Archive for October, 2007
Is GM planning an E-Flex Cadillac?
There have been some recent reports citing sources inside GM who propose that GM is planning to produce an E-Flex Cadillac:
Autoweek
Jalopnik
It should really not be a surprise that GM hopes to put the E-Flex drivetrain into many future vehicles. By necessity this would include Cadillacs.
I could not confirm an immediate plan with GM officials.
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GM-Volt EXCLUSIVE!: Brand New Interview with Bob Boniface, GM Director of Volt Design on the Production Model Volt
Bob Boniface and his creation
I just had the opportunity to discuss the latest developments in the design of the production Chevrolet Volt with Mr. Boniface. He was formerly director of advanced design but in April/May of this year, as part of the Volt momentum, his title has been changed to GM director of [...]
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V2Green: A Start-up Company Making Electric Car and Grid Software
A Seattle startup called V2Green has been recently profiled. The company is headed by David Kaplan who wrote SQL for Microsoft.
The product they are developing is a software system which will allow electric cars (when they arrive) and the utility companies to communicate with one another through the power grid. The system will [...]
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The Volt Will be a Chevrolet
There were some recent commentaries speculating that the Volt could come out under another brand.
This was started by Todd Lasso of MotorTrend who noticed that it was describe as “Global Delta Volt” on the UAW comittment statement.
Well, we have heard back officially from GM on this issue:
“The Volt will be a Chevrolet. However, the [...]
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What’s All this Tom Friedman, Automakers, and CAFE Fuss?
Anyone who reads auto blogs and newspapers by now has heard a lot about Tom Friedmans Op-ed in the New York Times yesterday. In it he bashed Toyota for joining with the Big 3 automakers in encouraging the defeat of a Senate bill to move CAFE gas mileage standards to a corporate average of [...]
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Congressional Hearing on Lithium-Ion Battery: GMs Denise Gray, and Johnsons Mary Ann Wright Testify
Yesterday we discussed that Japan was funding lithium-ion research 10-fold more than what the U.S. government was. Our reader NeutronFlux promptly pointed out that at that very moment, the U.S. House Committee on Science and Technology, Subcommittee on Energy and Environment was holding a hearing about Energy Storage Technology, including vehicular applications.
Unfortunately, folks, we cannot [...]
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Japanese Government Pledges $215 Million USD to Develop Lithium-ion Batteries for PHEVs
We recently discussed that the U.S. govenment through the DOE has awarded nearly 20 million in grants to U.S. battery makers to help them develop lithium-ion technology for plug-in electric cars over the next 3 years (see prior post).
Some of you described this paltry sum, divided by 5 companies as a “pittance”.
Well, now the Japanese [...]
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Does the Volt Have Another Competitor? Enter Aptera.
You may have heard about a new plug-in electric vehicle called the Aptera. The company has begun taking orders for a $500 deposit on its website (Aptera.com).
The vehicle is a 3-wheeler that seats 2 in front and 1 in back. It is capable of highway speeds and can do 0 to 60 in [...]
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Will GM Name it the Volt But Change the Brand?
We have previously discussed the importance of naming this car the Volt (see previous post), and even got GM to make some comments about it. We took an informal poll and found an overwhelming majority of visitors here wanted the production car to keep the Volt name (see post).
As we also reported, the UAW [...]
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EXCLUSIVE: Interview With Charles Gassenheimer, Vice-Chair of Ener1, EnerDel Lithium-Ion Battery Parent Company
As we have previously discussed, the U.S. government awarded research grants to 5 U.S. top lithium-ion battery producers for developing plug-in electric car battery packs. We have had previous discussions with executives from A123 as well as Compact Power Inc., the two companies with Chevy Volt contracts.
Now, I had the chance to chat with [...]
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