Lutz' talk is good, but it's all talk, so far, and he's always careful to qualify that talk with "if it succeeds". Which leaves the door open for "oops, it...
Not, that is, in the life of the car. There have been two cases of battery pack replacement, both due to alleged heat damage (the filling- up routine in the...
The evidently incompetent Johnson Controls, a GM supplier, is charged with developing EV batteries. Since they DESTROYED the existing Optima Yellow-top EV...
Bob.Lutz@... Yes, you too can write to the inscrutable Bob Lutz! Find out why Bob isn't using proven Nickel batteries, and ask Bob why he's never queried...
The gm-volt site is going to sit down with Lutz and others and ask some questions. Anyone want to ask some real questions?? I wonder what kind of b.s. answers...
So, Matt and GM bloggers, invective and personal attack?? Interesting, I suppose you might accomplish something? (see the note from Matt at the end of this). ...
Matt Kelly <majicmattyla@...> wrote: "...GM and every automaker moved away from NiMH and EVERY single vehicle manufacturer/distributor from FalconEV, Tesla,...
According to one source, one issue with A123 is that you can't tell SOC by voltage drop. This is an important problem, that is separate from other problems. ...
Now the secret is out. California Air Resources Board (CARB) staff prososes chainges in the ZEV reguations, just innocuous, feel-good simplifications...but...
Why does GM restrict its "blogger community" to those who know nothing about EVs, the EV1, or the technical issues, the history, or much else? This following...
Menachem Anderman has long been thought (by me, if no one else) to be a lying, slimy, paid minion of the oil and auto industry. Anderman consistently lied and...
Perhaps they just lifted the idea of the serial hybrid from some internet site! They are so dumb, they think the "range-extender" is to be used to charge the...
The VOLT battery is dual-sourced, apparently in case one fails, they have the other. This is very unsettling, they seem not knowing even if the battery will...
GM is claiming that Nickel or Lead batteries won't do for an Electric car. This is palpably false, as GM should know, because of the: 1997 EV1 with Panasonic...
Hi, It's all but certain that the VOLT is merely a PR shuck, but many well-intentioned people have been sucked in by GM's PR ploy. GM can at any time build a...
NiMH is perfect for a serial hybrid like the supposed Chevy Volt. NiMH likes to be left only partially charged, contrary to Lead, which likes to be kept full. ...
Hello Doug I wanted to comment on the 40 mile range. True any converter could build a 40 mile range EV but that would be under the best circumstances. With a ...
Actually, there are a lot of 50-50 conversions using plentiful golf- cart batteries like the T-105 or US-2200. 50 miles range at 50 miles per hour. These can...
But there are LOTS of 40-mile-range EVs. It's EASY to make a 40-mile- range EV, and add on a small genset. So why does Lutz think it would take battery...
Plug In America Action Gram Press Conference and Rally Date: March 26, 2008 Time: 11:00 A.M. Where: EPA Building Parking Structure (Corner of 10th and I...
GM fails to mention that the EV1 came with THREE battery packs, the 1300 lb. defective Delco lead-acid pack (16 kWh), the PSB 1300 lead- acid pack (18 kWh),...
At the VOLT expo, where supposedly GM was "coming clean" about the VOLT, GM succeeded in pulling the wool over the eyes of the press, some of whom came away...
The thing is, Toyota is now the worldwide sales leader, dominating all markets with control of the NiMH battery technology, the dominating hybrid, extremely...
