Green Car Congress

APRIL 21, 2010

General Motors Company Chairman and CEO Ed Whitacre announced that GM has made its final payment of $5.8 billion to the US Treasury and Export Development Canada, paying back its government loans in full, ahead of schedule. GM also announced an investment of $257 million at its Fairfax, Kansas, and Detroit Hamtramck assembly centers.

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Teslarati

AUGUST 21, 2021

.” The Bolt EV was issued its third recall in a year on Friday, following one in late July and another from November 2020 as defective battery cells were causing some builds of the vehicle to catch fire. GM’s Q2 2021 Earnings Call stated that it had spent $1.3 2019 Chevy Bolt EV (Credit: Chevrolet).

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Teslarati

SEPTEMBER 21, 2021

During the July recall, the second related to battery problems, GM announced that “the simultaneous presence of two rare manufacturing defects in the same battery cell” caused an increased risk of battery fires. The recalls set GM back around $1.8 Now, GM has announced that production has resumed for Bolt EV batteries.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 1, 2009

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. Orion, Mich.

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EV Connect

AUGUST 22, 2022

With strong policy support and aggressive climate initiatives , prioritizing plug-in hybrids and fully electric vehicles makes more sense for auto dealers than ever. Despite the need, though, many auto dealers are hesitant to take on the significant cost of adding EV charging stations to their dealerships. and Canada.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 1, 2011

Fuel standards in Europe, Japan and Canada that will require widespread adoption of electrics. In November General Electric put in a pre-order for 12,000 GM electric cars, and said it planned to buy 25,000 EVs from all manufacturers by 2015 for its corporate fleet. There is pressure to make European standards even more aggressive.

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Electric Auto Association

NOVEMBER 1, 2022

Later, in graduate school at Virginia Tech, he became part of a group of engineers who visited local schools to help enhance the STEM curriculum with hands-on building of solar electric and small motor project activities. “We Smith had introduced LEVs at DiscoverE programs in Central North Carolina middle and high schools. And now worldwide!

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 19, 2009

CPI) shortly after GM selected CPI and its parent LG Chem as the provider for the Li-ion batteries for the Extended Range Electric Vehicle (E-REV) Chevy Volt. (GM GM plans to handle module and pack assembly itself, earlier post.) The cells for the CPI-produced packs and cells to go directly to GM will come from Korea.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 10, 2009

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 four brands will offer a total of 34 nameplates by 2010, compared to old GM’s total of 48 in 2008 and 63 in 2004.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

JANUARY 15, 2009

FordFestiva : Brian has a new project going GM/SaturnEV-1 : EV1 owner GM/SaturnEV-1 : Dave and Jeans Chronicles. GM/SaturnEV-1 : Join Kris Trexler on his "ChargeAcross America" GM/SaturnEV-1 : Peter Ohlers new EV. So You want To Build an ElectricCar: Where to begin. Ford Fiesta :Interesting English conversion.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 18, 2014

This includes hot testing in Death Valley, cold testing in Yellowknife, Canada, steep grade hill climbs in San Francisco and high altitude trips in Colorado. Building a convenient refueling infrastructure. Our dealers were apprehensive but trusted our vision and instincts. Complimentary hydrogen fuel for up to three years.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 21, 2009

GM has announced plans for public sales in 2010, and almost every carmaker now says it will sell PHEVs or highway-speed battery electric vehicles (BEVs) sometime after 2010. Establishing dealer network. When Lutz first proposed creating an electric car in 2003, the idea "bombed" inside GM, he says. "I Batteries not ready.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 21, 2009

’s vice chairman of product development, Robert Lutz, reportedly told Volt enthusiasts at the Web site GM-Volt.com. “We and Segway Unveil … Something Previous post Report Says Cap-and-Trade Is a Must for Canada’s Economic Survival Next post From War Bonds to Environment Bonds From 1 to 25 of 29 Comments 1 2 Next » 1.

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Cars That Think

OCTOBER 26, 2021

if it happens, may throw a lot of government money at building even more and faster. They may never become law, but if they do, they would build more charging stations. It might be 50 percent if you compare it to the absolute base stripped-down RAV4 that no dealer actually has. GM has plans—for an electric Hummer of all things.

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Cars That Think

OCTOBER 26, 2021

if it happens, may throw a lot of government money at building even more and faster. They may never become law, but if they do, they would build more charging stations. It might be 50 percent if you compare it to the absolute base stripped-down RAV4 that no dealer actually has. GM has plans—for an electric Hummer of all things.

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Cars That Think

APRIL 6, 2023

The company hasn’t cited exact numbers of how many DC chargers it hopes to open, but 7-Eleven operates about 9,400 stores in the United States, and nearly 600 more in Canada. Subway These new networks look to backstop President Biden’s plan to build 500,000 new EV chargers by 2030, up from around 130,000 today. 90 percent of the U.S.

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EV Adoption

MARCH 31, 2021

4 that will be arriving at dealers soon. It’s built by SGMW, a three-way joint venture of Shanghai Automotive, GM and Wuling Motors. The Quebec, Canada-based company plans to invest $300 million in its electrification efforts over the next five years to achieve this milestone. – March 30, original story via The Verge.

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EV Adoption

NOVEMBER 26, 2021

On Friday November 20 the House of Representatives passed the Build Back Better Act (BBBA) which means the bill is now off to the Senate where we can expect the possibility of many changes to the current proposed legislation. According to CNBC , Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer wants to pass the Build Back Better Act by Christmas.

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Charged EVs

SEPTEMBER 22, 2022

It also appears that auto dealers may be able to convert the credit into a cash-on-the-hood discount for their customers. The goals of the new law “cannot be achieved overnight,” but the legislation “will be part of the catalyst that helps us move forward,” said GM CEO Mary Barra during a recent appearance with President Biden.

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