GM takes the Chevy Volt to Los Angeles | NowPublic News Coverage

GM takes the Chevy Volt to Los Angeles

by GMblogs | December 6, 2007 at 08:30 am

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The Chevy Volt concept car heads to Los Angeles today for its third stop on a four-city tour. In October, the Volt was shown in Boston and Miami. From Thursday, December 6 to Tuesday, December 11, the car will be shown at various locations in L.A. Passersby will have the opportunity to view the interior and exterior of the concept vehicle, as well as have their questions answered by street teamers and the occasional expert.

The Volt is a revolutionary electric vehicle that GM is planning on producing in 2010. Propelled only by an electric motor, the Volt is designed to drive 40 miles on one full battery charge.After 40 miles, a small gas combustion engine running a generator will kick in to recharge the battery continuously if the driver does not wish to stop and plug in the car.Since 78% of daily commuters drive 40 miles or less to and from work each day, the Volt should allow a significant number of drivers to simply plug the vehicle in at night and go completely gas free.

Currently, over 200 engineers and 25 interior and exterior designers have been assigned to work on the vehicle. GM is also working with A123 Systems and LG Chem to develop safer and more energy dense lithium ion batteries for the Volt.

If any Angelenos have time to come out and see the Volt, please comment and contribute to the story! We’d love to hear from everyone who’s seen it firsthand.

LA Volt Schedule

Thursday, December 6
9:00 a.m. – 11:00 p.m. at Mann's Chinese Theater
6925 Hollywood Boulevard, Los Angeles, CA, 90028

Friday, December 7
9 a.m. – 10 p.m. at Third Street Promenade
Third Street and Arizona, Santa Monica, CA, 90401

Saturday, December 8
10 a.m. – 7:30 p.m. at Hermosa Beach Plaza Promenade
Hermosa Avenue and Pier Avenue, Hermosa Beach, CA, 90254

Sunday, December 9
10 a.m. – 8:30 p.m. at Del Amo Fashion Plaza
22015 Hawthorne Blvd, Torrance, CA, 90503

Monday, December 10
9 a.m. – 10 p.m. at Topanga Plaza Mall
Victory Blvd and Topanga Canyon Blvd., Canoga Park, CA 91303

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ryan

at 09:20 on December 6th, 2007

thanks for posting this - it should be filed in the press release category - you can change the category by selecting the edit tab on the story page, scroll down until you see the category drop down menu.

GMblogs

at 09:21 on December 6th, 2007

Thanks! Must have missed that category the first time around.

enguyen

at 10:58 on December 6th, 2007

This is a great-looking car, though it will likely be "mainstreamed" quite a bit before entering production.

85Gripen

at 19:28 on December 6th, 2007

The Chevy Volt is due for production in 2009. It is a "series hybrid". It has a flex-fuel (ethanol/gasoline) internal combustion engine as a "range extender" which recharges the lithium battery pack when it runs low on charge. The internal combustion engine (ICE) never directly drives the wheels. It is simply a backup generator to charge the batteries. This is an electric car.