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GM achieves perfect scores on climate change data disclosure and performance in CDP report

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Specifically, GM scored a 100 A this year, up from 100 A- last year. Featured in the CDP S&P 500 Climate Change Report 2014 , GM ranks among the world’s largest companies acting in response to a changing climate. Our customers expect us to help mitigate, if not eliminate, issues such as congestion and pollution.

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GM eliminates solvent from suppliers’ paint process with new flame-treatment technology

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GM is committed to reducing emissions throughout its manufacturing operations and supply chain, so it manages traditional solvents through recycling, conversion to energy and superheating the gases to break them down. Flame treatment of components has for years always been troublesome in a high-volume production environment.

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Latest EPA automotive trend report shows MY 2017 fleet fuel economy of 24.9 mpg; new record

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FCA had the highest new vehicle average CO 2 emissions and lowest fuel economy of the large manufacturers, followed by GM and Ford. Mazda and Hyundai had the second and third lowest CO 2 emissions, respectively. Changes in estimated Real-World Fuel Economy and CO 2 for Large Manufacturers, 2012-2017. Source: EPA. Background.

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DOE awards $3.6M to High Performance Computing projects in manufacturing, materials and mobility

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General Motors LLC (GM) - GM will partner with Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) to develop residual stress models for laser-welded dissimilar joints (HSLA/CE steel) for car light-weighting in a project titled “Simulation Tools for Characterizing Stress Distribution in Laser Welded Dissimilar Joints.”. Praxair Inc.,

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Electric Car Watch #8: Chinese EV less than 5 Lakhs | Lesson for Indian Car Makers

Plug In India

Video: Chinese EV less than 5 lakhs | Lesson for Indian car makers The car is called the Wuling Mini EV made by two large Chinese car makers SAIC (the company that owns MG Motors), Wuling and the American Giant GM. I have no idea how GM got into this JV! But I would say this is the best pro EV move I have seen GM make.

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China Plucky Plug In

Plug In Partners

for years, if ever, it would be the first plug-in to be commercially available—allowing BYD to steal a march on General Motors ( GM ), which is expecting to launch the Chevrolet Volt in 2010. WN : What about the argument that cars fueled by electricity from a coal-fired power plant ultimately are as polluting as cars using fossil fuels?

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Electrified Blondes in Convertibles For Everyone!

Creative Greenius

Right now the dock workers and the people who live near the ports are choking on the worst air pollution anywhere in the area. You’d think the batteries couldn’t even get you out of the driveway the way Rick Wagoner at GM keeps making excuses and dragging his feet. The batteries work just fine. Imagine that.

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