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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BYD F6DM Plug-in Electric Hybrid

BYD is a Chinese automaker. Here in Detroit, they are displaying the slogan “building your dreams” as opposed to “bring your own drivetrain”. I suppose it probably stands for something else in Chinese.
Anyway I stopped by the booth and spoke to their export manager Mr. Paul Lin.
Paul explained that the car uses a [...]

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Chevy Volt at the GM Style Event

This is the second year GM hosted an exclusive and decadent event they call GM style, which took place tonight on the eve of the Detroit Auto Show’s first press day.
The event showcases GM’s vehicles as they shared a special stage with famed performers Mary J. Blige, Kid Rock, and Maroon Five. International media [...]

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Do you want your Volt to Drive itself?

Besides displaying the Cadillac Provoq, GM CEO Rick Wagoner also discussed GMs future plans for vehicle to vehicle (V2V) technology in his speech as the Consumer Electronics Show.
Using their built in GM OnStar communications system as a starting point, cars could eventually be programmed to communicate with one another, GPS, and the road such that [...]

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GM-Volt Bumper Sticker Contest - Final Round

These are the two wining stickers form round one and two. Vote for the best below. The winner of this round will be made into bumper sticker magnets which will become available through the site.
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Should the US Government Give Emergency Loans to General Motors?
Yes, With Conditions Attached (60%)
No (25%)
Yes (12%)
Undecided (3%)
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Are the Volt Prototype Packs Running Too Hot?

Recently a commenter here suggested he had inside information about thermal regulation problems with the Volt prototype battery packs. Here is his comment:
My brother in law is an engineer for this product and said there’s NO WAY it will work as designed. The battery will never be perfected, gets way too hot (much [...]

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GM-Volt Bumper Sticker Contest - Round Two

We have a winner from our first round of bumper stickers (see post).
Now we have several more to choose from that our readers submitted. Thanks for your efforts! Vote for your favorite. The winner of this round will go against the winner of the first round to decide on the final [...]

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The Race is on: Toyota Now Admits it is Ramping up Lithium-ion Battery Production

For the first time in 30 years, GM may have its world auto sales record (9.55 million in 1977) broken as Toyota projects it will sell 9.85 million vehicles in 2008.
Toyota also reports they are nearly at the point where they could begin to mass produce lithium ion batteries. Paradoxically, just months ago they told [...]

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GM-Volt Bumper Sticker Contest

In an effort to raise the public awareness about the Chevy Volt and the efforts of this site and our community, we have started a bumper sticker campaign.
Just imagine it, you are chugging along in your clunker, making it last until November 2010 when your Volt arrives. What better a way to announce your [...]

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