Teslarati

JANUARY 16, 2024

General Motors (GM) is said to be ending its Ultra Cruise driver assistance program, after years of the technology being called a potential rival to Tesla’s Full Self-Driving (FSD) beta. While it wasn’t directly commented on, this point seems to have been highlighted by one GM executive in response to the initial report. “GM

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CleanTechnica EVs

MARCH 16, 2024

When Michael Abbott, GM’s executive VP in charge of the company’s software effort, left the company, many assumed that this was caused by GM’s problems with software. continued] The post GM Software EVP Left For Personal Reasons, Not Problems With GM appeared first on CleanTechnica.

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The Truth About Cars

MAY 17, 2024

Yet GM seems content to let Honda, Toyota (which has a new Camry launching), and Hyundai/Kia compete for sedan buyers. And to be fair to GM, you can still get a Cadillac in sedan form. It may be improved fuel economy or ride and handling. Maybe GM has internal data that suggests Chevy will be just fine without the Malibu.

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Green Car Reports

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

GM has built a strong argument around the idea that one specific battery cell format, co-developed with LG, is a key for the company realizing certain economies of scale as it ramps up EV production.

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Electrek

OCTOBER 17, 2022

GM is launching several EV models and supporting energy products that Barra believes will see high demand, no matter the state of the economy. ‘. The post Mary Barra says GM is well-positioned despite the economy with new EV launches appeared first on Electrek.

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Teslarati

JANUARY 30, 2024

During the General Motors (GM) 2023 earnings call held this week, CEO Mary Barra said the company will be bringing plugin hybrid electric vehicles (PHEVs) to North America—despite still being committed to going all-electric by 2035. Previously, GM also sold the Chevy Volt PHEV from 2010 to 2019, as well as the Cadillac ELR from 2014 to 2016.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 4, 2014

The 2015 Chevrolet Colorado and GMC Canyon ( earlier post ) will offer segment-leading fuel economy for V-6 midsize pickups, based on current EPA fuel economy estimates. EPA fuel economy (mpg US) for 2015 6-cylinder pickups with automatic transmission. Equipped with a 305 hp (227 kW) 3.6L Equipped with a 305 hp (227 kW) 3.6L

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 17, 2020

XL Fleet’s newest product offering expands its growing lineup of plug-in hybrid electric drive systems, which can improve fuel economy by increasing miles per gallon by up to 50% and reducing CO 2 emissions by approximately one-third compared to traditional gas-powered vehicles.

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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. The heart of GM’s strategy is a modular propulsion system and a highly flexible, third-generation global EV platform powered by proprietary Ultium batteries.

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The Truth About Cars

OCTOBER 3, 2023

A letter from talking heads at an outfit called the American Automotive Policy Council outlines what it estimates billions of dollars in fines could be levied at companies like General Motors and Stellantis if a government proposal to hike fuel economy standards through 2032 is adopted. Reuters is reporting the concerns were sent to the U.S.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 7, 2019

The latest edition of the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) annual Automotive Trends Report finds that Model Year (MY) 2017 vehicle fuel economy was 24.9 Since MY 2004, fuel economy and CO 2 emissions have improved in eleven out of thirteen years. Estimated Real-World CO 2 and Fuel Economy. Source: EPA.

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CleanTechnica EVs

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

continued] The post Top Tesla Gigacasting Supplier Gets Acquired By GM! Here’s a story from left field that we didn’t see coming! Tesla has jumped ahead of the auto industry in. appeared first on CleanTechnica.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 26, 2023

million in funding to 13 projects through its High Performance Computing for Energy Innovation (HPC4EI) program to advance performance, efficiency, and vitality of the US manufacturing sector and drive economy-wide decarbonization. Among the projects selected were one by Ford and one by GM, both on aspects of batteriess.

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CleanTechnica EVs

DECEMBER 16, 2023

In a recent press release, GM’s Cadillac division announced a fourth upcoming EV crossover: the VISTIQ. continued] The post GM Announces Yet Another Cadillac EV Crossover appeared first on CleanTechnica. This makes four EV.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 28, 2011

GM Korea introduced the Alpheon eAssist, the first hybrid vehicle from the company and the first hybrid vehicle in its segment in Korea. The new Alpheon eAssist, which will go on sale in November, offers improved fuel economy of 25% and reduced CO 2 emissions of 22% compared with the standard Alpheon model. Earlier post.). mpg US, 7.1

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 1, 2013

In addition to highway fuel economy estimates that are 2 mpg higher than a 2013 Ford V8 pickup equipped with a 5.0L Ti-VCT V-8 and 3 mpg higher than a Ram V8, Sierra’s new V-8 highway fuel economy estimates also measure higher than those of the 2013 Ford F-150 EcoBoost V-6 (23 mpg for the Sierra, 22 mpg for the Ford EcoBoost F-150), GM noted.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 16, 2018

EPA recently released the latest edition of its annual report Light-Duty Automotive Technology, Carbon Dioxide Emissions and Fuel Economy Trends. The report is the authoritative reference for real-world fuel economy, technology trends and tailpipe carbon dioxide emissions, for new personal vehicles sold in the US every year since 1975.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 25, 2015

GM will introduce a strong hybrid version of the next-generation Malibu. Using technology from the 2016 Chevrolet Volt propulsion system ( earlier post ), Malibu Hybrid will offer an estimated combined fuel economy rating exceeding 45 mpg (5.22 Additional fuel economy benefits come from Exhaust Gas Recirculation, or EGR.

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CleanTechnica EVs

MAY 30, 2023

A recent announcement from GM shows us not only something the company is going to do to better serve business and fleet customers, but also shows us an emerging industry trend. First, let’s go through GM’s announcement and then discuss its wider implications.

