I wrote this article before Maarten came out with an article on the same subject last week, but I came to the opposite conclusion. He sees progress faster than his expectations, I see progress slower than my expectations. I think that is because I live in the US and he lives in Europe. I’m as big […]
GM, doubling down on big SUVs, unveils longer Chevy Tahoe, Suburban
DETROIT : General Motors Co (GM.N) could expand the lineup of vehicles using its large truck and sport utility vehicle architecture and sees big opportunities in over-the-air software updates, President Mark Reuss told Reuters on Tuesday. GM, which controls about 70% of the large sport utility market in North America with six models, unveiled the […]
GM is pushing for an affordable and profitable electric car
GM claims to be all-in with electric vehicles, but they are still only selling one all-electric car and they are selling it at a loss. Now the automaker says it is pushing for more affordable and profitable electric cars. The Bolt EV has long been believed to be a money-losing vehicle for GM if it […]
GM Claims It Can Sell Affordable Electric Cars That Are Profitable
You only need to look at Tesla to realize that making money building and selling electric cars is tough duty. Tesla has lost money in almost every quarter since it started in business, even though its larger cars sell for $80,000 or more and its new midsize Model 3 costs up to $50,000 in top […]
GM Is Planning Electric Cars That Won’t Give Buyers Sticker Shock, General Motors President Says
General Motors Co. is making a big claim about its future electric cars: The automaker will be able to sell them at “very average transaction prices” and be profitable, GM President Mark Reuss said in a presentation Wednesday. GM announced in October 2017 that it plans to sell 20 electric-vehicle models globally by 2023. At […]
GM and Bechtel plan to build thousands of electric car charging stations across the US
New York: General Motors, America’s largest automaker, and Bechtel, the country’s largest construction company, are teaming up to build thousands of electric vehicle fast-charging stations across the United States. The two companies have agreed to create a new company that will build the charger network. Adding more fast charging stations should provide a boost to […]
GM plans own large EV charging network in the US, can’t be bothered to invest in it itself
GM confirmed today that it plans to its own large electric car charging network with thousands of fast-charging stations in the US, but the automaker apparently can’t be bothered to invest in it itself. The American automaker confirmed today that it is teaming up with Bechtel, the largest construction company in the US, “to build […]
GM GIVES ALL ITS VEHICLES A NEW SOUL
General Motors’ latest offering is so far from sexy, it doesn’t even have a clever name created by the marketing department via focus group. But the new “electronic platform,” the computing network that will run through nearly all the company’s vehicles and make their myriad digital systems work, is as key to the automaker’s future […]
Tesla Model 3 = 60% Of US Electric Vehicle Market
Looking at pure electric vehicle sales in the United States, there’s one clear takeaway — the Tesla Model 3 dominates. The Tesla Model 3 has gotten tens of thousands more consumers per quarter to go electric than any previous electric model could. Other electric cars have their own appealing features — after all, they also […]
Chinese fuel-cell cars, lithium-ion battery growth, EPA and health: Today’s Car News
A Chinese hydrogen company introduces its own line of fuel-cell cars. A Texas startup plans to make motors more efficient. A report shows more battery production coming online. And without science boards the EPA questions some fundamental links. All this and more on Green Car Reports. The Chinese Institute of Geosciences and the Environment is […]
