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  1. General Motors and General Automotive Topics
    Short: 15 years at Panasonic, 11 at Tesla, Vice President at Sila DETROIT – As GM accelerates toward its vision of an all-electric future, the company continues to invest in the infrastructure and attract world-class talent to make that a reality. In the latest move, GM has hired Kurt Kelty, a...
  2. General Motors and General Automotive Topics
    DETROIT — General Motors plans to spend $19 billion over roughly the next decade through a new supplier deal to source critical materials for use in electric vehicle batteries from LG Chem, the companies said Wednesday. The long-term supplier contract will see LG Chem supply GM with more than...
  3. General Motors and General Automotive Topics
    Maybe Toyota's electrification strategy was correct? GM South America is open to developing hybrids for South America. If they do, perhaps GM could bring them to the US? https://gmauthority.com/blog/2023/11/gm-south-america-open-to-investing-in-hybrid-tech/
  4. General Motors and General Automotive Topics
    PyroPhobic Systems Ltd., of Barrie, Ontario announced that its LithiumPrevent 200 fire resistant thermoplastic resin material has been selected for use in General Motors’ Ultium battery platform for electric vehicles. "PyroPhobic’s LithiumPrevent 200 material has unique intumescent properties...
  5. General Motors and General Automotive Topics
    Ultium Cells plans at least to triple its number of employees this year to more than 600 employees by the end of the year as it gets closer to the production launch in August. The joint venture between General Motors and South Korea’s LG Energy Solution to mass produce battery cells for...
  6. Electric Vehicle Batteries & Plug-In Charging
    General Motors Adopting New Super Energy-Dense Batteries (insideevs.com)
  7. General Motors and General Automotive Topics
    GM confirms it is looking at building a second battery factory beyond the one it is presently building in Ohio near its former Lordstown Assembly plant. “General Motors and LG Energy Solutions via the Ultium Cells LLC joint venture are exploring the feasibility of constructing a second...
  8. Electric Vehicle Batteries & Plug-In Charging
    General Motors will be the first automaker to use an almost completely wireless battery management system, or wBMS, for production electric vehicles. The wireless battery monitoring system will be standard on all planned GM vehicles powered by Ultium batteries. Up to 90% weight reduction =...
  9. General Motors and General Automotive Topics
    GM and LG Chem will invest up to a total of $2.3 billion through a new, equally owned joint venture. The JV will establish a battery cell assembly plant in northwest Ohio. Groundbreaking is expected to begin in the middle of next year. It will create 1,100 jobs. It will have a “more than 30...
  10. General Motors and General Automotive Topics
    General Motors' first electric pickup truck model will go on sale in the fall of 2021. General Motors understands truck buyers and... people who are new coming into the truck market," Chief Executive Officer Mary Barra said, speaking at an investor conference today...
  11. Chevy Volt News, Reviews & Events
    What do you guys think? https://www.autonews.com/marketing/volt-failure-hints-marketing-hurdle-ahead
  12. General Motors and General Automotive Topics
    Looks like GM's EV vehicle count just went from 20 to 22, haha. Two bikes (one folding), some say they will be part of the Maven ride sharing program as well. GM announced the e-bikes Friday along with a contest asking the public to name them for the chance to win $10,000. GM showed off an...
  13. Hybrid and Electric Vehicle Competitors
    When General Motors first deployed OnStar, it was a little more than an emergency services hotline. Drivers in need could tap a blue button on their rearview mirror and immediately get in contact with an operator. The system could also do this automatically in the event of a crash. OnStar later...
  14. Autonomous Vehicle Technology
    Navigant considers GM to be the driverless car leader due to both its software sophistication and its ability to mass produce the cars (and solid state LIDAR) at scale. A new report from the consulting firm Navigant ranks the 19 major players in the emerging driverless car industry. Navigant...
  15. General Motors and General Automotive Topics
    General Motors Co. on Tuesday posted record third-quarter earnings of $2.77 billion that more than doubled from a year ago, driven by its record North America performance and strongly beat analysts’ estimates. The strong performance puts the company on pace for a record year. The increase was...
  16. Chevy Volt News, Reviews & Events
    Chinese officials have reportedly waived the requirement for some electric vehicle makers to form joint ventures with Chinese companies before operating in that country. Previously, Beijing had hoped the joint venture requirement would give Chinese automakers access to foreign EV technology...
  17. General Motors and General Automotive Topics
    The RoboGlove originated in 2011 when General Motors worked with NASA to launch a humanoid robot into space. This technology has now been miniaturized and translated into the wearable RoboGlove. Its battery pack with microcontrollers and actuators clips to the wearer's belt. That's connected...
  18. General Motors and General Automotive Topics
    Cruise Automation, is a San Francisco-based startup making sensors that turn regular vehicles into ones that can drive themselves. The move is part of a big bet for GM in the driverless car industry as several of the major car manufacturers are now racing to implement this type of technology...
  19. New Member Introductions
    Hello all.. I am curious if others are having the same issues i am having? I purchased a 2012 Chevy Volt with 12k miles on it. It was a Certified Pre Owned car.. I traded in a toyota Sienna XLE with 349K miles on it.. That car i purchased used with 85K miles on it, and never had a single...
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