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General Motors’ software & services executive steps down

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On Tuesday, March 12, General Motors’ (GM) Executive Vice President of Software and Services, Mike Abbott, will step down from his position due to health reasons. [I] Abbott’s work was aiding GM in ramping up electric vehicle production and subscription services.

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Cirba Solutions and General Motors extend collaboration on EV battery recycling

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Cirba Solutions (previously Retriev Solutions, LLC) has extended a prior agreement with General Motors (GM) to recycle electric vehicle (EV) lithium-ion battery and cell scrap generated by manufacturing and research at select GM facilities through 2024.

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General Motors Bringing Back Plug-in Hybrids

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Despite previously having committed itself toward a future where it builds all-electric vehicles, General Motors has made plans to bring plug-in hybrids back to our market. General Motors already delivered the Chevrolet Bolt, with the model becoming one of the first affordable EVs offering real utility to customers.

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RMI launches “Virtual Power Plant Partnership” with support from General Motors & Ford

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Initial funding of the VP3 effort was made possible by General Motors and Google Nest. VP3 includes founding members Ford, General Motors, Google Nest, OhmConnect, Olivine, SPAN, SunPower, Sunrun, SwitchDin, and Virtual Peaker. To achieve this, VP3 will work to: Catalog, research, and communicate VPP benefits.

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Ultium Cells Delivers First Completed Battery Cells to General Motors

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The Ultium Cells plant in Spring Hill, Tennessee successfully shipped its first battery cells to its customer, General Motors. This milestone represents the culmination of two and a half years of work.

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General Motors to build Ultium electric drives in Ontario

Electric Cars Report

General Motors has announced that it plans to invest in its powertrain plant in St. Catharines, Ontario, in order to produce more than 400,000 new Ultium electric drive system units per year. The investment will also create around 500 jobs in the assembly of electric drive systems.

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General Motors Accelerates Rollout of Electric and Intelligent Connected Vehicles in China

Electric Cars Report

General Motors shared its progress toward its global vision of zero crashes, zero emissions and zero congestion at GM China Tech Day 2022 in Shanghai. It announced the plan to roll out more than 15 Ultium-based models in China by 2025, and reinforced its commitment to making electric vehicles more connected and intelligent.