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Take a Brief GM-Volt.com Reader Survey
GM-Volt.com has just been signed to the Internet advertising agency Federated Media. This company is significant, they are the ad partners for such massive sites as Techcrunch, BoingBoing, and Digg.
This relationship will allows us access to high quality direct advertisers and actually help us spread the Volt word to corporate America.
Sorry to do this, [...]
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Chevy Volt Vehicle Line Engineer on the Reduced Gas Storage Capacity
Our last discussion regarding GMs decision to reduce the size of on-board gasoline storage was very productive. We stayed on topic, which was very helpful. Most comments were positive, although there were certainly some who were unhappy about it.
I pointed out our discussion to Tony Posawatz who is GM’s Chevy Volt/E-Flex vehicle line [...]
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Higher Resolution Chevy Volt Spy Photo 1/3 Camouflage Model
I was able to get in touch with the photographer who caught the video, reporter Jeffery Gilbert. I found out that GM actually had given him permission to take that video.
As such he afforded me with the highest resolution video available, from which is the clip above. He took it with a [...]
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Production Volt Exterior Design Photoshop Rendition
GM’s not ready to show us the final Volt yet, so let’s have some fun with Photoshop. GM-Volt.com’s own graphics expert Matthew of MJay Studios took up the task of photoshopping the 1/3 prototype photo to give us a hint of what the production Volt may look like, his is above.
The one below is [...]
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Production Volt 1/3 Scale Camouflage Spy Shot, Battery Lab, and Mule Video
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Chevy Volt Media Day
One of the greatest opportunities I have been afforded in running this site, is to occasionally see the internal processes of the Volt’s development firsthand.
To that end, GM has once again invited me out to their Tech Center in Warren Michigan. I won’t be alone, but in the accompaniment of several journalists. I don’t know [...]
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Should the Volt have Speakers Inside and Outside to Simulate Engine Sound?
An interesting engineering consideration in building electric cars is the sound they will make. People are used to cars making noise, both inside and outside, and indeed some enthusiasts rejoice at such engine sound.
Also certain groups, such as the blind may rely on engine noise to alert them.
Electric drive cars like the Volt will be [...]
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Comments Overloaded on Last Post
We passed 525 comments on the last post and it seems to have overwhelmed the software.
Don’t worry all the comments entered so far are saved and I will get them back up. For now feel free to answer the questions on this thread.
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Weighing the Benefits of Driving a PHEV
Justin Hyde of the Detroit Free Press published a short article questioning the benefits of plug-in hybrid adoption.
He makes a point about a law of diminishing returns occurring with increasing mpg. In the example he gives, he reports that going from 25 to 45 mpg will save a 15,000 mile per year [...]
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Bob Lutz Reponds on the Recent Crock of Global Warming Comments
We discussed a few days ago, along with several other major blogs, Bob Lutz’ comment about global warming, where he had called it “a crock of s–t”. Apparently the GM vice-chair was quite amazed about how that took off on the blogosphere.
He has now responded on his own blog, and makes the point that [...]
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GM-Volt.com Chevy Volt Waiting List Hits 10,000 Members
Today we have hit a major milestone. 10,000 people have signed up on our waiting list, expressing their desire to buy a Chevy Volt. This site was started on January 12, 2007 in response to GM unveiling the Chevy Volt five days earlier. It was my intent to create a place where like-minded [...]
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Die Cast Chevy Volt
Here’s a Volt we can all afford.
It’s $13.95 in fact,but only 7500 being made. You can order yours here.
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Recent Posts
- GM CEO’s Best Guess: Volt Will be Priced in “Mid to High 30’s”
- The Dawn of the Next Vintage of Chevy Volt Developmental Vehicles
- GM May Reveal the Production Chevy Volt on it Centennial Webcast, September 16th
- GM Has More Than Two New E-Flex Vehicles Already at Scale-Model Stage of Development
- The Volt’s #1 Fanboy and Our Wait List Story is the “Shot Heard ‘Round the World”
- GM’s Future Volt and E-Flex Plans
- GM’s Advanced Battery Director Denise Gray is “Keeping Her Eyes on the Future”
- Interview with Chevy Volt Chief Designer About the Production Car: Plus Leaked Pictures and Video
- BREAKING: GM Releases New Production Volt Photos
- Chevy Volt Update from Chief Engineer: “There’s Nothing Standing in Our Way”
