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Green Car Congress
NOVEMBER 25, 2012
The GM/U Mich patent envisages using multiple free-piston engines (240A through 240D in the patent drawing). Click to enlarge.
Green Car Congress
OCTOBER 20, 2010
During the serial media launch events for the Chevrolet Volt, GM provided more detail (subsequent to the completion of related patent work) on the novel drive architecture applied in their first extended range electric vehicle to enhance the efficiency of both the battery electric and extended-range driving modes.
Green Car Congress
NOVEMBER 16, 2012
GM will focus its vehicle electrification strategy on eAssist-type systems and the plug. Source: Larry Nitz, GM. That’s not how GM is doing business today, ” she said. “ From January through October, Barra said, GM had sold more than 26,000 vehicles equipped with eAssist. Click to enlarge. —Mary Barra.
Green Car Congress
JANUARY 4, 2013
2012 US sales of plug-in vehicles by major OEMs. GM was the US sales leader among the major OEMs for plug-in vehicles in December, and for 2012. GM sold 2,633 units of the Volt extended range electric vehicle in December, up 72.2% For the year, GM posted sales of 23,461 Volts, up 205.8%
Green Car Congress
NOVEMBER 23, 2010
Elements of Raser’s current series plug-in hybrid (extended range electric vehicle) drive system. In July, Raser said that it had a backlog of more than 10,000 soft orders for plug-in fleet vehicles. In the HUMMER H3, the generator is driven by a GM Ecotec 2.0L Click to enlarge. Raser Technologies, Inc.
Green Car Congress
APRIL 22, 2010
GM’s Chevrolet unveiled the Volt MPV5 extended range electric vehicle concept at Auto China 2010. The five-passenger multi-purpose crossover concept demonstrates the potential of the Voltec propulsion system by utilizing the same extended range electric drive foundation as the Volt. Electrification in China.
Green Car Congress
JANUARY 31, 2011
Source: Roland Matthé, GM. Roland Matthé, GM technical manager for the Voltec battery system, provided an overview of GM’s views on the requirements and challenges for batteries specifically for extended range electric vehicles—i.e., Key metrics of electrified propulsion systems (GM).
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