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General Motors China ATC and PATAC award for development of magnesium-intensive decklid highlights focus on lightweight materials

Green Car Congress

The Material Technology Innovation Award was presented in Shanghai during the 2013 China Automobile & Parts Industry Development & Innovation Awards sponsored by Automobile & Parts magazine, the Shanghai Overseas Exchange Association and the Tongji University Automotive Studies School.

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Tesla’s Rebecca Tinucci makes it to TIME 100 Climate list for 2023

Teslarati

Tesla’s NACS saw a wave of adoption this year, with veteran automakers like Ford and General Motors (GM) announcing that they would be embracing the charging standard on their upcoming vehicles. This does not mean to say that TIME Magazine has a tendency to ignore Tesla executives, however.

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Abandoned History: Oldsmobile's Guidestar Navigation System and Other Cartography (Part I)

The Truth About Cars

General Motors held an early interest in automotive navigation systems, and its Research Laboratories division worked on its first in-car system back in 1966. & GM went as far as to publish ads for the system in magazines as late as September of 1967. Images: General Motors] Become a TTAC insider.

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Five Active Safety Features for New GM Model Cars

Green Fleet Magazine

General Motors reveals the newest safety additions to their cars.

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Honda to Adopt North American Charging Standard for its EVs

Green Fleet Magazine

Honda is the latest automaker participating in a common EV industry trend, joining Nissan, Polestar, Ford, General Motors, and Volvo in adopting the NACS this year.

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Blink Charging Celebrates Women in the Electric Vehicle Industry

Blink Charging

Chelsea Sexton Chelsea Sexton, the co-founder of EV advocacy group Plug In America , has been involved with EVs since the 1990s when General Motors was developing their first modern EV. The group’s membership includes individuals from the U.S., Japan, Canada, Costa Rica, Denmark, and various other countries.

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GM's 200-Mile Electric Car, Hydrogen Stations, Math Is Hard: Today's Car News

Green Car Reports

Today on Green Car Reports, we correct the math in Forbes magazine, GM says it wants to build a Tesla competitor, and Jewish holidays cause clean air. General Motors says it''s developing a $30,000 electric car with 200 miles of range; sounds like Tesla competition to us. All this and more on Green Car Reports. They didn''t say.

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