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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. 
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New 40 mpg Chevy Compact Car to Debut Next Year
2008-06-03 03:35:00 Word is trickling out that GM will debut a new compact Chevy vehicle to be built on the Delta global compact car platform (same as the Volt) at an auto show later this year, and will begin production as early as next year. The vehicle may appear alongside the Cobalt and go by a different name. ... More About: General , Compact , Debut , Year
EXCLUSIVE: CEO of ZENN Motor Company on EEStor, EEStor Storage Units, cityZ
2008-06-02 03:40:00 ZENN Motor Company is a small Toronto based company currently building low speed lead-acid neighborhood electric vehicles. They have partnered with the secretive Texas company EEStor that supposedly has developed a breakthrough energy storage device. I had the chance for an interview with the CEO of ZENN, Ian Clifford, which follows. What is ... More About: Exclusive , Research , Battery
Is This Really an Opel Flextreme Prototype Spy Photo?
2008-06-01 13:12:00 The other day Leftlanenews posted this picture claiming it was the Opel Flextreme mule. It was a spyshot of a car out at GM’s Milford proving grounds, photographed by car spy firm Brenda Priddy. It appears to be the shell of a late model Opel, but how do we know it is the Flextreme? GreenCarCongresses Mike ... More About: Photo , Prototype
GM and Toyota May be in Talks to Build Priuses Together and is Toyota Reall
2008-05-31 15:51:00 A fundamental theme observed in the inception and development of the Chevy Volt is the competition between General Motors and Toyota . GM vice chair Bob Lutz has admitted GM was wrong in not getting into hybrids at the time Toyota did with their Priuses and has promised not to make the same mistake twice. Over ... More About: Build , Competitors
GM Buys Out 19,000 Workers, Time to Get Lean and Green
2008-05-30 19:11:00 About one quarter of GM’s blue-collar workforce of 76,000 accepted buyouts to leave their positions, the automaker announced today. These workers who were earning an average $28 per hour could be replaced by new workers starting at half that much. These generally older workers will vacate by July 1st. The fact that lower wage and ... More About: Workers , Time , Financial , Green , Lean
Production Chevy Volt to Have a Cam-Back, Round Front, and Tapered Corners
2008-05-30 03:04:00 We have known for a while that the initial Chevy Volt concept car did poorly in the wind tunnel. GM has advised us that in order to achieve a full 40 mile end of life EV range the car has to have an excellent aerodynamic profile. Over time we have heard that the production Volt ... More About: Design , Back , Production , Corners , Front
Remaining Control and Engineering Work in the Chevy Volt?s Development
2008-05-29 03:50:00 Below is a discussion I just had with Micky Bly who is GM’s director of hybrid vehicle integration. He is responsible for putting all the parts of the Volt together to produce a smooth and consistent driving experience. Now that Bob Lutz has said the battery is no longer the issue, what are the issues ... More About: Engineering , Development , Work , Control , Chevy
Chevy Volt on the NBC Nightly News With Brian Williams
2008-05-28 03:38:00 Considering the current national gas and oil price crisis, media outlets can’t seem to discuss the topic enough. This has led to a break for GM and the Chevy Volt. As readers here have pointed out, the Volt was featured on a segment on tonight’s broadcast of the NBC Nightly news. View it here. Neilson ... More About: News , Advertising , Williams , Brian Williams , Brian
GM CEO Misquoted About Chevy Volt Price and Timing, Want it For Less?, Get
2008-05-27 03:48:00 Last week we experienced quite a bit of buzz about a German publication’s interview with GM CEO Rick Wagoner and his supposed comments that the Volt would come out by 2010 and for less than $30,000. I remained skeptical about this quote becasue it did not fit well with the information we have been getting from ... More About: Politics , Financial , Price , Timing , Chevy
The Chevy Volt and Securing America?s Future
2008-05-26 14:02:00 First on this Memorial Day my heartfelt thanks and appreciation to our troops on the battlefield, and my wishes for their safe return, and thanks too to all those veterans who have gone before them. When the Volt was first introduced in January 2007, oil was roughly $60 per barrel. Now it has touched $135. ... More About: America , Future , Fuel , Chevy , Chevy Volt
Do We Believe the Volt?s Batteries Can?t Deliver on its Promise?
