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Battery Investment
Here’s what we know and don’t know about the battery so far:
The Volt has a 400-pound, 16-kilowatt-hour lithium-ion battery pack attached to the 160 hp electric motor.
Since 1 kilowatt-hour = 1000 watts expended over 1 hour,the battery can produce 16000 watts per hour. Peak output is 136KW.
At 40 mph battery will discharge in 1 [...]
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Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee Meeting
February 1st, 2007 | Posted in: Politics with 2 Comments
Jeff Bingham, Chairman
On Tuesday the Senate Natural Resources Committee heard from GM VP Beth Lowery about ways to reduce fuel consumption. She encouraged the government to help subsidize the production of biofuels like E85, which could power the Volt. She also recommended tax money be spent on battery research.
The comiitte called for [...]
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- Volt Competition: Mazda’s Secret E-REV Program, Toyota Forwards Plug-in Fleet to 2009
- Bob Lutz on Chevy Volt Battery Tests, Cold Starts, and Use of OnStar
- The Chevy Volt Generator Will Run at One of Several Fixed RPMs
- E-Flex Cadillac Next?
- How the Chevy Volt Operates Past the Customer Depletion Point
- The Chevy Volt Will Have iPod Connectivity (Plus More Design Issues)
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