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General Motors beats Q3 projections, reports progress in EVs

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General Motors ( NYSE: GM ) beat analyst expectations for the third quarter and reported what progress it made on its electric vehicle front for the three-month span. General Motors joins Ford in adopting Tesla Supercharger Network and Connector “We were profitable in every region, including China. GM reported a $2.28

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GMC Hummer EV joins gas-guzzlers in list of meanest for the environment

Baua Electric

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. The 2024 GMC Hummer EV SUV was ranked ninth on the list , between the GMC Sierra pickup truck and Mercedes-Benz G550 SUV.

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General Motors: Electrification Will Take ‘Years and Decades’

The Truth About Cars

Development programs have proven costly, the economy has taken a turn (or turns) for the worse, customers haven’t responded in great numbers, and the materials necessary for battery have been in short supply […].

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Chevrolet Electric Silverado A ZERO Production

The Truth About Cars

Chevrolet’s Silverado electric pickup will be built at the Factory Zero assembly plant in Detroit-Hamtramck, Michigan, along with GMC’s Hummer EV SUV which will also be produced there, General Motors president Mark Reuss said today.

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Update: 2024 Chevrolet Silverado EV

Clean Fleet Report

Available Super Cruise, demonstrated here on the GMC Hummer EV, offers hands-free driving and features the ability to automatically change lanes. As with all General Motors vehicles, the Silverado EV will be equipped with OnStar. The first was the 2023 GMC Hummer EV , next will be the Cadillac Lyriq. Wi-Fi Hotspot.

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Vaclav Smil: Cars weigh too much

Green Car Congress

I regularly see a woman driving a Hummer 2 that easily weighs 50 times as much as she does. metric tons, General Motors’ Volt is more than 1.7 Assuming a 70 kg passenger, a 7 kg bicycle has a weight ratio of 0.1; a modern bus, 5 or less; the Model T, 7.7; a Toyota Camry, 20; the F-150, 32. metric tons. —Vaclav Smil.

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Elio Motors unveils engine prototype for 84 mpg highway 3-wheeler

Green Car Congress

As the team began to dive into some of the details and changes to meet the desired Elio targets, it found that the Geo Metro engine would not meet the fuel efficiency targets to enable the vehicle fuel economy goal of 84 mpg highway. Current prototype of the Elio. Click to enlarge. Engines Fuel Efficiency'

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