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OnStar and Google demonstrate concept service for managing charging Chevrolet Volts with renewable energy

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OnStar and Google are working together to demonstrate a new OnStar service for managing the charging of Chevrolet Volts with renewable energy, using the 17 Chevrolet Volts in Google’s “Gfleet” based at the company’s headquarters in Mountain View, Calif. Concept of the service and mobile app for renewable charging. Click to enlarge.

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DOE awards $98M in tax credits to automakers and suppliers for clean technology manufacturing

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General Motors Company was selected for a 48C tax credit of more than $20 million in connection with its Detroit-Hamtramck Assembly Plant where the company manufactures Extended Range Electric Vehicles—Chevrolet Volts and the Cadillac ELR electric luxury coupe—along with internal combustion cars. General Motors Company.

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Road Test: 2024 Honda Civic Hatchback Sport Touring

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The electric power steering, with good road feedback, is programmed for a neutral feel, with the steering weight providing for a good connection with the road. The C-shaped LED tail lights, connecting the hatch to the rear fenders, sit above the rear bumper and fascia, all optimized with airflow in mind.

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President Obama Announces 48 Projects to Receive $2.4B in Grants for Next-Generation of Batteries and Electric Vehicles; To be Combined with $2.4B in Industry Cost-Share

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Production of lithium-ion polymer battery cells for the GM Volt using a manganese-based cathode material and a proprietary separator. Production of high-volume battery packs for the GM Volt. State of Indiana West Lafayette, IN. Compact Power, Inc. (on on behalf of LG Chem, Ltd.). Clair, MI Pontiac, MI Holland, MI. EnerDel, Inc.

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James Wimshurst’s Electrostatic Immortality

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A tabletop Wimshurst machine could produce up to 50,000 or 60,000 volts, as this video demonstrates: Animate It - Wimshurst Machine www.youtube.com The simple design was easy to reproduce and operate, and so Wimshurst machines found their way into laboratories, schools, and even the homes of well-to-do Victorians.

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A More Detailed Look at a Prismatic Li-ion Cell and Pack Manufacturing Process

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In January, EnerDel hosted a group of journalists at its Indiana facilities and provided a plant tour showcasing its cell manufacturing and pack assembly processes. The current collectors extend beyond the circuit via tabs and are welded together to make an electrical connection. volts at this point. by Bill Cooke.

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How Carmakers Are Responding to the Plug-In Hybrid Opportunity

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Partnering with Alcoa, Duke Energy, Google.org, Johnson Controls Indiana startup plans to unveil vehicle May 2009 at EVS-24 in Norway; mass production in 2012. General Motors Chevy Volt series PHEV, which it calls "extended range electric vehicle" (EREV), part of "E-Flex" multi-fuel platform. See Chevy Volt for latest.

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