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Engineering Behind the Chevy Volt

Learn the inner workings of and the technology behind the Chevy Volt electric car. From the lithium-ion battery testing to its scaled-down gas tank, our coverage page touches on all aspects of the Volt.

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  • LG Chem's Win over A123 Raises Questions
    GM’s selection of LG Chem to supply battery cells for the Chevy Volt and other electric vehicles has all the intrigue of a spy thriller.GM enlisted two teams to vie for potentially... View Blog Post
    2009-01-12 17:02:17 EST
  • GM Throttles Back Chevy Volt's Design
    The Chevy Volt’s official design has come in for some heavy criticism for being far from the futuristic and sporty concept car GM rolled out at the 2007 Detroit Auto Show. It was that model... View Blog Post
    2008-09-17 07:46:01 EDT
  • GM Unveils the Volt -- A Hockey Mom's Car
    We finally got a look today at the “production version” of the Chevy Volt in a grand news conference in Detroit (which I saw via the Web).  The concept car—shown at the Detroit Auto Show 18... View Blog Post
    2008-09-16 11:06:28 EDT
  • DN Exclusive: Chevy Volt Eyes Materials Revolution
    The next-generation materials approaches used in the Chevy Volt concept car last year are still “very much in play”, says Mark Verbrugge, director of the GM Materials and Processes Lab. Costs... View Blog Post
    2008-02-13 05:31:58 EST
  • GM Says Volt Is Still On Schedule
    DETROIT – General Motors (GM) engineers said Monday that they are still on track to produce the Chevy Volt plug-in hybrid by 2010, but that unforeseen problems with the battery or powertrain... View Blog Post
    2008-01-22 05:18:13 EST
  • About Those Electric Vehicles...
    Apparently, it has become necessary to clear the air. First, I don’t hate the environment. Second, I don’t dislike hybrid vehicles. Third, I don’t have a problem with research and... View Blog Post
    2007-01-23 08:02:58 EST
  • What about the Chevy Volt, Chuck!?
    I take strong issue with Chuck Murray's January 8 column "I killed the electric car" in which he complains about the six hour recharge time (6 hours) to squeeze 70 miles out of the GM's... View Blog Post
    2007-01-09 02:32:27 EST
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