Big Booger
January 10th, 2007, 23:42 PM
General Motors unveils a shocking concept car today: the Chevrolet VOLT.
The VOLT moves GM toward a car driven solely by electrical components - yes, an electric car.
But it's one that plugs in to a normal outlet to recharge and has a small engine on board.
And those two features mean no limits on driving range because of battery life.
GM plans to exhibit the VOLT at the Detroit auto show, which opens to the public Saturday at Cobo Center. And the company says it will put the vehicle into production as soon as it can work out some battery issues.
How far? How much? How long?
# General Motors has no production date or cost for its Chevrolet VOLT concept, but officials give these figures and estimates: Savings AT 40 MILES A DAY: For a driver with a 40-mile-a-day commute, or 15,000 miles a year, versus a 30-mpg vehicle, the VOLT would save about 500 gallons of gas a year.
# Savings AT 60 MILES A DAY: For a 60-mile-a-day run, or 21,000 miles a year, the vehicle will get 150 mpg and save 570 gallons a year.
# Charging costs: Off-peak (overnight), the VOLT would draw a load similar to three or four refrigerators, GM says. That translates into energy costs of about $900 a year, counting gas and electric bills.
Source: GM
RTR:
http://www.mlive.com/news/fljournal/index.ssf?/base/news-41/116817240287000.xml&coll=5&thispage=1
This is the future.
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The VOLT moves GM toward a car driven solely by electrical components - yes, an electric car.
But it's one that plugs in to a normal outlet to recharge and has a small engine on board.
And those two features mean no limits on driving range because of battery life.
GM plans to exhibit the VOLT at the Detroit auto show, which opens to the public Saturday at Cobo Center. And the company says it will put the vehicle into production as soon as it can work out some battery issues.
How far? How much? How long?
# General Motors has no production date or cost for its Chevrolet VOLT concept, but officials give these figures and estimates: Savings AT 40 MILES A DAY: For a driver with a 40-mile-a-day commute, or 15,000 miles a year, versus a 30-mpg vehicle, the VOLT would save about 500 gallons of gas a year.
# Savings AT 60 MILES A DAY: For a 60-mile-a-day run, or 21,000 miles a year, the vehicle will get 150 mpg and save 570 gallons a year.
# Charging costs: Off-peak (overnight), the VOLT would draw a load similar to three or four refrigerators, GM says. That translates into energy costs of about $900 a year, counting gas and electric bills.
Source: GM
RTR:
http://www.mlive.com/news/fljournal/index.ssf?/base/news-41/116817240287000.xml&coll=5&thispage=1
This is the future.
1791839763235205955&hl