Comments on: GM Opens Global Battery Systems Lab

By: Electricnick, The Electric Car Revolution » Blog Archive » GM’s Volt, pursuing the development

Wed, 24 Jun 2009 15:59:57 +0000

[...] Lab. On June 8th, GM finally opened its Global Battery Systems Lab. What this mean is that the company can now concentrate on [...]

By: phil

phil — Mon, 15 Jun 2009 17:29:35 +0000

Does anybody Know if these can be charged via pv?
Or how long does charging take?

By: DaveR

DaveR — Thu, 11 Jun 2009 19:53:30 +0000

I hope GM pokes Fox News and all of the other naysayers in the eye. The company that has the best battery or fuel cell shall be the leader. The infrastructure must exist prior to the creation of any vehicle because of the requirement to recharge or refuel. The electric grid is already in place for an electric vehicle. Cars would charge at night when energy demands are low. The issue is with the performance, density, weight and cost of mobile power storage. The fueled/electric hybrid is a bridge to all electrics. I hope GM pokes Fox News and the other naysayers in both eyes. GO GM!!!!

By: Unfill The Land Fill

Unfill The Land Fill — Thu, 11 Jun 2009 10:45:42 +0000

[...] but a $7,500 federal battery tax credit will ease the pain of buying one somewhat. We toured GM’s new and sprawling, 33,000-square-foot Global Battery Systems Lab and saw the actual 400-pound, 16-kilowatt-hour battery pack that resides underneath the car. The [...]

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