Archive for January, 2007
Safety Issues
There seem to be two major concerns our there about this vehicle’s safety. One is the fact that the battery could overheat and explode. Remember the Sony Li-ion battery recall? This is usually a rare event and there should be safeguard probes within the batteries that cut over current when heat begins to [...]
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Lithium-ion Battery
The Volt is designed to use new lithium-ion battery packs, which hold a charge longer than the nickel metal hydride batteries currently in use. One problem is that these are known to overheat and catch fire. They are however lighter and already in widespread use in consumer electronics such as laptops and cell phones.
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Release Date
It seems that the General Motor VPs are speaking about a near release of this vehicle. Bob Lutz VP of Global Development for GM states that if “this car was released 10 years from now I would be severely disappointed.”
Lets hope less than 5!
The whole interview can be seen from YouTube here.
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Interview with GM executive
Courtesy of cars.com this is a youtube video of cars.com editor interviewing Tony Posawatz from GM about the Volt. He answers the cost question by reporting the electric cost of recharging the battery is ~1/5 the cost of gasoline to traverse the same distance. Thats cool (for now).
See video here:
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The Electric Engine..and questions
The Volt is powered totally by an electric engine..thats right its not an internal combustion engine. The system is an electric drive unit consisting of a 120 kW electric motor that turns the drivetrain with 161 hp. This can generate decent speed, with a 0 to 60 of 8.5 seconds, current Prius is [...]
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The Revolution Has Begun!
On January 7th, General Motors introduced the Volt concept car to the world. This is the first vehicle of a new generations of hybrid car with promises for gas-free driving up to 40 miles, and fuel economies up to 150 mpg for longer drives.
Now that were coming close to peak oil and global warming [...]
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Recent Posts
- EPA Closer to Giving the Chevy Volt at Least a 100 mpg Rating
- GM, Natural Gas, and the Volt
- GM and Chrysler in Merger Talks
- More Details About Chrylser’s Electric Car Plans
- As GM Goes So Goes the Nation
- Lutz Provides More Volt Details: Photovoltaic Roof to be Unveiled in January, and Volt Development Ahead of Schedule
- GM’s Electric History
- Project Better Place CEO Calls the Volt a Niche Product
- The Production Chevy Volt Has One Charging Port, and Unnamed Object Identified
- Video: 60 Minutes - Race For the Electric Car
