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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...

In a little childish like video, General Motors took a shot at electric-vehicles saying that the charging the EV to its full capacity takes several hours after the battery is depleted. While GM admits electric-vehicles are cool, its says electric-vehicles with range extender, like the...

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...

According to a report by The Detroit News, General Motors Company has decided to put the Cadillac Converj plug-in hybrid into production. Sources told the publication that the production Converj was included in a presentation made to GM's board of directors on November 2. A date for its de...

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...

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 ...

By Mike Millikin Fisker Automotive has selected the GM Wilmington Assembly plant in Wilmington, Delaware for production for Project NINA, the development and build of a family-oriented plug-in hybrid sedan costing about $39,900 after federal tax credits. (Earlier post.) Fisker Automotive has signe...

By U.S. News Rankings & Reviews Over the next few years, we expect to begin seeing some unfamiliar hood ornaments in the rear-view mirror.  One of the start-up companies vying to become the future of the American automotive industry just took a big step toward viability.  Edmunds Inside Line report...

By Mike Millikin Fisker Automotive has selected the GM Wilmington Assembly plant in Wilmington, Delaware for production for Project NINA, the development and build of a family-oriented plug-in hybrid sedan costing about $39,900 after federal tax credits. (Earlier post.) Fisker Automotive has signe...

By Andrew Ganz Fisker Automotive and General Motors have confirmed yesterday’s reports that the California start-up will acquire the Detroit automaker’s Wilmington, Delaware, assembly plant. Fisker, which will pay $18 million for the plant, plans to build a $39,900 plug-in hybrid sedan called Pr...

By Ray Wert Fisker Automotive is a privately owned, premium American car company with a vision to lead the automotive industry into the next-generation of automobiles with high-end design expertise and eco-friendly powertrain technology. Global headquarters are in Irvine, California, USA.

By Mike Millikin General Motors developed its Two-Mode Hybrid powertrain control system using Model-Based Design software from The Mathworks. Using math and simulation-based tools, GM designed the powertrain prototype within 9 months, shaving 24 months off the expected development time. The compl...

By Andrew Ganz United States Vice President Joe Biden will reportedly make an announcement from his home state of Delaware tomorrow that General Motors’ Wilmington Assembly Plant, which until recently built the Saturn Sky and Pontiac Solstice, will be acquired by Fisker for the production of a plug...

By Mike Millikin General Motors developed its Two-Mode Hybrid powertrain control system using Model-Based Design software from The Mathworks. Using math and simulation-based tools, GM designed the powertrain prototype within 9 months, shaving 24 months off the expected development time. The compl...

According to reports, U.S. Vice President Joe Biden is scheduled to visit a closed General Motors plant in his home-state of Delaware where he will announce the reopening of the closed GM Plant in Wilmington that will now produce plug-in hybrid electric-vehicles for Fisker Automotive. CE...

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 ...

By Dahcredyns(noreply@blogger.com) On Friday, Congress passed a bill that allows "any manufacturer of enclosed three-wheeled vehicles that can carry at least two adults while returning at least 75 miles per gallon" to be eligible for some $50 billion on Energy loans for fuel efficiency improving projects.

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...

By Dahcredyns(noreply@blogger.com) So, the government has pumped tens of billions into GM. Likewise, GM has requested at least an additional $10 billion in loans from the Energy Department. Maybe if GM focused more on innovation rather than lobbying Congress, they could have pulled a Ford and stood strong during this recess...

By Mike(noreply@blogger.com) But  plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEV) or extended range electric vehicles (E-REV) are a much better fit for diesel engines.  The higher fuel efficiency, coupled with the likelihood of long ranges of all electric power, could be a fuel efficiency maniac dream.  And the reasons for...

By Dahcredyns(noreply@blogger.com) According to Silicon Valley, Detroit is already dead, they just don't know it yet. Eventually, some of the world's biggest venture capitalists believe companies like Fisker Automotive will replace iconic names like GM and Chrysler.

