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Advanced Mechanical Products (AMP) is gunning for Nissan and other automakers for a big share in the green vehicle market. This Ohio-based firm has developed an all-electric drive system that can be installed in a variety of cars, trucks and SUVs. AMP notes that it will make a presentation of this technology across multiple brands at the New York Auto Show in April. In the meantime, AMP is getting ahead of the Nissan LEAF EV with initial ...
Opel and General Motors are laying the groundwork for hybrid and electric rollouts around the world in 2010. General Motors is set to release the 2011 Chevy Volt to eager consumers in the United States in fall 2010. GM subsidiary Opel is using the Volt’s extended range electric vehicle (E-REV) technology in a new prototype called the Flextreme GT/E. This concept hybrid is making its premiere at the Geneva Motor Show this week and the technology will be used in Opel models in Europe over ...
The Big Three automakers in the United States have been criticized over the years for a lack of foresight on green vehicles. General Motors is hoping to not only ease those criticisms but take a big step toward hybrid development by creating its own electric motors. The automaker announced last week that it will be the first of the Big Three to build electric motors within its own facilities. The first electric motors from GM will hit the streets in 2013 as part of an anticipated rollout of hybrid drive models.
This latest step by GM toward cleaner drive ...
The General Motors display at the 2010 North American International Auto Show (NAIAS) in Detroit was less robust than in past years. GM only recently emerged from bankruptcy and needed to sell off and discontinue some of its subsidiaries to stay afloat. The leaner automaker is hoping that Cadillac, Buick, GMC and Chevrolet can evolve into leaders in innovative auto technology over the next decade. Cadillac led the way for GM at the 2010 NAIAS with its XTS Platinum Concept plug-in hybrid sedan. The XTS Platinum plug-in hybrid builds ...
General Motors revealed the Matiz Creative mini-car last week ahead of its Korean release on September 1. The automaker developed the Matiz Creative within its Daewoo Auto & Technology division to ensure a smooth rollout in Asia. The Matiz Creative is the culmination of $236 million in investments by GM Daewoo including extensive safety testing and 620,000 miles of performance testing. After the September 1 launch in South Korea, GM Daewoo will unleash the Matiz Creative throughout the world to steal market share from Toyota.
The Matiz Creative features ...
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The Chevy Volt has been heralded as the first entry in the General Motors (GM) vanguard of cleaner vehicles. The Volt promises 40 miles of all-electric driving and 300 miles of overall range to daily commuters. The Volt's drive system features a 240-volt charging system, 16 kWh lithium-ion battery and flex-fuel capability. The missing element in the Chevy Volt story thus far is the vehicle's efficiency compared to traditional GM vehicles. The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is using ...
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General Motors is emerging from its recent bankruptcy proceedings a few subsidiaries lighter and perhaps a bit smarter about its future. The American automaker sold off expensive parts like Saturn, Hummer and Saab with plans to sell German subsidiary Opel in the future. The streamlined General Motors appears to be focusing a bit more on green technologies rather than the same ...
German automaker Opel’s future has appeared murky recently as parent firm General Motors struggles to stay alive. The company showed confidence in its long-term survival by unveiling five liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) models last week to be released in the European market. Opel will produce its Zafira, Astra, Meriva and two versions of its Corsa supermini powered with gas/LPG systems. Each model will feature a fuel switch to change from LPG to gas power and back with one push of a button.
Opel highlighted several ...
The limits of hydrogen-fueled transportation have been tested this past week during the Hydrogen Road Tour 2009. On May 26, a fleet of 12 hydrogen-powered cars and trucks left the U.S. Olympics Training Center in Chula Vista, California on its way to Vancouver. The Hydrogen Road Tour 2009 will reach the Vancouver Convention Centre by 10:00am this morning with every vehicle available for public inspection until 2:00pm. The road tour acts as an educational tour among American and Japanese automakers ...
General Motors and its Chinese partner Shanghai Automotive Industry Corporation have been busy developing the next generation of the GM Hybrid System. This updated system was housed in the Buick Business Concept, a business-class sedan that was introduced last week at Auto Shanghai 2009. In addition to the automaker’s effort at surviving near-collapse, General Motors wants to show its work with the Pan Asia Technical Automotive Center to create a “mild hybrid” vehicle.
The Buick Business Concept and other GM vehicles with this generation of the GM Hybrid System could ...
