Range Change in Store for Chevy Volt Exclusive: General Motors (GM) said yesterday its engineers are scaling down the gas tank of the Chevy Volt and reducing its planned range by more than 200 miles. Full StoryApril 04, 2008GM to Test Lithium-Ion Batteries for Chevy VoltGeneral Motors’ highest priority technology will reach the proving grounds this month as engineers test the lithium-ion battery for the Chevy Volt. Full StoryCan the Concept Chevy Volt Recharge GM?GM's "Concept Chevy Volt" is a hot but theoretical entry into the electric car race. Could it restore GM's lustre someday? Full StoryComposites Technology Takes Off With Chevy Volt The first-ever use of thermoplastics as structural body parts was shown on the Chevy Volt concept car in the 2007 Detroit Auto Show. Full StoryNew Materials in the Chevy Volt Concept Car Also Generate VoltageSeveral close-to-commercialization materials’ technologies shown in the concept car provide significant environmental and design benefits. Full StoryReturn of the Electric Vehicle with The Chevy Volt Concept Consumers hunger for the Chevy Volt plug-in hybrid, but the technology challenges are no slam dunk. Better batteries are still needed. Full StoryChevy 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.GM Says Volt Is Still on Schedule General Motors engineers said Monday they are still on track to produce the Chevy Volt plug-in hybrid by 2010, but unforeseen problems with the battery or powertrain could push the introduction back to a later date.High Tech Waste Bottles One of the more creative innovations in the Volt was the use of high-tech thermoplastic made from waste bottles. Delphi Studies Coating Change Engineers at Delphi Automotive are exploring the use of a thermoplastic to replace polyvinyl wire coating in cars.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.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 ill-fated electric car, the EV1.
Tour the inner workings of the Chevy Volt.
Almost every automaker has had to 'pick a side' when it comes to alternative fuel options and ways to divest from a reliance on gasoline. Fiat is looking to back compressed natural gas or liquid propane as an interim solution.
Designing and filling a new type of water bottle might take less engineering work, but the description will help kids understand how science, math, and engineering influence their lives even through things that seem mundane.
Against a backdrop of mounting product complexity and a need to keep a lid on development costs, companies are recognizing a need to make simulation a more integral part of the design process. In response, vendors in the CAD world are building out CAE functionality as part of their CAD suites while simulation vendors are building tighter integrations to leading CAD tools. Keith Meintjes, Ph.D., Practice Manager, Simulation and Analysis at CIMdata, Inc., joins Design News CAD Editor Beth Stackpole in this radio program to explore the new face of integrated CAD and CAE, how companies are benefitting from this tighter partnership between platforms, and how integrating CAE earlier in the development cycle pays off in optimized product designs.
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