Right Lane Cruiser
05-08-2009, 08:12 AM
http://www.cleanmpg.com/photos/data/2/AmericanFlag.jpg Electric car lives up to its reputation by delivering the goods. (http://www.canada.com/Chevrolet+Volt+what+saves/1571962/story.html)
http://www.cleanmpg.com/photos/data/501/2011_Chevrolet_Volt1.jpgDavid Booth - Canada.com (http://www.canada.com) - May 7, 2009
I sure hope this gets to market... and at a reasonable price! --Ed.
It's difficult to think about the future when today seems so dire.
Faced with the incredible tsunami of red ink and corporate ineptitude that is the General Motors we read about every day, it's hard to contemplate that sometime -- hopefully in the not-too-distant future -- the world's once-largest automaker will again be judged on the vehicles it builds.
Indeed, if GM is to come out of this morass, it needs a raison d'être -- a signature model or technology -- that lets consumers know the General is back in business and ready to compete head to head with the best in the world.
That car is the Chevrolet Volt.
For those who don't know, the Volt -- also known as The Car That Will Save General Motors -- like the common hybrid, has an electric motor and a gasoline engine. However, unlike hybrids, which use both the gas engine and electric motor to power the wheels, the Volt is driven only by electricity.
Its onboard 1.4-litre four-cylinder engine acts only as a generator to power the electric motor once the 16-kilowatt hour lithium ion battery has been depleted.
To distinguish it from the lesser hybrid species, GM calls it an extended-range electric vehicle. Indeed, the Volt is essentially an electric car, but with the capacity to... http://www.canada.com/Chevrolet+Volt+what+saves/1571962/story.html
http://www.cleanmpg.com/photos/data/501/2011_Chevrolet_Volt1.jpgDavid Booth - Canada.com (http://www.canada.com) - May 7, 2009
I sure hope this gets to market... and at a reasonable price! --Ed.
It's difficult to think about the future when today seems so dire.
Faced with the incredible tsunami of red ink and corporate ineptitude that is the General Motors we read about every day, it's hard to contemplate that sometime -- hopefully in the not-too-distant future -- the world's once-largest automaker will again be judged on the vehicles it builds.
Indeed, if GM is to come out of this morass, it needs a raison d'être -- a signature model or technology -- that lets consumers know the General is back in business and ready to compete head to head with the best in the world.
That car is the Chevrolet Volt.
For those who don't know, the Volt -- also known as The Car That Will Save General Motors -- like the common hybrid, has an electric motor and a gasoline engine. However, unlike hybrids, which use both the gas engine and electric motor to power the wheels, the Volt is driven only by electricity.
Its onboard 1.4-litre four-cylinder engine acts only as a generator to power the electric motor once the 16-kilowatt hour lithium ion battery has been depleted.
To distinguish it from the lesser hybrid species, GM calls it an extended-range electric vehicle. Indeed, the Volt is essentially an electric car, but with the capacity to... http://www.canada.com/Chevrolet+Volt+what+saves/1571962/story.html