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Volt Battery Supplier Chosen and GM Comments on Production Photo Leaks (POLL)

August 29th, 2008 | Posted in: Asthetics, Battery, Images with 160 Comments

GM vice chairman Bob Lutz has told reporters that the automaker has indeed decided on which of the two battery making teams they have chosen to supply the Chevy Volt battery packs.
Lutz would not specify which company team that is, LG Chem/CPI or A123/Continental. High ranking sources within those battery companies advise me they [...]

Posted by: Lyle with 160 Comments

Clarification: Chevy Volt Will Not be Based on Malibu

November 15th, 2007 | Posted in: Asthetics, Design, General, Release Date with 20 Comments

Before we get on to the massive Q and As, I felt a need to clarify a certain point.  People might be getting the misconception the the Chevy Volt will be based on the Malibu.  See this article so titled: (LINK).
This isn’t true.  Lutz said the concept’s aerodynamics were not good enough for the efficiencies [...]

Posted by: Lyle with 20 Comments

Green Car Design and the Volt

September 2nd, 2007 | Posted in: Asthetics, Design with 8 Comments

Bob Boniface, head of Volt desigin
Mostly we have been discussing the remarkable engineering that will propel the Chevy Volt. Alot of thought also goes into design.
It is interesting to note that the first hybrid cars strove to appear different, so much so that the Honda Insight is discontinued, and the original Prius modelling was [...]

Posted by: Lyle with 8 Comments

New Volt Re-Design

March 9th, 2007 | Posted in: Asthetics, Latest News with 16 Comments

It has been reported that Bob Lutz said the production model of the Volt wont be able to look like the concept car. The aggressive styling will have to be subdued, and the car will have to “look a little more traditional”. He also gave the car a 90% chance of making it [...]

Posted by: Lyle with 16 Comments

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