GM to Build Research Centers in Shanghai
The U.S. automaker will team with the Chinese government, automotive industry and academic institutions to research alternative fuels, alternative energy propulsion systems, and energy efficiency.
General Motors will team with the Chinese government, automotive industry and academic institutions to research alternative fuels, advanced alternative energy propulsion systems, and energy efficiency.
The automaker will spend millions building two research centers in Shanghai. The first, the $250 million GM Center for Advanced Science and Research, will be completed in late 2008.
Research here will focus on: alternative fuels, such as non-food cellulosic ethanol technologies; advanced alternative energy propulsion systems, and the electrification of motor vehicles; and manufacturing and supplier energy efficiency, including work with partners and suppliers to reduce emissions and waste through the manufacturing chain.
"The new GM Center for Advanced Science and Research will support China as it undertakes one of the most rapid technological transformations in world history," GM Chairman and CEO Rick Wagoner said in a statement. "It is designed to bring together various resources, including SAIC's new Energy Unit, to accelerate research in the areas of energy-efficient and environmentally friendly automotive technologies, as well as alternative fuel pathways that are socially responsible, economically viable, environmentally sustainable, and technologically feasible."
GM will contribute, along with partner Shanghai Automotive Industry Corp. Group, a $5 million grant to Tsinghua University to establish the China Automotive Energy Research Center. There, the company and various partners will work to develop an integrated energy strategy.
The automaker will spend millions building two research centers in Shanghai. The first, the $250 million GM Center for Advanced Science and Research, will be completed in late 2008.
Research here will focus on: alternative fuels, such as non-food cellulosic ethanol technologies; advanced alternative energy propulsion systems, and the electrification of motor vehicles; and manufacturing and supplier energy efficiency, including work with partners and suppliers to reduce emissions and waste through the manufacturing chain.
"The new GM Center for Advanced Science and Research will support China as it undertakes one of the most rapid technological transformations in world history," GM Chairman and CEO Rick Wagoner said in a statement. "It is designed to bring together various resources, including SAIC's new Energy Unit, to accelerate research in the areas of energy-efficient and environmentally friendly automotive technologies, as well as alternative fuel pathways that are socially responsible, economically viable, environmentally sustainable, and technologically feasible."
GM will contribute, along with partner Shanghai Automotive Industry Corp. Group, a $5 million grant to Tsinghua University to establish the China Automotive Energy Research Center. There, the company and various partners will work to develop an integrated energy strategy.
