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Chevy Volt hopes to shock fuel-efficient auto market
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by jessica.lam | July 9, 2008 at 10:13 am
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The buzz about GM and it's electric car is palpable. The Chevy Volt, GM's concept car is making a flashy entrance. Having 200 engineers and 50 designers working on this project alone, the unveiling in September will be most anxiously awaited. (Not to mention that it will be starring in Transformers 2.)
In a further bid to create buzz, the Volt is one of several GM cars set to make an appearance in the action movie "Transformers 2," scheduled for release next summer, a person familiar with the matter said.
The Concept Chevy Volt, with its revolutionary E-Flex Propulsion System will be different than any previous
electric vehicle because it will use a lithium-ion battery
with a variety of range-extending onboard power
sources, including gas and, in some vehicles, E85
ethanol(1) to recharge the battery while driving.When it comes to plugging in, the Volt will be designed to use a common 110–volt household plug. For someone who drives less than 40 miles a day, Chevy Volt will use zero gasoline and produce zero emissions.(2) For longer trips, Chevy Volt's range-extending power source kicks in to recharge the lithium-ion battery pack as required.
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at 06:22 on July 11th, 2008
Too bad it's not an all electric car. 40 miles is a pretty limited range. Compare that to the Tesla which has about a 200 mile range. These guys are till stuck in the fossil fuel mindset.
at 08:56 on July 15th, 2008
kferaday, most americans will not buy an electric car with 200 mile range that needs hours of plug in time before it can be driven further (as a primary car). The volt will offer you the chance to almost eliminate your gasoline consumption in everyday driving while giving you the ability to drive accross the country without having to stop at a hotel every 200 miles and stay the night while the car charges. In the volt you can simply pull into the gas station if you need to drive a very long distance in the same day, the tesla roadster doesn't allow that. The EV1 failed because most americans don't like range anxiety. The tesla roadster will be a success because it is a high end sports car but electric cars for everyday use won't be mainstream until they can drive 800 miles with an overnight charge or until some kind of battery swapping sceme at gas stations is initiated but the range will still have to be over 200 miles. The volt is a good stepping stone toward full electrification which will take many decades to become practical.