Enlarge / The 2023 Hummer EV has gone from idea to production in just two years. (credit: Jonathan Gitlin) GMC provided two nights in a hotel and a flight from Washington, DC, to Phoenix and back so we could drive the new Hummer EV. Ars does not accept paid editorial content. PLEASANT VALLEY, Ariz.—The headline […]
Enlarge / The 2023 Hummer EV has gone from idea to production in just two years. (credit: Jonathan Gitlin) GMC provided two nights in a hotel and a flight from Washington, DC, to Phoenix and back so we could drive the new Hummer EV. Ars does not accept paid editorial content. PLEASANT VALLEY, Ariz.—The headline […]
Enlarge / The first EV to use GM’s Ultium batteries is the Hummer EV, seen here. But from 2027, the cells will also power new, affordable EVs from Honda and GM brands. (credit: General Motors) On Tuesday, General Motors and Honda announced that the two companies are working together on a new range of affordable […]
Enlarge / If you’re going to charge your car at home, why not also use it as a storage battery when it’s just parked there? (credit: Monty Rakusen/Getty Images) Disaster preparedness is becoming a bit more mainstream as the effects of climate change and the fallibility of human institutions become more clear. The auto industry […]
It feels like tweens put more effort into their TikToks than ad agencies put man hours into Super Bowl ads. Feature a celebrity endorsement — or six — into a commercial and we’re good, right? Don Draper called Peggy Olsen lazy for pitching a Joe Namath cameo in the ’60s, and here we are, 60 […]
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Enlarge / General Motors Chair and CEO Mary Barra confirmed during her 2022 CES keynote address that Chevrolet will launch the Chevrolet Equinox EV in the 2024 model year. Chevrolet’s headline news at CES this year was its forthcoming Silverado EV, a truck that—initially at least—will carry a lot of lithium ion, and a six-figure […]
Enlarge / A closer look at the hardware inside the Ultra Cruise computer. (credit: General Motors) General Motors has partnered with Qualcomm to provide the computing power for its next-generation hands-free driver-assistance system. First announced in October 2021, the new system is called Ultra Cruise, and it one-ups the (already very competent) GENERAL MOTORS Super […]
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Enlarge / This is Chevrolet’s first electric pickup, the Silverado EV. When it goes on sale in 2023, there will be two versions at first, a work truck and this fully loaded RST First Edition. (credit: Chevrolet) On Wednesday, during General Motors’ Consumer Electronics Show keynote, the company unveiled its next electric vehicle. We’ve already […]