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What is 230?

August 8th, 2009 | Posted in: Advertising, Efficiency, Marketing with 278 Comments

A mysterious viral advertising campaign has surfaced on television and the Internet this week, which has been further amplified over the blogosphere.  In fact, flickr, facebook , YouTube, and blog sites have surface around it.
A simple green background shows the number 230, with a winking electric outlet instead of the zero. Below is the [...]

Posted by: Lyle with 278 Comments

GM Will Build New Yet-to-be Revealed Subcompact Car in Michigan, Hopes to Sell More Than 100,000 Annually

June 27th, 2009 | Posted in: Brand, Efficiency with 164 Comments

On Friday, GM announced that it had chosen an Orion Township Michigan assembly plant as the location it would build a new upcoming subcompact car.  Stamping for the car would be done in Pontiac Michigan.  The move takes this future vehilce away from China where it was originally planned to be built.  The move stateside [...]

Posted by: Lyle with 164 Comments

Argonne Study Suggests Chevy Volt Would Get 157 MPG

June 14th, 2009 | Posted in: Efficiency, PHEV, Research with 119 Comments

Researchers at the Argonne National Lab studied four plug-in hybrid car configurations and determined the fuel economy they would get using real-world driving cycles.
The four configurations studied were a 4 kwh and 8 kwh PHEV and a 12 kwh and 16 kwh EREV.
The researchers modelled the cars’ fuel economy if they were driven over cycles [...]

Posted by: Lyle with 119 Comments

Obama Announcing New Strict Federal Fuel Economy Requirements of 35.5 mpg by 2016, GM Commits to it

May 18th, 2009 | Posted in: Efficiency, Politics with 138 Comments

CAFE stands for Corporate Average Fleet Economy and applies to the federal fuel efficiency requirement automakers are mandated to adhere to.
Currently the CAFE standard is 27.5 mpg for cars and 24 mpg for light trucks.
For many years California has pushed for automakers to adhere to its own state standards which are much stricter. The [...]

Posted by: Lyle with 138 Comments

Study: Cost of Chevy Volt Limits its Value to Drivers

February 26th, 2009 | Posted in: Efficiency with 156 Comments

In a case of kick em while they’re down, Bloomberg has just published an article about an upcoming report out of Carnegie Mellon University.
The study suggests that a rechargeable auto with the Volt’s target range of 40 miles is “not cost effective in any scenario.”
According to Jeremy Michalek the engineering professor who led the study, [...]

Posted by: Lyle with 156 Comments

GM Announces Goodyear to Supply Chevy Volt Low Rolling Resistance Tires, and Bose to Supply its Energy Efficient Stereo System

February 10th, 2009 | Posted in: Efficiency, Production with 125 Comments

GM has just announced at the Chicago Auto Show two important new supplier contracts for the Chevy Volt.
Goodyear has been chosen to supply energy-saving Goodyear Assurance Fuel Max tires and Bose has been chosen to supply the Energy Efficient Series sound system.
GM notes that the specialized Goodyear low rolling resistance tires allowed the Volt to [...]

Posted by: Lyle with 125 Comments

On The 2010 Prius Solar Roof

January 22nd, 2009 | Posted in: Climate, Efficiency, Features with 138 Comments

To this day people new to the Volt concept continue to draw the conclusion that it should have solar cells on its roof.
Here’s an email I just got today:
THE NEW CAR THE VOLT.WHY DIDN’T YOU PUT SOLAR PANELS ON THE ROOF. IT WOULD CHARGE THE BATTERY WHEN IT SAT OUT SIDE IN THE SUN??????????
The idea [...]

Posted by: Lyle with 138 Comments

How Will Air Conditioning Affect the Chevy Volt’s Electric Range?

December 30th, 2008 | Posted in: Climate, Efficiency, Engineering with 175 Comments

The Chevy Volt has been designed to be able to drive for 40 miles on stored electricity when starting from the point of a fully charged battery. GM has specifically engineered the car around that goal. That range is based on a certain set of assumptions, which includes reasonable driving aggressiveness. Severe [...]

Posted by: Lyle with 175 Comments

Preview: 2010 Chevy Equinox Will Get 30 mpg Highway Even Without a Hybrid Drivetrain

December 22nd, 2008 | Posted in: Efficiency with 164 Comments

GM just released pictures, video, and specifications on its newly designed 2010 Chevy Equinox.  They plan to exhibit the car at the Detroit Auto Show in January. The car is a compact crossover expected to go on sale in mod 2009 and comes with two powertrain options.
The most most intriguing powertrain option is a [...]

Posted by: Lyle with 164 Comments

How the Chevy Volt is Expected to Beat the 100 MPG Designation

November 16th, 2008 | Posted in: E-REV, Efficiency with 59 Comments

The New York Times has now taken a stab at the Volt fuel efficiency rating debate. As we know, the car will drive for 40 miles on battery without gas (charge depleting mode), and then 50 mpg thereafter should it need to, up until the point it is recharged (charge sustaining mode).
The article states [...]

Posted by: Lyle with 59 Comments

The Chevy Volt’s Green Leaf Function

November 4th, 2008 | Posted in: Design, Efficiency, Features, Interior with 98 Comments

Many people have noticed the interesting “green leaf touch” sensor button on the Chevy Volt’s interior center stack.  To date we have not heard a good explanation of what function it might perform, although there have been some amusing guesses by commentators here.
I had the chance to ask this question to Volt lead designer Bob [...]

Posted by: Lyle with 98 Comments

EPA Closer to Giving the Chevy Volt at Least a 100 mpg Rating

October 13th, 2008 | Posted in: Efficiency with 78 Comments

Previously we heard that The California Air Resources Board (CARB) had reached a preliminary agreement with GM giving the Volt a unique classification with regard to fuel economy, but the EPA had not finalized a decision.  An article from the Seattle Times indicates the EPA has moved closer.
Per GM Volt vehicle line director Tony Pozawatz, [...]

Posted by: Lyle with 78 Comments

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