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Ford Motor Company’s announcement that it would adopt Tesla’s NACS charging plug from 2025 on sent shockwaves through the automotive and charging infrastructure industry. But many were not prepared…
BY EDWARD A. SANCHEZ
In General Motors’ Q1 2023 financial results presentation, GM CEO Mary Barra announced that the Chevrolet Bolt and Bolt EUV would end production by the end of 2023. While this development was not entirely…
BY EDWARD A. SANCHEZ
This week, General Motors announced its initiative to expand the availability of Level 2 charging stations to underserved communities across the country. There’s little doubt there is a desperate need to improve…
BY EDWARD A. SANCHEZ
Charging infrastructure is a frequent topic here on The Watt Car, and for good reason. You could have the most amazing EV technology on the planet, but if you don’t have a practical means of charging…
BY EDWARD A. SANCHEZ
The slow-drip of information regarding GM’s Ultium EV platform continues, with GM president Mark Reuss revealing a trio of modular Ultium-family motors designed to power everything from…
BY EDWARD A. SANCHEZ
One of my first posts for The Watt Car was one advocating for universal interoperability with EV charging. This concept has been long talked about by EV advocates and charging providers…
BY EDWARD A. SANCHEZ
In an effort to grow autonomous tech through university student involvement, General Motors and SAE International are partnering for the AutoDrive Challenge II…
BY PHIL ROYLE
You don’t have much time, so let’s dive in... Tesla unveiled its revamped Model S and X, which largely included interior tweaks like a horizontal center screen, no gear selector…
BY STEVE THOMPSON
Since General Motors’ CES 2021 presentation and accompanying video, the automotive interwebs have been lit up about the possibility of a Corvette-branded performance SUV, most likely also an EV…
BY EDWARD A. SANCHEZ
During the January 2021 Consumer Electronics Show, GM introduced BrightDrop, a new arm of General Motors that will “offer an ecosystem of electric first-to-last-mile products…
BY PHIL ROYLE
On Jan. 8, 2021, General Motors unveiled its new corporate logo. Gone is the formal stern, dark blue all-caps “GM” that has been the official corporate logo for decades…
BY EDWARD A. SANCHEZ
Hyundai and Apple are in talks. About what? The details are murky at best. But from what can be gleaned, it’s likely to do with autonomous driving or EV battery technology. Or both. Or Neither…
BY PHIL ROYLE
2021, you hope, will be better than 2020. That said, in the world of automotive electrification, 2020 was a spectacular year…
BY PHIL ROYLE
General Motors unveiled a 1977 Chevrolet K5 Blazer for the 2020 SEMA 360 virtual event. Like the electrified C10 it showed last year…
BY EDWARD A. SANCHEZ
General Motors unveiled the next step in the development of its Ultium powertrain family. This week it showed five drive units powered by three drive motors…
BY EDWARD A. SANCHEZ
GM recently released its 2019 Sustainability Report, and within it, gives greater detail on its electrified future and the models that will comprise it…
BY EDWARD A. SANCHEZ
Reports have popped up within the last few weeks claiming GM is going to mount a major offensive in the light commercial vehicle space with a new line of EV vans…
BY EDWARD A. SANCHEZ
If you’re like most of the U.S. and a lot of the world right now, you’re under a strong recommendation – if not a civil order – to “shelter in place” or otherwise limit your interactions...
BY EDWARD A. SANCHEZ
For years, GM has talked up its commitment to electrification, and said, “Big things are coming.” This last week, the company finally put its money where its mouth is…
BY EDWARD A. SANCHEZ
General Motors recently teased its latest EV creation, the Hummer EV, but while some were shocked by the announcement, electrification is nothing new for GM…
BY PHIL ROYLE