By Mike(noreply@blogger.com) And finally, focus in on fuel efficiency at a practical size.  The Toyota Prius wasn't the most fuel efficient vehicle.  Nor was it the most luxurious hybrid.  Nor was it the largest hybrid.  No, it's just the most fuel efficient hybrid at just the right size.   That's why the Prius has beat out al...

By Mike(noreply@blogger.com) Two electric motors for full-hybrid drive. Plug-in solution: convenient charging of the electric power system from a conventional power socket. Performance, fuel efficiency and emission management opening new dimensions in hybrid technology.

By Mike Millikin GM says it is committed to establishing a harmonized national program to improve fuel economy and lower greenhouse gas emissions. Click to enlarge.With CAFE’s renewed emphasis on fuel economy, from 26 mpg in 2010 to 35.5 mpg in 2016, GM’s short term answer is to get greater mileage out of exi...

By Dahcredyns(noreply@blogger.com) Vue plug-in hybrid killed twice Earlier this year I was invited to test drive the dual mode Saturn Vue hybrid, and I was excited. This was the first GM full hybrid that I could at least consider buying. Moreover, the Vue hybrid was destined to become a plug-in hybrid.

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...

By Dahcredyns(noreply@blogger.com) The Saturn Vue plug-in hybrid lives We've known for some time that GM was going to build a plug-in hybrid SUV. Originally, the Saturn Vue was going to be the platform for GM's dual mode plug-in hybrid powertrain, but then GM killed Saturn. Have GM's hybrids and plug-ins become a joke?

By Dahcredyns(noreply@blogger.com) I read a few stories this morning on how GM has again confirmed that the technology that was to power the Saturn Vue hybrid, including the plug-in version, will live. Whoohoo! In the last several years GM has gone from slamming hybrids like the Toyota Prius to claiming that their hybrid tech...

The plug-in hybrid Chevy Volt just moved a little further from GM fantasy car to reality now that the first pre-production prototype has gone for ... fastcompany.com

By Dahcredyns(noreply@blogger.com) America's most notable future product, in terms of fuel efficiency, is the Chevy Volt. Yet, the Volt's most important piece of technology, the lithium battery, is based on South Korea's LG Chem chemistry. Interestingly, LG Chem is also developing the cells to power Hyundai hybrids, anot...

 OR With GM also casting its lot with the Chevy Volt plug-in hybrid and full EV technologies, the question of whether we will ever see a mass produced fuel cell car on the market remains an open one. Update: GM spokesman Alan Adler, who also comments below ...

The two-mode plug-in hybrid system is designed to maximize efficiency while providing solid on- and off-road performance. It utilizes a lithium ion battery that can be recharged by plugging into a household outlet. GM killed plans for the Saturn Vue ...

In making its announcement earlier this month that it will introduce a plug-in hybrid in Europe, Volvo joins other large automakers in plans for the alternative vehicles. Companies including Fisker, GM, and Toyota have said that they will begin selling ...

 NY In the longer term, they may support a shift toward electrification with hybrid and plug-in hybrid cars, but broader policy action will be required. International comparison. A history of relatively low fuel-efficiency standards has contributed to the ...

By Dahcredyns(noreply@blogger.com) The Saturn Vue plug-in hybrid Now that Saturn is dead, at least as far as GM in concerned, the Saturn Vue plug-in hybrid concept is also dead. Not long ago, however, GM announced that the dual mode plug-in hybrid technology powering the Vue hybrid would find its way into another GM brand.

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 ...

By Josie Garthwaite - Earth2Tech Electric and hybrid car enthusiasts who were just beginning to warm up to General Motors for its recent work on the plug-in hybrid Chevy Volt, and who years after the film “Who Killed the Electric Car? ... Chevrolet Malibu Hybrid gets the axe Motor Authority

 FL Fit features the lowest price for Honda plug-in hybrid automobiles with an excellent fuel efficiency and mileage. Honda Fit will offer the lowest price for new plug-in hybrid cars to meet growing demands for lower carbon emission vehicles. ...

Bolstering its presence in battery research will help to prepare it for the plug-in hybrid vehicles that it wants to launch. It has maintained its commitment to ship the Chevy Volt plugin hybrid in 2010. The lab is equipped to test for real-world ...

 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 ...

