General Motors using student design competitions to recruit EV engineers

Filed under: EV/Plug-in , Hybrid , GM Hiring new engineers in the auto industry is always something of a gamble. Just because someone coming out of school has a 4.0 GPA, it doesn’t mean that they are well suited to the day-to-day problem solving and innovation required of a modern engineer. In the past, a lot of new engineers were recruited through co-operative education programs or internships where companies got see students work first hand.

OnStar taps Google Maps for Chevy Volt navigation

Filed under: Emerging Technologies , EV/Plug-in , Hybrid , Chevrolet , GM , Green Daily Back in January, General Motors announced that OnStar would release a smartphone app to be used in conjunction with the 2011 Chevrolet Volt .

More than half of General Motors’ 2009 patent filings were for green tech

Filed under: Diesel , Emerging Technologies , EV/Plug-in , Hybrid , GM Over the years, General Motors has not often been seen as a forward-thinking company when it comes to green technologies. Sure, the Chevrolet Chevette was one of the first American cars to crack the 30 miles per gallon mark (the diesel model got north of 50 mpg)

General Motors, Chrysler now eligible for ATVM re-tooling loans

Filed under: Chrysler , GM , Legislation and Policy When officials from the U.S. Department of Energy were first evaluating the applications for the Advanced Technology Vehicle Manufacturing program a year ago, General Motors and Chrysler were deemed unworthy. To be eligible for the low interest loan program for retooling plants to build new more efficient vehicles, the applicants have to demonstrate financial viability

GM cancels plans to sell Chevy Orlando in U.S., dreams of 7-seat Voltec dead

Filed under: EV/Plug-in , Hybrid , Chevrolet , GM , Green Daily Chevrolet Orlando concept - Click above for high-res image gallery If you’ve been eagerly awaiting the chance to buy a seven-passenger, Voltec-powered minivan crossover, you’ll have to wait a lot.

Reinventing the automobile in today’s GM webchat

Filed under: Emerging Technologies , GM Hot on the heels of yesterday’s online chat with Chelsea Sexton about the EV1 and the Chevrolet Volt (read it here ), General Motors has lined up another discussion, this time with someone who’s spent a lot of time thinking about where cars are headed in the near (and far) future.

SAE 2010: General Motors investigating battery electric urban commuter for 2015 and beyond

Filed under: EV/Plug-in , Chevrolet , GM 2010 Chevrolet Spark - Click above for high-res image gallery Recently, General Motors announced a partnership with Reva in India to develop battery electric vehicles for that market. We spoke with Micky Bly about this and GM’s other plans for pure battery electric vehicles as opposed to extended range EVs like the Chevrolet Volt .

Video: EN-V concept brings the future of urban mobility one weird-looking step closer

Filed under: Etc. , EV/Plug-in , GM , Green Daily , NEV (Neighborhood Electric Vehicle) GM EN-V urban mobility concept - Click above to watch video after the jump What does the future of transportation look like in overly congested urban centers

SAE 2010: GM confirms next generation two-mode and mild hybrids coming

Filed under: Hybrid , GM , SAE World Congress AutoblogGreen had a chance to chat with Micky Bly, executive directory of hybrid vehicle development and batteries at General Motors the evening before the opening of the 2010 Society of Automotive Engineers World Congress . We asked Micky about GM’s plans for hybrid vehicles going forward. While its former partners Daimler , Chrysler and BMW all seem to be backing away from the two-mode hybrid system, GM remains fully committed to the technology.

Ultimate Factories: Chevy Volt prototype factory now on iTunes

Filed under: EV/Plug-in , Chevrolet 2011 Chevrolet Volt - Click above for high-res image gallery The first pre-production Chevrolet Volt rolled off the line at the Detroit-Hamtramck assembly plant last week and now you can get a look behind the scenes at the production process.

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