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Your Questions Answered by Top Chevy Volt Executives, Part 4

November 20th, 2007 | Posted in: Battery, Brand, Engineering, GM Q and A with 75 Comments

Q: Will anyone have the chance to beta-test cars?
A: “We have not finalized any official plans around that. We are looking at and investigating various types of demonstration opportunities whether they involve formal agencies or get direct to customers that has not been determined yet.”..”From a selfish perspective this vehicle will behave a little differently [...]

Posted by: Lyle with 75 Comments

Your Questions Answered by Top Chevy Volt Executives, Part 3

November 19th, 2007 | Posted in: Battery, Engineering, GM Q and A, Safety with 72 Comments

Q: Are you on schedule with the mules?
A: “Yes we’re on schedule.”…”The definition of what kind of mule is ready when I’m not going to define.”..(SF) “We will definitely let you know when its ready.”
Q: Are you planning to lease the battery? Is it still on the table?
A: (TP) “No decisions have been made one [...]

Posted by: Lyle with 72 Comments

Your Questions Answered by Top Chevy Volt Executives, Part 2

November 18th, 2007 | Posted in: Battery, Design, Engineering, GM Q and A with 43 Comments

Q: Are you going to use specialized lightweight materials?
A: (TP) “Some. The car will be more conventional than it will be groundbreaking in mass”..“We will use selective items where we feel we can manage the risk.”..“it would be shame if the battery came in in time, but the…’aluminum hood’ was late”
Q: So the car [...]

Posted by: Lyle with 43 Comments

Your Questions Answered by Top Chevy Volt Executives, Part I

November 17th, 2007 | Posted in: Battery, Engineering, GM Q and A with 155 Comments

I met with Tony Posawatz, GM’s E-Flex vehicle line director and Denise Gray, advanced battery director armed with >250 of your questions from our GM-Volt.com community. In more than 2 hours of discussion we covered a lot of ground, dozens were answered. Here is the first installment.
Q: How will people in apartments [...]

Posted by: Lyle with 155 Comments

More Bob Lutz Volt Q & A

November 16th, 2007 | Posted in: Production, Release Date with 32 Comments

U.S. News and World Report got to ask a few more questions than I did of Bob Lutz at the L.A. Auto Show press day.
Among other things, when asked if he thinks the Volt will work out, he said “There would have to be some horrible surprise for it not to work.”
He talked about how [...]

Posted by: Lyle with 32 Comments

The Chevy Volt’s Battery Has Been Born and Director Denise Gray Tells us About it

November 16th, 2007 | Posted in: Battery, General with 32 Comments

Denise Gray
I just completed two days of discussion with key Chevy Volt executives and brought with me the list of the questions you asked right here. Since at the time of the meetings, there were more than 250 questions, I had to boil them down a little. I got to spend a couple of hours [...]

Posted by: Lyle with 32 Comments

Clarification: Chevy Volt Will Not be Based on Malibu

November 15th, 2007 | Posted in: Asthetics, Design, General, Release Date with 20 Comments

Before we get on to the massive Q and As, I felt a need to clarify a certain point.  People might be getting the misconception the the Chevy Volt will be based on the Malibu.  See this article so titled: (LINK).
This isn’t true.  Lutz said the concept’s aerodynamics were not good enough for the efficiencies [...]

Posted by: Lyle with 20 Comments

Lutz: Chevy Volt Production to Begin November 2010

November 14th, 2007 | Posted in: Release Date with 49 Comments

I caught up to Bob Lutz again today at the L.A. Auto Show press day. After unveiling the new green series of Chevrolets including a new 2-mode hybrid Silverado pick-up truck and plans to produce one of the new mini cars called the Beat, with an expected 50 mpg highway mpg, Mr. Lutz was scrummed [...]

Posted by: Lyle with 49 Comments

My Chevy Volt Question to Bob Lutz

November 14th, 2007 | Posted in: Battery, GM Q and A, Original GM-Volt Interviews, Production with 61 Comments

Robert and Me
I attended a blogger dinner at which GM Vice Chairman Bob Lutz was the keynote speaker. (Full disclosure; GM paid for me to fly out and stay there.) During the event, I was one of a few people who had the opportunity to ask Mr. Lutz one question. His answer [...]

Posted by: Lyle with 61 Comments

60% of New U.S. Car Buyers are Against Buying American Brands

November 13th, 2007 | Posted in: Brand, General, Public Opinion with 62 Comments

In an article in the Detroit Press, figures are given with respect to the 2.7 million Americans shopping for a new family sedan.
According to GM research, 20% have an American brand in mind prior to purchase, and 20% are “import neutral”; they would buy either U.S. or foreign. However, the majority, a full 60% [...]

Posted by: Lyle with 62 Comments

GM-Volt Exclusive Feature: Ask the Chevy Volt Leadership Team Your Questions

November 11th, 2007 | Posted in: Feedback to GM, Public Opinion with 367 Comments

One of the most important things we are doing here at GM-Volt.com is building a community of people who are interested in owning and driving this groundbreaking new car. We are striving to keep the development of this car as transparent and accessible to the public as possible, and allow for public feedback to [...]

Posted by: Lyle with 367 Comments

Will There be an E-Flex Saturn?

November 10th, 2007 | Posted in: Brand, E-Flex with 30 Comments

Recently we told you there was some information that GM was planning an E-Flex surprise for us in January at the Detroit Auto Show (prior post). This was not verified, but reliable.
Yesterday the GMinsidenews forum published a brief interview with Jill Lajdiak who is GM’s Saturn brand manager. Among other points of discussion, this [...]

Posted by: Lyle with 30 Comments

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