Tag: General Motors
Fleet of GM EVs to be released in 2021, challenging Tesla, Ford
GM EVs to be built on platform that will accommodate multiple sizes, segments General Motors CEO Mary Barra told investors on Monday that the new family of GM EVs, expected to launch in 2021, will be profitable for the number one automaker in the United States. Barra’s plans are seen as a direct challenge to […]
Electric vehicles facing same obstacles in China as in US, Canada
High cost major constraint to adoption in China, followed by low range – just like every other market Boosters often point to the China market as evidence that widespread adoption of electric vehicles is right around the corner. But a peek behind the curtain shows that the vaunted Chinese EV miracle suffers from the same […]
Ohio State redesigns 2016 Camaro, wins 2nd year of EcoCAR 3 competition
Teams have 2014-2018 to harness innovative ideas into ultimate energy-efficient, high performance muscle car as part of EcoCar3 SAN DIEGO – Ohio State University has won EcoCar3, a competition to redesign a new Chevy Camaro that included some of America’s brightest young automotive engineering minds. This is the second stage of an ongoing 4-year competition that culminates […]
Elon Musk issues press release berating himself for ‘hubris’…Who does that?
Your faithful scribe slowly becoming Tesla fan boy…one impertinent press release at a time Tesla Motors has just issued an extraordinary press release, one that makes me think maybe Elon Musk may yet compete head to head with the big boys of automobile manufacturing. As everyone on the planet now knows, Tesla Model 3 pre-orders […]
GM invests $500m in Lyft as part of plan to speed development of self driving cars
Lyft, Uber working on driverless cars DETROIT _ The automotive industry is placing its biggest bet yet that using a device to hail a ride, with or without a driver, is the future of transportation. General Motors Co. said Monday it is investing $500 million in ride-hailing company Lyft Inc. and forming an unprecedented partnership […]
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