The Truth About Cars

JUNE 25, 2025

The Celestiq is built to order at Cadillac’s new Artisan Center on the GM campus in Warren, Michigan. As a reminder, the Celestiq rides on General Motors’ Ultium platform. Buyers have access to a Cadillac concierge and designer to help gouge as much money… I mean, tastefully customize each car.

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The Truth About Cars

MARCH 24, 2025

GM Korea/Saehan Motors/Daewoo Motor Company was a GM partner beginning in the early 1970s, selling rebadged Opel Rekords and Holden Toranas at first. Rather than expand Geo to include South Korean cars, the high-rankers in Michigan decided that the Daewoo LeMans could be sold here as a Pontiac.

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The Truth About Cars

MARCH 21, 2025

General Motors decision to remove Android Auto and Apple CarPlay smartphone connectivity features from vehicles wasnt a popular one. The Michigan-based LaFontaine Chevrolet had an employee alleging that GM directly instructed the dealership to stop installing the White Automotive kits on vehicles.

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EV Central

APRIL 28, 2025

Publicly backed by Amazon’s Jeff Bezos, the beauty of the new Slate Auto made ute is the Michigan-based EV start-up will also sell you a kit to convert it into an SUV if your circumstances change. From launch, just one powertrain will be offered – a single electric motor that produces 150kW and 264Nm driving the rear wheels.

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Cars That Think

MARCH 7, 2025

Robot Studio ] at [ University of Michigan ] Hard to believe that RoMeLa has been developing humanoid robots for 20 (!) This paper presents an underactuated snake robot consisting of many passive links that can dynamically change its joint coupling configuration by repositioning motor-driven joint units along internal rack gears.

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Electrek

JULY 1, 2025

Ford is also developing its own LFP battery cell factory in Michigan , but this facilit y is significantly larger, with a planned production capacity of 35 GWh. Tesla currently has a capacity to produce 40 GWh of Megapacks annually at its factory in California. The company is also working on a new Megapack factory in Texas.

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The Truth About Cars

JUNE 13, 2025

TTAC contributors Matthew Guy and Matt Posky join me to discuss Ram, NASCAR, and the race at Michigan – Matt Posky was there. Find Guaranteed Fit Parts at eBay Motors Our guest this week is Autoline’s John MacElroy, who helps us figure out if we’ve reached peak auto. Finally, Matthew Guy and I go over bug-remover chemicals.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 9, 2023

Toyota Motor North America, Inc. As part of its evaluation process, the new Michigan battery lab will ensure that Toyota’s batteries meet North American customer requirements by confirming performance, quality and durability of automotive batteries made by Toyota.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 31, 2020

Ford Motor Company, in collaboration with GE Healthcare, will begin producing in Michigan the Airon pNeuton model A ventilator with the goal to produce 50,000 of the needed units within 100 days and up to 30,000 a month thereafter as needed.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 18, 2020

The Motor Gasoline Demand Estimation Module quantifies motor gasoline demands due to the changes in travel mobility. Under the optimistic infection scenario, the projected trend of motor gasoline demand will recover to about 95% of the non-pandemic gasoline level (almost fully recover) by late September 2020. —Ou et al.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 22, 2021

At the 2021 Mackinac Policy Conference, General Motors President Mark Reuss revealed GM’s group of three all-new motors that will power its Ultium-based EVs. Designed by GM, the 180kW front-drive motor, 255kW rear- and front-drive motor and 62kW all-wheel drive assist motor are part of Ultium Drive. Stator family.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 11, 2018

Bollinger Motors previewed the all-electric, all-wheel-drive B2 pickup truck. As Bollinger Motors moves through the final stages of the B1, the B2 Pickup became a natural addition to their upcoming vehicle suite of distinctively-designed EV trucks. —Bollinger Motors Founder Robert Bollinger. Earlier post.).

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 10, 2019

General Motors partnered with the University of Michigan Transportation Research Institute to understand the real-world effectiveness of some of its available active safety, driver assistance, and advanced headlighting features that may prevent or mitigate different types of crashes.

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Green Car Reports

MAY 9, 2022

Bollinger Motors’ lineup of commercial electric trucks has a contract manufacturer: Roush Industries. The companies announced Monday that Roush will assemble Bollinger’s lineup of Class 3 through Class 6 electric trucks at a scalable facility in Livonia, Michigan.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 4, 2023

Nel plans to build a new automated gigawatt electrolyzer manufacturing facility in Michigan. The announcement was made at the SelectUSA Investment Summit in Washington with Department of Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo, and the Governor of Michigan, Gretchen Whitmer.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 14, 2020

Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer announced an initiative to develop a first-of-its-kind corridor for connected and autonomous vehicles (CAV) designed to improve transportation for communities in Southeast Michigan. The announcement took place in front of Michigan Central Station which Ford purchased in 2018.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 17, 2021

The University of Michigan and Ford Motor Company are opening a new advanced robotics facility. U-M’s Ford Motor Company Robotics Building is a four-story, $75-million, 134,000-square-foot complex situated on the north campus. —Ken Washington, chief technology officer, Ford Motor Company.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 6, 2021

The State of Michigan is teaming up with Ford, Bedrock and Bosch to launch the nation’s first-of-its-kind, real-world test site for emerging parking technology, called the Detroit Smart Parking Lab. Information on innovation grants available to support projects utilizing DSPL can be found by visiting the Michigan Mobility Funding Platform.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 30, 2018

The Rivian vehicles feature up to 400+ miles in electric range, a wading depth of 1 meter, lockable storage bins that can fit the bulkiest of gear, and the performance and precise control of quad-motor AWD. The company has facilities in Plymouth, Michigan, San Jose, California, Irvine, California, and Normal, Illinois.

