Chevrolet Volt ‘Smacks of the Future’
Wired.com By Simon Metcalf August 4, 2010 Editor’s note: The Wired Volt Challenge gave four Wired.com readers the chance to visit General Motors to learn first-hand about the Chevrolet Volt, drive the car at...
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Volt Battery System to have 8-Year, 100,000 Mile Warranty
Chrissie Thompson Automotive News — July 14, 2010 – 12:01 am ET UPDATED: 7/14/10 3:41 p.m. ET General Motors Co. The warranty also includes the battery’s thermal management system, charging system and electric-drive components,...
U.S. unveils 35.5-m.p.g. rule by ’16
Detroit Free Press By Justin Hyde Free Press Washington Staff April 1, 2010 NEW YORK – The Obama administration unveiled its historic rules today setting a 35.5 mpg average for the U.S. auto industry...
GM, government backers show off first Volt battery
Automotive News DETROIT (Reuters) General Motors Co. today showed off the first battery pack for its electric Chevy Volt with a ceremony that highlighted the automaker’s dependence on U.S. government financing for its revival...
Who will marry with VW and GM?
Companies that control rechargeable batteries also control the new-generation automobile market – Volkswagen and GM play crucial roles in shaping industry’s power balance (Electro To Auto Forum) Automobile manufacturers and battery manufacturers are waging...
