Comments on: What’s Under The Volt’s Hood? http://gm-volt.com/2007/03/22/whats-under-the-volts-hood/ Real-time news, information, and discussion about the Chevrolet Volt. Sun, 21 Mar 2010 14:57:24 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: Fuelzilla http://gm-volt.com/2007/03/22/whats-under-the-volts-hood/#comment-16463 Fuelzilla Mon, 26 Nov 2007 22:43:35 +0000 http://www.gm-volt.com/2007/03/22/whats-under-the-volts-hood/#comment-16463 Hmm... did't Lutz actually say that the Li-ion batteries ARE the show-stopper? Well, he did at the unveiling of Volt in 01/2007. Then a couple of months later he eluded (Green Car magazine) that GM may not, after all, be waiting for the batteries to be ready. That would mean that they would attempt to use NiMH instead. What will happen to the 40 mile range that's been advertised so enthusiastically since January 2007? I think it's bound to drop to 20-some miles. Looks like by the time it hits the road GM Volt is going to look like absolutely nothing like the prototype we are speculating about in 2007 Hmm… did’t Lutz actually say that the Li-ion batteries ARE the show-stopper? Well, he did at the unveiling of Volt in 01/2007.

Then a couple of months later he eluded (Green Car magazine) that GM may not, after all, be waiting for the batteries to be ready. That would mean that they would attempt to use NiMH instead. What will happen to the 40 mile range that’s been advertised so enthusiastically since January 2007? I think it’s bound to drop to 20-some miles.
Looks like by the time it hits the road GM Volt is going to look like absolutely nothing like the prototype we are speculating about in 2007

]]> By: majicmattyla http://gm-volt.com/2007/03/22/whats-under-the-volts-hood/#comment-410 majicmattyla Fri, 23 Mar 2007 21:50:16 +0000 http://www.gm-volt.com/2007/03/22/whats-under-the-volts-hood/#comment-410 Rich Lannen http://www.podtech.net/nextgear/technology/1685/engineering-the-volt emailed me personally about this whole PR campaign that he felt Tesla might try to mount regarding the insides of the Volt--here is his message to me: " expect you will see photos of the underhood of the Volt show car posted by Tesla... I wanted to give you the heads up... The Volt show car...is a fiberglass model with a golf cart electric motor and lead acid batteries..... Typical show car "styling" model.... I hope people dont try to draw an analogy between the golf cart and production intent. Thats just silly!!! Our production intent activities are moving along nicely.... We have several "milestones" set for 2007 and early 2008 Lutz is speaking accurately in his latest quotes. Right now...we have no show stoppers....." Rich Lannen http://www.podtech.net/nextgear/technology/1685/engineering-the-volt emailed me personally about this whole PR campaign that he felt Tesla might try to mount regarding the insides of the Volt–here is his message to me:

” expect you will see photos of the underhood of the Volt show car
posted by Tesla…

I wanted to give you the heads up…

The Volt show car…is a fiberglass model with a golf cart electric
motor and lead acid batteries…..

Typical show car “styling” model….

I hope people dont try to draw an analogy between
the golf cart and production intent. Thats just silly!!!

Our production intent activities are moving along
nicely….

We have several “milestones” set for 2007 and early 2008

Lutz is speaking accurately in his latest quotes.

Right now…we have no show stoppers…..”

]]> By: Sky King http://gm-volt.com/2007/03/22/whats-under-the-volts-hood/#comment-405 Sky King Fri, 23 Mar 2007 12:51:45 +0000 http://www.gm-volt.com/2007/03/22/whats-under-the-volts-hood/#comment-405 Let\'s not forget that the race to produce a mass market PHEV is on and what GM is showing as systems in the Volt are probably nothing like what the actual production vehicle will look like \'under the hood\'. It\'s one thing to keep the public informed, and quite another thing to give away your production plans to the competition - especially the foreigners who are so adapt at reverse engineering and beating yoo to market with your ideas. Let\’s not forget that the race to produce a mass market PHEV is on and what GM is showing as systems in the Volt are probably nothing like what the actual production vehicle will look like \’under the hood\’. It\’s one thing to keep the public informed, and quite another thing to give away your production plans to the competition – especially the foreigners who are so adapt at reverse engineering and beating yoo to market with your ideas.

]]> By: Johnnie http://gm-volt.com/2007/03/22/whats-under-the-volts-hood/#comment-397 Johnnie Fri, 23 Mar 2007 02:44:20 +0000 http://www.gm-volt.com/2007/03/22/whats-under-the-volts-hood/#comment-397 I agree, come one come all...Tesla, Phoenix, Hybrid-X, Scion and the Volt...the more the merrier I say. My heart is slated for the Volt, and when the day comes, I will no longer need the turmOIL from the East, or from the Chaves's...I feel the timing is right!! I agree, come one come all…Tesla, Phoenix, Hybrid-X, Scion and the Volt…the more the merrier I say. My heart is slated for the Volt, and when the day comes, I will no longer need the turmOIL from the East, or from the Chaves’s…I feel the timing is right!!

]]> By: chevyvolt http://gm-volt.com/2007/03/22/whats-under-the-volts-hood/#comment-396 chevyvolt Fri, 23 Mar 2007 02:04:51 +0000 http://www.gm-volt.com/2007/03/22/whats-under-the-volts-hood/#comment-396 Hi Darryl , welcome! Sorry about the snafu..post changed to reflect your actual position. I thinks that competition is great, and will certainly fuel the changes underway, which will benefit us all. You have a great company and I look forward to the White Star..if it get here first who knows.. Hi Darryl , welcome!
Sorry about the snafu..post changed to reflect your actual position.
I thinks that competition is great, and will certainly fuel the changes underway, which will benefit us all.
You have a great company and I look forward to the White Star..if it get here first who knows..

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