Title: CLEAN CITIES STATE-WIDECONFERENCE
1CLEAN CITIES STATE-WIDECONFERENCE
- DAVID BURROUGHS
- ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING
- GENERAL MOTORS
- SHREVEPORT OPERATIONS
- JANUARY 25, 2007
2FIRST OF ALL!
- THANK YOU!
- TO ALL WHO MAKE CLEAN CITIES INITIATIVES GO
3GLOBAL/HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE
- 100 YEARS AGO THERE WERE 3 COMPETING TECHNOLOGIES
- STEAM
- ELECTRICITY
- GASOLINE
4A FEW STATISTICSPLEASE
- 35 OF WORLDS ENERGY NEEDS ARE MET WITH
PETROLEUM PRODUCTS - CHINA IMPORTS 46, US 64, EU 79, AND JAPAN 100
- FROM 2003 TO 2030 OUR WORLDWIDE ENERGY DEMANDS
WILL INCREASE 70100 YEARS AGO THERE WERE 3
COMPETING TECHNOLOGIES - THE KEY MEETING AUTOMOTIVE ENERGY REQUIREMENTS
WILL BE ENERGY DIVERSITY
5General Motors Commitment
- Implement Propulsion Technologies that improve
fuel efficiency and reduce environmental impact - Work to assure that new propulsion and fuel
technologies are linked - Promote the use of alternative fuels that make
sense economically and environmentally including
biofuels and hydrogen
6Advanced Propulsion Technology Strategy
ReducedEmissionsand IncreasedVehicle Fuel
Economy
ReducedPetroleum Consumption
HydrogenFuel Cell
Hybrid ElectricVehicles
Cleaner HC Fuels, Renewable Fuels
Biofuels
Incremental Internal Combustion Engine and
Transmission Improvements
Hydrogen Infrastructure
Near-Term
Mid-Term
Long-Term
7History of TailpipeEmission Standards - HC (50k)
History of TailpipeEmission Standards - NOx (50k)
8Active Fuel Management
- Available on 5.3L V8 engines
- For 2007, GM adds 3.9L V6 withAFM to Chevy
Impala - For 2007, 15 vehicles available with AFM
- By 2008, 2 million vehicles on the road with AFM
Chevrolet TrailBlazer Chevrolet Impala and
SS Chevrolet Monte Carlo SS Chevrolet
Tahoe Chevrolet Avalanche Chevrolet
Suburban Pontiac Grand Prix GXP GMC Yukon GMC
Yukon XL
GMC Envoy Denali Saab 9-7X Buick Rainier ( plus 2
others to be announced)
9Variable Valve Timing
- For 2007 MY, 13 engine variants on 55 car and
truck models (additional 26 applications over
2006) - By 2007, 2.5 million engines with VVT in various
models
106-Speed Automatic Transmissions
- Launching 10 new variants of six-speed automatic
transmissions - Will improve 0-60 performance by up to 7 percent
fuel economy up to 4 percent
11The GM Over 30 MPG ClubMore than any other
automaker!
(EPA Highway Labels)
12Advanced Propulsion Technology Diesel Engines
- Over one million diesel-powered vehicles sold
per year - Over 200,000 diesel engines sold in the U.S. per
year - Working to add increasedbiodiesel capability
- World-Wide Fuel Charter specifications are key
to low emissions - New GM V8 Diesel Light Duty forNorth America
after 2009
13Renewable Fuels
- In U.S., GM has over 2 million flex fueled
vehicles registered. - This year, we will sell over 400,000 flex fuel
vehicles - Commitment to double production of vehicles
capable of running on renewable fuels by 2010
142007 MY GM Models with E85 Capability17 models
equipped to run on E85 fuel
- Chevrolet Express
- GMC Savana
- GMC Sierra (Classic)
- GMC Sierra (GMT 900)
- Chevrolet Silverado (Classic)
- Chevrolet Silverado (GMT 900)
- Chevrolet Impala
- Chevrolet Monte Carlo
- Chevrolet Uplander
- Pontiac Montana SV6 (Canada only)
- Chevrolet Tahoe
- GMC Yukon
- GMC Yukon XL
- Chevrolet Avalanche
- Chevrolet Suburban
- Saturn Relay
- Buick Terrazza
2007 ChevyAvalanche
15E85 Marketing/Education Activities
- Yellow cap
- Flex fuel badging
- Introduced E85 - TV, print and radio campaign
Live Green Go Yellow - Educational Livegreengoyellow.com web site
created - New E85 autoshow exhibit incorporated
- LiveGreenGoYellow street marketing teams
- Extensive dealer training and IDL broadcast
- Chevy and GMC in-showroom point-of-sale materials
- Earth day initiative
- Owner direct mail E85 campaign
- Extensive in-school (grades 5-8) education program
Station availablity via
16LiveGreenGoYellow.com
- Record 1,500,000 site visits in 2 weeks 2/19
nearly 100,000 visits/day achieved 64 more
visits in a 2-week period than all of 2005 for
GM Ability - Exit rate of 20 vs. 35 average indicating high
interest
17Hybrid Portfolio
Two Mode Hybrid Drive
GM/Allison Hybrid Bus
Light Hybrid
Chevy Silverado/GMC Sierra
Hybrid
Saturn VUE
Saturn Aura
Chevy Malibu
Two-ModeHybrid Drive
Tahoe/Yukon
Escalade
Silverado/ Sierra
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19Advanced Propulsion Technology Long -Term
Hydrogen Fuel Cells
20Chevrolet Volt
21QUESTIONS?????