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Archive for May, 2007

The Volt is GM’s iPod

May 29th, 2007 | Posted in: General, Latest News with 11 Comments

A very thoughtful discussion on the birth of the Volt appeared in today’s Wall Street Journal. The story goes that GM has been feeling the heat and threat from Toyota, a company now known for its green-ness due to the Prius. Seeing the risk of being known as a company that turns out [...]

Posted by: Lyle with 11 Comments

Volt to be Less Than $30,000

May 17th, 2007 | Posted in: Financial, Latest News with 37 Comments

Bob Lutz was quoted as saying some very interesting things. See source article here. He was commenting on the Federal decison to increase fuel economy ratings. In the discussion, which took place on May 10th, he said that the Volt’s consumer cost would be less than $30,000. He also said that [...]

Posted by: Lyle with 37 Comments

Volt to be Produced in 36 Months

May 7th, 2007 | Posted in: Latest News with 16 Comments

Larry Burns gave an interview to Automotive News in which he elaborated on some details of the Volt’s production process and plans, and included that a formal production program for the vehicle exists, with initial engineering work already underway.
He says that GM has allocated specific funds for development, with expectations being that 500 million will [...]

Posted by: Lyle with 16 Comments

Gas Prices Hit Record High

May 7th, 2007 | Posted in: Financial, Latest News with 2 Comments

On May 7th the national average cost of one gallon of regular unleaded gasoline hit $3.07. This is up from the previous record of $3.03 on August 11, 2006.The imperative for all electrc cars like the Volt clearly presses on.
Soon as the cost of battery technology drops and gas prices continue to soar, we [...]

Posted by: Lyle with 2 Comments

Senate Hearing on Advanced Technology Vehicles

May 2nd, 2007 | Posted in: Financial, Latest News, Politics with 2 Comments

 
Yesterday, the Sentate Finance Committee, subcomittee on Energy, Natural Resources, and Infrastructure heard testimony from some of of the leading people of the electric car/ Chevy Volt movement.  These included David Vieau of A123 systems and Martin Eberhard of Tesla Motors.  All of the transcripts from the meeting can be read in their entirety here.
The main [...]

Posted by: Lyle with 2 Comments

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