2008-05-25 14:58:00 An article was recently published in the Sacramento Bee discussing plug-in hybrids. The story emphasized the development of the AFS Trinity which is a plug-in Saturn VUE conversion using lithium-ion batteries and ultracaps which has a 40 mile EV range and range extender. In a provocative assertion, the author references a UC Davis study noting: “The ... More About: Batteries , General , Promise
No Mad Rush Yet to Buy GM?s Large Hybrid SUVs
2008-05-24 15:58:00 In following GMs development of the Volt, one cant help but notice the automaker has been developing other higher-fuel economy vehicles. One effort thats hard to miss is the production of 2-mode hybrid versions of the large SUV Chevy Tahoes and GMC Yukons. These massive trucks have remarkably advanced 2-mode hybrid systems that allow electric-only ... More About: Hybrid , Financial , Rush , Large
Full-Scale Fiberglass Production Chevy Volt Model Has Been Completed
2008-05-23 14:01:00 We have been discussing the concept car, design changes coming to the production version, and the developmental prototpye schedule. Some issues might need clarification, especially for people new to the site. First, the concept car we are use to seeing is just a fiberglass shell. The production design will look somewhat different and thus far we’ve ... More About: Design , Model , Production , Full , Scale
GM CEO: Chevy Volt Out Earlier by 2010 and for Less Than $30,000?
2008-05-22 16:29:00 We have a teaser of an interview that GM CEO Rick Wagoner gave to the German Publication Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung which will be published tomorrow. He is reportedly quoted as saying two very big things. 1. GM wants to put the Volt out by 2010 as opposed to the end of 2010. 2. They want to ... More About: Financial , Chevy , Chevy Volt
GM to be Exclusive Auto Sponsor For Environmental TV Channel
2008-05-22 13:37:00 Discovery Channel’s “Planet Green” is a 24-hour eco-lifestyle channel that is set to launch on June 4th. In their own word’s it aims to be “your user’s guide to living mindfully on this big blue marble we all call home.” Discovery plans it to be a television network with a “robust” online presence. It ... More About: Exclusive , Advertising , Environmental , Auto , Sponsor
Honda Still Hasn?t Plugged in Yet
2008-05-21 21:11:00 In the past Honda president Takeo Fukui has said lithium-ion batteries weren’t ready for cars yet, and that an E-REV like the Volt didn’t make sense (see post). His company also despite beating Toyota to the starting gate with its now defunct Insight, has been markedly losing the race to the Prius. Amidst all ... More About: Hybrid , Competitors
Jay Leno Believes Chevy Volt Sales Will Take Off
2008-05-21 12:52:00 Most people know Jay Leno as the host of the Tonight Show. He is also a huge car fanatic and very enthusiastic about electric cars. He wrote an opinion piece for Conde’ Naste Portfolio in which he expresses reasons why he believes U.S, automakers have lost ground to the Japanese over the years due to ... More About: Sales , Jay Leno , Public Opinion , Chevy
The Chevy Volt Mule Schedule: Final Integration Vehicles to Appear in 2009
2008-05-20 12:52:00 I just had the opportunity to interview Micky Bly who is GM’s director of hybrid vehicle integration. He runs the team that will integrate all the subsystems in the Volt to make it a pleasantly drivable and cohesive machine. I asked him about the Volt development vehicle schedule. He explained to me the the Volt will ... More About: Integration , Schedule , Vehicles , Final , Production
Nissan and NEC to Begin Mass Production of Automotive Lithium-ion Batteries
2008-05-19 20:53:00 As the race to mass produce electric cars heat up, GM competitor Nissan has teamed up with NEC to form a lithium-ion battery company called Automotive Energy Supply Corp. The company is producing lithium-ion batteries for automotive use which rely on Manganese-spinel for the cathode, the same chemistry that LG Chem is using. The company announced today ... More About: Batteries , Battery , Production
Production Chevy Volt to be Revealed in Less Than 5 Months
2008-05-18 21:35:00 GM has made significant aerodynamic changes to the original Volt concept they showed in early 2007, but I expect it to be very similar and very cool. The Volt team has already finalized the redesign. We’ve been shown partial teasers (above) and a camouflage 1/3 scale model, but haven’t yet seen the whole ... More About: Design , Production , Months , Chevy , Chevy Volt
The Volt Program May be Life or Death for GM
