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Redwood Materials partners with General Motors 

Teslarati

Redwood Materials is partnering with General Motors to recycle the legacy automaker’s production scraps from its Ohio and Tennessee plants. link] — Redwood Materials (@RedwoodMat) May 23, 2024 General Motors has an Ultium battery factory in Ohio and Tennessee. billion battery plant in South Carolina.

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Volvo adopts Tesla’s NACS Connector for EVs

Teslarati

Volvo said today that it would adopt Tesla’s North American Charging Standard (NACS), opting to use the connector for its electric vehicles. The announcement makes Volvo the latest major automaker to adopt Tesla’s charging connector. Soon thereafter, General Motors made the decision to adopt NACS, with Rivian following.

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GM, Volvo: EVs won't cost more than gas vehicles by 2025

Green Car Reports

For mass adoption to succeed, EVs will need to sell at prices comparable to internal-combustion cars while still generating profits for their manufacturers. Despite recent supply-chain issues causing a backslide in battery affordability, General Motors and Volvo now predict that will happen by mid-decade.

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Volvo joins Ford, GM, and Rivian in adopting Tesla’s NACS charging standard

Electric Cars Report

Volvo Cars announced today it will join Ford, General Motors and Rivian Automotive in adopting Tesla’s North American Charging Standard (NACS).

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Navigant: Daimler, Audi, BMW, and General Motors currently leading development of autonomous vehicle market

Green Car Congress

In a new Leaderboard Report, Navigant Research ranks Daimler, Audi, BMW, and General Motors (GM) as leading the autonomous vehicle OEM market in terms of strategy and execution. General Motors. Navigant’s top 10 OEMs for autonomous vehicle technology are: Daimler. Volkswagen.

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General Motors Kicks Off National Electric Vehicle Training Tour For First Responders

Green Car Congress

Using a pre-production example of the Chevrolet Volt as a teaching tool, General Motors launched a nationwide electric vehicle training tour and outreach project for emergency personnel this week at the 2010 Fire-Rescue International Conference in Chicago. A Chicago Fire Department firefighter using a hydraulic. Click to enlarge.

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Kia EV9 and Volvo EX30: Are they 2024’s most important EVs?

Charged EVs

Still, the 2025 Kia EV9 and 2025 Volvo EX30 stand out as particularly important EVs for 2024. We fully expected to have one or two contenders from General Motors’ ambitious lineup of Ultium-based vehicles contending for the Most Important title. kilowatt-hour battery powering a single 160-kilowatt (215-horsepower) motor.

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