http://gm-volt.com Real-time news, information, and discussion about the Chevrolet Volt. Fri, 20 Nov 2009 17:03:24 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en [ad#post_ad]On the same day the Today Show ran its piece on test driving the Chevy Volt integration prototype, Lindsay Brooke, a reporter from the New York Times published his. Brooks was the only other journalist so far besides CNBC's Phil Lebeau to test drive the Volt in generator or charge-sustaining mode ... http://gm-volt.com/2009/11/20/worlds-first-journalists-report-on-the-chevy-volt-generator-mode-driving-experience/ [ad#post_ad]A long awaited milestone has just been achieved, sort of. For many months we've discussed, debated, deduced, asked about and imagined what it would be like to drive the Chevy Volt while its generator is running. This mode is so critical because it represent the first mass market application an electric car ... http://gm-volt.com/2009/11/20/worlds-first-journalist-test-drive-of-the-chevy-volt-in-charge-sustaining-mode-occurs-and-isnt-described/ [ad#post_ad]The Chevy Volt is no slouch. A Volt ride and handling engineer named Mark Popilek said "I got it up to 107 on the test track, but we're planning on limiting the speed around 104." At this point in development the integration vehicles have become highly refined.  In fact, GM has just ... http://gm-volt.com/2009/11/19/chevy-volt-will-be-able-to-hit-104-mph/ [ad#post_ad]General Motors provided an online media update as to current progress on the Chevrolet Volt and battery development program, moderated by vehicle chief engineer Andrew Farah and Voltec battery system manager Bill Wallace.  I and several actual journalists attended.  We were given the current state of development and the roadmap ... http://gm-volt.com/2009/11/18/chevy-volt-and-battery-program-update/ [caption id="attachment_2083" align="aligncenter" width="580" caption="2011 Chevrolet Volt (pre-production model), 2011 Chevrolet Cruze"][/caption] [ad#post_ad]As many people are aware, GM plans to roll out a limited number of Chevy Volts for sale in late 2010. Source have stated the exact number is likely to be around 2500. Even though Nissan has already announced the five ... http://gm-volt.com/2009/11/17/gm-to-announce-initial-volt-markets-at-la-auto-show/ [ad#post_ad]A group of industry leaders have formed a new coalition and released an ambitious roadmap to deploy electric vehicles and infrastructure in the United States. The Electrification Coalition states "Our primary mission is to promote government action to facilitate deployment of electric vehicles on a mass scale." Their goal is ... http://gm-volt.com/2009/11/17/coalition-of-industry-leaders-releases-roadmap-to-get-120-million-electric-cars-on-us-roads-by-2030/ [ad#post_ad]General Motors reported today that it lost $1.2 billion in the period since exiting bankruptcy on July 10th, and also said it will begin to repay government loans early, starting next month. Overall, there was not a lot to hang your hat on in this update if you consider yourself a ... http://gm-volt.com/2009/11/16/op-ed-gm-reports-a-1-2-billion-loss-but-has-the-cash-to-see-volt-well-into-production-and-beyond/ [caption id="attachment_2062" align="aligncenter" width="580" caption="Silver Emerald Volt"][/caption] [ad#post_ad]On October 22nd, GM announced a contest to allow members of the public to participate in choosing the name of the Chevy Volt's signature silver with emerald hue paint color. The decision process was in the form of a contest. GM claims nearly 13,000 creative entries ... http://gm-volt.com/2009/11/16/three-chevy-volt-paint-color-finalists-announced/ [ad#post_ad]BMW started the MINI E electric car field test program from scratch in Spring of 2008 as a tool for their Project i plan to develop vehilces for sustainable mega cities of the future.. The trial has been ongoing since the first car was delivered in May of this year. Richard ... http://gm-volt.com/2009/11/15/what-bmw-has-learned-from-the-mini-e-program-so-far-that-they-may-need-to-build-erevs/ [ad#post_ad]It is fitting that on the day the Nissan LEAF began its US viewing tour I happened to forget to plug in my MINI E electric car the night before, and only had a few miles of range left on it. Luckily, I have a third backup gas car ... http://gm-volt.com/2009/11/14/gm-evs-are-cool-but-erevs-are-really-cool/