Posts Tagged ‘general motors’

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    GM Partners with ABB to Use Volt Batteries for Backup Power
    Grid equipment supplier ABB and General Motors demonstrated on Tuesday an energy storage system that combines electric vehicle battery technology and a grid-tied electric power inverter. The two companies are building a prototype that could lead to Chevrolet Volt battery packs storing energy, including renewable wind and solar energy, and feeding it back to the grid. The...
    by at July 21st, 2011 at 02:07 am
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    Smart Grid to be Tested Using Chevrolet Volts
    General Motors and OnStar are launching the first real-world pilot of smart grid solutions for electric vehicles using hundreds of Chevrolet Volts leased by General Electric for its employees. Starting this quarter, hundreds of employees of regional utilities will drive leased Chevrolet Volts as their everyday vehicles and participate in the pilot. Automakers and utility...
    by at July 20th, 2011 at 07:07 am
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    GM Electric Motors Plant is First for Major U.S. Automaker
    GM’s electric motor plant near Baltimore will be the first by a major U.S. automaker dedicated to making the critical components for vehicle electrification when the plant opens in 2013. GM broke ground Tuesday for the previously announced addition to the complex housing its two-mode hybrid and Heavy Duty transmission operations. The electric motor plant results from...
    by at May 17th, 2011 at 02:05 pm
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    LG Chem Wins GM Supplier of the Year Award
    GM has named LG Chem, its provider of lithium-ion battery cells for the Chevrolet Volt, as the Supplier Corporation of the Year in the 19th annual Supplier of the Year awards. LG Chem is the first Korean company to win the top GM prize, which was first given in 1992. The Supplier of the Year awards recognizes the contributions of GM’s suppliers in 2010 as part of the...
    by at March 17th, 2011 at 10:03 am
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    GM to Hire 1,000 Engineers and Researchers for Electric Cars
    General Motors will hire 1,000 engineers and researchers in Michigan over the next two years to significantly expand its vehicle electrification expertise and lead in the development of electric vehicles from hybrids to electric vehicles with extended-range capability, like the Chevrolet Volt. The commitment by GM CEO Dan Akerson coincides with preparations for delivery...
    by at November 30th, 2010 at 11:11 am
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    GM to Establish Global Electric Vehicle Demo Fleet
    GM Vice President of Global Vehicle Engineering Karl Stracke announced that GM is establishing global electric vehicle demo fleet. Speaking at the “Electrification – Plugging into the Future Forum” at the Shanghai World Expo, Stracke said that the electric vehicle fleet will be deployed in several regions around the world beginning in 2011. Different electric...
    by at July 27th, 2010 at 02:07 am
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    OnStar to Tap Google Maps for Chevy Volt Navigation
    Chevrolet Volt drivers whose smartphones use Google’s Android operating system will be able to use their phones to pinpoint their vehicle’s location on Google Maps. The public will get a peek at what OnStar is working on at the Google I/O conference May 19-20 in San Francisco, CA, where OnStar will debut and demonstrate new functionalities they’re developing...
    by at May 18th, 2010 at 12:05 pm
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    GM to Make Electric Motors In-House
    GM will expand its in-house electric vehicle development capabilities by becoming the first major U.S. automaker to design and manufacture electric motors, a core technology for hybrids and electric vehicles. By doing so, GM will lower costs and improve performance, quality, reliability and manufacturability of electric motors by controlling design, materials selection...
    by at January 27th, 2010 at 06:01 am