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Chevrolet's hybrid plug-in, or as they call it; an electric vehicle with range extender, debuted in Detroit about 14 months ago. Last April, GoodCarBadCar declared the Volt to be the fourth-best recent small car concept. The Good Car Guy was impressed by the exterior design of the Volt when seen in sitting near a new Malibu back in September at the Milford Proving Grounds.Â
- Gm Claims Volt Owners Seeing Up To 1,000 Miles Range Without Filling Up
General Motors says owners of the Volt are driving up to 1,000 miles (1,610 kilometers) before they need to fill up. “A sample of our early Volt customers suggest that they drive 1,000 miles before they fill up the gas tank,†Tony Posawatz,...
- Picture Quiz: Who Designed The Chevrolet Volt?
All in all, GM gave out 13 pictures of people that took part in the development of the Chevrolet Volt electric hybrid. From this group of GM employees, six were involved in way or another with the Volt’s design. In the photo gallery after the jump...
- Production Chevrolet Volt Spied At Transformers 2 Movie Set?
Could it be that the blue colored Chevrolet Volt that appeared along with a bunch of other GM cars like the Corvette Centennial Design Concept, the Chevy Beat and the ‘Bumblebee’ Camaro at a recent Transformers 2 movie set be the real deal?...
- The Good Car Guy's Need-to-know For The Chevrolet Volt
First, five points The Good Car Guy believes to be necessary knowledge for all those interested in the Chevrolet Volt. This post will take you to the photo gallery and plenty of General Motors talk. 1- Powered by its electric-drive unit, the Volt makes...
- The Did-not-drives From Milford
Two vehicles not seen on course at my recent trip to General Motors' Milford Proving Grounds were upcoming Chevrolet vehicles. You'll see the next-gen Malibu before long in your neighbour's driveway (or perhaps your own), the Volt is still...
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VOLT PRODUCTION TIMELINE
Chevrolet's hybrid plug-in, or as they call it; an electric vehicle with range extender, debuted in Detroit about 14 months ago. Last April, GoodCarBadCar declared the Volt to be the fourth-best recent small car concept. The Good Car Guy was impressed by the exterior design of the Volt when seen in sitting near a new Malibu back in September at the Milford Proving Grounds. In October of 2007, General Motors somehow allowed a leak of future product plans that included the Volt. Before the end of the month, a dorky video was released with a Volt in... no, wait; it wasn't slow motion. Had us fooled, eh? Come November and we all learned of the Volt's horrible aerodynamics.Â
This is April, and the chief engineer behind the Volt is quoted by Edmunds.com as saying that the Volt is, "the No. 1 priority project we have at GM." What causes the development of this particular Chevrolet so difficult? "The challenge is predicting 10 years of battery life with just two years of testing time." Â
The following challenge will be finding a price point at which General Motors can lose as little money as possible to produce the Volt without creating an overpriced vehicle we'll all remember as GM's biggest mistake of the next decade. Introducing the car with a low enough price to fill the roads with Volts may enhance the need for Suburban/Tahoe/Silverado sales to cover the losses, but it'll also begin to drastically alter the public image of Chevrolet and its parent company.
- Gm Claims Volt Owners Seeing Up To 1,000 Miles Range Without Filling Up
General Motors says owners of the Volt are driving up to 1,000 miles (1,610 kilometers) before they need to fill up. “A sample of our early Volt customers suggest that they drive 1,000 miles before they fill up the gas tank,†Tony Posawatz,...
- Picture Quiz: Who Designed The Chevrolet Volt?
All in all, GM gave out 13 pictures of people that took part in the development of the Chevrolet Volt electric hybrid. From this group of GM employees, six were involved in way or another with the Volt’s design. In the photo gallery after the jump...
- Production Chevrolet Volt Spied At Transformers 2 Movie Set?
Could it be that the blue colored Chevrolet Volt that appeared along with a bunch of other GM cars like the Corvette Centennial Design Concept, the Chevy Beat and the ‘Bumblebee’ Camaro at a recent Transformers 2 movie set be the real deal?...
- The Good Car Guy's Need-to-know For The Chevrolet Volt
First, five points The Good Car Guy believes to be necessary knowledge for all those interested in the Chevrolet Volt. This post will take you to the photo gallery and plenty of General Motors talk. 1- Powered by its electric-drive unit, the Volt makes...
- The Did-not-drives From Milford
Two vehicles not seen on course at my recent trip to General Motors' Milford Proving Grounds were upcoming Chevrolet vehicles. You'll see the next-gen Malibu before long in your neighbour's driveway (or perhaps your own), the Volt is still...