This week, GM announced it plans to begin testing its plug-in, rechargeable car, the Chevrolet Volt, in the spring of next year. Says GM bigwig Bob Lutz, “We’ll have some on the road for testing next spring, and we should have the Volt in production by the end of 2010.” The secret ingredient to the Volt’s claim of 40-miles-per-charge is its “next-generation” lithium-ion battery, which is designed to last for 10 years, and which Lutz says will be ready by this October. Can we get one for our laptops?
Although GM isn’t the only car manufacturer working on a hybrid electric car, it’s the only one so far to provide a date when the cars will go on the market. GM says it will price the Volt in the “traditional mid-market car” range.
GM to begin testing Volt plug-in electric car this spring [CNN Money]
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@LATEMODEL:
No, incorrect. Electric vehicles are far, far cleaner than gas engines, even if coal is burned at power plants. EVs are far more efficient, which means more miles are driven on less energy – hence much less pollution, regardless of what gets burned.
Also, don’t forget that lots of electricity is used to refine gasoline.
Electric car is not the thing to watch out for.
The technology of air powered vehicle is now on the move and must be supported.
by: Audi Thermostat