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05-22-2008, 03:14 PM
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According to the General's vice-main-man and product czar "Maximum" Bob Lutz, the Chevy Volt (http://jalopnik.com/380690/20112012-chevy-volt)'s litihum-ion battery is no longer the biggest worry for the Volt program. While a decision hasn't yet been made on an official supplier for what they're terming the "T-Pack" — it's still a coin-flip away from being either Continental or CPI — the packs installed in the Malibu panel-covered Volt mule seem to be delivering the promised 40-mile all-EV range. Keep in mind, this is installed in a late-model Malibu test mule, without the correct drive unit doing the work. Given the November 2010 production target for making this a 2011 Chevy Volt (http://jalopnik.com/380690/20112012-chevy-volt) isn't getting any further away, news like this is probably going to be dropped into the General's "Good" category. [GM-Volt.com (http://gm-volt.com/2008/05/14/big-news-from-bob-lutz-first-chevy-volt-prototype-hits-the-road-and-gets-40-miles-electric/)]
http://jalopnik.com/390705/2011-chevy-volt-battery-hits-40+mile-range-target-while-wearing-skin-of-dead-malibu
According to the General's vice-main-man and product czar "Maximum" Bob Lutz, the Chevy Volt (http://jalopnik.com/380690/20112012-chevy-volt)'s litihum-ion battery is no longer the biggest worry for the Volt program. While a decision hasn't yet been made on an official supplier for what they're terming the "T-Pack" — it's still a coin-flip away from being either Continental or CPI — the packs installed in the Malibu panel-covered Volt mule seem to be delivering the promised 40-mile all-EV range. Keep in mind, this is installed in a late-model Malibu test mule, without the correct drive unit doing the work. Given the November 2010 production target for making this a 2011 Chevy Volt (http://jalopnik.com/380690/20112012-chevy-volt) isn't getting any further away, news like this is probably going to be dropped into the General's "Good" category. [GM-Volt.com (http://gm-volt.com/2008/05/14/big-news-from-bob-lutz-first-chevy-volt-prototype-hits-the-road-and-gets-40-miles-electric/)]
http://jalopnik.com/390705/2011-chevy-volt-battery-hits-40+mile-range-target-while-wearing-skin-of-dead-malibu