Green Car Congress

AUGUST 2, 2013

kWh battery pack in the new Cadillac ELR extended-range electric luxury coupe that goes on sale in North America in early 2014 ( earlier post ). The battery-specific welding process is a result of collaboration among GM’s Manufacturing Systems Research Lab, Advanced Propulsion Center, and Brownstown Battery Assembly plant near Detroit.

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Plugs and Cars

FEBRUARY 2, 2009

The surprise appearance at the Detroit Auto Show last month of an electric Focus may be evidence of a new day (again) at Ford. If Team Obama is convinced it's more important for Detroit to just sell cars, than sell the right cars, we could lose yet another decade. All eyes are fixed on 2011. We were modeling $12 a gallon.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 8, 2010

Despite this cost challenge, however, the report projects steady growth for hybrid and electric cars—including mild- and full-hybrids; plug-in hybrids; extended range electric vehicles; and fully electric vehicles. Xavier Mosquet, Detroit-based leader of BCG’s global automotive practice and a coauthor of the study. Source: BCG.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 3, 2017

In separate presentations at the 2017 SAE High Efficiency IC Engine Symposium in Detroit, R&D executives from GM and Ford each stressed the importance of improved, advanced fuels—among other technology developments—for their future engine efficiency gains and for long-term CO 2 emissions goals. Click to enlarge.

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Clean Fleet Report

APRIL 8, 2023

If you have an electric vehicle, vacations may include more planning, but the extended ranges available from many new EVs and an expanding charging infrastructure are making trips like these easier to take. and Detroit is where it all began for the automotive industry. The Midwest is the heart of the U.S.,

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 23, 2015

The second-generation “Voltec” extended range electric powertrain applied in the MY2016 Chevy Volt ( earlier post ) marks a significant evolution in the electric drive technology platform from its first-generation origins. liter range extender engine. Typical mode selection during extended range operation.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 19, 2015

The CT6 PHEV may come subsequently to the US, according to Cadillac spokesman Dave Caldwell as quoted in the Detroit News. By comparison, in the GM taxonomy the Cadillac ELR and its cousin the Chevy Volt are extended-range electric vehicles with all-electric drive, augmented by a range-assisting engine. Earlier post.).

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 3, 2009

GM currently has more than 30 prototype Volt extended range electric vehicles undergoing testing at GM’s Proving Ground in Milford, Mich. Last month at the North American International Auto Show in Detroit, GM announced it will manufacture the Volt battery packs in the United States. San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom.

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Revenge of the Electric Car

OCTOBER 23, 2008

MIT spinoff A123 was a personal favorite, also Germany’s Continental was in the running, but it was LG Chem subsidiary and Detroit based Compact Power, Inc. I really don’t think the industry understands just how popular these cars are going to be. that got the nod. I wouldn’t worry about the two that lost out though.

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Plug In Partners

JULY 20, 2006

Toyota's revelation Tuesday that it will develop a new " plug-in hybrid" - which uses a wall socket at night to charge and relies on an electric motor to go many miles before sipping any gasoline - could presage a major shift in automotive technology , some industry analysts say.

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Green Cars News

AUGUST 11, 2009

The Raser plug-in Hummer SUV was introduced at the SAE World Congress in Detroit, Michigan in April. “We will be working now to implement this powertrain in as many trucks and SUVs as possible for both fleet and consumer use,” West added. It then went on a coast to coast tour, stopping at the New York Stock Exchange, U.S.

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Green Cars News

NOVEMBER 10, 2009

According to reports in the Detroit News , General Motors has decided to produce the Cadillac Converj, which will be an extended range electric vehicle derived from the Voltec platform. The concept car originally made its debut earlier this year at the North American International Auto Show.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 21, 2009

The auto industry is now gearing up to hash out those standards at the SAE conference in Detroit next week — and GM has a major stake in getting them out swiftly.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 16, 2009

That would be the Dodge Circuit, a car that Chrysler unveiled at the 2009 Detroit Auto Show in January and which is now prominently displayed at the New York Auto Show. Further out, a Fiat-based extended range electric compact SUV - which will also be offered as a gasoline-powered vehicle - is planned for early 2012.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 28, 2009

It is probably possible to make a 20k electric smart that outperforms most other cars on the road in everything except range and top speed. The automotive industry is still trying to make electric cars as expensive and inefficient as they possibly can, and its a tough deal because the electronics industry is going the other way.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 21, 2009

General Motors Chevy Volt series PHEV, which it calls "extended range electric vehicle" (EREV), part of "E-Flex" multi-fuel platform. The utility.will get a Ford plug-in hybrid vehicle by the end of this year and as many as 20 by some time in 2009 to test their durability, range and impact on the power grid, said Susan M.

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