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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Green Car Congress

JUNE 5, 2018

On World Environment Day, General Motors mapped out its electrification path in China. The Cadillac CT6 Plug-In, Buick VELITE 5 extended-range electric vehicle and Baojun E100 electric vehicle are among the models that have already been launched in the domestic market.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 7, 2013

The Oak Ridge National Laboratory charging system will be co-developed and manufactured by Wytheville, Va.-based Other project partners include General Motors, Toyota, Duke Energy and Cisco. Earlier post.). based Evatran. The value of the subcontract for Clemson University is $1.52

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 13, 2009

General Motors Company is investing more than $230 million in four GM plants in the greater Flint, Michigan area to support the production of the fuel-efficient 2011 Chevrolet Cruze and Volt extended range electric vehicle. four-cylinder engine generator for the Volt and the 1.4L

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Baua Electric

APRIL 4, 2024

The American automaker sold 20,233 EVs in Q1 2024, topping rival General Motors with 16,425 electric cars delivered. Ford’s electric vehicle sales surged 86% in the first three months of the year, enough to secure second in the US EV market behind Tesla. Meanwhile, Ford said progress at its Tennessee EV plant is on track.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 29, 2021

AOI 1a: Next-generation Liquid Electrolytes for Li-ion Cells under Extreme Conditions. General Motors. Scalable Ultra Power-Dense Extended Range (SUPER) Inverter. Manufacturing Demonstration of a Large-scale, Multimaterial Vehicle Sub-system. Federal share. SUNY University @ Stony Brook. Cummins, Inc.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 27, 2010

Last month, General Motors announced similar apps for its Chevrolet Volt extended range electric vehicle (E-REV), to be available on iPhone, Android, and BlackBerry smartphone platforms. Earlier post.). —Jack Rosebro.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 16, 2017

At a press conference in Shanghai, General Motors Chairman and CEO Mary Barra said that the company will introduce at least 10 new energy vehicles (NEVs) in China. GM has been helping lead the development of China’s V2X application layer standard.

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Green Car Reports

JUNE 18, 2015

While all 2012 Fisker Karma extended-range electric luxury sedans were built in Finland, the company always intended to assemble cars in the U.S. Before its collapse and bankruptcy, Fisker had bought a former General Motors plant in Delaware.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 7, 2009

General Motors will invest $336 million in the Detroit-Hamtramck assembly plant to begin production of the Chevrolet Volt extended range electric vehicle in 2010. engine-generator from Flint. engine-generator from Flint. “We The Volt will be built on the existing assembly line at Detroit-Hamtramck.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 2, 2013

kWh battery pack in the new Cadillac ELR extended-range electric luxury coupe that goes on sale in North America in early 2014 ( earlier post ). Short cycle times, low capital costs and manufacturing flexibility through the use of automation are other advantages of ultrasonic welding. Batteries Manufacturing'

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 10, 2009

Ending what had extended into a longer-than-expected process of deliberation and negotiations, the Board of General Motors announced its support for a bid from the consortium of Magna International Inc. Tags: Market Background Vehicle Manufacturers.

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Cars That Think

MARCH 18, 2022

And in the last two weeks, one of the largest utility companies in the United States, Pacific Gas & Electric, announced plans to work with General Motors in experiments with their bidirectional charging technologies.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 28, 2011

General Motors today announced initiatives for customer satisfaction and outlined its steps in battery safety research to ensure ongoing confidence in the safety of Chevrolet Volt extended-range electric vehicle. Earlier post.) —Mary Barra.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 31, 2009

Among the highlights of the brief summaries was the conclusion that while the Chevy Volt extended range electric vehicle holds promise, “ it will likely be too expensive to be commercially successful in the short-term. ”. The Volt is an extended range electric vehicle—i.e.,

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 25, 2011

General Motors and LG Group will jointly design and engineer future electric vehicles, expanding a relationship built on LG’s work as the battery cell supplier for the Chevrolet Volt and Opel Ampera extended-range EVs.

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All Cars Electric

NOVEMBER 30, 2010

At an event at General Motors’ Detroit Hamtramck facility which was streamed live on the Internet, everyone from government officials and GM board members down to the factory workers responsible for manufacturing the extended range electric car came together to celebrate the first production.

