Revenge of the Electric Car
JANUARY 27, 2009
Like Paul MacCready’s original design for the Impact that established the world’s lowest drag coefficient of.195, “The slimming of the battery essentially comes because of a focus on weight, aerodynamics, rolling resistance, new construction materials and other design factors, he said in an interview.
Revenge of the Electric Car
DECEMBER 28, 2009
litre engine-generators; $43m for a plant in Brownstown Township outside Detroit that will manufacture battery packs; $37m for a camshaft and connecting rod plant in Bay City, north of Flint; and $27m for GM’s Tech Center in suburban Warren, a Detroit suburb, location of Volt’s battery laboratory.&#. By Richard Kessler for Recharge News.
Revenge of the Electric Car
NOVEMBER 20, 2009
Paul’s leadership and (chief engineer) Tom Reichenbach’s talent have led to changes in the vehicle that are spot-on. Paul’s leadership and (chief engineer) Tom Reichenbach’s talent have led to changes in the vehicle that are spot-on.
Revenge of the Electric Car
JANUARY 22, 2010
Industry professionals who had seen the early design of Prokhorov’s car told Reuters that the vehicle would be a Golf-class sedan with a body made from plastic. Industry professionals who had seen the early design of Prokhorov’s car told Reuters that the vehicle would be a Golf-class sedan with a body made from plastic.
Revenge of the Electric Car
OCTOBER 5, 2008
We shoot at the Tech Center campus where engineers ran tests on Volt battery packs. GM Tech Center, Designed by Eero Saairnen 1949. From what I could see in our few days of our official tour, GM is running a very serious engineering to build the Volt and PR program to change the public’s perception of its corporate vision.
Revenge of the Electric Car
MAY 1, 2009
Wally was involved in the design of the Impact/EV1 while at Aerovironment, along with Alec Brooks and the incomparable Allan Cocconi (the “AC&# of AC Propulsion). The Mini E is a well designed car with all the amenities one would expect of a new car these days. The way it’s designed, all you drive with is your right foot.
Revenge of the Electric Car
APRIL 20, 2010
Electric vehicles are powered by batteries instead of internal combustion engines. “For a long time, electric vehicles have been like vaporware,&# said Flynn, an interior designer. Tang, a software engineer, says there’s a lot of “FUD&# — fear, uncertainty and doubt — about EVs. ’ &#.
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