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EV charging to some is a stressful thing, the ability to drive your EV, knowing you can quickly get a recharge and where should be a simple thing and yet range and charging hit the stress level for current and potential owners of BEV products. GM is tirelessly working to provide GM EV owners more confidence and convenience when it comes to EV charging. As stated by GM, the customers need a robust charging experience that makes the transition from ICE to EV seamless and helps to drive mass adoption per Travis Hester, GM's chief EV officer. Quote: “As we launch 30 EVs globally by the end of 2025, Ultium Charge 360 simplifies and improves the at-home charging experience and the public charging experience – whether it’s community-based or road-trip charging.” GM's Ultium Charge 360 holistic charging experience offers the following: Access to Charging: GM will continue to work with a variety of third parties, including charge point operators, electric utilities and government agencies to make home, workplace, public and fleet charging ubiquitous for customers. Mobile Apps: GM will continue to update the GM vehicle mobile apps to provide an even more intuitive mobile experience that makes navigating to a charging station, plugging into a charger and paying for charging simple. Products and Services: To help ensure the transition to an EV is seamless, GM is working to offer EV owners charging accessories and installation services tailored to their lifestyle. For example, GM will cover standard installation of Level 2 charging capability for eligible customers who purchase or lease a 2022 Bolt EUV or Bolt EV in collaboration with Qmerit. GM's continued progress on it's EV infrastructure strategy is as follows: GM now has signed agreements with seven major charging providers: Blink Charging, ChargePoint, EV Connect, EVgo, FLO, Greenlots and SemaConnect. Through their GM vehicle mobile apps, EV customers will soon be able to easily see real-time information from nearly 60,000 charging plugs throughout the U.S. and Canada, find stations along a route and initiate and pay for charging. The first GM and EVgo sites are now live in Washington, California and Florida, nine months after a commitment to add more than 2,700 fast chargers in cities and suburbs by the end of 2025 was first announced. Each site is capable of delivering up to 350 kilowatts and averages four chargers per site. GM and EVgo are on track to have approximately 500 fast charging stalls live by the end of 2021. As GM continues to update Ultium Charge 360, they will also be including new elements and collaborations. GM Ultium Platform is powering the Cadillac LYRIQ, GMC Hummer EVs and the Chevrolet Silverado electric pickup to start with many more models to come. The Ultium Charge 360 will help you optimize the use of your Ultium platform with a GM-estimated range of up to 450 miles on a full charge. GM's multiple announcements over the last two years shows it's rapid advancement in moving to an all-electric, zero-emissions future making EV ownership easier for all. GM revealed its proprietary Ultium Platform that will allow the company to compete for nearly every customer in the market today. GM committed more than $27 billion to EV and AV product development through 2025, including $7 billion in 2021, and plans to launch 30 EVs globally by the end of 2025, with more than two-thirds available in North America. Cadillac, GMC, Chevrolet and Buick will all be represented, with EVs at all price points for work, adventure, performance and family use. In July 2020, GM and EVgo announced plans to triple the size of the nation’s largest DC fast charging network over the next five years. In March 2020, GM announced it is adding 3,500 new EV charging plugs throughout its U.S. and Canadian facilities for employees. In February 2020, GM made enhancements to Energy Assist, making it easier for GM EV owners to find an available public charging station and initiate a charging session. In August 2019, GM announced a collaboration with Qmerit, which manages a nationwide network of certified EV charger installers, simplifying the home charging experience. In collaboration with Qmerit, Chevrolet will cover standard installation of Level 2 charging capability for eligible customers who purchase or lease a 2022 Bolt EUV or Bolt EV. Unlike GM's competition focusing only on select charging companies, GM is taking an all in approach allowing for 60,000 and growing charging points across North America. Working with all companies and the EVgo effort, GM is on track to have 500 fast charging stalls live by the end of 2021 supporting the Ultium 800V 350 kWH battery / Powertrain system. GM-Collaborates-with-Seven-Charging-Providers.mp4 To Put ‘Everybody In’ an Electric Vehicle, GM Introduces Ultium Charge 360 View full article

The Union VP Terry Dittos is an Idiot. Union wages here in the US are too high to support low entry level EV products just like ICE products and as such, you need to have a lower wage production to cover all areas. Just look at the Asian auto makers who build their entry level auto's in cheap labor markets and import them here for sale to cover that market. At least GM is doing it with a North America country rather than some place over seas. This is a POSTIVE for people to get low cost EVs.

Just saw a B&W Volvo XC40 next to a MB GLA and Volvo Wins hands down as a far better looking crossover. Square and straight to the back, not coupe like and not squeezed pinch a load look like MB has on their crossovers. Really impressed with the Volvo compared to MB which is a styling Fail.

WOW, Sussanne Somers (74 yrs old) with her Grand Daughter (25 yrs old) who is getting into the movie business. Crazy.

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@A Horse With No Name Totally agree, brothers in awe of Asian woman. We got married on a tight budget but a few years later took my wife to get her the glamor portrait she deserved in her wedding dress. My wife Sun Felt! ?

Got it, remember the show, but never interested me so never watched Full House. I remember the news about a college admission scandal but totally ignored it. Now I get what you all are talking about, Thank you Robert, much appreciated.

