Tag: gm
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Nikola hands off fuel cell and battery systems to GM in joint venture
Nikola Motor has reached a deal with General Motors that will observe the heritage automaker produce its first pickup truck, even the Badger. GM will hold the duty of engineering the battery and fuel cell electric vehicle variants of Nikola’s introductory passenger vehicle, according to resources. In exchange for its “in-kind services,” GM will receive…
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Big Three automakers reopen plants; GM moves forward with construction of battery factory for electric cars, trucks
From starting up old factory lines to beginning work on a new one, truck makers delivered major news this week in the face of the coronavirus pandemic. FCA, Ford and GM reopened their Detroit factories albeit with plenty of sanitizer, social distancing and mask-wearing protocols in place. And, in following through on its goal to…
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GM Says It’s Developing EV Battery To Last 1 Million Miles
Not long after it had been shown that Tesla is edging nearer to making a million-mile electric automobile battery, General Motors has said it is on the verge of doing exactly the same. While speaking at a new online investor seminar, GM executive vice president Doug Parks disclosed that the automobile manufacturer is working on…
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GM’s XP 512E Was A Wonderfully Weird Electric Bubble Car
General Motors is gearing up to establish an assortment of electric vehicles including the Cadillac Lyriq and GMC Hummer EV. They ’ve been experimenting with vehicles for years. Among the strangest was introduced in GM’s “Progress of Power” event in Warren, Michigan. We’re talking about the XP 512E that was a bizarre electric bubble car.…
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Musk Goes From Calling Virus Panic Dumb To Saying His Companies Could Make Ventilators
Tesla chief executive Elon Musk who’d formerly characterized the coronavirus panic as “dumb” and initially decided against final one of their firm ’s plants available in Fremont California, despite a shelter-in-place order, now says his firms may help construct hospital ventilators “when there’s ’s a shortage”. Shortly after Tesla affirmed it will suspend production at its Fremont…
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GM, Ford hit by C-19 virus; VW, Daimler, auto industry reel in impact of Corona pandemic
The auto industry is feeling the weight on the continuing C-19 pandemic, with veteran automakers Volkswagen and Daimler declaring that they will be suspending production in their European facilities. The news is as upgrades from GM, Ford, and Fiat-Chrysler in the US revealed that workers from the Big Three automakers have tested positive for the…
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After Seeing Tesla Shares Skyrocket, GM’s Trying To Convince Investors Of Its Electric And Autonomous Future
General Motors is eager to convince the entire world that it is in the forefront of both automobile technology and like Tesla, its share price ought to be on the increase. GM chief executive Mary Barra and top business executives recently hosted an investor conference in New York aimed at convincing prospective investors that GM…
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U.S. EV Tax Credit Unlikely To Be Expanded Despite Push From Automakers
The electric car tax credit in the United States is unlikely to receive an extension because of resistance in President Donald Trump, Bloomberg reports. For car manufacturers such as Tesla and General Motors, the credit is currently a legislative priority and continues to be credited as helping to accelerate the launch and sales of EVs…
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Should GM Build A Corvette SUV? Analyst Thinks So
Although the Ford Mustang Mach-E isn’t anticipated to arrive until late next year, you can bet that both GM and Fiat Chrysler are keeping a look out for just how powerful that the Blue Oval’s Tesla Model Y rival is going to be. The question is, do rival automakers look in the Mach-E as much…