Plug-in hybrid

The Chevy Volt plug-in hybrid will be re-badged as an Opel Volt for European consumers, starting in 2010. video.aol.com

By rss@youtube.com (motortrend) MT Editor-In-Chief, Angus MacKenzie, talks to key members of the engineering and design team responsible for the plug-in hybrid Chevy Volt. Author: motortrend Keywords: Chevrolet Chevy GM General Motors Volt plug in hybrid 2008 los angeles auto show Added: November 21, 2008

Earlier this week, engineers and other members of the Chevrolet Volt team provided the media with an update on the development of the new plug-in hybrid vehicle. There is less than one year to go before GM starts making the production Chevrolet Volt, according to Vehicle Chief Engineer A...

The 2011 Chevrolet Volt plug-in hybrid is scheduled to make its market launch in Nov. of 2010. It's no wonder that engineers working on the Volt are putting in hours even on their days off. "They're testing, measuring and evaluating what is arguably the most important vehicle in General Moto...

While there is a lot of hype around GM's Chevrolet Volt plug-in hybrid vehicle, GM is out to remind us that it is still making progress on its fuel-cell vehicle program. The Detroit automaker said that it is making significant developments towards building advanced hydrogen fuel-cell de...

When the 2011 Chevrolet Volt makes its debut later next year, it will allow 40 miles of gas free driving and a "sporty" 0-60 mph time of under 9 seconds. However, if a 0-60 mph time of 9 seconds isn't "sporty" enough for you, GM may be considering a Chevrolet ...

By Mike(noreply@blogger.com) The plug-in hybrid technology built into the Volt is going to be very expensive for GM and the consumers who choose to buy it. The battery pack alone is supposedly going to cost 10 grand. The vehicle is expected to have a price tag around $40 thousand. By building a Volt-like Cadillac, you can ex...

By Drew Johnson Toyota may be readying a Prius sub-brand for its most fuel efficient offerings, but General Motors says it has no plans to launch a green Volt division. The Chevrolet Volt is expected to become the first mass-market plug-in hybrid vehicle when it hits the market late next year. Although Gen...

In what we think is a good decision, General Motors said that its other plug-in hybrid offerings will not have Volt branding on them to identify with the compact plug-in hybrid that will launch later next year. By contrast, Toyota is planning to make a family of hybrid vehicles that ...

German-born engineer Frank Weber, who is in charge of General Motors' Chevrolet Volt plug-in hybrid program, will be moving back to Germany to take a senior management role at Opel. A GM spokesman said that he will be replaced by Doug Parks, who has been working at Opel since 2007 as chief ...

The main production color of the Chevrolet Volt plug-in hybrid car is the silver exterior with an emerald hue that we've been seeing in press photos and at auto shows; however, General Motors has yet to pick a name for the color and needs your help. Chevrolet has launched a new ...

The final unit of the pre-production Chevrolet Volt plug-in hybrid rolled off General Motors test-assembly facility in Warren on Friday. The next stop for the pre-production units is the Detroit automaker's Milford proving ground and hot weather testing to maker sure the electric pow...

General Motors today showed off work being down at its new Flint Engine South plant as it prepares for production of the engines that will power the Chevrolet Cruze compact sedan and the Chevrolet Volt plug-in hybrid. The 1.4L 4-cylinder engine will help the Volt provide additional drivin...

General Motors Company's efforts to promote the Chevrolet Volt plug-in hybrid may be working. According to Bob Lutz, vice chairman in charge of marketing, 50,000 people have registered at web sites and indicate a strong intention to buy the vehicle when it goes on sale in November 2010. G...

By Mike Millikin While the fuel economy (FE) for combustible fueled vehicles (such as gasoline, diesel, compressed natural gas, or an ethanol blend) can easily be expressed in mpg, and fuel economy for an all-electric vehicle can be expressed in miles per gallon of gasoline equivalent (mpge), the arri...

Overview: General Motors will be eschewing the glitz and glitter this year, and Chevrolet's eggs all seem to be in this particular plug-in hybrid basket. This is the production version of the Volt (due some time in 2010), with a 1.4-liter gasoline ...

GM's post Chapter 11 decision to continue developing the Chevrolet Volt, its technologically dubious plug-in hybrid, is Exhibit A. The Volt is the same experimental vehicle that the president's automotive task force excoriated in its analysis of GM's ...

 CT GM will now concentrate on small cars, and it is expending a lot of capital on the Chevrolet Volt, a radical plug-in hybrid still due in late 2010 that can travel 40 miles on its lithium-ion batteries alone. According to powertrain spokesman Rob ...

 VA But if GM had been allowed to go out of business, how would Americans have felt if some Japanese or German car maker wound up building and selling the Chevrolet Volt? The Volt is a unique plug-in hybrid that Chevrolet expects to get on the road next ...

 MN Whenever GM officials start talking rhapsodically about the long-awaited Chevrolet Volt, a plug-in hybrid expected to be introduced next year, I get worried. Reportedly, the Volt will retail for about $40000. By contrast, the Toyota Prius — which uses ...

