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GM Exits Bankruptcy Today: the New GM Starts Now

Lyle — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 11:01:00 +0000

After a lighting fast 40 days, GM is set to exit bankruptcy protection today by successfully selling the best assets of the old company to the new GM. And so on this day the new GM begins. The new...

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Driving the MINI E Electric Car: The First 1200 Miles

Lyle — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 01:37:11 +0000

On June 12th I took delivery of MINI E #412. As of now I have driven the car over 1200 miles. Though this site is about the Chevy Volt, and that is the car I hope to drive one day, as an advocate...

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GM VP: Plug-in SUV on Track, Pure EV Under Consideration

Lyle — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 01:36:36 +0000

Tom Stephens is GM’s VP of product development, the position formerly held by Bob Lutz. In a new interview with Reuters, Stephens provided some insight on GM’s electric vehicle...

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Chevy Volt Has the Feel of a Sports Car, and Engine RPMs Follow Accelerator

Lyle — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 01:44:41 +0000

In late June, GM completed the production of its first true to form Chevy Volt prototypes called integration vehicles. We were given a brief video description of what it was like to drive one by the...

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Court Approves Formation of New GM

Lyle — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 11:43:02 +0000

Only 35 days after GM entered bankruptcy protection, a Manhattan judge late Sunday issued a ruling allowing GM to sell its best assets to a government backed “new GM.” This ruling came...

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Fisker Tries to Distance Company From Tesla and Volt

Lyle — Sun, 05 Jul 2009 12:29:59 +0000

The electric car marketplace is very young and yet to truly emerge. I would liken it to the Internet in 1992. At this point there are a few players that are trying to distinguish themselves and aim...

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Toyota Commits to Mass Production of Plug-in Hybrids

Lyle — Sat, 04 Jul 2009 12:46:04 +0000

The Volt is GM’s effort to leapfrog the Prius, and ever since this site began, Toyota has publicly remained very conservative about plans to produce plug-in cars. Previously they have only...

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GM Orders Enough Hitachi Lithium-ion Cells for 100,000 Hybrid Cars

Lyle — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 11:44:25 +0000

Most people here know that GM has contracted with LG Chem to supply large format lithium-ion cells for the Chevy Volt in an agreement that goes out until 2015. As we have learned from discussions...

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Toyota Aggressively Patent Protects Prius, GM Doing Same With Volt

Lyle — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 11:04:33 +0000

We often discuss the Toyota Prius here though the car strictly shouldn’t be compared to the Volt which is truly in another category altogether. The Prius is worth mentioning primarily because...

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GM Advanced Battery Lab Tour w/ Video Part II

Lyle — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 11:00:43 +0000

I recently had the chance to tour GM’s newly opened 33,000 square foot advanced battery lab in Warren Michigan. The first video is here. This is where the Volt’s batteries are being lab...

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