AND 
Archive for the 'Research' Category
IBM Launches 500 Mile Range Battery Development Project
IBM has a long history of putting its brainpower behind projects of significant societal importance.
Apparently they have chosen to focus a new endeavor on the electric car.
The so-called “Battery 500″ project is staffed by a consortium of the nation’s leading scientists and engineers, and the inaugural meeting kicked off last week in California.
IBM believes that [...]
Interview with CEO of eTec on Charging Infrastructure
eTec is the wholly-owned and largest subsidiary of Ecotality (ETLY.OB) and recently received a $99 million matched DOE grant to deploy and study EV charging infrastructure using Nissan LEAF vehicles.
I had the chance to speak with eTec’s CEO Don Karner about the coming electric car charging infrastructure revolution.
Tell us about your recent DOE grant and [...]
Survey Says 48% of US Consumers Interested in Purchasing a 40 Mile Range Plug-in Hybrid
Sometimes in our little world of GM-Volt.com it becomes hard to know how much consumer interest there really is in cars like the Volt.
Clearly there is interest, but how widespread is it, and more so how many people are actually considering buying one?
Pike research did a study to determine just these facts.
In a web-based prospective [...]
Study Shows Range Anxiety is Significant
Research suggests that most of the electrified cars that will be entering the North America market over the next several years will be pure battery electrics as opposed to plug-in hybrids like the Volt.
According to California based Aerovironment 60% of the 30 electric models known to be in the pipeline globally for 2012 will be [...]
GM Advanced Battery Lab Tour w/ Video Part II
I recently had the chance to tour GM’s newly opened 33,000 square foot advanced battery lab in Warren Michigan. The first video is here. This is where the Volt’s batteries are being lab tested. Other hybrid systems are being tested here as are cells from outside suppliers.
In this video we see a presentation by Dr. [...]
Argonne Study Suggests Chevy Volt Would Get 157 MPG
Researchers at the Argonne National Lab studied four plug-in hybrid car configurations and determined the fuel economy they would get using real-world driving cycles.
The four configurations studied were a 4 kwh and 8 kwh PHEV and a 12 kwh and 16 kwh EREV.
The researchers modelled the cars’ fuel economy if they were driven over cycles [...]
GM Opens Global Battery Systems Lab
On Monday June 8th, GM despite being amidst a chapter 11 bankruptcy, formally opened its new expansive advanced automotive battery systems lab. I was present for the press conference and heard the announcement live.
The lab is the largest and most technologically advanced automotive battery lab in the United States.
Located in the sprawling 1 mile square [...]
GM Committed to Study the Application of Ultracapacitors to Future Chevy Volts
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, [...]
Study Calls Environmental Benefits of Electric Cars ‘Fiction’
There are two major reason why people want electric cars. To achieve energy independence, to help the environment, or both.
While the first benefit can’t be disputed, a newly publicized study suggests that electric car use may actually be worse for the environment.
The study was performed by the group Transport Watch and found that [...]
Q&A With Lithium Battery Charging Breakthrough Inventor Byoungwoo Kang, and What Does This Mean for Electric Cars?
On March 11th, the world heard about a new breakthrough in lithium-ion battery technology. Researchers Gerbrand Ceder and Byoungwoo Kang created a new technique that gives lithium-ion batteries a 100 fold increase in power density. These new batteries when moved from lab to factory could allow charging at 100 times the speed and release [...]
100-Fold Lithium-ion Battery Breakthrough
A battery research group out of MIT and led by Dr. Gerbrand Ceder just published remarkable research findings in the journal Nature.
The scientists were able to develop a new formulation of lithium iron phosphate that allows for extremely rapid charging, and massive specific power.
In the typical lithium ion cell when a current is applied to [...]
GM VP Jon Lauckner Blasts Carnegie-Mellon PHEV Study and Says Volt Cells Several Hundreds Less Than $1000 per kWh
The other day we (and many others) reported on a study from Carnegie Mellon which concluded a PHEV with 7 mile electric range like a plug-in Prius was more cost-effective than a series hybrid with 40 miles electric range like the Volt. The primary reason for the study’s conclusion was the prohibitive costs of cutting [...]
Recent Posts
- GM Will Not Create a Line of Volt-Branded Vehicles
- Video: GM’s Rough Road Chevy Volt Testing
- Chevy Volt is the Centerpiece for Many Rapidly Emerging Industries
- GM Wins* October Sales Race; Decides to Keep Opel Citing Improved Financial Health
- One-Year Left to Volt Launch: Has the Date Slipped?
- GM’s Expectations for the Chevy Volt
- 7 Questions for Site Founder/Neurologist/NYC Marathon Runner Lyle Dennis
- Volt Chief Frank Weber Going to Opel
- GM Delays Launch of Volt’s ‘Sister’ Car, the Chevrolet Cruze
- GM CEO Says Help Needed to Achieve Mass Adoption of Electric Cars
Recent GM-Volt Forum Posts
- Chrysler dismantles electric car plans under Fiat November 7, 2009DETROIT (Reuters) - Chrysler has disbanded a team of engineers dedicated to rushing a range of electric vehicles to showrooms and dropped ambitious... […]Texas
- First Solar buys 117 MW project from solar startup Ausra November 7, 2009First Solar buys 117 MW project from solar startup Ausra: _Link_ (http://www.reuters.com/article/mergersNews/idUSN046821420091105) Given that water... […]Jason M. Hendler
- True believers swamp Fisker opening November 7, 2009True believers swamp Fisker opening _Link_ (http://www.autonews.com/article/20091106/ANA05/911069996/1137) Can you imagine what the roll-out of the... […]Jason M. Hendler
- Zero Motorcycles Announces Consumer Financing November 7, 2009Zero Motorcycles Announces Consumer Financing: _Link_ (http://www.allcarselectric.com/blog/1037942_zero-motorcycles-announces-consumer-financing) […]Jason M. Hendler
- LeRoy1974 November 6, 2009Does the Volt have a trunk in which we can put groceries or a couple of golf bags? All the photos and drawings of the Volt look like it was in an... […]LeRoy1974
- Embrace technology to turn nuclear energy into environmental solution November 6, 2009From the Seattle Times: "STEWART Brand, author of "The Whole Earth Catalog," visited Seattle last week, promoting his latest environmental manifesto... […]misslexi
- Lutz to Head Opel November 6, 2009Der Spiegel reports that Lutz is going to head up Opel: Spiegel Online(link)... […]dagwood55
GM-Volt.com is not affiliated with General Motors Company
All contents copyright 2007-2009 GM-Volt.com, LLC - All Rights Reserved
Home | Contact | Privacy Policy | About | Back to Top
