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GM-Volt - Chevy Volt Concept SiteGM-Volt - Chevy Volt Concept SiteDedicated news, information, and discussion site for the Chevy Volt electric car. Articles
GM has Formed new Engineering Team for Hybrids, E-REVs, and Batteries
2008-01-25 06:01:00 Today GM has announced the creation of a new international engineering team whose task is bringing the electrification of vehicles into the mainstream development process more quickly. Robert Kruse, GM executive director for vehicle engineering of hybrids has been appointed to head the team which will stretch from China to Detroit. Jim Queen, GM VP of Global ... More About: Hybrids , Engineering , Batteries , Team , Production
One-on-One with Jon Lauckner, VP of Global Program Management, Part 3
2008-01-24 12:00:00 With respect to the Volt’s combustion engine, if it keeps at the same RPM will it be more efficient than an engine whose RPM varies? You see this efficiency argument play out in CVT transmissions. You jump in a car with a CVT and what you do is you push the gas pedal down and the ... More About: Management , Engineering , Battery , Global , Production
One-on-One with Jon Lauckner, VP of Global Program Management, Part 2
2008-01-23 12:00:00 Since its a new technology and drivetrain will it make the production process different and require new facilities that you don’t already have in place? Oh yeah, we are putting different components in the vehicle but were using well understood principles. For example most of our cars what we have is what we call a ‘front ... More About: Management , Engineering , Global , Production , Part
One-on-One with Jon Lauckner, VP of Global Program Management, Part 1
2008-01-22 12:00:00 Jon Lauckner is GM’s VP of Global Program Management , and is reported to by all of the vehicle line directors including Frank Weber, the VLE for Chevy Volt/E-Flex. I had the wonderful opportunity to visit Mr. Lauckner in his office and the chance to sit down with him for a 45 minute chat about ... More About: Engineering , Part
GM-Volt Exclusive: Inside the Chevy Volt/E-Flex Design Studio
2008-01-21 06:01:00 The Chevy Volt we have become familiar with is the concept car, or show car. After gaining broad public appeal in January 07, when it was first revealed, GM began the process of rapidly bringing the car to fruition. The interior and exterior design of this final or production vehicle is taking place in ... More About: Design , Exclusive , Flex , Studio , Inside
Tesla Founder Martin Eberhard?s Opinion on the Volt
2008-01-20 12:00:00 Tesla Motorcars as you may be aware, is on the verge of producing a fully electric car with over 200 miles of EV range, called the roadster. The company’s founder was Martin Eberhard who has subsequently left the company. Whether he’s disgruntled or not isn’t for me to say, nor frankly to care ... More About: Tesla , Founder , Opinion , Public Opinion
GM CEO Rick Wagoner on Chevy Volt Risk
2008-01-19 12:00:00 Several other bloggers and I had a press conference with Rick Wagoner, GM’s CEO. My second question and his answer were as follows (first question here): Obviously GM is taking a risk in developing, marketing, promoting, and advertising a car that doesn’t exist yet, how do you feel about that risk and what it represents for the ... More About: Risk , Chevy , Chevy Volt
Die Cast Chevy Volt
2008-01-18 06:01:00 Here’s a Volt we can all afford. It’s $13.95 in fact,but only 7500 being made. You can order yours here. More About: General , Cast , Chevy , Chevy Volt
The Price of the Volt
2008-01-17 17:33:00 Reader response has clearly been quite negative in reaction to Bob Lutz’ mentioning the Volt may cost more than 30,000 initially. There are several considerations however: Cost of fuel will be a lot less; 2 cents/mile for electricity versus 15 cents per mile for gasoline. High likelihood of significant tax rebates for Volt owners. Possible leasing of the battery. The ... More About: Financial , Price , Public Opinion
Lutz: First Volts Will Cost More than $30,000
2008-01-17 00:59:00 Many months ago Lutz told us it was GM’s intention to sell the Chevy Volt for under $30,000. Not surprisingly that was GM-Volt’s top voted post of 2007. In an interview with WIRED magazine, Maximum Bob dropped another bombshell. With respect to the car costing under $30,000 he said: “I’ve always said I’d like to be able ... More About: Financial , Cost
Clarification: Chevy Volt Mule Production Timeline NOT Delayed, only Journa
2008-01-16 13:47:00 Bob Lutz reiterated on Monday during the Cadillac press conference, that he was overly optimistic about having mules for test drives in Easter, and once again said it would be “more like June”. I was able to get some clarification on this from Tony Posawatz, the Volt’s chief engineer, just after Lutz’ comment. Tony said “Bob is ... More About: Timeline , Production , Mule , Chevy , Chevy Volt
GM?s Chief to Toyota?s President on plug-in hybrids: ?That?s my speech?
