Chevy wants Plug-In Hybrid by 2010
In 2007, General Motors decided to take a leap of faith. The automotive industry is not really known dramatic leaps forward, and his willingness to lay it all on the line, but GM is doing just what they throw resources at 2,010 volts. GM is hoping to have the plug-in hybrid (which works the opposite way current hybrids do - use electricity and mainly rely on gas to keep the battery charge) on the market by late 2010 or early 2011.
What makes the Volt different?
Hybrids now driving our roads, such as the Toyota Prius or Honda Civic, hybrids because they use gas to power the drive system and the electricity is used to increase the miles per gallon the driver can get. The Volt will deviate from this formula in a big way. It will have an electric motor and gas will serve as a vehicle battery charged to maintain; gas will not power the drive system as a whole and so the car will "drive" the pure electricity.
Plans for GM volt are:
Being able to plug in and charge from any standard outlet
Run up to 40 miles per charge
The "generator mode" (gas powered) car will be able to run around the 50-km per liter
Ability to reach a full charge in 6-6 and a half hours
Check out all the specs on this concept car here
Why is it considered such a big deal?
In an industry often chided for drag their feet when it comes to saving the environment, GM has taken the position to be champion of the new car. Have not once before in 1990 with the EV-1, GM is taking a huge risk by promising to as-yet undeveloped car in just two years. GM needs to build a battery to power this revolutionary car. Between engineering and testing, it can be a lengthy and expensive process - and the possibility that the GM can not follow through on its promises.
In 2007, General Motors decided to take a leap of faith. The automotive industry is not really known dramatic leaps forward, and his willingness to lay it all on the line, but GM is doing just what they throw resources at 2,010 volts. GM is hoping to have the plug-in hybrid (which works the opposite way current hybrids do - use electricity and mainly rely on gas to keep the battery charge) on the market by late 2010 or early 2011.
What makes the Volt different?
Hybrids now driving our roads, such as the Toyota Prius or Honda Civic, hybrids because they use gas to power the drive system and the electricity is used to increase the miles per gallon the driver can get. The Volt will deviate from this formula in a big way. It will have an electric motor and gas will serve as a vehicle battery charged to maintain; gas will not power the drive system as a whole and so the car will "drive" the pure electricity.
Plans for GM volt are:
Being able to plug in and charge from any standard outlet
Run up to 40 miles per charge
The "generator mode" (gas powered) car will be able to run around the 50-km per liter
Ability to reach a full charge in 6-6 and a half hours
Check out all the specs on this concept car here
Why is it considered such a big deal?
In an industry often chided for drag their feet when it comes to saving the environment, GM has taken the position to be champion of the new car. Have not once before in 1990 with the EV-1, GM is taking a huge risk by promising to as-yet undeveloped car in just two years. GM needs to build a battery to power this revolutionary car. Between engineering and testing, it can be a lengthy and expensive process - and the possibility that the GM can not follow through on its promises.
In addition to the science of it all, it is publicity. Name GM has not been inspiring trust and confidence in the last decade. They have been slow to respond to changes in the market and become a costly strikes and internal problems. If this particular task is successful, it may be the target out of the hole that they have dug up. If it fails, well, at least they had inspired its competitors to go out and build our plug-in hybrid.
The Chevrolet Volt is creating a tremendous amount of support. Try this link to follow all Volt news, see more photos, read the news of the price of the Volt's (recently bumped to $ 40,000), and finally find out the date and availability of data.
The Volt will initially be released in California, after New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, Washington DC, Michigan and Texas. 12 to 18 months later, almost all of the 600 Chevy dealers nationwide should be selling hybrid car, the Volt.
The Chevrolet Volt is creating a tremendous amount of support. Try this link to follow all Volt news, see more photos, read the news of the price of the Volt's (recently bumped to $ 40,000), and finally find out the date and availability of data.
The Volt will initially be released in California, after New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, Washington DC, Michigan and Texas. 12 to 18 months later, almost all of the 600 Chevy dealers nationwide should be selling hybrid car, the Volt.
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