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Revenge of the Electric Car

FEBRUARY 26, 2010

. ‘Starting Wednesday, the 2010 Roadster, which competes against exotic sport cars like the Porsche 911, will be available on a three-year, 30,000-mile lease based on the manufacturer’s price of $111,005, Tesla said. lease based on the manufacturer’s price of $111,005, Tesla said. other manufacturers before 2011.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 3, 2009

General Motors is working with communities such as San Francisco to develop a plan of action to establish the supporting technical and policy infrastructure required for broad commercialization of plug-in electric vehicles such as the upcoming Chevrolet Volt. GM described its approach at the Washington Auto Show. Earlier post.).

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Baua Electric

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

Here’s a list of 20 electric car startups, along with brief explanations of their products: Tesla (United States): Product: Tesla is a leading electric car manufacturer known for its high-performance electric vehicles, including the Model S, Model 3, Model X, and Model Y.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 1, 2009

General Motors Corp. GM Manufacturing Plans. Close the gap in active worker labor costs compared with transplant auto manufacturers. Tags: Market Background Policy Vehicle Manufacturers. Plant Status / Timing (or sooner). Orion, Mich. Standby: Sep 2009. Pontiac, Mich. Close: Oct 2009. Spring Hill, Tenn.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 27, 2009

General Motors presented an updated Viability Plan that accelerates and deepens the cuts in US brands and nameplates, dealers, manufacturing operations and employees intended to enable GM North America to breakeven (on an adjusted EBIT basis) at a US total industry sales volume of approximately 10 million vehicles.

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Green Cars News

AUGUST 6, 2009

It will use the same technology that will debut in the Chevrolet Volt extended range vehicle in late 2010. This is how it differs from the Voltec technology, because the Volt can travel for up to 40 miles with electric-only propulsion and has an overall range of more than 300 miles thanks to its flex-fuel generator.

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Plug In Partners

OCTOBER 8, 2008

But our goal was to see them manufacturered and in the show rooms. N ow, even as Volvo , Mitsubushi , and Volkswagen join the list of PHEV development announcements of most major automotive manufacturers, an important milestone is reached. It’s creating a new vehicle called an extended-range electric vehicle."

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 5, 2009

These projects, selected through a highly competitive process by the Department of Energy (DOE), are intended to accelerate the development of US manufacturing capacity for batteries and electric drive components as well as the deployment of electric drive vehicles. General Motors Corporation. DOE Award ($mil.). Technology.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 14, 2009

General Motors Company will invest $43 million in Brownstown Township, Mich. to manufacture lithium-ion battery packs for the Chevrolet Volt and other extended-range electric vehicles. The previously announced plant is the first lithium-ion battery manufacturing plant in the US operated by a major automaker.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 12, 2015

Chevrolet unveiled the second-generation Volt extended range EV at the North American International Auto Show. 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.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 16, 2009

Chryslers first electric car, set to be introduced late next year around the same time as General Motors Chevrolet Volt, will be a sports car with a zero-to-60 time of under five seconds and a top speed of 120 miles per hour. Pricing for the Circuit has not been announced but will likely undercut the Tesla.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 30, 2009

NewsVine StumbleUpon Mixx Text Size By Keith Johnson General Motors wont just keep pouring money into the Chevy Volt, its all-electric carthe Volt is shaping up as a key part of the U.S. Buzz facebook MySpace LinkedIn Digg del.icio.us automakers bid for survival. Will the government agree? .

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Revenge of the Electric Car

FEBRUARY 23, 2010

Tesla Motors. General Motors. GM calls the Volt an extended-range electric vehicle, or EREV. It is powered by a battery pack that when fully charged has a range of up to 40 miles; it also has a small gas engine that turns a generator that charges the battery once it is depleted. Fisker Automotive.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 21, 2009

General Motors Chevy Volt series PHEV, which it calls "extended range electric vehicle" (EREV), part of "E-Flex" multi-fuel platform. 2010 Prius designed to be manufactured with NiMH or Lithium batteries. 10/31/07 [General Motors Corp. Shifted earlier focus to all-electric Focus in 2011 with Magna.

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