Despite the recent financial woes, General Motors has decided to continue with plans to release electric car his Chevrolet Volt. Bob Lutz, GM Vice Chairman of Global New Product Development has requested that the company will stand by its commitment to improving the Volt to production line. I was excited to hear this news, as it will be the best opportunity automaker is competing with the hybrid auto market is now dominated Toyota and Honda.
After seeing the concept and production versions through press releases and the North American International Auto Show, I was fascinated by the idea viable plug-in electric vehicle. General Motors tried to break into this market with the EV1 in 1990, but that particular model just never caught on. The automaker went back to the drawing board for the design of the Volt.
The Chevrolet Volt is one of the first vehicle production to rely solely on the electric motor for propulsion. A typical hybrid uses the electric motor only processes that consume a lot of fuel, such as acceleration. Drivers will use a special attachment to the vehicle plug into any standard household outlet. This will load the lithium ion batteries and offer zero-emission travel range of up to 40 miles. If the driver must take a longer trip than the standard 40 miles, the Volt uses gasoline-powered internal combustion engine to recharge the batteries of the car. This process causes the vehicle to release a small amount of release to the environment. When the battery is charged to an acceptable level, the petrol engine turns off and Volt continue to operate exclusively on electric engines. The Volt is expected to reach the equivalent of over 100 miles per gallon on the basis of the new Environmental Protection Agency standards fuel. This will be the first production vehicle to reach this mark. First estimates indicate that the car starts at $ 40,000.
It is good to see that General Motors is trying to pioneer this technology rather than trying to carve out a niche in the crowded hybrid market. Detroit has been known for churning out the same types of vehicles year after year. Many critics say that this is part of the reason for the recent financial woes Detroit 3. With business projects as revolutionary as the Volt, GM has sent a clear message to the world that it intends to be on the cutting edge of technology. Let's hope it is well received by consumers able to provide this hefty price tag.
After seeing the concept and production versions through press releases and the North American International Auto Show, I was fascinated by the idea viable plug-in electric vehicle. General Motors tried to break into this market with the EV1 in 1990, but that particular model just never caught on. The automaker went back to the drawing board for the design of the Volt.
The Chevrolet Volt is one of the first vehicle production to rely solely on the electric motor for propulsion. A typical hybrid uses the electric motor only processes that consume a lot of fuel, such as acceleration. Drivers will use a special attachment to the vehicle plug into any standard household outlet. This will load the lithium ion batteries and offer zero-emission travel range of up to 40 miles. If the driver must take a longer trip than the standard 40 miles, the Volt uses gasoline-powered internal combustion engine to recharge the batteries of the car. This process causes the vehicle to release a small amount of release to the environment. When the battery is charged to an acceptable level, the petrol engine turns off and Volt continue to operate exclusively on electric engines. The Volt is expected to reach the equivalent of over 100 miles per gallon on the basis of the new Environmental Protection Agency standards fuel. This will be the first production vehicle to reach this mark. First estimates indicate that the car starts at $ 40,000.
It is good to see that General Motors is trying to pioneer this technology rather than trying to carve out a niche in the crowded hybrid market. Detroit has been known for churning out the same types of vehicles year after year. Many critics say that this is part of the reason for the recent financial woes Detroit 3. With business projects as revolutionary as the Volt, GM has sent a clear message to the world that it intends to be on the cutting edge of technology. Let's hope it is well received by consumers able to provide this hefty price tag.
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