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Advanced Propulsion and Green Initiatives at GM

Advanced Propulsion and Green Initiatives at GM. Mary Beth Stanek Director, Energy & Environment Policy and Commercialization General Motors Corporation. Advanced Propulsion Technology Strategy. Cam Phasing, Variable Valve Lift, Active Fuel Management. Port Deactivation with EGR.

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Advanced Propulsion and Green Initiatives at GM

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  1. Advanced Propulsion and Green Initiatives at GM Mary Beth Stanek Director, Energy & Environment Policy and Commercialization General Motors Corporation

  2. Advanced Propulsion Technology Strategy

  3. Cam Phasing, Variable Valve Lift, Active Fuel Management Port Deactivationwith EGR • Modular and FlexibleArchitectures • Reduced Mass • Improved CombustionTechnology • Integration of LeadingEdge Technologies Spark IgnitionDirect Injection Downsized SIDITurbo Boosting HCCI – Homogeneous ChargeCompression Ignition Gasoline Engines – Achieving the Maximum Fuel Economy Potential

  4. Advanced Propulsion Technology Strategy GM offers products around the world that can use a range of alternative fuels In the U.S., GM offers 20 flex-fuel models that can operate on E85 ethanol

  5. - Thermochemical process - Agricultural and municipal waste - Begin test production in mid-2009 Cellulosic Ethanol - Biochemical process - Plant and wood waste - Plant to open in New York by mid-2009

  6. GM’s Path of Electrification Plug-in Equinox Fuel Cell Increasing Level of Efficiency & Reduced Emissions

  7. Advanced Propulsion Technology Strategy

  8. Advanced Propulsion Technology Strategy

  9. Chevrolet Volt – Production to begin in 2010 - Electricity powers the wheels at all times (‘Voltec’) - Uses electricity stored in the battery for trips up to 40 miles - Engine/generator seamlessly provides electricity Extends range for a few hundred additional miles

  10. - First lithium-ion battery pack manufacturing facility operated by a major automaker - Production scheduled to begin in 2010

  11. Advanced Propulsion Technology Strategy

  12. - Hydrogen fuel cell-electric vehicle - >100 vehicles in the hands of everyday drivers - California, New York, Washington, D.C. - 600,000 real-world miles - 10 HydroGen4 vehicles deployed in Berlin as part of Germany’s Clean Energy Partnership

  13. Facilities Management - Global Results • Global commitment to reduce environmental footprint • Since 2000: - 25% Reduction in energy usage (Leading user of renewable energy) - 27% Reduction in CO2 emissions - 34% Reduction in water usage • 54 Landfill-free facilities; Goal of 50% landfill-free by 2010

  14. Facilities Management - Michigan Initiatives • Committed to continuously improving environmental impact in Michigan • Lansing Delta Township Assembly Plant – LEED certification

  15. Question and Answer Mary Beth Stanek Director, Energy & Environment Policy and Commercialization General Motors Corporation

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