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GM Exec: Chevy Volt Program Unaffected by Bankruptcy

June 2nd, 2009 | Posted in: Financial, Gen II, Original GM-Volt Interviews, Production, Timeline, Voltec with 253 Comments

GM’s bankruptcy filing doesn’t spell an end to the company but actually a new beginning. The Chevy Volt remains a critical element of GM’s future and therefore the program will not be affected in any way by the filing.
Jon Lauckner is GM’s VP of product development and along with Bob Lutz, co-inventor of the [...]

Posted by: Lyle with 253 Comments

GM Committed to Study the Application of Ultracapacitors to Future Chevy Volts

May 23rd, 2009 | Posted in: Battery, Gen II, Research with 83 Comments

Argonne National Laboratory has been pursuing a research project since mid 2007.  The idea is to blend ultracapcitors with lithium-ion batteries in the energy storage system of a PHEV.  Lithium-ion batteries are particularly good at energy density whereas ultracapacitors are best in terms of power density.  High energy density is needed for traveling long distances, [...]

Posted by: Lyle with 83 Comments

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