Heat pumps included in GM EVs could give them a real-world range advantage

Good News Notes: “GM confirmed Monday that it plans to include heat-pump technology in all of its current and upcoming Ultium-platform electric vehicles.  That includes the Hummer EV now being delivered and the soon-arriving Cadillac Lyriq, plus many more to arrive in the next several years. In them, the tech will help recover low-level waste heat in ways…

GM to hire 3,000 for tech jobs as part of EV push

Good News Notes: “General Motors Co. plans to hire 3,000 employees in engineering, design and IT to help push forward as a leading electric vehicle maker and to develop more in-car connected technologies, the automaker said Monday.  GM is battling its Silicon Valley competition for talent to be able to achieve its mantra of zero crashes, zero emissions and zero…