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Latest Update Confirms Volt Progress on Track and On Schedule

With its on-sale date barely a year away, a recent briefing by the tech team in charge of developing the Chevrolet Volt E-REV (Extended-Range Electric Vehicle) indicates that things are moving along at an impressive and very encouraging clip. Chief Engineer Andrew Farah confirmed that 80 pre-production vehicles have been built and over 250,000 evaluation miles have been run up on this groundbreaking plug-in hybrid that encompassed everything from hot testing in Death Valley to runs up Pikes Peak as well as a 65-percent calibration drive. Farah also said that Compact Power Inc. has manufactured all 300 of the battery packs and is more than satisfied with the performance of the LG-supplied component cells. "It's an important time for the Volt. The...
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Name The Volt's Signature Color and Win a Test Drive

General Motors has launched a contest to help determine what it will call the "signature" exterior color of the new Chevrolet Volt when the car goes on sale late next year. GM describes the paint -- which will be exclusive to the Volt -- as "silver with an emerald hue," and is asking the public to suggest a fitting name that will round out an exterior palette that already includes Black, Silver Ice Metallic, Cyber Gray Metallic, Crystal Red Metallic and a premium White Diamond Tri-Coat. Full details regarding the competition can be found at chevroletvoltage.com, but the basics call for entries to be accepted from now until the morning of November 4, at which time a team at Chevy will pick three finalists. According to Maria Rohrer, director of...
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GM Shows Smaller, Lighter and Cheaper Gen 2 Fuel Cell Setup

Shortly after announcing that its Project Driveway test fleet of fuel cell-powered Chevy Equinoxes had passed the million-mile evaluation benchmark, General Motors took the wraps off of its new Gen 2 hydrogen fuel cell system. Designed by GM, this updated package is half the size, requires 50 percent less precious metals to construct, and is 220 pounds lighter than the hardware currently in use. Now shrunk to roughly the same dimensions as a conventional four-cylinder gasoline engine, the system is based around GM's fifth-generation fuel cell "stack," a core element the automaker thinks could be commercialized as early as 2015. According to Charles Freese, executive director of GM Fuel Cell Activities, "Hardware mechanization has been dramatically...
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Project Driveway Equinox Fuel Cell Fleet Passes Million-Mile Mark

The largest real-world demonstration of automotive fuel-cell technology passed another milestone last week when General Motors announced that its fleet of hydrogen-powered Chevrolet Equinox SUVs participating in the "Project Driveway" program eclipsed the million-mile mark. Since Project Driveway began in November, 2007, nearly 5,000 people have spent time behind the wheel of these zero-emission vehicles, from individuals to government entities -- including the U.S. Postal service which has used them to deliver over 700,000 pieces of mail -- to mega-corporations like Disney and Virgin Atlantic. Project Driveway participants generally get to keep these midsize Equinox crossovers for about two months during which time they receive free fuel and...
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Volt Mileage Claim Generates High-Voltage Buzz

Without question, the most talked about tidbit to come out of GM's new product presentation was word that internal testing of the upcoming Chevy Volt saw it generate a mind-boggling 230 mpg city driving equivalent under the current draft EPA federal fuel economy rules that are expected to apply to plug-in electric vehicles. While Chevy deserves kudos for backing that claim with an equally brilliant viral ad campaign touting what will no doubt be some truly spectacular city fuel economy numbers, it took little time for the EPA to respond that they're still a work in process. The mileage overlords immediately issued a statement applauding "GM's commitment to designing and building the car of the future -- an American-made car that will save families...
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