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GM & INRIX Safety View Software Available For City Planners

August 5, 2022 admin clean transport, gm, HEALTH, inrix

Credit to Author: Jennifer Sensiba| Date: Thu, 04 Aug 2022 19:50:48 +0000

Today, General Motors and INRIX Inc. revealed that their Safety View software is now accessible to transportation planners across the United States. GM says the cloud-based program gives transportation planners crucial insights based on crash, vehicle, vulnerable road user (VRU, or people walking and using micromobility), and US Census data to help them prioritize and […]

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Greenpeace Ranking: 5 Major Electric Vehicle Companies Say No to Deep Sea Mining

August 4, 2022 admin batteries, BMW, bmw group, clean transport, Electric vehicles, Energy Storage, ford, gm, green economy, greenpeace, greenpeace usa, lithium-ion batteries, Manufacturing, renault, research, rivian, tesla, Volkswagen, volvo, volvo cars

Credit to Author: Guest Contributor| Date: Thu, 04 Aug 2022 03:57:56 +0000

US Companies General Motors, Ford, and Tesla Lag Behind Global Peers Washington, DC — Greenpeace USA has unveiled its Race to the Top web application, which ranks eight major electric vehicle (EV) manufacturers on their public stance on deep sea mining. US automakers Ford, General Motors, and Tesla were at the bottom of the ranking, […]

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Sourcing Of Battery Materials Causes Rethink Of EV Incentives, CATL Pauses North America Plans

August 4, 2022 admin cars, catl, clean transport, electric cars, Electric vehicles, ev incentives, gm, inflation reduction act of 2022., Joe Manchin, policy & politics, rivian

Credit to Author: Steve Hanley| Date: Wed, 03 Aug 2022 19:50:12 +0000

EV incentives in the new Inflation Reduction Act are causing a lot of controversy on Capitol Hill with automakers asking for more time to meet materials sourcing requirements.

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LG Chem & General Motors Reach Agreement For Long-Term Supply Of Cathode Active Material To Support EV Growth

July 29, 2022 admin batteries, clean transport, cleantech news, Electric vehicles, general motors, gm, lg chem

Credit to Author: Jennifer Sensiba| Date: Fri, 29 Jul 2022 15:56:13 +0000

GM and LG Chem recently announced a binding agreement for the supply of Cathode Active Material (CAM). The deal will assist GM in meeting its increased EV production demands. CAM is a significant battery component made up of processed nickel, lithium, and other substances that account for around 40% of the cost of a battery […]

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General Motors & Livent Enter Long-Term Lithium Hydroxide Supply Agreement

July 28, 2022 admin batteries, clean transport, Electric vehicles, Energy Storage, gm, lithium, lithium hydroxide, livent

Credit to Author: Jennifer Sensiba| Date: Thu, 28 Jul 2022 21:50:50 +0000

GM and Livent announced today a multi-year sourcing agreement in which Livent will supply GM with battery-grade lithium hydroxide manufactured from lithium obtained at its brine-based sites in South America. Lithium hydroxide is important for GM’s plans to develop more powerful, longer-lasting electric vehicles. The batteries that will be powered by Livent’s lithium hydroxide will […]

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GM Launches New EV Education Website With Live Tours

July 27, 2022 admin cars, chevrolet, clean transport, electric cars, Electric vehicles, gm

Credit to Author: Jennifer Sensiba| Date: Wed, 27 Jul 2022 20:50:38 +0000

Not too long ago, I saw a terrible copypasta floating around about EVs. It looked at the prices of DC fast charging (which only takes about an hour at maximum for most vehicles), then multiplied that per-minute cost over 8 hours (because people charge while they sleep). They then took that 8-hour cost and divided […]

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GM’s OnStar: New, Simpler Logo, More Services Outside Of Cars

July 26, 2022 admin cars, clean transport, gm, HEALTH, motorcycles + scooters, onstar

Credit to Author: Jennifer Sensiba| Date: Tue, 26 Jul 2022 17:55:10 +0000

In a recent press release, GM’s OnStar company (a provider of emergency communications and other connected vehicle services) adopted a new, simpler logo and expanded their services beyond vehicles with two new services. “OnStar’s new identity and logo kicks off a new era for the brand and how we are innovating to make our promise […]

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Ford Needs To Bring Its Upcoming EV Crossovers To The US

July 25, 2022 admin clean transport, Electric vehicles, ford, gm, green economy

Credit to Author: Jennifer Sensiba| Date: Mon, 25 Jul 2022 11:00:56 +0000

In a recent post, we covered Ford’s announcement that it has secured enough of a battery supply to produce 600,000 EVs per year. While this is great news for the company and the EV transition, I’m seeing a problem for Ford. One of its biggest competitors is going to beat it to the punch in […]

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In AP Interview, GM’s Mary Barra Explains Her Strategy To Catch Tesla By 2025

July 20, 2022 admin clean transport, Electric vehicles, gm, Manufacturing, mary barra, tesla

Credit to Author: Jennifer Sensiba| Date: Tue, 19 Jul 2022 20:15:14 +0000

Now that we’re more than halfway through 2022, GM’s goal of catching up to Tesla for EV sales by 2025 seems like an impossible climb. Right now, GM still gets mocked on Tesla Twitter, especially with Joe Biden saying “Mary, you electrified the whole auto industry, you led…” in a time when GM still only […]

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Why I Don’t Think Chevy’s Blazer EV Is Really A Blazer

July 19, 2022 admin blazer, chevrolet, clean transport, Electric vehicles, gm

Credit to Author: Jennifer Sensiba| Date: Tue, 19 Jul 2022 19:15:11 +0000

On Monday, Chevrolet unveiled the 2023 Blazer EV. While it’s going to be a decent EV with good EV specs, and probably a good street vehicle, it’s not really a Blazer, and as a person who grew up riding and driving in Blazers, I will die on that hill. Before I smash these sour grapes, […]