Electrification of the automobile is well underway, with the first mass produced cars expected to hit the roads later this year.
There have been many speculative reports about whether these cars will...
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The recent report that GM has cancelled the Cadillac Converj program, has led to some speculation that GM has revised its thinking of the value of the extended range electric or Voltec propulsion...
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GM has placed a one billion dollar bet that range anxiety is important. The Chevy Volt was designed and engineered to allow drivers to do most of their daily driving on electricity but to have the...
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After releasing some conceptual art a couple weeks ago, the public got its first chance to get a “taste of the future” from Opel in person at the Geneva auto show. GM bills the Flextreme...
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Ever since GM-Volt.com started one of the most common comments people make, either on the site or via email is that they would like to sign up to be an early Volt “beta tester.”
BMW has...
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General Motors has graciously offered members of the GM-Volt.com community the opportunity for an exclusive test drive of a pre-production Chevrolet Volt.
Space is being limited to only 10...
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Its happened before, but this time its for real.
Outspoken father of the Volt and ultimate car guy “Maximum” Bob Lutz will retire effective May 1st.
Lutz, who just turned 78 has decided...
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Though Audi President Johan de Nysschen famously went on record calling the Volt “a car for idiots,” apparenly the allure of the EREV was just too compelling. The German automaker has...
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The Cadillac Converj was a stunning extended range concept car GM first unveiled an the January 2009 Detroit Auto Show. The luxurious stylish vehicle was to utilize the same Voltec propulsion system...
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Upon taking the helm, GM CEO and Chairman Ed Whitacre recognized the tremendous value and importance of the Chevrolet Volt.
He has admitted he wanted the Volts to roll out prior to the planned launch...
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Generally we only cover topics related to electric cars, but the buzz this week has been so intense, its worth a look at something new called the Bloom Box.
More specifically the Bloom Energy Server...
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The Opel Ampera is the sister car to the Chevy Volt, sharing the same powertrain, interior and basic sheet metal, but with unique styling cues germaine to GM’s European brand.
Though we have...
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Advanced Mechanical Products (AMP) is a company out of Cincinnati Ohio that specializes in producing all-electric conversions of GM vehicles. They have been producing electric versions of...
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Deja Vu.
Those were Bob Lutz’ words back in 2007 when he first stated GMs intention to sell the Chevy Volt comfortably below $30,000.
In the ensuing months and years we’ve been through a...
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Denise Gray is GM’s director of global battery systems. She has been instrumental in the development of the Volt having started in the program in 2006. She was there when the first...
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How often has the car buying public been subjected to a headline like “Big Auto Company Introduces it Fabulous Concept Electric Show Car With 22″ Wheels…That Is Coming...
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We learned that GM has been testing several Chevy Volt preproduction vehicles in extreme winter conditions in Kapuskasing Ontario, where temperatures have been ranging from minus 40 to minus 5...
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Jim Campbell is the newly appointed chief of Chevrolet. I had the chance to ask him for his thoughts on who he thinks the customers of the Chev Volt will be, and how GM will educate the public about...
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Most of us want electric cars for all the benefits of getting away from petroleum. A burgeoning field likely to play a more prominent role in the future, however, is vehicle-to-grid or V2G.
The idea...
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According to an opinion piece by Jerry Flint, Forbes’ senior automotive editor it will.
He writes, “The question isn’t whether the world is ready for the Leaf. It’s whether...
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