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Urban Drive Cycle Testing shows a 26% mpg improvement on Ford Transits with XL Hybrids drive system

Green Car Congress

Conducted at an independent, EPA-certified chassis dynamometer testing lab, the test results mirror earlier EPA UDDS chassis dyno performance for Chevrolet and GMC 2500 Express and Savana vans equipped with XL Hybrids’ technology. The XL3 Hybrid System is compatible with all Transit wheelbases and roof heights and with both the 3.7

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GM to Debut Two-Mode Plug-in Hybrid Technology in New Buick Crossover in 2011; LG Chem to Supply the Li-ion Cells

Green Car Congress

—Susan Docherty, general manager of Buick-Pontiac-GMC. direct-injected V-6, and is expected to deliver 30 mpg or more on the highway. The lithium-ion battery can be fully recharged in four to five hours with a standard 110V household electrical outlet. Glimpse of the new crossover. Source: GM Click to enlarge.

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Perspective: A View Into the New GM

Green Car Congress

The morning session started out with an hour long press conference, the highlight being the unveiling of the Volt’s 230 mpg preliminary EPA city fuel economy finding ( earlier post ), as well as a tour showing selected elements from the studios of the four GM North American brands: Chevrolet, GMC, Buick and Cadillac. Click to enlarge.

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Update: Top 10 Electric Cars

Clean Fleet Report

It followed the new Volt with the all-electric 238-mile range Bolt before the Volt was unceremoniously dropped as the company shifted to full-electrics only with the introduction of the Ultium battery platform that will underpin the next generation of vehicles, led by the GMC Hummer EV pickup and Cadillac Lyric crossover.

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Proposed Changes to the Federal EV Tax Credit Passed by the House of Representatives

EV Adoption

The current tax credit has a base of $2,500 and is replaced with a new $4,000 base credit as long as the EV has a battery of at least 10 kWh and can be plugged in and recharged. It is like incentivizing automakers to produce ICE vehicles with larger gas tanks instead of a higher MPG rating. . $4,000 Base Tax Credit.