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Advanced Propulsion and Green Initiatives at GM
Advanced Propulsion and Green Initiatives at GM
Advanced Propulsion and Green Initiatives at GM
Agha Sheeraz Durrani 4525 Mohammad Faisal 4658 Jibran Khalil 4522 Waqas Ali Siddidqui 5144
Gasoline Engines
Cellulosic Ethanol
- Thermochemical process - Agricultural and municipal waste - Begin test production in mid-2009
- Biochemical process - Plant and wood waste - Plant to open in New York by mid-2009
- First lithium-ion battery pack manufacturing facility operated by a major automaker - Production scheduled to begin in 2010
- 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 Germanys Clean Energy Partnership
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