Who is this old woman? I honestly have not seen her before, so if political, sorry, but weird that this is the first time I have seen her and hav no idea what the story is about. What crimes? Wow, I really feel in the dark on this news story. Update me please!

That is ONE SWEET RIDE!!! Is that a ground strap off the back bumper? Really liking the looks of this truck and so much better looking than Chevrolet, Ram and Ford.

Survival of the fittest, if a pedestrian is too stupid to pay attention to the roads, caught up in their facetime with who ever and ignors crossing a road, why should the silent auto be penalized?

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Here are the official press releases by gm and Honda. General Motors and Honda to Jointly Develop Next-Generation Honda Electric Vehicles Powered by GM's Ultium Batteries | General Motors Company General Motors and Honda to Jointly Develop Next-Generation Honda Electric Vehicles Powered by GM’s Ultium Batteries (hondanews.com) This is what happens when you get caught behind the tech change by society. The same reason Toyota is behind and bad mouthing is they were leading, Hydrogen is not working out for consumers and so they have to pivot and run to try and catch up. Hydrogen for Commercial Class 8 trucks / Semi's for range extenders makes sense here.

Back to our scheduled LYRIQ discussion, very exciting to see the second battery plant for Ultium battery packs being built in Spring Hill Tennessee. GM and LG Energy Solution Investing $2.3 Billion in 2nd Ultium Cells Manufacturing Plant in U.S. Interesting observation is that if your Full size truck or SUV you get 800V / 375kWH recharging battery packs, but for everything else, is a 400V / 200 kWH battery pack. I honestly think this is a mistake as gm should just standardize on allowing all auto's to have the 800V / 375 kWH recharging.

First off, MB is NOT a battery pack of their own design, it is a JOINT R&D between MB and CATL of China. Second, CATL will produce the final joint designed Lithium Ion battery cells to be used in a battery pack by MB. 深化合作，引领未来，宁德时代成为梅赛德斯-奔驰电池领域头部供应商 (catl.com) Click the link, it will auto convert to English for you if your using a modern browser. This was also covered here by Bloomberg. Mercedes-Benz and CATL as a major supplier team up for leadership in future battery technology - Bloomberg MB has started LIMITED PRODUCTION of the battery cells at their own German R&D site, Mercedes-EQ starts production of battery systems for the new EQS | Daimler > Innovation > Digitalisation > Industry 4.0 Interesting observation is that they are using a similar design as gm Ultium battery system, rectangular packs of cells allowing them to have various sizes of the over all battery pack with an integrated liquid cooling system just like gm, ford, VW, Audi, Porsche, etc. etc. etc. MB has production in various locations and is using an 8-1-1 of rare earth elements for their cells. Nothing ground breaking in the design. Global battery production network of Mercedes-Benz | Daimler > Innovation > Digitalisation > Industry 4.0

Awesome, thank you for the details, very excited to see pictures of your new ride. I do find it interesting that with the Duramax that the Max Trailering package would not be standard with this truck. Hope it gets here sooner rather than later.

I agree, I thought it was a well done modern twist too. Modern powertrain, suspension, etc. with an old body that still looks sharp in the 21st century.

For those that love the Miata but would rather have a 60's era looking Corvette, this Japanese company is doing just that, a modern Miata underpins this 60's era style corvette. Only problem I see is the crazy price to import it from Japan to the US. $69,700 ? Rare Rides: The 2020 Mitsuoka Rock Star, Believe in Your Dreams (thetruthaboutcars.com) Rock Star | Models Line-up | Mitsuoka Motor (mitsuoka-motor.com)

Auto Suppliers Just Realized EVs Will Cost Them Jobs Seems with EVs having on average 30% less parts and maintenance, auto supply companies and unions of those workers are wanting the folks in DC to scrap any plans to ban new ICE auto sales in the next 100 years or so.

Nice Truck, equipped for what I choose, not bad for $54,000

@balthazar So on your hot looking bad boy, what Packages did you get? Like the look of the black package, but wow $1,100 bucks. ? X31 Off-road and protection package along with Max Trailering package look good IMHO. ? Interesting that they have a Dynamic Fuel Management removal option.

Nissan has released a new GT-R NISMO edition. Nissan has shown off their latest SUV and e-Power auto's that have surpassed 500,000 sales in Japan alone. Nissan displays diverse lineup at Auto Shanghai 2021 (nissannews.com)

Same here, plenty of Pfizer and Moderna Vaccines. Both my kids are either on shot one or had both. Very happy that everyone who wants to get vaccinated is able too. The variations are scary and I look forward to the Booster shots from Pfizer and Moderna to address those other versions.

Toyota says it is lifted to 6.9" of ground clearance over the standard. Quote: At the heart of this package is an all-wheel-drive Sienna with 15 mm (about 6/10ths of an inch) of additional ground clearance, for a total of 6.9", thanks to a unique set of shocks and springs. Not what I would call lifted, but then this is Toyota.

Seems gm and Mary are on Times latest cover. https://time.com/collection/time100-companies/5953738/general-motors/?utm_source=linkedin&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=time100-companies&utm_term=_&linkId=117255298

Seems Toyota believes customers want a lifted AWD Minivan and as such for 2022 they have the Toyota Sienna Woodland Edition. 2022 Toyota Sienna Woodland Edition is the lifted, AWD minivan of your dreams | Autoblog I honestly have to say this is one UGLY MOTHER F&@#ER! IMHO