AZEqualizer
02-01-2008, 10:40 AM
So what do you think GM's direction and motives are.... Will their effort hinder or help?
Tqspx5iE1xY
The Volt is radically different than any on the road today. Although agreement about definitions vary, GM doesn’t not consider it a hybrid. Current hybrids cars (http://www.gm-volt.com/about/#), such as the Prius, are defined as parallel hybrids, meaning they have a small electric motor that moves the car when it is going slowly, but when speed or acceleration increases, a gasoline motor kicks in. The Volt, however, is considered an extended-range electric vehicle (http://www.gm-volt.com/about/#) (E-REV). It has a very powerful all-electric 161-horsepower 45KW (53 KW peak) motor that is the only engine to power the car at all times. This engine should be capable of moving the car from 0 to 60 in 8.5 seconds, and have a top speed of at least 100 mph.
The electric engine gets its juice from a very powerful high-voltage battery pack that can store enough energy to drive the car up to 40 miles in standard driving conditions.
$40K, 40Miles in all electric mode - "We're talking about large numbers -- in the tens of thousands,....It's not a niche market." GM VP Jon Lauckner.
Source {GM press release and GM-Volt.com (http://www.gm-volt.com)}
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2003/2173195022_76e6cc7a7a.jpg?v=0
Tqspx5iE1xY
The Volt is radically different than any on the road today. Although agreement about definitions vary, GM doesn’t not consider it a hybrid. Current hybrids cars (http://www.gm-volt.com/about/#), such as the Prius, are defined as parallel hybrids, meaning they have a small electric motor that moves the car when it is going slowly, but when speed or acceleration increases, a gasoline motor kicks in. The Volt, however, is considered an extended-range electric vehicle (http://www.gm-volt.com/about/#) (E-REV). It has a very powerful all-electric 161-horsepower 45KW (53 KW peak) motor that is the only engine to power the car at all times. This engine should be capable of moving the car from 0 to 60 in 8.5 seconds, and have a top speed of at least 100 mph.
The electric engine gets its juice from a very powerful high-voltage battery pack that can store enough energy to drive the car up to 40 miles in standard driving conditions.
$40K, 40Miles in all electric mode - "We're talking about large numbers -- in the tens of thousands,....It's not a niche market." GM VP Jon Lauckner.
Source {GM press release and GM-Volt.com (http://www.gm-volt.com)}
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2003/2173195022_76e6cc7a7a.jpg?v=0