Showing posts with label Chevrolet Volt. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Chevrolet Volt. Show all posts

Chevrolet Begins Taking Orders for Volt in Canada

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General Motors is adding Canada to the list of countries that will soon get the Chevrolet Volt as starting from today, the company’s dealers in seven key regions across the country will begin accepting orders for the extended range electric vehicle, with prices starting from at CA$41,545 (equal to US$43,780 at today’s exchange rates).

Frank Weber moving to Opel

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"Frank Weber, the German-born engineer in charge of General Motors' coveted Chevrolet Volt hybrid program, is moving back to Germany to take a senior management role at Opel, a GM spokesman said today."

"Weber's move is GM's second significant departure from the Volt team in the past month. In September, Bob Kruse, executive director of vehicle engineering for hybrids, electric vehicles and batteries, left to start a consulting firm."

"GM spokesman Dave Roman said today that Weber's new title has not been announced. Roman said Weber will help manage Opel product development once GM closes a deal to sell a controlling stake in Opel to Magna International Inc. and a Russian investor, Sberbank."

"The move, Roman said, was planned. He said Weber's assignment in the United States is ending now that the Volt development is nearly complete and the car is ready for production.

“Coincidentally, the move timed pretty well for the development team. The Volt is now in execution mode,” Roman said. “Frank's done a great job leading the team.”

Weber, 43, led the powertrain and electronics engineers as they designed and tuned the Volt's gasoline-electric powertrain."

Chevrolet Volt / Opel Ampera to get 230 mpg in city driving

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GM announced today that the Chevrolet Volt, which will be sold as Opel Ampera in Europe, is expected to achieve city fuel economy of at least 230 miles per gallon, based on development testing using a draft EPA federal fuel economy methodology for labeling for plug-in electric vehicles.

THE FACTS
  • Volt is expected to travel up to 40 miles on electricity from a single battery charge
  • It will be able to extend its overall range to more than 300 miles with its flex fuel-powered engine-generator
  • The Volt uses grid electricity as its primary source of energy to propel the car
  • There are two modes of operation: Electric and Extended-Range.
  • In electric mode, the Volt is powered by electrical energy stored in its 16 kWh lithium-ion battery pack
  • When the battery reaches a minimum state of charge, the Volt automatically switches to Extended-Range mode
  • In this secondary mode of operation, an engine-generator produces electricity to power the vehicle. The energy stored in the battery supplements the engine-generator when additional power is needed during heavy accelerations or on steep inclines
Source: GM