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Green Car Reports

DECEMBER 3, 2024

General Motors and LG Energy Solution dropped two noteworthy pieces of news Monday. In separate announcements, GM said it planned to sell its stake in a Michigan joint-venture battery factory to LG, while the companies also agreed to a continued technical partnership for development of prismatic cells.

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Green Car Reports

JANUARY 24, 2022

General Motors plans to invest $6.5 billion at two Michigan sites for EV assembly and battery production, Automotive News (subscription required) reported Friday.

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Green Car Reports

JUNE 17, 2022

General Motors is making sure the 2022 Chevrolet Bolt EV is priced at least as low as incoming 2023 versions. And Cadillac plans to make its Celestiq electric flagship in Michigan—by hand. A startup claims it can boost the BMW iX to 600 miles of range. This and more, here at Green Car Reports.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 18, 2021

General Motors has begun deliveries of its first next-generation electric vehicles, the GMC HUMMER EV Edition 1 Pickup and BrightDrop EV600 light commercial vehicle, both built on the Ultium Platform. The first 2022 GMC HUMMER EV Pickup Edition 1 exits Factory ZERO in Detroit and Hamtramck, Michigan. Photo courtesy of FedEx.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 17, 2021

billion in Michigan since 2016 and created and retained 7,000 jobs in the state. This truck and the Ford-UAW workers who are assembling it in Michigan have a chance to make history and lead the electric vehicle movement in America. —Bill Ford, executive chair, Ford Motor Company. Ford has invested $7.7

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Electrek

JANUARY 19, 2025

There is no state more associated with cars and car culture than Michigan and the state thats home to the Motor City has just taken a huge step into the future with the deployment of its first-ever all electric police vehicle.

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Electrek

DECEMBER 12, 2023

Infant electric truck brand Scout Motors is expanding its US footprint, announcing plans for a new “Innovation Center” in Michigan that will become home to its R&D, design, and engineering, creating hundreds of new jobs in the area.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 31, 2022

The Responsible Battery Coalition, in partnership with the University of Michigan Center for Sustainable Systems, launched a comprehensive research project to compare the total cost of ownership of gas and electric vehicles (EVs). Gregory Keoleian, Director of the Center for Sustainable Systems at the University of Michigan.

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Green Car Reports

NOVEMBER 11, 2022

Bollinger Motors will source battery packs for its commercial EVs from Michigan-based startup Our Next Energy (ONE), Bollinger announced Thursday in a press release.

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Green Car Reports

NOVEMBER 11, 2022

Bollinger Motors will source battery packs for its commercial EVs from Michigan-based startup Our Next Energy (ONE), Bollinger announced Thursday in a press release.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

Hyundai Motor North America (HMNA) and Hyundai America Technical Center, Inc., As one of Hyundai Motor Group’s (HMG) six centers focused on research and development (R&D), Hyundai America Technical Center, Inc. HATCI) was established in 1986 in Ann Arbor, Michigan. HATCI) opened their $51.4-million

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 13, 2022

billion loan to Ultium Cells LLC to help finance the construction of new lithium-ion battery cell manufacturing facilities in Ohio, Tennessee, and Michigan. The US Department of Energy (DOE), through its Loan Programs Office (LPO), announced the closing of a $2.5-billion

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 12, 2021

At a Washington Post Live virtual conference, General Motors President Mark Reuss provided more details about GM’s next-generation Ultium lithium metal battery and announced a joint development agreement with lithium metal battery innovator SES (formerly known as SolidEnergy Systems) ( earlier post ). Photo by Steve Fecht for General Motors).

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 30, 2020

General Motors is resurrecting the HUMMER as an electric truck in the GMC family. The GMC HUMMER EV will be revealed on 20 May 2020 and built in Michigan at General Motors’ Detroit-Hamtramck assembly plant. General Motors recently announced a $2.2-billion Initial availability is slated for Fall 2021. Earlier post.).

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 1, 2020

General Motors Co. As part of that agreement, Nikola would utilize General Motors’ Ultium battery system and Hydrotec fuel cell technology, representing a key commercialization milestone for General Motors. The MoU replaces the previous agreement announced 8 September 2020. Earlier post.).

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 25, 2018

The co-operative research project along with Michigan Technological University and Phillips 66 signifies the importance in developing fuel and engine innovations that work together for optimal vehicle performance and leading fuel economy ratings. HATCI) was established in 1986 in Ann Arbor, Michigan.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 27, 2020

General Motors will invest $2.2 billion in Michigan to bring electric vehicles to market through investments at Orion assembly, GM battery lab in Warren, Brownstown and today’s announced direct investment in Detroit-Hamtramck. billion at its Detroit-Hamtramck assembly plant to produce a variety of all-electric trucks and SUVs.

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Teslarati

DECEMBER 4, 2023

After the state of Michigan pledged in 2021 to complete a wireless charging road by this year , Israeli startup Electreon has finished installing the EV charging road, according to a press release shared by the company last week. “We million investment from the Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT). Today, thanks to Gov.

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