When it arrives, the battery-electric sports car will benefit from a new energy-recovery feature GM announced on Monday for the Ultium battery platform underpinning its EVs. The upgraded system uses a patented heat pump that GM says will help electric vehicles charge and accelerate faster and boost range by up to 10%. General Motors will release a hybridized version of its iconic Chevrolet Corvette sports car next year, with a battery-electric model to follow, General Motors President Mark Reuss announced Monday on LinkedIn.

90% of goods and products brought to market are dependent on sea freight, with many being shipped several times over as component parts are moved and processed across international networks1. Moving the more than ten billion tonnes of freight handled each year employs more than 1.5 million people directly2, and supports many more jobs in the wider network of shipping-dependent industries.