Archive for August, 2007
GM Pushes To Control Electric Utility Rates
Here we’ve just finished posting about how much it will cost to drive the Volt. Some interesting comments have come back. I’m working on getting some more battery specifics and will report back to you very soon.
In the meantime, GM is part of a large coalition of heavy electric users in the state of Ohio. [...]
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Gun Owners Also Want Their Volt
Yesterday Autoblog rehashed a story originally posted on Autoobserver on August 13,which illustrates the wide scope of appeal the Volt has. Author Michele Krebs found a thread on the gun enthusiasts site AR15.com (they had linked back to her post). You can see the original thread here. The Autoblog story has been Dugg to the [...]
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What Will it Cost To Drive a Chevy Volt?
Clearly, there are several reason why people want a Chevy Volt. Aside from environmental concerns which are quite important, other leading motivators are to avoid oil and gas consumption. This to assuage security and cost factors. A lot of GM-Volt.com visitors also seem to be unhappy about giving money to the Middle [...]
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GM-Volt.com Gets Mentioned in CNET Article
On August 8th, CNET senior editor Wayne Cunningham wrote an article with the amusing title, Chevy Volt Runs on Hype.
His argument of course it that here we are talking about and getting psyched about a car that actually doesn’t exist (still a concept for the moment), although the parts are coming together very rapidly.
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New Chevy Volt A123 Systems Battery Interview
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OK. There was one more interview that came out of the Traverse City CAR event. Sam from AutoblogGreen got to talk to David Vieau and Rick Fulop, CEO and co-founder/business chief respectively [...]
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Chevy Volt Dinner Meeting With GM Executives
Michelle Krebs who is a veteran auto reporter had the chance to site down with several GM execs involved in producing the Chevy Volt. Consider this discussion the third part of the series coming out of Traverse City, Michigan centered around the CAR (Center for Automotive Research) meeting at which Bob Lutz announced the [...]
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Interview With Denise Gray, GM Battery Director
On the same day I was interviewing Nick Zielinksi, Chief Engineer for the Volt, our friend, Sam Abuelsamid of AutoblogGreen had the opportunity to interview Denise Gray in Traverse City. Ms. Gray is GM’s Chief of battery technology and is in charge of all battery development for hybrid and electric vehicles.
You can read a [...]
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Exclusive: Interview/Podcast With Chevy Volt Chief Engineer on Current State of Volt Development
Today has been a very productive one when it comes to news about the Chevy Volt. I had the opportunity to discuss these and other issues with Mr. Nick Zielinski who is the Vehicle Chief Engineer for the Chevy Volt. The full audio podcast follows below.
First of all, Mr. Zielinksi was able to [...]
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More Big News!: Chevy Volt Timeline Made Public
Today is a banner day for Volt enthusiasts! All of this great information is coming out of the CAR meeting in Traverse City Michigan where Bob Lutz gave his A123 announcement. Although invited, I unfortunately could not attend, but I am waiting on an a phone interview.
Reuters has published their sideline interview with [...]
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GM Chooses A123 to Co-Produce the Chevy Volt Batteries
Massive news this morning folks. Bob Lutz has announced that GM has officially chosen the A123 lithium-ion batteries to be used in the Chevy Volt and all E-flex Systems, and not those of it’s competitor Compact Power Inc/LG.[UPDATE: Compact Power/LG is NOT out of the battery competition..it's just that GM now has a closer [...]
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Who Will Dominate the Future Hybrid Market, GM or Toyota?
Right now, Toyota dominates the world hybrid car marketplace. Let’s look at the numbers. Toyota sold 4.72 million vehicles in the first half of 2007. 1.33 million of those were sold in the U.S. Out of that U.S. sales group, 146,536, or a full 11% were hybrid cars. Specifically in June, [...]
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Volt Battery Packs Ready By Year End
Wall Street Journal author Joe White had the opportunity to test-drive a plugin-in modified conversion Prius, with Li-ion batteries made by A123 systems. He describes the effortless joy of driving such a car, and the fact it can go gas-free up to 40 miles with a 160-pound battery pack that costs $10,000.
He goes on in [...]
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Recent Posts
- GM’s CEO Arrives to Capitol Hill in Chevy Volt Prototype, Senate Hearings Underway
- GM CEO Will Drive Volt Mule Inside Washington DC Today, UAW Agrees to Drop Job Bank
- GM: Out of Time, Out of Money, Out of Options
- GM Submits Long-Term Viability Plan to Congress: $18 Billion Needed
- Detroit 3 Viability Plans Go To Congress Today: GM’s CEO Will Drive to DC in Hybrid Malibu
- GM-Volt Exclusive: Bob Lutz Details Volt Mule Energy Use in Highway Driving
- GM’s Canceled LA Auto Show Conference: Was it Going to be the Volt Battery Contract Announcement?
- Flextreme Concept Wins Prestigious Design Award, Still Not Production Intent
- What Would Happen to the Chevy Volt if GM Failed?
- GM Viability Proposal Leak: CEO Likely to Work for $1 and Brands Likely to be Shed
