Comments on: My Introduction and Bob Lutz Showing Off the Battery Photos http://gm-volt.com/2008/03/21/my-introduction-and-bob-lutz-showing-off-the-battery-photos/ Real-time news, information, and discussion about the Chevrolet Volt. Fri, 19 Mar 2010 13:57:19 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: Grizzly http://gm-volt.com/2008/03/21/my-introduction-and-bob-lutz-showing-off-the-battery-photos/#comment-34215 Grizzly Mon, 24 Mar 2008 05:04:43 +0000 http://www.gm-volt.com/2008/03/21/my-introduction-and-bob-lutz-showing-off-the-battery-photos/#comment-34215 Just hate to keep preaching but I'd like to see GM help out A123 with plant and capital while fully respecting their rights to intellectual property and capital. I'd also like these plants to be in the North American neck of the woods, free from the uncertainty and unpredictability of most plants in the "familiar" country in Asia.   Mexico would be the target.  GM has plenty of facility there and I believe it would work.  Taking control is what this is about, and this would be the start. Just hate to keep preaching but I’d like to see GM help out A123 with plant and capital while fully respecting their rights to intellectual property and capital.

I’d also like these plants to be in the North American neck of the woods, free from the uncertainty and unpredictability of most plants in the "familiar" country in Asia.   Mexico would be the target.  GM has plenty of facility there and I believe it would work.  Taking control is what this is about, and this would be the start.

]]> By: jbfalaska http://gm-volt.com/2008/03/21/my-introduction-and-bob-lutz-showing-off-the-battery-photos/#comment-34179 jbfalaska Sun, 23 Mar 2008 14:56:40 +0000 http://www.gm-volt.com/2008/03/21/my-introduction-and-bob-lutz-showing-off-the-battery-photos/#comment-34179 CHEVY VOLT:  American-made, American-FUELED Well, I'm on the waiting list, and I'm in a van pool to keep my American dollars here in America rather than pump my income to the Middle-East.  Let's hope the count down to an affordable, mid-sized electric car keeps going.  Sooner is better.  CHEVY VOLT:  American-made, American-FUELED CHEVY VOLT:  American-made, American-FUELED
Well, I’m on the waiting list, and I’m in a van pool to keep my American dollars here in America rather than pump my income to the Middle-East.  Let’s hope the count down to an affordable, mid-sized electric car keeps going.  Sooner is better. 
CHEVY VOLT:  American-made, American-FUELED

]]> By: Tagamet http://gm-volt.com/2008/03/21/my-introduction-and-bob-lutz-showing-off-the-battery-photos/#comment-34164 Tagamet Sun, 23 Mar 2008 04:13:17 +0000 http://www.gm-volt.com/2008/03/21/my-introduction-and-bob-lutz-showing-off-the-battery-photos/#comment-34164 Autobloggreen has a nice "piece" on their site. Looks like most of the info was actually gleaned from HERE (lol) <a href="http://www.autobloggreen.com/2008/03/20/new-york-2008-first-volt-nation-meeting-held/" rel="nofollow">http://www.autobloggreen.com/2008/03/20/new-york-2008-first-volt-nation-meeting-held/</a>  Maybe next time they'll cover it themselves. (wink) Autobloggreen has a nice "piece" on their site. Looks like most of the info was actually gleaned from HERE (lol)
http://www.autobloggreen.com/2008/03/20/new-york-2008-first-volt-nation-meeting-held/  Maybe next time they’ll cover it themselves. (wink)

]]> By: BillR http://gm-volt.com/2008/03/21/my-introduction-and-bob-lutz-showing-off-the-battery-photos/#comment-34156 BillR Sun, 23 Mar 2008 01:45:54 +0000 http://www.gm-volt.com/2008/03/21/my-introduction-and-bob-lutz-showing-off-the-battery-photos/#comment-34156 I believe that in some earlier posts, it was mentioned that GM and A123 had a cooperative agreement, where GM would get more involved in the chemistry of the Li-Ion batteries and work in conjunction with A123 on the design of the cells. I do not know of any contractual arrangements between GM and A123, but if they do have a cooperative (perhaps exclusive) agreement, and A123 has patents on their nano-technology, this means GM may have exclusive rights to some of the best Li-Ion cells that can be currently manufactured.  If so, this would give them a big advantage over other competitors. I believe that in some earlier posts, it was mentioned that GM and A123 had a cooperative agreement, where GM would get more involved in the chemistry of the Li-Ion batteries and work in conjunction with A123 on the design of the cells.

I do not know of any contractual arrangements between GM and A123, but if they do have a cooperative (perhaps exclusive) agreement, and A123 has patents on their nano-technology, this means GM may have exclusive rights to some of the best Li-Ion cells that can be currently manufactured.  If so, this would give them a big advantage over other competitors.

]]> By: Grizzly http://gm-volt.com/2008/03/21/my-introduction-and-bob-lutz-showing-off-the-battery-photos/#comment-34131 Grizzly Sat, 22 Mar 2008 20:11:56 +0000 http://www.gm-volt.com/2008/03/21/my-introduction-and-bob-lutz-showing-off-the-battery-photos/#comment-34131 Koz #11 I got the same impression.  Lutz specifically mentioned how excited they were when it arrived.  I don't believe he ever expressed the same excitement for the CPI pack and it was the first to arrive for testing. Koz #11

I got the same impression.  Lutz specifically mentioned how excited they were when it arrived.  I don’t believe he ever expressed the same excitement for the CPI pack and it was the first to arrive for testing.

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