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GM to bring green car engine technology in house
GM to bring green car engine technology in house
Posted Wednesday, Aug 12, 2009, 11:31 am in Employee News
General Motors plans to design, develop and manufacture electric motors for its growing array of gasoline-electric hybrids and electric vehicles, the Automotive News reported.
The electric motors used in GM’s current lineup of hybrids are made to GM specifications by outside vendors, the trade publication said. GM wants to bring the design and manufacturing in-house to save money and to apply its own technology to boost performance, lower weight and reduce power consumption, Larry Nitz, GM’s chief hybrid powertrain engineer, told the paper.
The first GM-designed electric motors are likely to first appear in the second generation of the two-mode hybrid transmission, which is currently used in GM’s pickups and large sport utilities, the paper said. Buick will get a front-wheel drive version of the two-mode transmission in an upcoming small SUV. The two-mode transmission features two electric motors that deliver power to the wheels in both city and highway driving, the story said. (Automotive News)
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