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Bob Lutz: Chevy Volt Mules Will Be Old Malibus

September 20th, 2007 | Posted in: Design, Engineering, PHEV, Production, Research with 18 Comments

Apparently GM invited a group of bloggers to a round-table sit down with GM Vice-Chairman Bob Lutz. Some of the interview is reported on Jalopnik (link) and includes some Volt-talk.
I wasn’t invited, but since it took place on the West Coast and I’m on the East Coast, perhaps that is why? Maybe next [...]

Posted by: Lyle with 18 Comments

Project Driveway Update

September 19th, 2007 | Posted in: Fuel, Hydrogen, Public Opinion, Release Date with 46 Comments

For those of you who might not know, Project Driveway is the name GM is giving to a modestly-large scale hydrogen fuel cell vehicle test it is planning.
For the event, GM will be giving out 100 hydrogen-powered Chevy Equinoxes to selected and fortunate parties in the U.S. located in L.A., N.Y.C., and Wash D.C. [...]

Posted by: Lyle with 46 Comments

EnerDel Gets GM Money to Develop Li-ion Batteries

September 18th, 2007 | Posted in: Battery with 12 Comments

Trying to keep its eggs in more than a few baskets, GM is a member of the USABC, or United States Advanced Battery Consortium. Among this entities other members are Ford and Chrysler.
The consortium is actually a subunit of the parent body known as the United States Council for Automotive Research (USCAR) which was [...]

Posted by: Lyle with 12 Comments

Chevy Volt May be Built in Ohio

September 17th, 2007 | Posted in: Production with 15 Comments

An article surfaced in which the Mayor of Lordstown, Ohio indicated that there are rumors the Chevy Volt may be built at GMs Lordstown assembly plant.  The facility currently employs 2800 autoworkers, and 5 years ago received a 500 million dollar facelift from GM.  The plant is located 40 mile southeast of Cleveland (hey they [...]

Posted by: Lyle with 15 Comments

Chevy Volt on CBS Sunday Morning: Lutz Says Priced “Nicely” Under $30,000

September 16th, 2007 | Posted in: Public Opinion with 28 Comments

First, welcome to anyone arriving to this site who just heard about the Volt on National TV this AM.
Today, on national television CBS aired a segment about the future of cars and the fact they will be running on electricity and not gas. Featured was the Tesla Roadster, as the small silicon valley “scrappy” [...]

Posted by: Lyle with 28 Comments

Chevy Volt TV Ad

September 15th, 2007 | Posted in: Advertising with 18 Comments

GM continues to advertise the as yet non-existent Volt heavily to help change its image from the maker of gas-guzzling trucks to the new lean green electric GM.  This is truly unprecedented, marketing a product that doesn’t even exist in prototype and is 3 years away.  Pundits say GM is taking a risk, I say [...]

Posted by: Lyle with 18 Comments

Clarification: Chevy Volt Electric Motor is A/C

September 14th, 2007 | Posted in: Electric Motor with 14 Comments

In our previous post, it sounded as though Mr. Tony Posawatz responded that the Volt will use a DC motor, which seemed surprising.
Readers caught that and I questioned Mr. Posawatz again..he indicated that the Volt has an A/C motor.
Sorry for any confusion.

Posted by: Lyle with 14 Comments

Don’t Get Killed on Your Killacycle

September 14th, 2007 | Posted in: General, Video with 9 Comments

We’ve posted about the Killacycle, which does 0 to 60 under 1 second, and uses A123 lithium-ion cells making it the fastest electric vehicle on the planet (see previous post).
Invertor Bill Dube was showing it off for reporters at the WIRED Nextfext, burning out, he got shot off, and he was well..almost killed (we hear [...]

Posted by: Lyle with 9 Comments

GM Saturn VUE Likely First Plug-in Vehicle by Major Automaker: 2009…ish

September 14th, 2007 | Posted in: PHEV with 13 Comments

A report was just published in the Detroit Press discussing an interview with Jill Lajdziak who is the Saturn brand general manager for GM, in which she indicated that the Saturn VUE plugin-in is set to arrive “2009ish”.
We know already that the Saturn VUE Greenline or hybrid arrived at dealerships in April of this [...]

Posted by: Lyle with 13 Comments

GM-Volt.com Interview With Tony Posawatz

September 13th, 2007 | Posted in: Battery, Charging, Engineering, Original GM-Volt Interviews with 41 Comments

Tony Posawatz, VLD E-Flex
I just had the opportunity along with a few other bloggers to discuss the E-Flex program including the Chevy Volt and Opel Flextreme vehicles with Mr. Tony Posawatz. Tony is the Vehicle Line Director for E-Flex vehicles for GM. In this position, he is a man “in the know” when it comes [...]

Posted by: Lyle with 41 Comments

Bob Lutz Discusses Cost of Producing the Chevy Volt

September 12th, 2007 | Posted in: Financial with 24 Comments

In an interview on Sept 10th, published by Reuters, taking place on the sidelines of the Frankfurt auto show, Bob Lutz, GMs vice-chairman discussed some cost issues related to the Volt.
He indicated the Volt may actually lose money for GM.
“This is a venture into the unknown,” Lutz said. “I think we are fully resigned to [...]

Posted by: Lyle with 24 Comments

GM Building New Design Center For Upcoming E-Flex Fleet

September 11th, 2007 | Posted in: Design with 15 Comments

Ed Welburn, GM chief designer
As per a Wall Street Journal report, GM is converting an old auditorium in Warren, MI into a design center specifically to be used for designing the Volt and the future E-Flex fleet.
If you are not convinced about GMs dedication to the Volt so far, this is another proof to [...]

Posted by: Lyle with 15 Comments

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