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Used Car of the Day: 1955 Chevrolet Corvette

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There's a Brit in California selling a classic first-gen 1955 Chevrolet Corvette. If you have the time and money to get knee-deep into a major restoration, click here to get started with this C1. There'd certainly be no need to ship, if that's the case, though the seller says the car can be shipped overseas via Oakland.

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Univ of Toronto study details impacts of interaction between driving patterns and electricity generation for WTW energy use and GHG emissions for PHEVs

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C1 is shorter than C2, which is shorter than C3). Results for a similar PHEV with a 16 kWh battery (generally resembling the 2011 Chevrolet Volt) and a PHEV with a split drivetrain configuration and blended mode control strategy (generally resembling the plug-in Toyota Prius) are provided in the paper’s Supporting Information.).

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Chevy Volt Delivers Novel Two-Motor, Four-Mode Extended Range Electric Drive System; Seamless Driver Experience Plus Efficiency

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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. Click to enlarge.

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GM provides technical details of the Gen 2 Voltec propulsion system used in the 2016 Volt

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A fifth paper presented at the World Congress assessed one year of in-use operating data from first-generation Chevrolet Volt and projected the performance of the second generation.). Clutches are OWC1, C1 and B1. 2015) “Chevrolet Volt Electric Utilization,” SAE Int. Key design goals included: Increased all-electric range.

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