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12-08-2007, 07:47 PM
This type of electric car, which the technical community calls an EV range-extender, would require a battery pack that weighs nearly 400 pounds. (http://www.mysanantonio.com/business/stories/MYSA120907.1F.allaboutcars.16c708f.html)
http://www.cleanmpg.com/photos/data/548/Resize_of_Volt_Front_View.jpgG. Chambers Williams III - San Antonio News Express - Dec. 8, 2007
The latest pack configuration test data should be in with only small tweaks left to finish off the first complete builds. Expect it by late 2010. -- Ed.
Chevrolet's exciting Volt hybrid car-of-the-future concept hasn't made it to Texas yet, but it will be on display at several locations in California during December, and it's sure to draw crowds.
Arguably the most interesting new idea to come from General Motors Corp. in recent history, the Volt was unveiled in January at the Detroit auto show and has been making the rounds at other venues since.
The most exciting news about the Volt isn't just that it's designed to achieve triple-digit fuel economy, but that GM has committed itself to bringing the car to market as soon as possible.
No date has been set yet for introduction, and some industry observers believe it still might be four or five years away.
But with the spiking gasoline prices and instability among the world's oil-producing nations that threatens to curtail oil supplies, the Volt's arrival, whenever it gets here, will be none too soon.
The initial Volt concept combines an electric drive system with a small flex-fuel (gasoline/ethanol) engine that is used to keep the lithium-ion battery pack charged while the vehicle is moving.
But it also comes with a simple 110-volt electrical recharging system that would allow it to be plugged into a standard home outlet for external charging… http://www.mysanantonio.com/business/stories/MYSA120907.1F.allaboutcars.16c708f.html
http://www.cleanmpg.com/photos/data/548/Resize_of_Volt_Front_View.jpgG. Chambers Williams III - San Antonio News Express - Dec. 8, 2007
The latest pack configuration test data should be in with only small tweaks left to finish off the first complete builds. Expect it by late 2010. -- Ed.
Chevrolet's exciting Volt hybrid car-of-the-future concept hasn't made it to Texas yet, but it will be on display at several locations in California during December, and it's sure to draw crowds.
Arguably the most interesting new idea to come from General Motors Corp. in recent history, the Volt was unveiled in January at the Detroit auto show and has been making the rounds at other venues since.
The most exciting news about the Volt isn't just that it's designed to achieve triple-digit fuel economy, but that GM has committed itself to bringing the car to market as soon as possible.
No date has been set yet for introduction, and some industry observers believe it still might be four or five years away.
But with the spiking gasoline prices and instability among the world's oil-producing nations that threatens to curtail oil supplies, the Volt's arrival, whenever it gets here, will be none too soon.
The initial Volt concept combines an electric drive system with a small flex-fuel (gasoline/ethanol) engine that is used to keep the lithium-ion battery pack charged while the vehicle is moving.
But it also comes with a simple 110-volt electrical recharging system that would allow it to be plugged into a standard home outlet for external charging… http://www.mysanantonio.com/business/stories/MYSA120907.1F.allaboutcars.16c708f.html