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JANUARY 5, 2010

Chevrolet and OnStar used the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas as the venue to unveil a smartphone application—which GM categorizes as the auto industry’s first such—that will allow Chevrolet Volt owners 24/7 connection and control of vehicle functions and OnStar features remotely. Click to enlarge.

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AUGUST 2, 2013

kWh battery pack in the new Cadillac ELR extended-range electric luxury coupe that goes on sale in North America in early 2014 ( earlier post ). GM first applied the process on the Chevrolet Volt and further refined it for ELR. Every ELR battery, for example, has close to 200 ultrasonic welds.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 1, 2015

Chevrolet Volts: extended range electric vehicles (EREVs). The EV Project: charging infrastructure, Nissan Leafs, Chevrolet Volts and Car2Go Smart EVs. Public and workplace charging infra-structure enabled drivers to increase their electric driving range. SCAQMD/EPRI/Via Motors: PHEV vans and pickups.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 11, 2010

GM Vice Chairman Bob Lutz, at a conference of the Society of Automotive Analysts on the eve of the North American International Auto Show, announced that GM will produce the Cadillac Converj extended-range electric vehicle. Earlier post.). Cadillac included the Converj concept car at the 2009 North American International Auto Show.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 26, 2012

As a comparison, the new Chevrolet Spark EV uses a 100 kW motor with 542 N·m of torque. The powertrain system features an advanced battery liquid cooling system, an innovative motor efficiency optimizer, a rechargeable energy storage system mated to a low gear design, and low-rolling resistance tires. Earlier post.).

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 12, 2010

The plug-in capability boosts the car’s electric-only driving capability, offering additional battery energy capacity and enabling it to recharge from a standard external electrical outlet in roughly five hours. In some conditions, such as urban commutes, drivers can experience efficiency that doubles that of conventional hybrids.

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Revenge of the Electric Car

JANUARY 11, 2010

Detroit — It’s official: the Cadillac Converj will be the second extended-range electric vehicle that General Motors Co. will sell after the Chevrolet Volt. Lutz: GM to make Cadillac Converj electric car. ALISA PRIDDLE. The Detroit News.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 6, 2009

The 8 kWh battery pack for the new 2011 Buick PHEV crossover vehicle is prepared for testing at the General Motors Tech Center in Warren, Michigan. The Buick plug-in hybrid will use the same manganese-spinel based chemistry and polymer battery cells as the Volt. Photo by Jeffrey Sauger for GM) Click to enlarge. V-6 flex-fuel engine.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 20, 2010

During the serial media launch events for the Chevrolet Volt, GM provided more detail (subsequent to the completion of related patent work) on the novel drive architecture applied in their first extended range electric vehicle to enhance the efficiency of both the battery electric and extended-range driving modes.

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OCTOBER 12, 2011

Cutaway of the Chevrolet Spark all-electric vehicle. Chevrolet announced it will produce an all-electric version of the Chevrolet Spark mini-car—the Spark EV. A123 Systems will supply the advanced nanophosphate lithium-ion battery packs that will power the Spark EV. Chevrolet EN-V concept. Click to enlarge.

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MAY 16, 2009

General Motors has released a white paper that evaluates the CO 2 reduction potential of extended-range electric vehicles (E-REVs) as well as plug-in hybrids (PHEVs), in combination with multiple vehicle charging scenarios, as compared to conventional hybrids. Extended-Range Electric Vehicle (E-REV) : A 1.4L

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 7, 2012

The all-electric vehicle range of the 2013 Chevrolet Volt will increase by three miles from the 2012 model to be 38 miles on a single charge. The miles per gallon equivalent (MPGe) fuel economy will increase from 94 miles to 98 miles and the total range, including extended range operation, will be 380 miles.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 30, 2009

The morning session started out with an hour long press conference, the highlight being the unveiling of the Volt’s 230 mpg preliminary EPA city fuel economy finding ( earlier post ), as well as a tour showing selected elements from the studios of the four GM North American brands: Chevrolet, GMC, Buick and Cadillac. Build better products.

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JANUARY 12, 2015

Chevrolet unveiled the second-generation Volt extended range EV at the North American International Auto Show. Battery capacity has increased to 18.4 The Voltec propulsion system includes the battery, drive unit, range-extending engine and power electronics. kWh battery system (MY 2015 = 17.1

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 28, 2009

But it does have the same electric motor and lithium-ion battery system that will power the five-passenger compact car that Nissan plans to roll out. Chevrolet next year will introduce the Volt, a plug-in hybrid electric car. We dont have the electric infrastructure on the highway to recharge cars."

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 11, 2009

Broadly, the EPA is considering using two additional approaches to FE calculation and labelling: one for extended range electric vehicles, and one for PHEVs. Tags: Electric (Battery) Hybrids Plug-ins. The EPA anticipates issuing guidance and/or a rule this year. Both use the J1772 connector.

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Baua Electric

JANUARY 23, 2024

A used EV might be the way to go in 2024 Although the $7,500 federal tax credit has been extended for new EV purchases under revised qualifying terms, those current requirements leave a very limited the number of current EVs that qualify. Learn more about federal tax credits for new EV purchases here.

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JULY 17, 2015

In this paper PHEV refers solely to the long-range PHEV of 60 miles (100 km) electric-only range.) The PHEV does not require the heavy, costly batteries required by other electric cars, nor does it suffer from a limited range or poor freeway performance. This engineering solution allows versatility.

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Revenge of the Electric Car

FEBRUARY 23, 2010

Plug-in hybrids differ from hybrids on the road today in that they can go longer distances on battery power and can be recharged via electrical outlets. These vehicles are expected to range in price from about $40,000 to more than $100,000. GM calls the Volt an extended-range electric vehicle, or EREV.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 21, 2009

GM has announced plans for public sales in 2010, and almost every carmaker now says it will sell PHEVs or highway-speed battery electric vehicles (BEVs) sometime after 2010. Batteries not ready. General Motors Chevy Volt series PHEV, which it calls "extended range electric vehicle" (EREV), part of "E-Flex" multi-fuel platform.

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Revenge of the Electric Car

FEBRUARY 8, 2010

Silicon Valley’s third entry in the race to electrify vehicular travel will never be as sexy as a Tesla Roadster, or seem as futuristic as Better Place’s battery-switching robots. Better Place, orchestrating its efforts with French carmaker Renault, will essentially rent out switchable batteries to extend range.

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