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Don't envy the ENVI. GM re-VOLTing other brands

Cool.Thanks for the news, I'm watching the electric market carefully, as I think that it may be the future. Maybe not in a pure form (the Volt is really a plug-in hybrid), but it's coming.. . . and Ford is interestingly enough advertising like crazy right now. I forget for...

Tags: Podcasts, General Motors Corp., brand, Volt

Discussion threads 2009-11-16

Don't envy the ENVI. GM re-VOLTing other brands

Chrysler won't build electric car after all. GM will use VOLT tech for other brands. by Harry Fuller

Tags: Brand, General Motors Corp., Branding, Marketing, Harry Fuller

Blog posts 2009-11-16

Hyrbids not the only greener cars

One crackpot referencing another one. Great ntntPaid for by the Environmentalist movementhttp://www.climatechangefraud.com/The entire CO2 is such a farce, it is the biggestlie on the planet.Enough already, this is about Operating Systems/Databases and Systems NOT the environment.Meanwhile browse this site...Actually, do some reading - and thinking - before you post.Now you...

Tags: global warming, General Motors Corp., blog, car

Discussion threads 2009-11-13

GM to sell small electric car for less than $6,000

it would be nice......if GM would sell these cars in North America...just my two centsRE: GM to sell small electric car for less than $6,000It aggravates me. Why is the US the last one to get this type of innovation that is affordable. I WANT ONEOh yeah people in a...

Tags: car, General Motors Corp., electric car, small electric car

Discussion threads 2009-10-15

GM to sell small electric car for less than $6,000

GM Spark, photo courtesy of GM. But, of course, this car will not be sold in the U.S. or Canada. The all-electric Spark will go on sale next year in India. There GM partners with Reva Electric Car Co. The standard combustion engine Spark, sells...

Tags: India, Car, Electric Car, General Motors Corp., Harry Fuller

Blog posts 2009-10-15

GM, eBay pull plug on online car sales experiment

General Motors and eBay are reportedly ending their online sales partnership after the experiment didn't deliver car buyers to dealers and led to some confusion. According to the Wall Street Journal, the seven-week eBay experiment for GM is ending. Why? The marketplace didn't move vehicles. ...

Tags: Car, eBay Inc., General Motors Corp., Sales Strategy, Sales Force Management, Sales, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2009-09-30

They're still pushing hydrogen

General Motors is heralding a milestone for their hydrogen-powered cars still in road testing. Under current political conditions the hydrogen fuel cell car looks almost perfect: it emits H20. No carbon, sulphur or nitrous emissions. It burns hydrogen which is almost infinitely available from hydrolysis. And that in...

Tags: Fuel Cell, General Motors Corp., Hydrogen, Fuel Cells, Emerging Technologies, Harry Fuller

Blog posts 2009-09-13

GM's latest concept car

RE: GM's latest concept carIt sounds too perfect from the bumper to the engine. Too good to be true. I'm not being pessimistic, but I don't think that GM would be able to pull it off soon.I can hardly waitI can hardly wait for this car to finally make its...

Tags: General Motors Corp., car, concept car

Discussion threads 2009-09-07

So what build number is Snow Leopard, exactly? (Updated)

There has been a lot of speculation that build 10A432 was declared as the Golden Master (a.k.a. GM) of Snow Leopard. The problem is that no one seems to know for sure. A tweet by John Reid later deleted states that 10A435 is GM and that it...

Tags: General Motors Corp., Apple Mac OS X, Operating Systems, Software, Apple Mac OS, Jason D. O'Grady

Blog posts 2009-08-24

A feisty ride in the Chevy Volt

Not very informative!it is a bit strange to be asked to go to look at a video that basically contains NO info about the subject matter. It feels like a simple marketing stunt by the GM folks, to which the ZDnet folks ready jumped into but provided no commentary and/or...

Tags: Chevy Volt, car, General Motors Corp.

Discussion threads 2009-08-18

Electric cars and "MPG"

What is the MPG for these cars afterbattery depletion?we should have a separate rating for thatRE: Electric cars and Have you come across the Tesla. Luxury class, up to 360 miles per charge, quick charge about 15 min, 5 min battery pack change. Seems to really blow the...

Tags: car, electric car, MPG

Discussion threads 2009-08-17

Electric cars and "MPG"

Here's a look at the issues involve dintrying to find a useful metric to measure energy consumption by the next generation of plug-in cars. I've blogged about the recent rival claims by GM and Nissan for their rival electrics, due out in the next two years. GM is...

Tags: Car, Electric Car, Nissan Motor Co. Ltd., General Motors Corp., Harry Fuller

Blog posts 2009-08-16

230 MPG. 367 MPG. Pick a number and market it! Doubts are voiced.

What difference does it make?I mean seriously, what if its only half that, its still better than anything you can buy today. As to the "hype", is this the first time you have heard marketing hype?Wow, Polarized Vote OptionsSeems like the vote options are either, "It's really good/the next...

Tags: MPG, General Motors Corp., U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

Discussion threads 2009-08-14

230 MPG. 367 MPG. Pick a number and market it! Doubts are voiced.

It all began this week when General Motors claimed a 230MPG rating for its still unreleased elecltric Volt. Then Nissan claimed a 367 MPG for its unreleased Leaf. And that car won't even have a gas tank! So are the auto makers basing their claims on the...

Tags: Mile, General Motors Corp., Volt, Web Site Development, Web Technology, Manufacturing, Internet, Harry Fuller

Blog posts 2009-08-14

A feisty ride in the Chevy Volt

CNET News' Martin LaMonica gets a look at the electric Chevy Volt from GM's Frank Weber, one the car's designers at GM's famed testing track. [video=331221] by Larry Dignan

Tags: General Motors Corp., CNET News, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2009-08-13

A feisty ride in the Chevy Volt

CNET News' Martin LaMonica gets a look at the electric Chevy Volt from GM's Frank Weber, one the car's designers at GM's famed testing track.

Tags: General Motors Corp., CNET News, News

Videos 2009-08-13

Will more expensive gasoline be the salvation of General Motors?

It would HAVE to hit $20 a gallonbefore the current price of the Volt makes economic sense. But if they can shave that price down by $12k or so then it would make sense now. I'm personally routing for the latter to happen instead.At $20 a gallon the economy would...

Tags: gallon, car, General Motors Corp.

Discussion threads 2009-08-11

Will more expensive gasoline be the salvation of General Motors?

GM's now saying the fuel efficiency for their plug-in volt will be the equivalent of 230 MPG in city driving. If the EPA concurs that would make the 2010 Volt the first mass-produced car to top the triple-digit MPG barrier. Volt. This preliminary 230...

Tags: Car, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, General Motors Corp., Volt, Harry Fuller

Blog posts 2009-08-11

Chevy Volt: 230 mpg in city driving; Are you a buyer?

The electric Chevrolet Volt is expected to get at least 230 miles per gallon in city driving. That adds up to about $2.75 for electricity per 100 miles. General Motors outlined the miles per gallon figures Tuesday. The Volt is expected to start...

Tags: Mile, General Motors Corp., Chevrolet Volt, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2009-08-11

Can eBay be your new car dealer and reduce GM's inventory?

Why does GM need eBayI have said for a very long time GM needs a web site where consumers can buy directly from GM and bypass the middlemen. Adding another middleman is not going to help.Also, why can't the car dealers collectively put a web site together and do...

Tags: eBay Inc., General Motors Corp., car, automobile dealership

Discussion threads 2009-08-10