2008-01-15 17:04:00 CEO Rick Wagoner took some questions from bloggers today. I asked Mr. Wagoner for his response to Toyota president Wantanabe’s comment that he looks forward to direct competition with GM in bringing a plug-in hybrid to market by 2010. His response: “The comments from Wantanabe-son are fine. Actually, I saw some summary of the stuff he ... More About: President , Hybrids , Chief , Plug
Toyota Makes a U-Turn on Plug-in Lithium-ion Hybrids
2008-01-15 06:01:00 Trying to get out of the plume of dust the Volt has kicked up, Toyota ’s president has gone a full 180 on lithium-ion batteries. Often in the past stating things like lithium-ion technology was not ready for cars, that people didn’t want to plug-in, and that the next generation Prius would have to rely on ... More About: Hybrids , Plug , Competitors , Lithium
BYD F6DM Plug-in Electric Hybrid
2008-01-14 20:37:00 BYD is a Chinese automaker. Here in Detroit, they are displaying the slogan “building your dreams” as opposed to “bring your own drivetrain”. I suppose it probably stands for something else in Chinese. Anyway I stopped by the booth and spoke to their export manager Mr. Paul Lin. Paul explained that the car uses a ... More About: Hybrid , Battery , General , Plug , Electric
GM?s Troy Clarke: Chevy Volt to become this Generation?s 57? Chevy
2008-01-14 17:40:00 Troy Clarke is GM’s President of North America. I participated in a blogger interview with him. When asked about why and whether GM has positioned itself as an alternative energy powertrain leader. He noted the top three reasons are; concern over climate change, price of gas, and energy indepoendence . He feels GM has positioned itself ... More About: Production , Troy , Public Opinion , Generation
Saturn Flextreme E-Flex Concept Vehicle
2008-01-14 12:00:00 Today GM is introducing the Saturn Flex treme concept. Similar to it’s Opel cousin, the vehicle uses an all-electric drivetrain powered by a lithium-ion battery capable of 34 miles of range and has a 3 hour recharge time. The on-board generator is diesel powered. Read full release below: THE SATURN FLEXTREME PLUG-IN CONCEPT: EFFICIENCY NEVER LOOKED ... More About: Vehicle , Concept
Saturn VUE Plug-in Hybrid to Begin Production in 2010
2008-01-14 10:00:00 GM has announced it is making progress on the Saturn VUE plug-in 2-mode hybrid, and that they expect production in calenday year 2010. The vehicle is expected to have 10 mile all-electric driving range and will use a lithium-ion battery pack. I had a chance to speak with Bob Reuter who is the chief engineer. ... More About: Hybrid , Production , Plug , Saturn Vue
Breaking: Bob Lutz Says Driveable Chevy Volt Mules in June, not Easter
2008-01-13 22:52:00 Here on the sidelines of the Detroit auto show myself and several bloggers are having the opportunity to chat with GM Vice Chairman Robert Lutz . I am actually writing this post as we go; so-called “live-blogging”. He is asked what his personal involvement in the Volt project is. He mentioned he is very interested because it’s ... More About: Easter , June , Breaking , Mules
GM Announces Cellulosic Ethanol Production Breakthrough by New Partner, Cos
2008-01-13 17:57:00 Corn can be converted into ethanol, but yields only about a 30% increase in energy over what is put in and of course requires food crop to make it. Being able to use other sources of carbon such as biomass or switchgrass is important if ethanol use in the U.S. is to become widespread. Making ... More About: Ethanol , Partner , Fuel , Production
Chevy Volt at the GM Style Event
2008-01-13 06:01:00 This is the second year GM hosted an exclusive and decadent event they call GM style, which took place tonight on the eve of the Detroit Auto Show’s first press day. The event showcases GM’s vehicles as they shared a special stage with famed performers Mary J. Blige, Kid Rock, and Maroon Five. International media ... More About: Event , General , Style , Chevy , Chevy Volt
GM-Volt Exclusive: Inside the GM Chevy Volt/E-Flex Battery Lab
2008-01-12 06:01:00 Lance Turner is the electrical engineer who runs the day to day operations of GM’s advanced battery lab. He reports to Denise Gray who is GMs advanced battery director. While in Detroit for the impending auto show I was graciously allowed to meet Lance and tour the lab where the Chevy ... More About: Exclusive , Engineering , Battery , Flex , Inside
