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	<title>GM-VOLT : Chevy Volt Electric Car Site &#187; Environment</title>
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		<title>Chevy Volt Cold Weather Testing Update</title>
		<link>http://gm-volt.com/2010/02/23/chevy-volt-cold-weather-testing-update/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 23 Feb 2010 12:14:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lyle</dc:creator>
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We learned that GM has been testing several Chevy Volt preproduction vehicles in extreme winter conditions in Kapuskasing Ontario, where temperatures have been ranging from minus 40 to minus 5 degrees Celsius in winter.
Teams have actually been up there for several months looking at performance both from a battery and range perspective, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>LIVE Chat:  Cold Weather Testing the Chevy Volt</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 17 Feb 2010 21:55:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lyle</dc:creator>
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Lithium batteries and cold weather do not go well together.  An incredibly important part of engineering the Volt, and electric cars in general, is to assure that they will function properly in very cold weather.
My MINI-E which is rudimentary and relies on cabin air to warm the pack, was [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Lutz Driven by Peak Oil Not Global Warming, How About You?</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 29 Jan 2010 12:20:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lyle</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Environment]]></category>

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As my recent Drive Electric Cars video illustrated, there are a great many divergent reasons why people want to drive electric cars.
There appears to be three largest groups; those concerned about energy security, those concerned about global warming, and those concerned about peak oil.  Almost as polarizing as abortion and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>GM Engineer Test Drives Volt in Mountains of Tennesee:  its a Success</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 02 Sep 2009 13:21:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lyle</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Environment]]></category>
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Alex Cattelan is a GM engineer working on development of the Voltec powertrain, and has been involved in the Volt program ever since the beginning.
She recently had the chance to drive a pre-production Volt out among a fleet of seven cars to Knoxville, Tennessee.  Cattelan also noted she has previously [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Study Calls Environmental Benefits of Electric Cars &#8216;Fiction&#8217;</title>
		<link>http://gm-volt.com/2009/04/19/study-calls-environmental-benefits-of-electric-cars-fiction/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 19 Apr 2009 11:44:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lyle</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Climate]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Environment]]></category>
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There are two major reason why people want electric cars.  To achieve energy independence, to help the environment, or both.
While the first benefit can&#8217;t be disputed, a newly publicized study suggests that electric car use may actually be worse for the environment.
The study was performed by the group Transport [...]]]></description>
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