Nanosolar’s Plan for Electric Cars

A company frequently praised by the community here at GM-Volt is Nanosolar. They are a Silicon Valley start-up that has built what will soon be the world’s largest solar cell production facility. They have sizable private funding as well, including the likes of Google founders Sergey Brin and Eric Schmidt.
What’s so interesting about [...]

GM-Volt Bumper Sticker Contest – Round Two

We have a winner from our first round of bumper stickers (see post).
Now we have several more to choose from that our readers submitted. Thanks for your efforts! Vote for your favorite. The winner of this round will go against the winner of the first round to decide on the final [...]

Will GM Use One or Both Battery Pack Teams for the Production Chevy Volt?

Following on the heels of our last post in which we discussed exclusive right of E-REV cells for GM, there is another issue to discuss.
Again we were told at the time of the battery contract announcements that the winner of the two teams (A123/Conti vs LG/CPi) would be chosen to make the Volt’s cells. [...]

What are the Specifics of GM’s Volt Battery Contracts?

Brilliantly, GM chose the best two battery pack teams from a field of 27 to award Volt development contracts. Those were A123/Conti and CPI/LG Chem.
We were advised at the announcement of these contracts in June 07, that in one year hence (June 08) the winner of the two would be announced, and awarded a production [...]

The Race is on: Toyota Now Admits it is Ramping up Lithium-ion Battery Production

For the first time in 30 years, GM may have its world auto sales record (9.55 million in 1977) broken as Toyota projects it will sell 9.85 million vehicles in 2008.
Toyota also reports they are nearly at the point where they could begin to mass produce lithium ion batteries. Paradoxically, just months ago they told [...]

It’s OK to Drink the Kool-Aid: Is GM-Volt.com a Chevy Volt Cult?

Today our site was featured in an article by the Detroit News, describing the online following of the Chevy Volt’s development as being cult-like.The report includes some quotes by me about the site and the car, and my reason for doing this. Also mentioned are some comments from GM spokespersons and an acknowledgment that [...]

Happy Holidays – Bob Lutz Spotted in Production Chevy Volt!

Just kidding folks.
Graphic is courtesy of Matt of mJay Studios, who also by the way, has produced the two finalist bumper stickers we are presenting in our contest.
We have received some of your bumper sticker submissions..keep them coming. We’ll have a run off between your submission and the winner of Matt’s two.
Below is another [...]

Bob Lutz Says Tesla Motors Spurred GM to Build the Volt

The next issue of Newsweek features a short article about GM vice-chairman Bob Lutz and the Chevy Volt, describing Lutz as “The Man Who Revived the Electric Car”.
We learn that Lutz was initially shunned by GM brass when he first proposed the electric car in 2003. At the time they were too focused on [...]

GM-Volt Bumper Sticker Contest

In an effort to raise the public awareness about the Chevy Volt and the efforts of this site and our community, we have started a bumper sticker campaign.
Just imagine it, you are chugging along in your clunker, making it last until November 2010 when your Volt arrives. What better a way to announce your [...]

Tesla Motor’s Chairman Elon Musk on Production Plans

Tesla Motors chairman is Elon Musk, who founded PayPal, making billions there. Besides trying to launch the first commercial space rocket, he also funded Tesla Motors in the interest of producing electric cars.
In his post yesterday on the corporate blog, he tells us Tesla expects to begin Roadster production in earnest in the Spring [...]

GM-Volt.com: Interview with Dr. Cui, Inventor of Silicon Nanowire Lithium-ion Battery Breakthrough

Dr. Yi Cui
Many of you have heard about the new breakthrough in lithium-ion battery storage. I had an interview with the scientist who discovered it, and hopes to bring it to market, Dr. Yi Cui, Assistant Professor of Material Science and Engineering at Stanford University.

Can you tell us what you have discovered?
The idea is to [...]

E-Flex Team’s Opinion on Release Date

In our last post we heard about an interview with GM vice-chairman Bob Lutz in which he suggested a possible tempering of production date for the Volt. He didn’t exactly say that, for we have never really heard him quote confidence at hitting the 2010 delivery date, only his confidence on actually producing the [...]