Chevy Volt to Have 50/50 Weight Distribution
2008-01-11 12:00:00 One question people have asked about the Chevy Volt is what will the weight distribution of the production version be. In an article in Autoobserver, Jon Lauckner, GM VP of technology tells the author: “…although the addition of hundreds of pounds of batteries typically would be a detriment to any vehicle?s dynamics, because of their placement roughly ... More About: Performance , Weight , Engineering , Distribution
Latest Battery Pack Q & A with Denise Gray, GM?s Battery Director
2008-01-10 16:17:00 Sam Abuelsamid of Autobloggreen went to Las Vegas for CES and had a chance to chat with Denise Gray about the latest developments of the Chevy Volt battery packs. Key points: -they’re still confirming the behavior of the first two CPI packs, but they appear to be conforming to predictions.-packs are still evolving and haven’t reached ... More About: Battery , Pack , Director
Lockheed Martin Signs Agreement with EEStor
2008-01-10 06:01:00 Mostly, we talk about the Volt here, but relevant and related topics are often worth discussing. We have previously discussed a secretive Texas company called EEStor, who are reported to be working on a new type of ultracapacitor that can hold 10x the energy in 1/10th the weight of typical batteries, at a fraction of the ... More About: Research , Battery , Signs , Lockheed , Competitors
Do you want your Volt to Drive itself?
2008-01-09 18:33:00 Besides displaying the Cadillac Provoq, GM CEO Rick Wagoner also discussed GMs future plans for vehicle to vehicle (V2V) technology in his speech as the Consumer Electronics Show. Using their built in GM OnStar communications system as a starting point, cars could eventually be programmed to communicate with one another, GPS, and the road such that ... More About: General , Drive
GM CEO Rick Wagoner Now Says 2010 a ?Stretch? for Chevy Volt Production but
2008-01-09 06:01:00 picture from autoblog In the year I’ve been writing this blog, never has there been quite so much word-mincing and media attention to production date as has occurred since I first asked GM CEO Rick Wagoner in an online chat how confident he was the Volt would be released in 2010. As you know, his ... More About: Production , Chevy , Chevy Volt , Etch
Cadillac Provoq Fuel Cell E-Flex Concept
2008-01-08 06:01:00 The Chevy Volt’s upscale cousin has been born. GM has just revealed the Cadillac Provoq, a 4 door crossover concept, which uses the E-Flex platform with a hydrogen fuel-cell range extender. It runs on GM’s svelte 5th-generation hydrogen fuel cell stack married to an E-Flex propulsion system, which is the all-electric powertrain powered by a large rechargeable ... More About: Fuel , Cell , Concept
GM to Unveil Cadillac Provoq Concept
2008-01-07 17:23:00 GM’s CEO Rick Wagoner will be speaking tomorrow at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES). We hear than among other things he will say, he will be introducing a new Cadillac concept called the Provoq. We don’t know much about the car except that it will offer petroleum-free driving. Will it be an E-Flex variant, ... More About: Brand , Concept , Dill
Did GM CEO Rick Wagoner Really Change Anything about the Volt?s Release Dat
2008-01-07 12:00:00 Last week I asked Rick Wagoner, GM’s CEO if he was confident the Volt would be released in 2010. He responded that it would be great, but that he couldn’t guarantee it. That remark prompted a flurry of news reports suggesting GM might be balking on their original plans for release. Here ... More About: Change , Timeline , Release
We?re Getting Closer?Introducing the 2-Mode Hybrid Saturn VUE
More articles from this author:2008-01-06 20:55:00 GM has decided to release some details about a car they are showing at the Detroit Auto Show starting next weekend when press days begin (I will be there folks). It is their new 2-Mode Hybrid Saturn VUE. GM has previously built 2-mode hybrid Tahoes and Yukons, which are just becoming available at dealerships. ... More About: Closer , Saturn Vue 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 |
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