Comments on: LG Chem Has Begun Battery Plant Construction for Chevy Volt Cells

By: jeffhre

jeffhre — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 00:50:10 +0000

“Model T was the first to use the new tech in a mass-produced product.” 1908

The Curved Dash Olds holds that distinction. 1901

By: jeffhre

jeffhre — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 00:46:28 +0000

“I’m not saying that executives need to stay at Motel 6 and workers need to return to sweat shop conditions, but the excesses of the past are just not sustainable.”

You must feel that management retaining the option to furlough workers when demand is low is an excess of the past?

By: jeffhre

jeffhre — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 00:43:31 +0000

My understanding is that Martin Eberhard, a Tesla founder requested and paid for AC Propulsion’s investment in the Tzero’s adoption of Li Ion batteries to verify the battery types viability!

At that point Eberhard tried without success to convince Alan Cocconi (AC; poetic isn’t it) to move toward mass production. Eberhard et al, moved to found Tesla

By: HybridGirl

HybridGirl — Mon, 27 Apr 2009 20:51:25 +0000

I heard the GM Volt battery has a life of 3K-4K under perfect lab conditions but that it then at elevated temps collapses to 2K-3K. I also heard elevated temp life is 600 cycles. Unlike some other makers, I have not seen any lab charts or company released charts for this battery. Do they exist????

the bad part is the 100% DoD, and you want to keep them under 130deg F… in those conditions you could get about 50 cycles.

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#141 HybridGirl Says:
April 24th, 2009 at 12:46 pm
I’m wondering how these Volt batteries perform at elevated temps, like 60C. What would the cycle life be at 100% DoD? Anyone?

By: Lev

Lev — Mon, 27 Apr 2009 18:41:24 +0000

#8 Steven P

I think Telsa will be remembered with the honor of redefining the automobile. GM is jumping on the train too, but lets give credit where credit is due. They were the first real viable EV, that changed the game.

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Tesla uses the new technology in a very expensive and unattainable (for most) package, much like the first production internal combustion engine on the Benz runabout (three wheeled) from 1885. Model T was the first to use the new tech in a mass-produced product. So, the Volt is in fact the new T, and will be remembered as such.