Comments on: The Chevy Volt’s Battery Has Been Born and Director Denise Gray Tells us About it http://gm-volt.com/2007/11/16/the-chevy-volts-battery-has-been-born-and-director-denise-gray-tells-us-about-it/ Real-time news, information, and discussion about the Chevrolet Volt. Thu, 24 May 2012 22:53:35 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Van http://gm-volt.com/2007/11/16/the-chevy-volts-battery-has-been-born-and-director-denise-gray-tells-us-about-it/#comment-17153 Van Fri, 30 Nov 2007 12:59:54 +0000 http://www.gm-volt.com/2007/11/16/the-chevy-volts-battery-has-been-born-and-director-denise-gray-tells-us-about-it/#comment-17153 Hopefully the one and a half foot high pack is actually only a one half foot high pack. Hopefully the prismatic cells from A123/GM have already been developed and shipped to Continental AG where they are being packaged with controls and cooling if necessary, for shipment to GM before the end of the year. Hopefully the cost per KWH for these A123/GM batteries will be less than $750. If so, America may actually do something to end its dependence on foreign oil. Time will tell Hopefully the one and a half foot high pack is actually only a one half foot high pack.

Hopefully the prismatic cells from A123/GM have already been developed and shipped to Continental AG where they are being packaged with controls and cooling if necessary, for shipment to GM before the end of the year.

Hopefully the cost per KWH for these A123/GM batteries will be less than $750.

If so, America may actually do something to end its dependence on foreign oil. Time will tell

]]> By: domenick http://gm-volt.com/2007/11/16/the-chevy-volts-battery-has-been-born-and-director-denise-gray-tells-us-about-it/#comment-15161 domenick Sat, 17 Nov 2007 19:51:05 +0000 http://www.gm-volt.com/2007/11/16/the-chevy-volts-battery-has-been-born-and-director-denise-gray-tells-us-about-it/#comment-15161 Altair has an exclusivity agreement with Phoenix Motorcars for North America so they couldn't supply GM easily anyway. Altair has an exclusivity agreement with Phoenix Motorcars for North America so they couldn’t supply GM easily anyway.

]]> By: Don http://gm-volt.com/2007/11/16/the-chevy-volts-battery-has-been-born-and-director-denise-gray-tells-us-about-it/#comment-15112 Don Sat, 17 Nov 2007 15:23:33 +0000 http://www.gm-volt.com/2007/11/16/the-chevy-volts-battery-has-been-born-and-director-denise-gray-tells-us-about-it/#comment-15112 Altair right now is a great battery but they are a boutique operation. They have great intellectual property but no big production facility, no sub in place to do it cheaply for them. They had been in talks with GBT but those allegedly broke down and now GBT is working with a Chinese auto company, Lam of Lotus fame, and Zap of California to market cars and their stationary batteries in America. Now that CBAK has broke off with A123 one has to speculate that ALTI and CBAK could be talking ... but even if they partner they are too late for GM. Their current product is best suited for some particular niches. An expensive high capacity (much more energy dense although not as power dense than A123's) rapid recharge capable battery (if you have the recharge station) - perfect for high mileage fleet vehicles with access to the charging station once a shift and whose high mileage garners enough gas savings to more than offset the battery cost within a few years - a big niche really (think everything from taxis to police cars to all those package delivery and other delivery trucks to buses and garbage trucks), but not one that includes the Volt. Altair right now is a great battery but they are a boutique operation. They have great intellectual property but no big production facility, no sub in place to do it cheaply for them. They had been in talks with GBT but those allegedly broke down and now GBT is working with a Chinese auto company, Lam of Lotus fame, and Zap of California to market cars and their stationary batteries in America. Now that CBAK has broke off with A123 one has to speculate that ALTI and CBAK could be talking … but even if they partner they are too late for GM.

Their current product is best suited for some particular niches. An expensive high capacity (much more energy dense although not as power dense than A123′s) rapid recharge capable battery (if you have the recharge station) – perfect for high mileage fleet vehicles with access to the charging station once a shift and whose high mileage garners enough gas savings to more than offset the battery cost within a few years – a big niche really (think everything from taxis to police cars to all those package delivery and other delivery trucks to buses and garbage trucks), but not one that includes the Volt.

]]> By: domenick http://gm-volt.com/2007/11/16/the-chevy-volts-battery-has-been-born-and-director-denise-gray-tells-us-about-it/#comment-15080 domenick Sat, 17 Nov 2007 12:25:50 +0000 http://www.gm-volt.com/2007/11/16/the-chevy-volts-battery-has-been-born-and-director-denise-gray-tells-us-about-it/#comment-15080 "The Altair nanosafes fail to provide the voltage (the power) - remember A123 Systems’ director saying their batteries produced TWICE the power of the Altair’s." Q: What is the voltage of your modules and the 35kWh packs? A: 12V and 420V respectively. "No automaker has expressed any interest in Altair batteries for either a plug-in or a battery-powered EV." http://www.lightningcarcompany.com/nanosafe.php http://www.phoenixmotorcars.com/partners/index.html http://digiads.com.au/car-news/latest-FIAT-news/2007_AllElectric_Fiat_Doblo_300km_Journey_200710.html “The Altair nanosafes fail to provide the voltage (the power) – remember A123 Systems’ director saying their batteries produced TWICE the power of the Altair’s.”
Q: What is the voltage of your modules and the 35kWh packs?
A: 12V and 420V respectively.

“No automaker has expressed any interest in Altair batteries for either a plug-in or a battery-powered EV.”
http://www.lightningcarcompany.com/nanosafe.php
http://www.phoenixmotorcars.com/partners/index.html
http://digiads.com.au/car-news/latest-FIAT-news/2007_AllElectric_Fiat_Doblo_300km_Journey_200710.html

]]> By: Zohar http://gm-volt.com/2007/11/16/the-chevy-volts-battery-has-been-born-and-director-denise-gray-tells-us-about-it/#comment-15068 Zohar Sat, 17 Nov 2007 09:08:21 +0000 http://www.gm-volt.com/2007/11/16/the-chevy-volts-battery-has-been-born-and-director-denise-gray-tells-us-about-it/#comment-15068 what I'm curious about is this: if the battery for the Volt weighs 200kg for a 40 mile range, does that mean that a battery for a 100 mile range (like this for the pure electric car) would weigh 500kg? where will there be place in the car for such a gigantic battery? especially when refering to the Better PLC project, who has this idea to swap batteries in 3 minutes... am I the only one who thinks it's an undoable idea? what I’m curious about is this: if the battery for the Volt weighs 200kg for a 40 mile range, does that mean that a battery for a 100 mile range (like this for the pure electric car) would weigh 500kg? where will there be place in the car for such a gigantic battery? especially when refering to the Better PLC project, who has this idea to swap batteries in 3 minutes… am I the only one who thinks it’s an undoable idea?

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