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CleanTechnica EVs

DECEMBER 10, 2022

Since the official launch of its Dealer Community Charging Program in late 2021, GM has enrolled nearly 1,000 GM dealers in the program, which is almost a quarter of all GM dealers in North America. The first community charging stations have been installed in Wisconsin and Michigan.

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CleanTechnica EVs

APRIL 5, 2023

GM (Or is it the gentler, kinder lowercase “gm” now?) recently announced several good things for its EV efforts. Bolt EV and EUV sales are going good, Brightdrop (its electric cargo van division) scored some important partnerships, and among them is a really good deal it struck with Ryder.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 25, 2016

In a paper presented at the 2016 SAE World Congress, Tula Technology, developer of Dynamic Skip Fire (DSF) cylinder deactivation technology, reported significant fuel economy gains of up to 18% over a conventional GM 6.2-liter GM has been working closely with Tula Technology; in 2012, GM Ventures made an equity investment in Tula.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 7, 2013

Within his talk about the need for a US energy policy at the IHS CERAWeek 2013 energy conference in Houston, GM Chairman and CEO Dan Akerson outlined some highlights of the company’s fuel economy plan through the 2016 model year. GM, said Akerson, is doing a much better job optimizing mass efficiency. Clean diesel.

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CleanTechnica EVs

MAY 4, 2022

A recent article in The Street highlighted this Tesla achievement, noting that the world leader in EVs is taking trophies won by both GM and Ford for decades. Tesla is now making more money than General Motors and Ford.

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Teslarati

DECEMBER 21, 2022

And in recent comments, an executive from the veteran automaker shared some insights about what strategies GM could implement to become an industry leader in EVs. . With this in mind, GM is currently urging its dealership network to help in deploying up to 40,000 EV charging stations across the United States. .

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 18, 2021

Demand peaking is due to the impact of rising vehicle fuel economy and emission standards, and as time goes by, from more sales of electric vehicles. The GM announcement is a notable signpost on the road to decarbonization of road transportation. The GM announcement is the latest piece in a much larger story.

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Teslarati

SEPTEMBER 30, 2023

Posted on GM’s official website , Barra’s message showed a pervading frustration with the union’s leadership, which the CEO stated was simply raising the rhetoric and theatrics. Thus, the GM CEO said, it is pertinent for UAW leadership to come to the bargaining table now so that an agreement can be reached.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 14, 2011

GM is exploring the use of an ultracapacitor-based Active Energy Recovery Buffer (AERB) scheme as a low-cost means to improve fuel economy in conventional vehicles; results of a simulation study presented at SAE 2011 World Congress showed improvement of up to 1.3% liter engine and a six-speed transmission. —Gopalakrishnan et al.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 26, 2016

In Shanghai, GM Executive Director for Electrification Larry Nitz outlined the company’s short-term electrification roadmap for China. GM’s full hybrid electric system debuting on the Malibu XL Hybrid and LaCrosse Hybrid is driven by a new direct-injected 1.8L It is expected to achieve fuel economy of 4.7L/100

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Baua Electric

MARCH 7, 2024

What’s more, it will be North America’s first Ultium-based model to use lithium iron phosphate (LFP) batteries , which GM will source from an unnamed supplier. GM’s current Ultium battery cells use a nickel-cobalt-manganese-aluminum (NCMA) chemistry. We’ve got an established brand,” said GM CFO Paul Jacobson, referring to the Bolt.

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CleanTechnica EVs

AUGUST 11, 2023

Recently, GM introduced the Cadillac Escalade IQ, an electric equivalent to the gas-powered Escalade the company has been selling for some time now. We’ve already covered the announcement, but I wanted to drive a key point home about the future of GM and EVs in general that our initial article only briefly touched on.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 23, 2012

Trunk lid inner panel is the first use of GM process for magnesium sheet metal. GM wants to expand its use of low-mass parts on vehicles around the world and will pursue licensing opportunities related to this novel technology. —on Lauckner, GM chief technology officer and vice president of Global Research & Development.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 17, 2017

billion announced in 2016 and more than $21 billion GM has invested in its US operations since 2009. economy over that period. At the same time, GM reduced more than 15,000 positions outside the US, bringing most of those jobs to America. GM has also been facilitating its supplier base to do the same.

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Teslarati

NOVEMBER 10, 2021

metric tons of carbon dioxide per year, assuming the fuel economy of the cars is about 22.0 In the United States, GM, Ford, and Stellantis—Chrysler’s parent company—announced they would increase their electric and electrified vehicles sales by 40% to 50% by 2030. miles per gallon and it is driven ~11,500 miles per year.

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Green Car Reports

MAY 20, 2016

General Motors will compensate owners of three large crossover SUV models for misstated fuel economy on window stickers. Last week, GM issued a stop-sale order for the 2016 Buick Enclave, Chevrolet Traverse, and GMC Acadia. The EPA fuel-economy ratings on the window stickers for these models were found to be inaccurate.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 30, 2013

Prototype low-viscosity ionic liquid-additized engine oil demonstrated a 2% improved fuel economy compared to Mobil 1 5W-30 engine oil (3.93% over the 20W-30 baseline oil) in standard fuel efficiency engine dynamometer tests. The prototype oil also successfully passed a 100-hour high-temperature, high-load engine dynamometer test.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 18, 2012

GM is applying a new advanced valvetrain technology on the Ecotec 2.5L GM estimates the fuel savings at up to one mile per gallon, according to Mike Anderson, GM global chief engineer for Ecotec engines. It is the first of its kind for low-friction roller-type finger-follower valvetrains in gasoline engines, GM says.

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