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GM: EVs are Cool, but EREV’s are Really Cool
It is fitting that on the day the Nissan LEAF began its US viewing tour I happened to forget to plug in my MINI E electric car the night before, and only had a few miles of range left on it. Luckily, I have a third backup gas car for just these reasons.
The Nissan [...]
Volt Exec: EREV is a Hard Configuration to Make Work
As the story goes, GM planned to leapfrog the Prius with what was called the ‘iCar’ in 2006. Starting with Bob Lutz’ idea of a pure electric car, GM VP Jon Lauckner recommended adding a gas generator to eliminate issues of range limits and the Chevy Volt concept was born. The resulting tremendous public interest [...]
Mitsubishi Uveils PX-MiEV; EV, EREV and PHEV All in One
Like all recent auto shows before it, the upcoming Tokyo Motor Show will offer a showcase of new electrified vehicles.
Two examples that seem particularly important are entries from Mitsubishi and Honda.
Mitsubishi is unveiling what it calls the PX-MiEV. This crossover seems to be a conglomerate of all things; its is a plugin hybrid, a [...]
Fisker Automotive Awarded $529 Million Loan to Build Plug-in Cars in USA
The US Department of Energy announced that they have awarded Fisker Automotive $528.7 million to be used for the development and assembly of plug-in electric cars in the United States.
The money is coming from the Advanced Technology Vehicles Manufacturing (ATVM) Loan program. In the first stage, Fisker will use $169.3 million for engineering integration costs [...]
Fisker Karma EREV Expected to Get 67 MPG Combined Fuel Efficiency
The Fisker Karma is the “other” extended range electric car deliveries of which are expected to begin in 2010. Only in Fisker’s case its May as opposed to November, and will be simultaneously global.
Although the Karma shares the same general engineering architecture as the Volt, the similarities end there. The car will have a 50 [...]
Mercedes BlueZero E-cell Plus Extended-Range Electric Car to go into Limited Production in 2010
Word is out that Mercedes will also be entering the extended-range electric car arena. The automaker has apparently confirmed it will be bringing an extended range electric car into limited production next year.
The car was described in concept form initially in January of this year, and now will be brought as a showcar [...]
Are Pure Electric Car Programs Having a Negative Effect on Volt Marketing?
When the Volt concept was first debuted it caught the world by surprise and was cause for inspiration. Sure there had been the EV-1 and the Tesla Roadster was in prototype stage, but most of the US population was not well exposed to the idea of electric cars.
Since the Volt subsequently garnered so much [...]
Poll: VOLT vs LEAF
As soon as the Nissan LEAF electric car unveiling hit the wire, comparisons with the Volt began. It will be of interest to see what we here at GM-Volt.com think. Here’s a run down, with a poll at the end.
Design
Sure the Volt isn’t what its concept was but its no slouch either. Its [...]
Report: Mitsubishi Confirms it Will Launch Extended-Range Electric Car in 2010
People often ask if the Volt’s extended range architecture is such a good idea, then why haven’t all the other automakers opted to do it?
To date the only companies publicly embracing the design have been Chrysler, and Fisker though there have been unconfirmed reports Jaguar is working on it too. Other companies such as Ford, [...]
Fisker Tries to Distance Company From Tesla and Volt
The electric car marketplace is very young and yet to truly emerge. I would liken it to the Internet in 1992.
At this point there are a few players that are trying to distinguish themselves and aim to claim certain market segments.
One such player is Henrik Fisker, the founder of California-based Fisker Automotive. His company has [...]
Jaguar Announces Plans To Build Extended Range XJ Hybrid Electric Car Similar to the Volt
There appears to be two camps when it comes to deciding on the engineering of electric cars. Some automakers such as Tesla, Mitsubishi, Nissan, BMW, Toyota and Ford believe pure electrics or plug-in parallel hybrids are the way to go. Others such as Chrysler, Mercedes, and Fisker have followed GM’s footsteps embracing [...]
GM Asking For Additional Loans to Build Two More Electric Cars
There is new information found in an updated business plan that GM presented to the government on Wednesday.
The automaker is requesting an additional $2.6 billion in low interest loans to support the development and introduction of three new electric vehicles.
Specifically this is for the purpose of developing two spinoff cars from the Chevy Volt, and [...]
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- Coalition of Industry Leaders Releases Roadmap to get 120 Million Electric Cars on US Roads by 2030
- Op-Ed: GM Reports a $1.2 Billion Loss, but Has the Cash To See Volt Well into Production and Beyond
- Three Chevy Volt Paint Color Finalists Announced
- What BMW Has Learned from the MINI E Program So Far: That They May Need to Build EREVs
- GM: EVs are Cool, but EREV’s are Really Cool
- Report: New Buick Regal Will be First to Get GM’s New Hybrid Drivetrain, and Possibly Plug-in
- Chief Powertrain Engineer Pleased With Chevy Volt’s Charge-Sustaining Mode
Recent GM-Volt Forum Posts
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- FIRST ALL-ELECTRIC APTERA 2e PUSHED BACK TO 2010 November 18, 2009FIRST ALL-ELECTRIC APTERA 2e PUSHED BACK TO 2010: _Link_... […]Jason M. Hendler
- Any news about the NiMH battery? November 18, 2009Now that there are new owners of the patent, is there any indication that they will allow its use for electric cars? Like many others, I believe that... […]Desertstraw
- energy requirments of modern electric vehicles November 18, 2009does anyone know any credible sources of information concerning the electricity requirements of modern electric vehicles per mile of travel and the... […]crubkings
- 30% reduction November 18, 2009The Belgian governement decided that if you buy a car with less then 60g/km emmision you get a 15% tax reduction and you can write it off for 100% if... […]filiep
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