 MI While Chevrolet is busy hyping the Chevy Volt, a plug-in hybrid that will reportedly travel up to 40 miles without using a drop of gasoline, it has already had success with the Malibu, which took top honors in the 2008 JD Power initial quality ratings. ...

 MI Henderson spoke in Warren on the sidelines of the unveiling of a 33000-square-foot battery lab at GM's Technical Center. The lab will aid the testing and development of automotive batteries and technologies used in plug-in, hybrid, fuel-cell and ...

 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 ...

It can provide extended drives when combined with the lithium-ion battery and the gas-powered engine. Ford also has an aggressive plan to bring plug-in hybrid cars to the market during the next four years. The plan introduces new fuel efficiency ...

 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 ...

In contrast, General Motors earlier this year chose a consortium led by Korea's LG Chem over startup A123 Systems to supply lithium-ion batteries for GM's promised plug-in hybrid Chevy Volt. While differences in battery design were among the reasons GM ...

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, ...

I too am waiting for the Cash for Clunkers. Since my current car gets 36 mpg, I'm looking at something that gets about 46 mpg or better, preferably a US-made Saturn plug-in hybrid. If none exists, I'll buy a plug-in version of the Toyota Prius 2. ...

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 ...

 NY The company makes lithium-ion batteries for HP's Enviro Series of notebooks and has developed a product it calls Swing, for powering plug-in hybrid and battery electric vehicles (PHEV/BEV). Last month GE announced it will break ground soon on a battery ...

 United States What does this mean to the car buyer who wanted to possibly buy a Chevy Volt in the next year or two. Chevy in particular had "seen the light?" of alternative fuel cars (electric plug in, hybrid, Ethanol...). Is it too little too late? ...

 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 ...

 FL Ford electric cars will offer more green technologies and fuel efficiency. Some of the electric plug in vehicles will feature a battery commercial van set for 2010 and a new Ford hybrid car in 2011. Ford Motor Company has announced an aggressive plan ...

By Mike Millikin Energy-optimized Li-ion batteries with thicker electrodes. A thick electrode in Li-ion cells could save up to $285/kWh, Bohn said. GM has verbally committed to apply this technology on the Chevy Volt energy storage system and to perform lab evaluations.

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, ...

 NY Dave Letterman tried holding Bob Lutz's feet to the coals last night on his show, asking why GM doesn't have an electric car available for the consumer. Lutz's response: We will in two years. Previously, Letterman said the plug-in hybrid Chevy Volt is ...

 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 Chuck Squatriglia Another piece of the puzzle has fallen into place at Fisker Automotive, which says it will put a turbocharged GM engine under hood of the $80,000 Karma plug-in hybrid slated for production next year. The announcement that General Motors will... Photos by Fisker Automotive.

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...

GM engineers work 'round the clock to bring their plug-in hybrid to market. Who paid for the Toyota Prius? Chris Basso of Carfax tells us what to look out for in today's used car market

By Kevin Shult Filed under: Consumer experience, Competitive strategy, DaimlerChrysler (DCX), Ford Motor (F), General Motors (GM), Toyota Motor Corp. (TM)Toyota Motors (NYSE: TM) is launching the first U.S. tests of its plug-in hybrid technology in two converted Prius hybrids. The test cars will run...

By Sebastian Blanco Somewhere out there is the recipient of the world's first ticket issued by a policeman driving a hydrogen car (a Mercedes A-class F-Cell). Is that an honor or what? Also, GM is moving forward on their fuel cell cars in a big way, and Toyota delays the next Prius by at least six months. Also:

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...

By Sebastian Blanco The Italian dichotomy, slow local food, insanely fast carsPablo Päster calculates the efficiency gains of roundabouts vs. stop signsChinese carmakers debate hybrids vs fuel cellsEVette on the news; also shows off its maneuverabilityBig news, bigger sales: Toyota outsold GM during...

By Mike Millikin GM held a media briefing yesterday, along with its battery partners from Johnson Controls-Saft, A123Systems, and Cobasys, to provide some perspective on the development of lithium-ion battery technology for its plug-in and E-Flex efforts.

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