Z-Car » Chevy http://www.z-car.com/blog Gary's Ramblings about everything from Cars to the idea of US Energy Independence Fri, 03 Feb 2012 17:22:49 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Volt Charges Ahead – In Outlets Beginning in 2010 http://www.z-car.com/blog/2008/08/16/volt-charges-ahead-in-outlets-beginning-in-2010 http://www.z-car.com/blog/2008/08/16/volt-charges-ahead-in-outlets-beginning-in-2010#comments Sat, 16 Aug 2008 03:22:43 +0000 gsmith http://www.z-car.com/blog/?p=283

GM announced this week that the Chevy Volt is still on schedule for a November 2010 release.   The new plug in hybrid (PHEV) is expected to sell for between $30,000 to $40,000.  However, GM only expects to be able to ramp production to 100,000 a year by 2012.  As a comparison, the Toyota Prius is selling at a rate of almost a quarter a million per year. 

While GM works hard to solve battery delays, cooling issues, and other unexpected issues, other companies are also speeding up their own PHEV development.  Toyota has announced a follow-on Prius PHEV that will be released in 2009 using standard NiMh battery packs, but will follow-up with Li-ion packs in 2010.  Ford has basically given up and said that they hope to have a PHEV available in 5 years.

Turn Your Garmin Nuvi Into a Powerful Red Light Camera & Speed Trap Detector For Only $9.99 !

10435048

]]> http://www.z-car.com/blog/2008/08/16/volt-charges-ahead-in-outlets-beginning-in-2010/feed 7 The Volt http://www.z-car.com/blog/2008/05/19/the-volt http://www.z-car.com/blog/2008/05/19/the-volt#comments Mon, 19 May 2008 17:21:22 +0000 gsmith http://z-car.com/blog/2008/05/19/the-volt I like the idea of a hybrid plug-in.  In the long-run, we need a car that will go 30-50 miles on electric-only power, but with an aux on-board source of power for longer range (~250 mile) trips. 

http://www.chevrolet.com/electriccar/

When it comes to plugging in, the Volt will be designed to use a common 110–volt household plug. For someone who drives less than 40 miles a day, Chevy Volt will use zero gasoline and produce zero emissions.(2) For longer trips, Chevy Volt’s range-extending power source kicks in to recharge the lithium-ion battery pack as required. We expect a driving range of an estimated 640 miles.(3)

Chevy Voltmfplug1

Turn Your Garmin Nuvi Into a Powerful Red Light Camera & Speed Trap Detector For Only $9.99 !

10435048

]]> http://www.z-car.com/blog/2008/05/19/the-volt/feed 1 Chevy Convertible http://www.z-car.com/blog/2008/01/28/chevy-convertible http://www.z-car.com/blog/2008/01/28/chevy-convertible#comments Mon, 28 Jan 2008 16:23:11 +0000 gsmith http://z-car.com/blog/2008/01/28/chevy-convertible My wife informed me last night that her all-time favorite car is a 1957 Chevy Bel Air Convertible.  Hmm, I guess some day I may just need to pick one up?

If you have one for sale, let me know…..

]]> http://www.z-car.com/blog/2008/01/28/chevy-convertible/feed 0