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GM, AT&T To Add 5G Connectivity To Cars In 2024

DETROIT—Officials at General Motors and AT&T Inc. announced plans to bring high-speed 5G cellular connectivity to millions of GM vehicles coming off the assembly line over the next decade in the United States. GM and AT&T are collaborating to build a high performance 5G core network that delivers a new standard. Network enhancements will include:

By |2021-08-21T07:30:46-04:00August 19th, 2021|IoT|

Shell And GM Unveil Partnership On Texas Power And Car-Charging

DETROIT - General Motors and a Shell-owned power company will unveiled a partnership aimed at providing renewable electricity to Texas customers and free overnight charging to state residents who own GM electric cars. Why it matters: It’s a new way for two corporate giants to expand their operations in a way that lowers emissions at the customer

By |2021-07-08T18:28:49-04:00July 8th, 2021|Auto Tech|

GM Bringing Ultium Battery Tech To Trains, Hydrogen To Planes

DETROIT - GM is setting out into both the train and aircraft world with its Ultium battery and hydrogen fuel cell technology. Just this week, GM announced it would work together with Wabtec locomotives for trains and Liebherr-Aerospace for planes. To be more specific, GM is planning on collaborating with Wabtec to develop and commercialize its Ultium

By |2021-06-22T17:02:08-04:00June 22nd, 2021|Clean Update, Guest Columns|

GM To Spend $35 Billion On EVs And Autonomous Vehicles Up 30 Percent By 2025

DETROIT — General Motors said it will increase spending on electric and autonomous vehicles to $35 billion through 2025, a 30 percent increase from plans announced late last year. The additional money will be used to expand its rollout of EVs and accelerate production of its battery and fuel cell technologies, including two new U.S. battery plants

By |2021-06-22T17:02:09-04:00June 22nd, 2021|Auto Tech|

Boom Or Bubble? Skeptics Take Aim At Buzzy Electric Vehicle Market

LORDSTOWN, OH - When electric pickup maker Lordstown Motors took over an old General Motors plant in Ohio in 2019, it had big ambitions — and made a lot of promises. It promised a revival for a community agonizingly familiar with lost jobs. It named itself after the town, Lordstown, and named its future truck

By |2021-03-25T21:19:13-04:00March 25th, 2021|Auto Tech|

GM Plans All Electric Fleet, Carbon Neutrality, By 2040

DETROIT–Officials at Detroit-based General Motors Co. announced that it “aspires” to “eliminate tailpipe emissions from new light-duty vehicles by 2035,” meaning an all-electric vehicle sales lineup, with further plans to be completely carbon neutral as a corporation by 2040. Officials also announced that GM had signed the Business Ambition Pledge for 1.5⁰C, an call to

By |2021-01-30T11:14:45-05:00January 30th, 2021|Auto Tech, Featured|

GM Unveils Autonomous Electric Flying Car – Cadillac Of Urban Air Mobility

DETROIT - General Motors Co on Tuesday presented a futuristic flying Cadillac - a self-driving vehicle which takes off and lands vertically and carries the passenger above the streets and through the air. A senior GM executive described the concept as “reimagining the future of personal transportation.” The single-passenger Cadillac - technically, a vertical take-off

By |2021-01-15T15:18:30-05:00January 15th, 2021|Auto Tech, Autonomous Vehicles, Featured|

From Tesla, Rivian, Ford And GM: Look At Electric Trucks In Development

DETROIT - From electric car startups to the old-school Detroit auto giants, the automotive industry is gearing up for a battle royal as companies race to deliver the first all-electric pickup truck to the mass market. The best-selling vehicle in the U.S. is a pickup truck (Ford's F-150). Meanwhile, electric vehicle sales have been steadily rising

By |2020-12-06T13:21:26-05:00December 6th, 2020|Auto Tech, New Products, New Products / Contracts|

GM To Spend $27 Billion Rolling Out 30 New Electric Vehicles

DETROIT—Officials at General Motors Co. announced plans to spend more than $27 billion to roll out 30 new electric vehicles over the next five years. The company said that during that time, its Ultium battery packs will cost 60 percent less than today’s packs with twice the energy density. And to counter fears of range

By |2020-11-20T17:18:46-05:00November 20th, 2020|Auto Tech, Engineering Society of Detroit|