Archive for the 'Prototypes' Category
BIG NEWS VIDEO: Bob Lutz Discusses His Chevy Volt Test Drive and the Current State of Development
Sam Abuelsamid of AutoBlogGreen and Green Fuels Forecast had the awesome opportunity to interview GM vice chairman and Volt leader Bob Lutz after his Chevy Volt Prototype test drive. The video appears below.
Mr. Lutz described rapid and great acceleration getting the car up to 75-80 mph. He marveled at the eerie silence of [...]
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Bob Lutz Test Drives the First Chevy Volt Early Prototype and Says “it Was Electrifying”
We have previously heard that the first Chevy Volt developmental prototype has been driving around GMs Milford proving grounds for a couple of weeks.
Last Thursday the two key GM executives who originated the Volt concept got to test drive their brainchild vehicle. This included GM vice-chairman Bob Lutz and VP of global program management [...]
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Is This Really an Opel Flextreme Prototype Spy Photo?
The other day Leftlanenews posted this picture claiming it was the Opel Flextreme mule. It was a spyshot of a car out at GM’s Milford proving grounds, photographed by car spy firm Brenda Priddy.
It appears to be the shell of a late model Opel, but how do we know it is the Flextreme?
GreenCarCongresses Mike [...]
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The Chevy Volt Mule Schedule: Final Integration Vehicles to Appear in 2009
I just had the opportunity to interview Micky Bly who is GM’s director of hybrid vehicle integration. He runs the team that will integrate all the subsystems in the Volt to make it a pleasantly drivable and cohesive machine.
I asked him about the Volt development vehicle schedule.
He explained to me the the Volt will [...]
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Micky Bly, GM Director of Hybrid Integration on the Running Chevy Volt Prototype
After Bob Lutz’ big announcement yesterday about the Chevy Volt prototype running on the track, I had the chance to talk to GMs director of hybrid vehicle integration, Mickey Bly, a little more about it. We covered a range of topics and I will have much more of our conversation soon. Micky [...]
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BIG NEWS from Bob Lutz: First Chevy Volt Prototype Hits the Road and Gets 40 Miles Electric!
In the biggest news since the initial concept announcement, GM vice-chairman Bob Lutz confirmed that in fact the first Chevy Volt prototype, with the full lithium-ion battery pack has hit the test track.
He said “It is reliably meeting its objectives. Even with a rough calibration, even with the wrong drive unit, the wrong body, etc. etc., [...]
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Lutz: Dynamometer Tests on First Volt Prototype Proving Successful
Previously we heard that Bob Lutz was about to test drive the completed lithium-ion battery powered Chevy Volt prototype vehicle. This is very true, but it hasn’t happened just yet.
GM vice-chairman and Volt shepherd Bob Lutz tells GM-Volt “we hope to drive it on the road next week.”
Lutz’ enthusiasm is palpable, just like ours! With [...]
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BREAKING: First Lithium-ion Prototype Chevy Volt Running
The Detroit News today reported an interview with GM vice-chairman Bob Lutz. Lutz verified for the first time publicly that a Chevy Volt prototype with an actual full-sized lithium ion battery is actually running.
To me this marks a dramatic and critical turning point in the nearly year and half we’ve been following the car’s [...]
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