Green Car Congress

APRIL 6, 2010

General Motors will expand use of “enhanced smart pedal” technology globally to all passenger cars with automatic transmissions and electronic throttle control, including hybrids and the Volt. The brake override algorithm works with the hybrid controller and pulls out electric motor command to reduce the torque from the battery.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 17, 2010

General Motors Co. will spend $483 million and add 483 jobs building current- and next-generation Ecotec four-cylinder engines at its powertrain complex here, assuming successful incentive negotiations with local and state officials, GM North America President Mark Reuss said. Tags: Brief. The Ecotec 2.0L The Ecotec 2.4L

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Green Car Congress

JULY 23, 2010

General Motors Co. will introduce HFO-1234yf air-conditioning refrigerant in 2013 Chevrolet, Buick, GMC and Cadillac models in the US. GM says that the use of HFO-1234yf will help GM vehicles significantly exceed their targets under the new regulations. Tags: Climate Change Emissions Vehicle Systems.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 18, 2010

General Motors will invest more than $494 million in three US plants to produce the next generation of its gasoline direct-injection Ecotec engines. GM will release specifics about the engine capabilities as well as product applications at a later date. Tags: Brief. The current Ecotec 2.4L displacements.

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The Truth About Cars

APRIL 24, 2023

The Hummer EV has a sky-high price tag and wait times that extend to two years for some people. Despite that, and the fact that production isn’t rolling at blazing speed, GMC’s pushing forward with model year updates for 2023, including more range for the pickup and SUV variants.& & [Image: GMC] Become a& TTAC insider.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 6, 2009

The 8 kWh battery pack for the new 2011 Buick PHEV crossover vehicle is prepared for testing at the General Motors Tech Center in Warren, Michigan. Photo by Jeffrey Sauger for GM) Click to enlarge. The new five-passenger crossover will build on the success GM has had with the Buick Enclave. Source: GM Click to enlarge.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 1, 2010

General Motors of Canada will invest $245 million in the St. The plant will supply transmissions to both the CAMI Assembly plant in Ingersoll and the Oshawa Assembly Plant for the Chevrolet Equinox, GMC Terrain and Buick Regal. The new transmission is based on the proven design of GM’s current Hydra-matic 6T40/45 transmission.

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Green Cars News

JULY 24, 2010

General Motors will hope to boost the environmental performance of models across all its brands – including Chevrolet, Buick, GMC and Cadillac – with a new air conditioning refrigerant. The HFO-1234yf refrigerant, supplied by Honeywell, breaks down in the atmosphere faster than the refrigerant currently used – R-134a.

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Green Cars News

MAY 18, 2010

Compressed natural gas (CNG) and liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) could be the key components as General Motors attempts to gain new customers for its full-size van fleets. The manufacturer will offer both CNG and LPG versions of the Chevrolet Express and GMC Savana to fleet and commercial customers starting later this year.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 30, 2009

On 11 August, GM invited approximately 75 journalists and auto analysts to spend a day learning about the new GM. The day was split between a morning session at the GM tech center in Warren and an afternoon session at the GM proving grounds in Milford, MI. GM’s identify in the US starts with its four core brands.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 1, 2009

General Motors Corp. reached agreements with the US Treasury and the governments of Canada and Ontario for the creation of a smaller, self-sustaining “New GM”. Pending approvals, the New GM is expected to launch in about 60 to 90 days as a separate and independent company from the current GM. GM Manufacturing Plans.

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Green Cars News

AUGUST 18, 2010

As it furthers its commitment to green technology, General Motors (GM) has poured a whopping $20million into its Bay City, Michigan, powertrain operations. The engine is GM’s highest volume and most advanced four cylinder programme – it already features in [.].

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Green Cars News

JULY 11, 2009

Some good news at last for the battered and bruised automotive industry in North America where the new, downsized General Motors Company emerged from bankruptcy yesterday. The company has been created from the old GM’s strongest operations and is built on four core brands: Chevrolet, Cadillac, Buick and GMC.

