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Guest Post From GM’s Frank Weber on Long Term Cost Advantage of EREVs Over BEVs

July 30th, 2009 | Posted in: Feedback to GM, GM Q and A with 466 Comments

This is Frank Weber, Global Vehicle Chief Engineer, Chevrolet Volt. I read with great interest “Dave G’s” post comparing the cost and range of extended-range electric vehicles (EREV) like the Volt to that of BEVs. While many of Dave’s numbers are estimates, his analysis is spot on and worth noting. EREVs have [...]

Posted by: Frank Weber with 466 Comments

Exec Says All New GM Cars Must be Hits, Eventually all Electric, and Live Chat with Volt Creator Jon Lauckner Here at 2PM EDT

July 22nd, 2009 | Posted in: Feedback to GM, Marketing, Voltec with 270 Comments

Tom Stephens is GM’s new VP of product development. He told the Associated Press that the type of cars people will choose to buy is based primarily on the price of gas, and that GM has not only to plan for high future gas prices but low ones too.
He also states that not only [...]

Posted by: Lyle with 270 Comments

GM Launches Chevy Volt Social Media Site: ChevroletVoltAge.com

July 16th, 2009 | Posted in: Feedback to GM, Marketing, Public Opinion with 143 Comments

On July 16th GM launched a dedicated Chevy Volt social media portal called ChevroletVoltAge.com.
I have some mixed feelings about this. GM made me aware it was coming, and I actually was briefed on the project in person at a meeting at GM’s headquarters which included people from GM communications, social media, and Chevrolet marketing.
As [...]

Posted by: Lyle with 143 Comments

Chevy Volt Integration Vehicle Update

June 26th, 2009 | Posted in: Feedback to GM, Original GM-Volt Interviews, Prototypes with 263 Comments

I must admit I am still amazed that we are actually beginning to talk about a near finished product, the Chevy Volt integration vehicles (IV). Over 2 and a half years ago when I first started this site, (SEE FIRST POST HERE) this point was a time that was unimaginable and yet now has [...]

Posted by: Lyle with 263 Comments

Chat Live with Andrew Farah, Chevy Volt Chief Engineer Right Here: 4PM EDT

June 25th, 2009 | Posted in: Feedback to GM, Original GM-Volt Interviews with 208 Comments

Andrew Farah is the chief engineer for the Chevy Volt, and has been involved in the car’s development since 2007. He is the first person to drive the newly minted integration production intent Chevy Volts, as we have just heard. That’s him driving the IVer above.
I have had the fortune of being able [...]

Posted by: Lyle with 208 Comments

GM-Volt.com Exclusive: Video Interview with GM CEO Fritz Henderson

June 11th, 2009 | Posted in: Feedback to GM, Original GM-Volt Interviews with 165 Comments

While in Detroit for the Battery Lab opening, I had the chance for a brief interview with GM’s CEO Fritz Henderson. I could only ask a few questions and took them from reader suggestions on this site. The video is below the post.
First I asked whether he thought the primary reason [...]

Posted by: Lyle with 165 Comments

What Question Would You Ask GM CEO Fritz Henderson?

June 6th, 2009 | Posted in: Feedback to GM, Video with 215 Comments

GM-Volt.com has now been in existence for 29 months. Throughout this remarkable turbulent ride I have had the chance to meet with and question many GM executives including former CEO Rick Wagoner on a few occasions.
Now of course Fritz Henderson is at the helm. He has inherited a company that is in bankruptcy, [...]

Posted by: Lyle with 215 Comments

GM Committed to 1 Million Plug-ins By 2015 – MultiBlog Live Chat With Britta Gross Right Here 4PM EDT

April 3rd, 2009 | Posted in: Charging, Feedback to GM with 168 Comments

Volt vehicle line director Tony Posawatz gave us a teleconference update on GMs plug-in strategy specifically as it applies to supporting President Obama’s goal of 1 million plugin cars by 2015, led of course by the Chevy Volt.
The idea of creating a “plug-in ecosystem” was proposed. Tony envisioned this as analogous to the success of [...]

Posted by: Lyle with 168 Comments

GM’s Response to the GM-Volt.com First Chevy Volt to be Built Post and Comments

March 25th, 2009 | Posted in: Feedback to GM, Production with 159 Comments

On this intriguing day, GM spokesperson Rob Peterson decided to write his own response to my last post about the first Volt Integration vehicle being built June. He both wanted to clarify it a little and respond to some of your comments. He also wanted to share with us the actual countdown clock [...]

Posted by: Lyle with 159 Comments

How Many People Know About the Volt?

March 6th, 2009 | Posted in: Feedback to GM, Marketing, Public Opinion with 224 Comments

In case anyone ever wonders, I read each and every comment people write here and learn from and appreciate them greatly. As well, it is a fact that many of GM’s top executives also read this site and the comments daily.
I picked out this particular part of a comment as being interesting. Here [...]

Posted by: Lyle with 224 Comments

How GM Decided on the Term E-REV to Describe the Volt

January 25th, 2009 | Posted in: E-REV, Feedback to GM with 54 Comments

Last week we held a poll here indicating support of readers to using the term E-REV for extended-range electric vehicle to describe the Chevy Volt, versus REEV as some automakers are using.
The poll (summarized above) showed that of 986 respondants, 70% preferred E-REV versus 10% preferring REEV.  15% felt the term didn’t matter, and 5% [...]

Posted by: Lyle with 54 Comments

Your Questions For GM

January 10th, 2009 | Posted in: Feedback to GM with 180 Comments

As your Volt representative I am heading out today to Detroit where I will be attending the Auto Show.
I also will have the chance to interview many key top executives from the Volt team and GM as a whole, I will even get to meet CEO Rick Wagoner in a group setting, and vice [...]

Posted by: Lyle with 180 Comments

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