Plugs and Cars

JANUARY 25, 2010

Darryl Siry blogs over at Wired's Autopia. Until we get final specs on weight, and drive the car around a bit, we won't know to what extent people will need to handicap official range numbers as they do EPA gasoline mileage ratings. Big surprise, your actual mileage may vary. Buyer beware!

Nissan 124

Nissan NiMH GM Volt 124

Green Car Congress

MAY 28, 2009

Since that time, we have been working on extending the HCCI domain to higher speeds and loads. Najt said that GM is using its available injection and valve management technologies with thermal and fuel stratification to slow down the burn rate. We are doing different things with injection timing and the cylinder. Applied in a 2.2-liter

Range 150

Range GM 2009 Engine 150

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 19, 2009

Autoblog Green Cleantech Blog Cleantech Group CNETs Green Tech Earth2Tech EcoGeek Ecotality Green Inc. In order for plug-in electric vehicles to become part of the mainstream, a plug-in ecosystem must be in place when vehicles like the Chevy Volt extended-range electric vehicle hit the market," GM said on its company FastLane blog.

GM 28

GM Standards Plug Electric Cars 28

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 16, 2009

The only time involved is the few seconds it takes to plug in and later, unplug, your car and possibly press a button. Also, besides giving you the ability to charge at night when most utility rates are lower, future vehicle-to-grid (V2G) technology may allow you to sell some of your stored energy back to the utilities.

Charging 38

Charging Batteries Battery 2009 38