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04-15-2009, 08:54 AM
http://www.cleanmpg.com/photos/data/2/AmericanFlag.jpg The Volt is due in dealer showrooms by the end of next year, which is itself a show of optimism about GM's future. (http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2009/04/14/eveningnews/main4945194.shtml)
http://www.cleanmpg.com/photos/data/501/Production_Exterior_of_the_2011_Chevroelt_Volt.jpgDean Reynolds - CBS News (http://www.cbsnews.com) - April 14, 2009
Looks good, but can they survive long enough and sell it for a low enough price? --Ed.
To say General Motors has a lot riding on the Volt is both a bad pun and a big understatement.
GM says this electric car is designed to lead the company into the second century - if it is to have a second century.
But when GM invited reporters to experience the Volt, what they actually drove was the Volt technology stuck into a conventional car called the Chevy Cruze, reports CBS News correspondent Dean Reynolds. The real Volt is not yet ready.
The rush to showcase the technology was clearly designed to generate publicity for the car and public support for the federal money GM needs to stay afloat.
"What makes the technology so significant is actually what is under the skin," said Frank Weber, with GM.
What is under the skin is a 6-foot-long battery that you can recharge every night by plugging it into your garage socket.
Battery power takes the Volt 40 miles. Since most Americans drive less than 40 miles a day, GM says the Volt will use zero gasoline and produce zero emissions. When the charge wears off, an on-board gas tank can... http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2009/04/14/eveningnews/main4945194.shtml
http://www.cleanmpg.com/photos/data/501/Production_Exterior_of_the_2011_Chevroelt_Volt.jpgDean Reynolds - CBS News (http://www.cbsnews.com) - April 14, 2009
Looks good, but can they survive long enough and sell it for a low enough price? --Ed.
To say General Motors has a lot riding on the Volt is both a bad pun and a big understatement.
GM says this electric car is designed to lead the company into the second century - if it is to have a second century.
But when GM invited reporters to experience the Volt, what they actually drove was the Volt technology stuck into a conventional car called the Chevy Cruze, reports CBS News correspondent Dean Reynolds. The real Volt is not yet ready.
The rush to showcase the technology was clearly designed to generate publicity for the car and public support for the federal money GM needs to stay afloat.
"What makes the technology so significant is actually what is under the skin," said Frank Weber, with GM.
What is under the skin is a 6-foot-long battery that you can recharge every night by plugging it into your garage socket.
Battery power takes the Volt 40 miles. Since most Americans drive less than 40 miles a day, GM says the Volt will use zero gasoline and produce zero emissions. When the charge wears off, an on-board gas tank can... http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2009/04/14/eveningnews/main4945194.shtml