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Chevy Silverado EV smashes world record for longest drive on a single charge
General Motors claimed a new world record for EV driving on a single charge, after a Chevy Silverado EV traveled 1,059.2 miles without recharging its battery. The potentially record-breaking run took place over seven days at GM’s Milford Proving Ground and Detroit’s Belle Isle “using smart driving techniques” that included limiting the speed to 20-25 […]
TechCrunch Mobility: Tesla vs GM: A tale of two earnings
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Tesla vet says that ‘reviewing real products’ — not mockups — is the key to staying innovative
“No slides was our first rule,” McNeil told the audience earlier this month at TC All Stage in Boston. “You have to be reviewing real product.”
GM and Redwood teaming up to make batteries for energy storage
General Motors and Redwood Materials are joining forces yet again, this time with the intent to build energy storage units made out of recycled EV batteries. The two companies signed a non-binding memorandum of understanding to build energy storage out of US-manufactured batteries, as well as “second-life” EV packs from GM’s vehicles. The announcement comes […]
GM teams up with Redwood Materials to power data centers with EV batteries
GM will send batteries — new and old — to Redwood Materials, which will assemble them into large packs capable of supporting data centers and the grid.
GM to challenge China’s LFP monopoly with upgraded battery factory
The factory’s overhaul will give U.S. LFP production a significant boost.
Why GM’s CEO is still betting on electric vehicles (and racing)
GM was the first major US automaker to make the promise to go all-electric by 2035, just four years ago. Those promises have since turned into rough estimates under the second Donald Trump presidency, with the company softening language about its electrification goals. But GM is riding high on EV sales, and as CEO Mary […]
Tesla loses key execs but hires a new one from GM’s failed robotaxi company
There’s some executive shuffling going on at Tesla. Two key leaders have left recently – one of them being fired by CEO Elon Musk – but the company also hired an exec from Cruise, GM’s failed robotaxi company. Yesterday, reports from Forbes and CNBC said that Musk had fired Omead Afshar, who formerly led operations […]
Chevrolet Corvette ZR1 first drive: hype meets hyperspeed
Back in March, we brought you an exclusive look into how Chevrolet’s engineers tuned and tweaked, sculpted and simulated to turn the eighth-generation Corvette into a 233-mph missile, the 1,064-horsepower ZR1. But while I’m a racing simulator fan through and through, there’s nothing like driving a real car on a real track, and this past […]