2008-05-18 13:50:00 I recently wrote a post entitled “Could Recession Crash the Volt“. Now another sobering article was published by Businessweek. The Chevy Volt program along with the entire portfolio of hybrids that GM is building and planning to build is described as a do or die situation for GM. The title, ‘GM: Live Green or Die’ ... More About: Life , Financial , Death , Program
GM?s Next Generation Chevy Volts May Use Supercapacitors
2008-05-17 02:41:00 The first generation Chevy Volt, known as an E-REV (extended range electric vehicle), is still two and a half year away, but GM continues very active R&D looking into the next generation. We have at times discussed the ideas of supercapitors. These are like batteries in that they store energy, only they are generally ... More About: Research , Battery , Competitors , Generation
Micky Bly, GM Director of Hybrid Integration on the Running Chevy Volt Prot
2008-05-16 03:09:00 After Bob Lutz’ big announcement yesterday about the Chevy Volt prototype running on the track, I had the chance to talk to GMs director of hybrid vehicle integration, Mickey Bly, a little more about it. We covered a range of topics and I will have much more of our conversation soon. Micky ... More About: Running , Hybrid , Integration , Test Drive , Prot
BIG NEWS from Bob Lutz: First Chevy Volt Prototype Hits the Road and Gets 4
2008-05-14 20:13:00 In the biggest news since the initial concept announcement, GM vice-chairman Bob Lutz confirmed that in fact the first Chevy Volt prototype, with the full lithium-ion battery pack has hit the test track. He said “It is reliably meeting its objectives. Even with a rough calibration, even with the wrong drive unit, the wrong body, etc. etc., ... More About: News , Test Drive , Prototype , Hits
Could Recession Crash the Volt?
2008-05-14 03:49:00 We wait patiently as GM puts the Volt through the most rapid development cycle any of its vehicles has ever had. Meanwhile, since the original concept was introduced in Jan 2007, the economy has been in trouble. The burdens of the credit crisis and the rapidly rising oil prices have significantly affected the ... More About: Financial , Crash , Recession
Renault-Nissan To Spend $1 Billion Building Electric Cars, and Already Show
2008-05-13 03:53:00 Making the news again lately are the efforts of Project Better Place, a company moving to implement electric cars and an electric car charging infrastructure in Israel and Denmark, and hoping to spread from there. The automaker charged with building the cars is Renault in partnership with Nissan . Coming out of this is the admission that ... More About: Building , Cars , General
The EV-1 Wasn?t Killed, it Was Dead on Arrival
2008-05-12 03:38:00 MotorTrend’s Angus MacKenzie has published a provocative and thoughtful piece on the inadequacies of the EV-1. Many new visitors to GM-Volt.com seem to get here after seeing Who Killed the Electric Car, something I ascertain through many of the emails I get. In the Motortrend piece it was explained that the EV-1 evolved from an earlier ... More About: General , Dead
GM-Volt.com Readership Survey Results
2008-05-11 16:48:00 Several days ago, many of you were gracious enough to take an advertising company’s readership survey. As promised, I have the results. This can give you an idea of who is coming to this site and a little bit of their behavior. The survey results in detail and graphically represented are HERE. 689 people responded. ... More About: General , Survey , Results
Continental CEO Thinks They Have Good Chance of Winning Volt Contract
2008-05-10 15:55:00 Continental Automotive and A123 Systems are one of the two Volt battery-making partnerships, pitted against LG Chem and Compact Power. Conti CEO Manfred Wennemer told Reuters that his company has a "good chance" of being awarded the Volt’s battery contract. He also said "it is not going to be decisive for the future ... More About: Battery , General , Chance , Contract , Good
Lutz: Dynamometer Tests on First Volt Prototype Proving Successful
More articles from this author:2008-05-09 13:48:00 Previously we heard that Bob Lutz was about to test drive the completed lithium-ion battery powered Chevy Volt prototype vehicle. This is very true, but it hasn’t happened just yet. GM vice-chairman and Volt shepherd Bob Lutz tells GM-Volt “we hope to drive it on the road next week.” Lutz’ enthusiasm is palpable, just like ours! With ... More About: Test Drive , Prototype , Tests 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 |
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