jerry landerson

Alternative Fuels : 

Alternative Fuels Jerry Leanderson

GM’s Approach to Lowering Dependency on Fossil Fuels: 

GM’s Approach to Lowering Dependency on Fossil Fuels To understand GM’s overall approach to reducing fossil fuels it may be beneficial to view GM’s actions into 3 time segments Near Term Mid Term Long Term

Advanced Propulsion Technology Strategy: 

Hydrogen Fuel Cell Hybrid Electric Vehicles Incremental Internal Combustion Engine and Transmission Improvements Near-Term Mid-Term Long-Term Reduced Emissions and Increased Vehicle Fuel Economy Reduced Petroleum Consumption Cleaner HC Fuels, Renewable Fuels Hydrogen Infrastructure Advanced Propulsion Technology Strategy Biofuels

Primary Criteria Employed by GM in Developing Product Plans: 

Primary Criteria Employed by GM in Developing Product Plans Maintain Vehicle Capabilities (e.g. Functionality, Towing, etc.) Provide the Most Benefit to Customers in Relation to GM’s Portfolio Strong Emphasis on Trucks Develop Customer Based Cost Beneficial Choices Acquisition Cost and Fuel Cost

Near Term Initiatives: 

Near Term Initiatives Advanced Internal Combustion Engine Management Devices Displacement on Demand (Trailblazer with 5.3L engine) Expanded Application of E85 Ethanol Technology (Tahoe with 5.3L engine/Impala with 3.5L engine) Limited Application of Mild Hybrids PHT Silverado/Sierra Limited Application of Biodiesel (B20) SEO in 6.6 Duramax – FullSize Truck and G-Van

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GM Leads in: 28 of 53 passenger car models 41 of 66 truck models

Benefits of E85 (Ethanol): 

Benefits of E85 (Ethanol) E85 is a blend of 85% ethanol and 15% gasoline Ethanol is made from corn which helps US Agribusiness and reduces our dependence upon foreign crude oil There are about 4 million E85 flexible fuel vehicles on the road. GM currently has 1.1 million flex fuel vehicles in the US Fueling all these vehicles on E85 could save 45 million barrels of oil per year and reduce Green House Gas emissions by 6.9 million metric tons In 2006, GM will be introducing more than 400,000 E85 flexible fuel vehicles into the marketplace

2006 Chevrolet E85 Flex Fuel Vehicles: 

Silverado Avalanche Tahoe Suburban 2006 Chevrolet E85 Flex Fuel Vehicles

New in 2006 – E85 Flex Fuel Vehicles: 

Chevrolet Impala New in 2006 – E85 Flex Fuel Vehicles

Petroleum Displacement: 

Petroleum Displacement Annual Gasoline Savings of 94 Gallons/Year (Assumes 11,000 miles/year*) Compact Car 34 mpg (EPA Adjusted Combined) Hybrid Compact Car 48 mpg (EPA Adjusted Combined) * Personal Transportation Study - Oak Ridge Nat. Lab Data Book

Petroleum Displacement: 

Petroleum Displacement Annual Gasoline Savings of 477 Gallons/Year (Assumes 11,000 miles/year*) E85 FFV on Gasoline 16 mpg (EPA Adjusted Combined) E85 FFV on E85 12 mpg (EPA Adjusted Combined) * Personal Transportation Study - Oak Ridge Nat. Lab Data Book

GM Hybrid Strategy: 

GM Hybrid Strategy Target highest fuel- consuming vehicles first Technology can have the greatest impact on these vehicles

Fuel for ThoughtHybrid Bus vs. Hybrid Cars: 

Fuel for Thought Hybrid Bus vs. Hybrid Cars If the 13,000 buses in the nine largest cities were to replace their existing buses with GM hybrid busses we would save 40 million gallons of fuel annually

Hybrid Silverado / Sierra Pickup: 

Hybrid Silverado / Sierra Pickup In 2006, the GM hybrid full-size pickup will have free flow production (not batch build) 3000 total units produced Production from Sept 2005 thru March 2006 2007 hybrid will be a short model run

BIODIESEL: 

BIODIESEL A blend of biomass and diesel fuel (B2, B5, B11, B20) Biomass is generally made from soy beans B20 is 20% biomass; considered alt fuel by EPACT GM is first OEM to authorize the use of B20 Orderable as an SEO in 2006 Available in Full-size Truck and “G-Van” for Fleet & Government customers with 6600 Duramax diesels

Mid -Term Initiatives: 

Mid -Term Initiatives Expand Availability of E85 (Ethanol) Technology Impala – MY06 Uplander – G-Van – MY07 Expand Availability of Mild Hybrids Vue – MY07 Malibu – MY08 Introduce Strong Hybrids Tahoe – MY08

Hybrid Portfolio: 

Hybrid Portfolio 2006 2007 2008

Alternative Fuels Portfolio: 

Alternative Fuels Portfolio MY 2005 2006 2007 Fullsize Truck/Van Duramax 6.6 SEO Fleet & Gov’t CNG Silverado/Sierra 6.0L – V8 Dedicated/Bi-fuel Biodiesel (B20) 2008 E85 Silverado/Sierra Avalanche, Tahoe Suburban, Yukon & XL 5.3L – V8 (L59) Impala Uplander G-Van

Long-Term Initiatives: 

Long-Term Initiatives Development of Fuel Cell Vehicles and Supporting Infrastructure Sequel Hydrogen 3 Autonomy