Archive for July, 2008
GM Makes Cuts to Raise Liquidity by $15 Billion: No Impact on Volt
Today GM’s CEO Rick Wagoner announced major new initiatives aimed at bolstering their liquidity to ride the tough times ahead.
Yes this site is about the Volt, but how can we have our Volts if GM cant survive?
I attended today’s conference call including Rick Wagoner, Bob Lutz, and Fritz Henderson.
Wagoner expressed concern about continued high oil [...]
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GM’s E-Flex Plans for Europe
It is well known the Chevy Volt has been approved for U.S. production for 2010. Less clear is what GM will do in other markets. The E-Flex platform is by design very flexible. The Opel Flextreme concept illustrates how a diesel rather than gas generator can be used.
GM CEO Rick Wagoner previously [...]
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GM Teams up With U.S. Governors to Expand Ethanol Infrastructure
GM has a marketing motto, "gas friendly to gas free", and although we here clearly are focused on the Volt, GM has been moving towards energy diversification, including promoting the use of E85.
On Sunday, Minnesota governor Tim Pawlenty announced that the National Governors Association and GM will work together to expand the nationwide [...]
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Mitsubishi Prices the iMiEV Close to the Expected Price of the Chevy Volt
As many here may know, Mitsubishi has built working prototypes of a pure electric car it calls the iMiEV. These vehicles have been demonstrated in the U.S. and Japan, and are currently undergoing fleet monitoring tests.
The Nikkei recently reported that Mitsubishi plans on selling these cars in Japan beginning in 2009, with 2000 units [...]
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How Will the Volt’s Battery Perform at Different Temperatures?
Some may have noticed an anonymous “Battery Expert” made an appearance in some of our previous posts’ comments sections. He/she claimed the Volt’s batteries might not survive their lifecycle requirements at different temperatures. It is he/she who created the graphic shown above.
Not being a battery expert myself, and seeking clarification of this issue, [...]
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GM CEO Rick Wagoner Dispels Bankruptcy Rumors and Talks Volt
Today GM CEO Rick Wagoner gave a speech at the Dallas Chamber of Commerce and took the opportunity to dispel some rumors himself.
He acknowledged a belief that the consumer shift from trucks and SUVs to cars is “by and large, permanent,” but he pointed out that despite the sagging U.S. auto market, GM’s global growth [...]
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GM Advises Government not to Include the Volt in New CAFE Standards Rule
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) proposed earlier this year that automakers must achieve a 25% increase in fuel economy from 2011 to 2015 model years.
That goal was set based on carmakers automotive plans at the time and not including any plug-in vehicles.
Now the NHTSA is asking automakers to revise their submitted plans [...]
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GM-Volt.com Founder on NightSide with Dan Rea
Thanks to our regular reader and vigorous participant Larry G. (Tagamet), I was introduced to Dan Rea who does a nightly talk show on WBZ NewsRadio 1030 out of Boston.
I will be joining Dan on his show as a guest tonight Wednesday July 9th from 9PM - 10PM EST. For those who don’t know, [...]
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Lets Dispel Some Rumors: Did GM Really Move-Up Volt Production and Unveiling in Response to the Current Financial Crisis?
In the past few days there have been a flurry of conventional media and blog posts about how GM has decided both to unveil the production Chevy Volt and launch its production in an expedited fashion. These articles insinuate that these moves are suddenly taking place because of GMs finanical difficulties.
This began because of a [...]
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Forget the Volt’s Roof, GM Puts World’s Largest Solar Roof on a Whole Assembly Plant
Just while we’re busy discussing whether GM will put a solar roof on the Chevy Volt, and we begin to hear rumors about the next year Prius getting a solar roof option, GM has taken the idea to the next level.
Today GM announced that they have placed a massive solar panel array on the roof [...]
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Say Hello to the Chevy Cruze
Recently we heard that GM was going to build a Chevy Cobalt replacement gasoline-powered car that reached 40 mpg. We have seen spy shots of the car (above) and have been told it will use a new turbocharged 1.4L engine and will begin being built in Spring 2009. It is a global compact [...]
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Breaking: Production Chevy Volt to be Revealed in September!
Reuters has just published a report entitled "GM readies Volt unveiling to shift focus from crisis".
The report cites anonymous sources within GM as acknowledging that the production show-room ready version of the Chevy Volt will make its first public appearance in September.
It was specifically mentioned that the car will be finished in August and may [...]
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