 FL Yes, GM will build the plug-in hybrid Volt, but do you think Chevrolet won't build Silverado pickups and Suburban SUVs? They will because they sell. We are hearing a lot about the need to build cars and trucks people will buy, but since what people ...

By Sarah Terry-Cobo - Sarah Terry-Cobo With the announcement on June 1 that General Motors will file for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, hybrid car enthusiast blogs are a-buzz with the fate of the Chevy Volt, a gasoline-electric plug-in hybrid, ...

s (GMGMQ 0.61, 0.00, 0.00%) bankruptcy filing, the Chevrolet Volt plug-in hybrid remains on track for its 2010 launch, CFO Ray Young said in a conference call to analysts and media on Tuesday. "We're planning to expand the portfolio of hybrid offerings ...

 United States Whenever GM officials start talking rhapsodically about the long-awaited Chevrolet Volt, a plug-in hybrid expected to be introduced next year, I get worried. Reportedly, the Volt will retail for about $40000. By contrast, the Toyota Prius -- which uses ...

Volt is already one of the 10 best cars for 2010 with high consumer anticipation. However, it will not be available until 2011. The Volt is priced much higher as an electric plug in hybrid car. It is estimated at $39000 but the car price might be much ... Politico - MIT Technology Review

In the direct aftermath of General Motors filing for Chapter 11 this morning, the fate of the Chevy Volt remains unclear. The Volt, a plug-in hybrid that promises 40 miles of gas-free all-electric driving, is considered a Hail Mary pass for market ...

 FL The Chevy Volt battery pack will provide up to 40 miles without using gasoline. The batteries are lithium-ion which GM hopes to redesign in an effort to extend its charge. While the Volt has plug in hybrid features, the automaker labels it as the GM ...

General Motors will also come out with the Volt, its plug in hybrid. How all these cars operate will be the big automotive question of the decade. Nissan's car only goes 100 miles on a charge, not optimal for rental situations, but it can also be ...

 FL Chevy Volt uses a new propulsion system that is unlike any other electric car or plug in hybrid. The Volt is set to launch in 2010 with a Chevrolet modest sticker price. The 2011 Chevy Volt is a new electric car built by General Motors Corp. ...

GM Vice Chairman Bob Lutz was invited on the "Late Show," giving him the opportunity to respond to Letterman's negative comments about the Chevrolet Volt, which is an extended range hybrid. Not really understanding the concept of a plug-in hybrid, ...

 CA The ChargeBar can charge both 120-volt (the standard US household socket) and 240-volt batteries, and the company says it will work with virtually any electric car or plug-in hybrid, including the upcoming GM Volt. The exception is electric cars that ...

Earlier this year, Toyota pushed forward the introduction of its plug-in hybrid electric vehicle for 2009, while General Motors plug-in Chevrolet Volt - though announced earlier- will be introduced in late 2010. Toyota's plug-in hybrid will be built in ...

CNET News  MA Enerdel uses lithium manganese oxide electrodes, the same type used in the batteries selected for GM's Volt plug-in hybrid. It was developed at Argonne National Laboratory with support from the US Advanced Battery Consortium (comprising Ford, GM, ...

By Kevin Bullis GM is defending its design for the Volt plug-in hybrid vehicle after a study out of Carnegie Mellon University slammed the design, saying that it's not economical. (Plug-ins are hybrids with batteries that can be recharged by plugging ...

By Chuck Squatriglia See Also: The Chevy Volt Will Save GM (And Get the Girl) The Volt Isn't a Prius. It Might Even Be Better. Exclusive: Inside the Design Process of the Volt 34,520 People and Counting Want a Volt Bob Lutz: Volt Is the U.S. Car Industry's Moon Shot

By James Warren unclear whether the GOP will convince itself that the panacea is a plug-in hybrid of a politician, perhaps one to actually entice green-leaning youthful consumers, as GM believes will the case with a plug-in hybrid of a car, the Volt, if the company survives until the

By info.rss@cro.consumer.org (Consumer Reports) General Motors had been lobbying Congress for higher tax credits on the Volt, claiming that its large, advanced battery pack would push the price of the car beyond the reach of average consumers. In June, General Motors Vice Chairman of Global Product Development Bob Lutz said the Volt  w...

By info.rss@cro.consumer.org (Consumer Reports) Most plug-in hybrids are rated according to how many miles they can drive on electric power without using the gas engine. Some future models, such as the Chevrolet Volt and the Fisker Karma, can drive up to 40 miles (according to the manufacturers) without ever using the gas engine. Chrysle...

GM's Bob Lutz promises a working prototype of the Volt plug-in hybrid by Easter. What will Chrysler have at the Detroit auto show? Nissan is trying to figure out why the new Sentra is not selling. The $2,500 car will be inexpensive and clean

By Mike Millikin FreedomCAR and Fuel Partnership 2006 Highlights of Technical  Accomplishments General Motors has awarded two separate contracts for advanced development of lithium-ion batteries and packs for the electric drive E-Flex System used in the Chevrolet Volt. One contract will go to lith...