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GM To Speed Up Development Of Electric Vehicles
Washington (AFP) Jun 05, 2007 General Motors said Tuesday it will speed up development of electrically driven vehicles as part of a program to reduce gasoline usage. Rick Wagoner, chairman and chief executive, said the company was moving forward on several fronts to develop alternative-fuel vehicles. "Energy diversity means that we'll continue to improve the efficiency of the internal combustion engine, as we have for decades ... but importantly, we're also dramatically intensifying our efforts to displace traditional petroleum-based fuels ... by building a lot more vehicles that run on alternatives, such as E-85 ethanol," he said at the annual GM shareholders meeting in Wilmington, Delaware. "We're ... significantly expanding and accelerating our commitment to electrically driven vehicles, like the Chevy Volt concept car we introduced in Detroit in January," he said, referring to the annual Detroit auto show. Wagoner announced GM had awarded two contracts to companies that will help speed up development of the Volt. The contracts to design and test lithium-ion batteries went to Michigan-based Compact Power Inc. and to Continental Automotive Systems. "Given the huge potential that the Volt and its E-flex system offers to lower oil consumption, lower oil imports and reduce carbon gas emissions, this is for sure a top priority program for GM," he said. The Volt packs a battery-powered electric motor that can run the car for up to 40 city miles (64 kilometers) on a single charge. A gasoline-powered, one-liter, three-cylinder engine can generate electricity to replenish the battery, giving the car a range of up to 640 miles (1,030 kilometers), according to GM.
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Power Auto Group Debuts Fuel Efficient E-Vehicle Program
Los Angeles CA (SPX) May 30, 2007Power Auto Group has announced the launch of the company's E-Vehicle program. The program is the first of its kind among automotive retailers, an effort that's designed to promote greater consumer awareness of fuel-efficient vehicles by identifying those cars and trucks available online and in-store that have exceptional energy efficiency. |
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