Hybrid Fuel 150

Green Car Congress

MARCH 14, 2011

Typically, HEI receives half of its core funds from the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and half from the worldwide motor vehicle industry. —“The Future of Vehicle Fuels and Technologies” Among the findings of the report are: New gasoline direct injection (GDI) technology offers improvements in fuel economy.

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Fuel Vehicles Emissions Oil-Sands 170

Green Car Congress

AUGUST 10, 2017

The dual motor system delivers a peak 148 kW and 564 lb-ft (764 N·m) of torque. The Chanje vehicles have demonstrated greater than 50 MPGe fuel economy in city and highway driving when tested by independent third-parties. FDG and Chanje co-created the product. s top law firms, the US EPA and other.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 19, 2018

Turbo engine employs an advanced dual-volute turbocharger that elevates the performance and efficiency advantages of a conventional turbo, with quicker response and enhanced low-rpm torque production. Stop/start enhances fuel economy in city driving. Turbo will be built at the General Motors Spring Hill facility in Tennessee.

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Silverado 2019 Chevrolet Fuel 253

Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 7, 2013

General Motors’ $131-million investment in technology at the Bowling Green Assembly Plant, such as the first production use of a GM-patented process allowing aluminum to be spot welded to aluminum ( earlier post ), is producing the strongest and most precisely built Corvette in its six-decade history. l/100 km), and 29 mpg (8.1

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2014 Manufacturer Fuel Economy MPG 262

Green Car Congress

MARCH 27, 2009

The US National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) has set the model year 2011 CAFE standards, which it estimates will raise the industry-wide combined light-duty vehicle fuel economy average to 27.3 Average Fuel Economy Standards Passenger Cars and Light Trucks Model Year 2011. million metric tons during that period.

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2011 MPG Standards Industrial 210

Green Car Congress

MAY 9, 2009

General Motors 2MT70 FWD two-mode hybrid transaxle, as seen from. With the FWD two-mode targeted at larger sedans on up into crossovers and SUVs, and the RWD two-mode applied in full-size SUVs and light trucks, GM has a product gap for an advanced full hybrid offering for smaller, lower-torque engines in more compact vehicles.

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Creative Greenius

JANUARY 19, 2009

Bird Cage Liners article this morning: Asking carmakers to comply with California’s rules would be tantamount to forcing a cancer patient to “finish chemo and then go run the Boston Marathon,&# General Motors Corp. spokesman Greg Martin said. That’s priceless, Greg “I’m Not Funny Like Steve&# Martin!

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 12, 2015

GM estimates fuel economy to be 41 mpg combined (MY 2015 = 37 mpg) with 102 mpge (MY 2015 = 98 mpge). The new propulsion system will offer a General Motors’-estimated total driving range of some 420 miles and with regular charging, owners are expected to travel more than 1,000 miles on average between gas fill-ups. engine plant.

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Green Cars News

AUGUST 11, 2009

Few vehicles have captured the imagination of the US public quite like the Chevrolet Volt - and now General Motors has revealed some astonishing estimates for the vehicle. It expects the Volt to achieve city fuel economy of at least 230mpg given a single charge per day. The reports do come with a disclaimer, however.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 21, 2009

In late 2008, BYD started selling the first production PHEV in China. Weve kept the summary table below generally up-to-date for passenger PHEVs, but not for BEVs, motorcycles or larger vehicles like buses and trucks. Several dozen prototypes on 15-passenger van since 2004; now in second generation development; no production plans.

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Plug-in Plug Hybrid PHEV 45

The Truth About Cars

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

Reports are circulating that the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) will soften vehicle emissions targets against the stringent metrics proposed by the group in 2023. In April of 2023, the EPA proposed requiring a 56 percent reduction in new vehicle emissions by 2032. Stellantis, Toyota Motor Corp.,

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