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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

APRIL 27, 2009

As it bids to break even at a US total industry sales volume of approximately 10 million vehicles, General Motors has updated its Viability Plan which will deepen the cuts in its operations. If the bond exchange fails, it will result in GM entering bankruptcy.

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Green Cars News

APRIL 6, 2010

General Motors’ hybrid cars, including the Chevrolet Volt, will soon benefit from an enhanced smart pedal technology. Known as brake override, it modifies existing electronic controls in an effort to reduce the power to the engine when the brake and accelerator are depressed at the same time. In the case of electric and hybrid cars, the [.].

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Green Cars News

SEPTEMBER 8, 2009

The beleaguered automotive industry in the United States has taken its fair share of knocks over the last 12 months but none were more shocking than when one of the oldest and most well-respected brands in motoring – General Motors (GM) – slipped into bankruptcy earlier this year. How GM hopes to recover.

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Green Cars News

JUNE 2, 2009

After months of speculation about its future, General Motors Corporation has reached agreements with the US Treasury and the governments of Canada and Ontario for the creation of a new smaller and self-sustaining GM. The New GM is expected to launch in 60-90 days as a separate and independent company from the existing General Motors.

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Green Cars News

MAY 7, 2009

In an online blog, General Motors’ (GM) vice chairman Tom Stephens stated that the company will apply plug-in hybrid technology to one of its four core brands followings its’ restructuring. The company will be divided into Chevrolet, Cadillac, GMC and Buick following the decision to close Pontiac and sell Saturn.

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Clean Fleet Report

OCTOBER 21, 2021

The only upgrade is the Plaid version that features even faster acceleration from three motors, producing sub-two second 0-60 runs. Chevrolet Bolt/Bolt EUV – Waiting for more GM EVs. General Motors has done something remarkable, enough so that we were tempted to jump them up to the top of this chart until they stumbled recently.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 4, 2009

General Motors. GM dealers delivered 189,443 total vehicles in July, a 19.4% Large pickup retail sales began to recover in July with a 16% increase compared with June, driving total GM truck retail sales improvements of 12% when compared with the prior month. GMC sales increased 8%, led by Sierra, Canyon and Yukon XL.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 10, 2009

The new, downsized General Motors Company emerged from bankruptcy Friday morning. Created from the old GM’s strongest operations in an asset sale approved by the Federal bankruptcy court on 5 July ( earlier post ), the new GM is built on four core brands: Chevrolet, Cadillac, Buick and GMC. The old GM: 10%.

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EV Central

NOVEMBER 25, 2022

Alpha Ace Coupe – imagine a full-sized Aussie Racing Car but with an electric motor instead of a bike engine. Aston Martin Valhalla – AMG V8 engine heavily tweaked by Aston Martin topped off with two electric motors. litre four-cylinder teamed to an electric motor to make a 180kW PHEV good for up to 55km on electricity.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 3, 2009

General Motors. Despite the public speculation on a bankruptcy outcome for GM during the month of May, GM outpaced the performance of the overall market by posting 190,881 light-duty vehicle sales, a decrease of 29% by volume. A total of 1,739 GM hybrid vehicles were delivered in the month, a 39% increase compared to May 2008.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 16, 2009

Other Delphi products highlighted in the SPE awards included: A plastic post-isolation for automotive HVAC blower motor on the Chevrolet Camaro that was a grand prize finalist and category winner in the Body Interior category. Delphi’s award winning ultra-light radio. Click to enlarge. Delphi produces more than 1.5

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Charged EVs

MAY 19, 2021

However, its parent company seems likely to devote at least as much marketing to the GMC Hummer EV coming late this year [and the Cadillac Lyriq that will follow early in 2022] as to the much smaller, much less noticeable and glamorous tall hatchback—regardless of its 250-mile projected range rating. New role: value pricing.

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