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Chevrolet Equinox EV and GM Electrified Pickups Delayed

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Following news that production of the Chevrolet Silverado EV would be delayed, General Motors has announced that the Chevy Equinox EV would likewise be arriving behind schedule. However that does not preclude the automaker from blaming the strike later on, nor union action from impacting the company’s decisions in general.

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GM Highlights Engineering Advances With Second-Generation Fuel Cell System and Fifth-Generation Stack; Poised for Production Around 2015

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GM’s second-generation fuel-cell system (engineer included for scale.) When you see the cell itself, you go from these composite carbon cell plates that are more difficult to manufacture and maybe less robust in terms of assembly damage. Top ) Cell from the fourth-generation stack in the Equinox. Click to enlarge.

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Japanese carmakers still ‘most sustainable’

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A focus on tailpipe CO2 emissions has distracted away from the impact of car production, suggests Professor Frank Figge who co-authored the ‘Sustainable Value in Automobile Manufacturing’ study. Never before has it been as important for car manufacturers to employ their economic, environmental and social resources wisely – and efficiently.

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Will Obama’s billions jumpstart the electric car? The Green Piece

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per cent, has received 11 grants worth a total of $1.36billion to develop new kinds of batteries and electric car technologies, as well as to build the factories where they will be manufactured. America’s top car manufacturers have reaped the rewards too. Faye Sunderland.

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