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GM secures all energy needed to achieve renewable energy goal for 2025; 25 years ahead of target set in 2016

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General Motors has finalized energy sourcing agreements required to secure 100% of the energy needed to power all its US facilities by 2025. Sourcing renewable energy is a critical component of GM’s plans to decarbonize.

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National Research Council Report on Americas Energy Future Highlights Vehicle Efficiency Technologies, Conversion of Biomass and Coal-to-Liquids Fuels, and Electrifying the Light Duty Fleet with PHEVs, BEVs and FCVs

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Developing technologies for the conversion of biomass and coal-to-liquid fuels. By 2035, cellulosic ethanol and/or coal-and-biomass-to-liquid (CBTL) fuels with carbon capture and storage could replace about 15% of current fuel consumption in the transportation sector (1.7–2.5 emissions, according to the report. Intel Corp.,

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GM Has A Plan To Encourage Australians To Switch To Electric Vehicles

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General Motors may be having a bit of a challenge in Australia as it tries to convince its market there to make the switch to electric vehicles. The Brisbane Times notes that people are refusing to even sit in a Tesla that a coal-miner-turned-activist is using to help break down barriers around electric vehicles.

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UCS analysis finds Hyundai-Kia with best sales-weighted new vehicle environmental performance in US in 2013

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Despite this progress, UCS noted, Ford, General Motors, and Chrysler still have higher than average new fleet smog-forming and GHG emissions. Climate Change Coal Emissions Fuel Efficiency' UCS again assigned a score of 100 to the industry average, and index each automaker’s results to that average.

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GM applies three-wet paint process to Chevy Sonic; new paint shop uses 50% less process energy per vehicle

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General Motors is using a water-based “three-wet” paint process on the Chevy Sonic. It is also heated by natural and landfill gas, which results in less emissions than coal-fired boilers. The process, rising in use globally, eliminates the need for a primer bake oven, normally used between the primer and color-coating layers.

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DOE to Award $25M to Two Consortia for US-China Clean Energy Research with Combined Funding of $100M; Focus on EVs and Carbon Capture and Sequestration

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The University of Michigan’s award will advance technologies for clean vehicles, while West Virginia University will use its funding to focus on the next generation of coal technologies, including carbon capture and storage. The announcement of another $12.5 The consortium will focus on vehicle electrification.

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Next Volt Engine, Diesel MPG, GM History, Is Coal Dying? Today's Car News

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Today on Green Car Reports, we''ve got photos of the new--and rather nice-looking--2014 Mazda 3 sedan, news about the future of coal for generating electricity, and a look at General Motors repeating history with its newest hybrid. All this and more on Green Car Reports.

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