Archive for the 'Design' Category
GM May Reveal the Production Chevy Volt on it Centennial Webcast, September 16th
GM has been gearing up for a high-intensity Centennial celebration set to take place on September 16th.
The Detroit Press is reporting that "GM may even unveil the production version of the Volt as part of a centennial day webcast."
This webcast is supposed to last 40 to 50 minutes, occur live from GM headquarters on the [...]
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GM Has More Than Two New E-Flex Vehicles Already at Scale-Model Stage of Development
As Bob Boniface, GM’s E-Flex design director told us in a recent interview, his team is already in the process of designing additional E-Flex vehicles. We have also heard that the drivetrain at present is only suitable for small and mid-sized cars. To build an E-Flex truck or SUV would require new engineering.
Bob [...]
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Interview with Chevy Volt Chief Designer About the Production Car: Plus Leaked Pictures and Video
As we have just heard, GM’s director of E-Flex design, Bob Boniface spoke at the Center for Automotive Research (CAR) meeting and at the same time new detail shots of the production car were released. Soon after that I had the chance to ask Bob some questions about that and other issues.
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New Video Sneak Peek at Production Volt
Thanks to the watchful eye of one of our readers, DaveP, we now have some new never-before-seen footage of the production Chevy Volt.
ABC news got into the design studio and filmed portions and angles of the car never before seen in public.
Included in this post below are several screen grabs of that video which can [...]
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Production Chevy Volt Will be Revealed to GM Employees in September, Public After That
We have been waiting patiently to see the production redesign of the Chevy Volt concept. Speculation recently indicated that GM would reveal the car at their Centennial celebration on September 16th.
Today, the Detroit News is reporting that the September 16th revelation will be a sneak peek only for GM workers who will not be allowed [...]
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Chevy Volt Chief Designer Bob Boniface on One Versus Two Charging Ports (With Poll)
A while back we discussed whether the Volt should have one or two charging ports. The concept car has two ports, one on either side on the front quarterpanels. GM has been stealth about what the production car will have. I discussed it again recently with Bob Boniface, the Volt’s chief designer [...]
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GM Showing McCain Production Version of Chevy Volt
At the time of this writing Senator John McCain, presumptive Republican presidential candidate is gettign the VIP tour of the Chevy Volt in GM’s Warren Technical Center.
As per the Detroit Press, he will be seeing the production version. From the article:
“Before the meeting with GM employees, McCain will get a VIP overview of the upcoming [...]
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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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Say Goodbye to the Chevy Volt Concept Model
From its reverberating splash in January 2007 to its display in Washington D.C. last week, the world has become quite familiar with the Chevy Volt concept’s sleek and muscular form.
Copied constantly across millions of web, print, and video pages our vehicular hero has made its exit.
As per GM, the showing in Washington D.C. was the [...]
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GM CEO: “Chevy Volt is a Go”, Production Schedule Approved by the Board and Design Shown Publicly in the “Very Near Future”
This morning GM’s CEO Rick Wagoner made some major announcements about GM’s plans for reacting to $4.00 per gallon gasoline and slumping sales, particularly of trucks indicating that high gas and oil prices are not cyclical but likely permanent.
First the automaker is closing 4 truck and SUV plants in North America, which should result in [...]
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Production Chevy Volt to Have a Kammback, Round Front, and Tapered Corners
We have known for a while that the initial Chevy Volt concept car did poorly in the wind tunnel. GM has advised us that in order to achieve a full 40 mile end of life EV range the car has to have an excellent aerodynamic profile.
Over time we have heard that the production Volt will [...]
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Full-Scale Fiberglass Production Chevy Volt Model Has Been Completed
We have been discussing the concept car, design changes coming to the production version, and the developmental prototpye schedule.
Some issues might need clarification, especially for people new to the site.
First, the concept car we are use to seeing is just a fiberglass shell. The production design will look somewhat different and thus far we’ve [...]
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Recent Posts
- GM CEO’s Best Guess: Volt Will be Priced in “Mid to High 30’s”
- The Dawn of the Next Vintage of Chevy Volt Developmental Vehicles
- GM May Reveal the Production Chevy Volt on it Centennial Webcast, September 16th
- GM Has More Than Two New E-Flex Vehicles Already at Scale-Model Stage of Development
- The Volt’s #1 Fanboy and Our Wait List Story is the “Shot Heard ‘Round the World”
- GM’s Future Volt and E-Flex Plans
- GM’s Advanced Battery Director Denise Gray is “Keeping Her Eyes on the Future”
- Interview with Chevy Volt Chief Designer About the Production Car: Plus Leaked Pictures and Video
- BREAKING: GM Releases New Production Volt Photos
- Chevy Volt Update from Chief Engineer: “There’s Nothing Standing in Our Way”
