By NICK BUNKLEY Published: May 4, 2007 DETROIT, May 3 — General Motors reported a 90 percent decline in first-quarter profit today as losses at its finance...
from: http://tinyurl.com/246tqp GM refocuses on Volt, thinks 2010 sales are doable GM wants its leadership back -- if not in sales, then in technology, and the...
from: http://tinyurl.com/323jr6 GM is determined to put the Chevy Volt in production as early as 2010 Posted May 7th 2007 8:03AM by Jeremy Korzeniewski Filed...
A serial hybrid is a plug-in EV that can run a long distance at all speed ranges just on its electric motor and batteries. The more batteries, the farther it...
from: http://tinyurl.com/2tl63v GM gives Volt a jolt; could hit roads by 2010 Richard Truett and Jamie LaReau | Automotive News | May 7, 2007 - 1:00 am ...
I specifically referred to Tom Dowling as "one intrepid Toyota RAV4-EV driver" who added a "Long Ranger" trailer to make an "instant PHEV100", (I said 120), an...
Fuel cell stacks are expensive, using about .2 gm of Platinium per kW of capacity. The kW is important, because if you don't want to use batteries, you need a...
Lutz is doing all the things that PR requires, but none of the things that should be done if an actual serial hybrid EV were going to be produced. Basking on...
from: http://tinyurl.com/ytevk3 May 21, 2007 The Volt To Be Lutz's Legacy David Kiley So, I heard General Motors' Bob Lutz on National Public Radio's "Wait....
The Volt is a plug-in serial hybrid EV, able to run in all speed ranges just on the motor and battery alone. For occasional long trips, the engine-generator...
GM is trying, of course, to kill the public flap about Chris Paine and Dean Devlin's movie about how GM killed the EV1. But the legend of EVs, and GM's guilt,...
Shifting Gears, GM Now Sees Green Push for Fuel-Saving Technology Includes Building the Volt, an Electric Car By NEAL E. BOUDETTE, WALL STREET JOURNAL May 29,...
It was GM's perceived failure to meet customer expectations, its arrogant assumption that the customer had no place else to go, that led GM to its present sad...
Vice Chairman Lutz GM Corp. Via Email to Bob.Lutz@... Dear Mr. Lutz: When I asked you "why not use Lead or Nickel batteries for the Volt", and later upgrade...
Rick Wagoner steps in to try to give the Volt more credibility. But laying down contracts does not mean pushing forward the Volt, which depends on a future...
Let's examine the claim that: "The major technical issue with PHEVs is the ability of the energy battery to endure the large number of deep-cycles the battery...
... Sorry I feel this is wrong. Speaking from my driving experience, 1.5 yrs, 24,000 mi. With regenerative breaking and coasting it is possible to do that...
The Prius with a larger battery would be a better parallel hybrid, but it would still start the engine at 33 mph (and if the cat converter is cold, for...
The proposed Volt is a "serial" hybrid, meaning that the engine- battery-motor forms a "series" configuration. The only motive power to the wheels is the...
We've all all seen Doug's posts here on the site and he's taken me to task before for some of my interviews. So I wanted to meet him and find out who this guy...
Of course, GM is not to be trusted, and it's always good to preface one's remarks with "If GM ever makes the Volt real". In general, GM is NOT set up to do...
wow wow wow wowowowowowowowow. I can't believe how much this man knows. Doug, you are awesome. and thank you Matt for bringing us this important information,...
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... Bravo to both Doug for his enlightenment, and to Matt for bringing us this interview. Matt you have shed light on a man I felt was a trouble maker, when in...
... power ... in ... from ... the ... generator ... motors ... and ... does ... that ... switching ... While some of your ideas and information are accurate...
The idea of the Volt is superior to the Prius, whether or not GM is honest about making it. Probably, they are not honest, have not stopped trying to kill the...
Hello all...I'm new to this group (joined yesterday), but took the time to read all of the messages posted thus far, along with watching many of the podcasts....
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