General Motors announced on Wednesday it has partnered with Canadian wireless carrier Telus for 5G connectivity for its current automobiles and upcoming electric cars. The new agreement will apply to existing 4G LTE-equipped model year 2019 and newer vehicles, such as Chevrolet, Buick, GMC, and Cadillac owners, as they transition to the Telus network. “Connectivity is […]
According to The New York Times, General Motors Co. (GM) is expanding a previously issued vehicle recall for the Chevrolet Bolt over battery fire risks. The recall now covers every single Bolt EV produced to date. Late last year, GM recalled 68,667 Chevy Bolt units manufactured between 2017 and 2019, admitting to a manufacturing defect […]
General Motors announced a multi-million dollar strategic investment in and commercial collaboration with Controlled Thermal Resources (CTR) to source locally extracted, low-cost lithium in a press release on Friday. At its Hell’s Kitchen Lithium and Power development in the Salton Sea Geothermal Field, located in Imperial, California, CTR is working on a closed-loop process to […]
As the world of electric vehicles (EVs) and self-driving both heat up, one company has pledged to nearly double its investments into the field for the next few years. In a press release on Wednesday, General Motors (GM) announced plans to increase its spending on electric and autonomous vehicles (AVs) to $35 billion through […]
According to CTV News, General Motors Canada and Unifor National have reached a tentative agreement that is expected to bring $1 billion CAD ($787 million USD) worth of investment to the former’s CAMI Assembly Plant in Ingersoll, Ontario. #Unifor reaches tentative agreement with @GMcanada for $1 billion investment to bring electric commercial van production to CAMI […]
According to Automotive News (via Jalopnik), General Motors (GM) will begin building electric vehicles (EVs) for both Honda and Acura within the next four years. Both are set to be battery-electric vehicles (BEVs) and will join the ranks of the company’s other builds for its own Buick, Chevy, Cadillac, and GMC brands. After a successful […]
After complaints of battery fires in Chevrolet Bolt EVs, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) is working in collaboration with General Motors Co. (GM) to find the cause of the problem. In the meantime, GM has decided to recall 68,667 Chevy Bolt units manufactured between 2017 and 2019, reports The Detroit News. Chevy Bolt […]
It’s hard to deny that conventional gas cars are on their way out, even if it takes a few decades. As the electric vehicle (EV) market is just beginning to take shape, some gas vehicle makers are figuring out how to shift efforts in the direction of EVs. On Tuesday, automobile manufacturing giant General Motors […]
Following a statement in which Nikola Corp.’s CEO said the company will still be able to proceed with its plans if the technology sharing and manufacturing deal with General Motors falls through, share prices fell as much as 16% by end of trading on Friday — reports Bloomberg Green. Nikola CEO says the startup’s plans are […]
With many automakers simply trying to catch up to the rest of the electric vehicle (EV) market, we’ll start to see a lot of changes within the auto industry over the next decade. According to Reuters, General Motors (GM) is now planning to produce a completely interchangeable line of EV drive systems and motors, called […]
Collaborative efforts are pushing the sustainable transportation market forward, and the newest collaboration is sure to accelerate the production of one company’s new cars. Nikola Motors (NKLA) has announced a strategic partnership with General Motors (GM), in which GM will gain 11% ownership over the electric vehicle (EV) company, and begin building the Nikola Badger. […]
