Cars That Think
JULY 13, 2023
It later became the chemistry of choice for early electric cars including the 2008 Tesla Roadster. to 4 volts. Twenty-five years later, the battery is gaining momentum in the auto industry as a means of reducing the cost of electric cars. It gave the battery a significant voltage boost: from 2.4
Revenge of the Electric Car
MAY 17, 2010
Interest in electric cars is surging: •Nearly 52,000 people were wait-listed as of mid-April for General Motors’ electric model, the Volt, due in November. Bob Lutz, the outgoing vice chairman of GM, has said the company will produce about 8,000 Chevy Volts in 2011. By Jaeah Lee, Contributor. posted May 10, 2010 at 9:49 am EDT.
Plug In Partners
DECEMBER 14, 2007
Slow charging has been the key hurdle to public acceptance of battery-electric vehicles as viable distance travelers, so this breakthrough has all sorts of implications for the automotive industry as well as being a very welcome upgrade to a whole host of other portable devices.
Green Car Congress
MAY 2, 2009
Miller believes the auto industry is falling into the trap of the computer software business by starting to promote the next generation of technology too early, thereby hurting the sales of the existing generation. Are there more important messages, like hybrids are reliable, that the consumers are missing?
Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven
APRIL 21, 2009
Here we are four months later: GM is teetering on the brink of bankruptcy , and its turnaround plan — which gave the Chevy Volt a central role – has gotten a less-than-rave review from the Obama administration.
Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven
APRIL 21, 2009
Electric car supporters are rising to defend General Motors’ development of the Chevy Volt after the Obama Administration’s automotive task force proclaimed that the car was probably too expensive to be commercially successful in the near future. is hoping to launch the Volt in late 2010 with a price tag of about $40,000. and Chrysler.
Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven
APRIL 16, 2009
Electric Cars and The Volt Can Transform America and the Auto Industry TODAY!!! By Seth Leitman Tue, Jan 6, 2009 Electrifying Times gave me the opportunity to attend a General Motors press event showing off the Volt back in late 2008 after just releasing the book Build Your Own Electric Vehicle, 2nd Edition.
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