Production Volt Interior Further Refined: Center LCD Screen, Center Stack Buttons, and Vents

I had some further discussions about the Chevy Volt’s interior with chief designer Bob Boniface.  He advised me that the production interior design has undergone some further refinements. This images above reveal those. The older design is at the post bottom.  You can download the high-res image here.
Are the interior interfaces finalized?
Stylistically it looks mainly [...]

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The Chevy Volt’s Green Leaf Function

Many people have noticed the interesting “green leaf touch” sensor button on the Chevy Volt’s interior center stack.  To date we have not heard a good explanation of what function it might perform, although there have been some amusing guesses by commentators here.
I had the chance to ask this question to Volt lead designer Bob [...]

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More Chevy Volt Interior Details

I was able to follow-up with Tim Grieg, the Volt’s chief interior designer via email to gather some more details.  Thanks Tim.
I asked him three questions:
1. What are the data options the center display will provide?
Too many to list in a single e-mail, but the CENTER display (on top of the Integrated Center Stack) [...]

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The Chevy Volt’s Interior

“Space, comfort, convenience, and safety features” are how GM describes the rather futuristic interior of the Volt.
I had the chance to sit both in the passenger and rear sear of the vehicle.
The design encompasses the new dual cockpit theme that Chevrolet has adopted, which also appears in the upcoming Chevy Cruze.
The top of the dashboard [...]

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BREAKING: Production Chevy Volt Revealed in FULL!

Before an audience of millions GM CEO Rick Wagoner introduced the full production version of the Chevy Volt, driven out before the crowd by GM vice chair Bob Lutz.
All interior and exterior photos can be accessed here along with press release.

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Chevy Volt Interior Picture Leak

Motive Magazine seems to have gotten hold of a picture of the Chevy Volt’s interior. It was posted today.
It looks different than the most recent clay mock-up Volt chief designer Bob Boniface showed ABC news.
When I was in the design lab I had seen multiple variants of the interior, and it wasn’t clear [...]

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The Chevy Volt Will Have iPod Connectivity (Plus More Design Issues)

The other day, GM hosted a live online chat with about 50 people and Volt chief designer Bob Boniface. Some of the discussion highlights follow.
Asked what his favorite exterior styling feature is, Bob said he “loves the headlamps.” He addresses how different the Volt will be than a Prius saying “there many ways [...]

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Chevy Volt Interior Spy Photo

Someone took a picture of the Volt’s interior sketch (to the left). As I saw it firsthand, I can tell you it is indeed accurate, and is essentially finalized. As per interior designer Tim Crieg, what is seen on this picture will be indistinguishable from the final product although subtle features could change. [...]

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The Chevy Volt Interior and How it Will Start

It has been a whirlwind day through the Volt battery lab, wind tunnel, VR studio, and design studio. Lots of information to get out there. Considering I was in the accompaniment of 80 other journalists, expect a flurry of articles from many sources.
The first new thing I wanted to share was what we [...]

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