Chevrolet Volt
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REFILE-UPDATE1-German engineer behind Chevy Volt arrives at Opel...1991 * Opel boss Reilly promises investments in new product (Adds details, background) The German engineer behind the Chevrolet Volt electric car will head product planning at General Motors' [GM.UL] Opel unit, a high-profile appointment... In this article: Opel, Chevrolet Volt, GM, Electric car, and Europe |
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OrlandoSentinel.com - Business | 3 days ago
Chevy Volt: Name that color — Sanford man may be the winner
...SENTINEL / November 24, 2009) By Steven Cole Smith, Orlando Sentinel Automotive Editor When the production version of the 2011 Chevrolet Volt was introduced at auto shows earlier this year, the company described the color of the debut car...
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New York Times | 3 days ago
Answering Your Questions About the Chevy Volt
Last Friday, we solicited you for questions on the Chevrolet Volt, which is scheduled to be released late next year. We forwarded some of your questions to Lindsay Brooke, who recently drove a preproduction Volt and wrote about his driving...
In this article: Electric car, Ford Model T, IPod, General Motors, Milford, Mich, Paris, and Canada
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South Bend Tribune | 3 days ago
Volt team charged up :Engineers race to perfect electric car on schedule.
...to your cell phone. Sign up here. Engineers race to perfect electric car on schedule. Detroit Free Press From charging the Chevrolet Volt's revolutionary power system to washing the car, everything about the extended-range electric...
In this article: Electric car, General Motors, Owners, Environmental Protection Agency, and Royal Oak, Mich.
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Wired: Autopia | 4 days ago
Top Gear Builds a Volt of Its Own
There's a contingent of greens out there fussing and fuming that General Motors (with its Chevrolet Volt), Nissan (with its Leaf) and everyone else in the auto industry is dragging its collective heels getting EVs and plug-in hybrids on the...
In this article: Top Gear, Autocar, E mail, EV, Ice cream, Electric car, Top Gear, Wired.com, and Tesla Roadster
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GoodCleanTech | 7 days ago
Chevy Volt Gets a Real Test--and Aces It
Now this is encouraging. The New York Times' Lindsay Brooke just tested a prototype 2011 Chevy Volt, but in a way that no one else has yet: with the battery completely drained. The Volt is a full-on electric car, but also with a small gas...
In this article: Chevy Volt, Electric car, and New York Times
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New York Times | 7 days ago
Ask About the Volt and Other Hybrid and Electric Vehicles
...week's Automobiles section, Lindsay Brooke writes about his experience driving a prototype version of the Chevrolet Volt. The hybrid-powered Volt, which General Motors plans to begin selling in 2010, has been the focus of a great deal of...
In this article: General Motors and Paris
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Detroit News | November 19, 2009
Engineers sweat Chevy Volt details
Royal Oak -- Even on their days off, the engineers creating the Chevrolet Volt are working. They're testing, measuring and evaluating what is arguably the most important vehicle in General Motors Co.'s history. They take their work home...
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The Chevrolet Volt is a plug-in hybrid electric vehicle to be produced by the Chevrolet division of General Motors and expected to be launched in November 2010 as a 2011 model. Its price is estimated to be near $40,000, which would give a net price of about $32,500 after the $7,500 Federal tax credit. The automaker has kept the Volt on or ahead of schedule, despite GM's Chapter 11 reorganization. The Volt's propulsion system will be based on GM's new Voltec (formerly known as E-Flex) electric vehicle platform, which differs significantly from GM's earlier BAS Hybrid and Two-Mode Hybrid systems. The first pre-production test car based on the full Volt design was built in June 2009 in Warren, Michigan and by October 80 Volts had been built and were being tested in various conditions.
For up to the first 40 miles, the Volt is powered by electricity stored in its on-board lithium-ion batteries which are charged by an electrical power outlet. The Volt's 16 kWh (8.0 kWh usable) lithium-ion battery pack can be fully charged by plugging the car into a 120-240VAC residential electrical outlet using the provided SAE J1772 compliant charging cord. No external charging station will be required. Unlike most current commercially available electric hybrids, the actual propulsion of the Volt is accomplished exclusively by the electric motor.
- Name:
- Chevrolet Volt
- Also Known As:
- Length:
- 177 in
- Body Style:
- 5-door liftback
- Layout:
- Front engine, front-wheel drive
- Engine:
- 1.4 L 4-cylinder for powering 53 kW generator
- Class:
- Compact car
- Designed By:
- Maximiliano Larroquette
- Manufacturer:
- Opel
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