Green Car Congress

JULY 14, 2010

The Chevrolet Volt extended range electric vehicle will provide customers with a standard, eight-year/100,000-mile (161,000 km) warranty on its lithium-ion battery pack. The Chevrolet Volt’s batteries have exceeded our performance targets and are ready to hit the road.

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Green Car Congress

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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Green Car Congress

JULY 27, 2010

GM will introduce the Chevrolet Volt extended range electric vehicle with a starting MSRP of $41,000; after applying the Federal income tax credit of $7,500, the price drops to $33,500. To find a participating Chevrolet Volt dealer, customers are directed to [link]. There may be a few operational exceptions to that.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 6, 2011

General Motors and Powermat, a provider of wireless charging technology for mobile personal devices, announced a commercial agreement that will eliminate the need for charging cords for personal electronic devices in many future Chevrolet, Buick, GMC and Cadillac products beginning mid-2012. We first developed the Volt concept car in 2006.

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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. The EPA anticipates issuing guidance and/or a rule this year. Both use the J1772 connector. Argonne Facilitation of PHEV Standard Testing Procedure (SAE J1711).

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 17, 2012

Since the Chevrolet Volt extended range electric vehicle launched in late 2010, drivers have been able to manage vehicle charging, including the option to charge during off-peak hours through the OnStar RemoteLink Mobile App. Destinations will be stored in OnStar’s Virtual Advisor service. Spark EV Waypoint tab.

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Green Car Congress

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. GM is using ultrasonic welding in the 16.5 foot-long (1.6

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 20, 2009

Second-life batteries present an ideal solution to the renewable-energy sector, allowing energy to be stored for later use. Recycle : Implement end-of-life recycling to salvage raw materials. Such ecological application of second-life batteries would contribute to a net reduction of CO 2 beyond what is achieved by the all-electric car.

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Revenge of the Electric Car

FEBRUARY 23, 2010

Answer: Tesla already is making the fully electric sports luxury Roadster; Nissan will manufacture the five-passenger all-electric Leaf from late 2010; Fisker will make the first deliveries of its luxury Karma later this year; and GM’s Chevrolet Volt is a four-passenger hatchback due at some dealerships later this year.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 17, 2015

All of this means a PHEV uses much less liquid fuel (as little as 10% of a conventional vehicle’s averaged annual fuel consumption), saving money and extending the miles per gallon of gasoline or alternative liquid fuel. And even greater ranges can be expected soon. PHEVs’ batteries can be used as the storage medium.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 16, 2009

Chryslers first electric car, set to be introduced late next year around the same time as General Motors Chevrolet Volt, will be a sports car with a zero-to-60 time of under five seconds and a top speed of 120 miles per hour. More Malls shed stores Vacancy rates accelerate as retailers confront spending slump. More Credit card relief?

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 28, 2009

Chevrolet next year will introduce the Volt, a plug-in hybrid electric car. The Volt runs on an electric motor powered by a lithium-ion battery pack, but also has an onboard gasoline-powered charging system to help extend the cars range when a charging station isnt available.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 21, 2009

General Motors Chevy Volt series PHEV, which it calls "extended range electric vehicle" (EREV), part of "E-Flex" multi-fuel platform. DaimlerChrysler has presented plug-in hybrids in commercial vans that have enough room to store the batteries, but the technology is not quite ripe for cars."Plug-in Plans Saturn Vue PHEV-10.

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