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Edmunds Inside Line is reporting the Chevy Volt apparently doesn't use the engine to recharge its batteries while driving, going against what every media outlet — CNBC , the buff books and every web site including this one — have reported as fact for the past two years. Confusion apparently stems from a press release issued when the concept version of the Chevy Volt was first revealed in 2007 indicating: "When the battery is depleted, a 1-liter, three-cylinder turbocharged engine spins at a constant speed, or revolutions per minute (rpm), to create electricity and replenish the battery." Instead, we're now being told, via the press release from last week's production reveal : "a gasoline/E85-powered engine generator seamlessly provides electricity to power the Volt's electric drive unit while simultaneously sustaining the charge of the battery." So, after some portion of the initial 40 miles of all-electric driving depletes the battery, the...
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newVideoPlayer("/transformerscommentary.flv", 494, 400,""); This new video may not be the clearest shot we've seen of the 2010 Chevy Volt , Corvette Centennial Concept , or any of the other GM product-placement-bots on the set of Transformers: Revenge Of The Fallen , but what it does bring to the table is behind-the-scenes commentary from real fanboys. The Transformers geeks inform us that Bumblebee, also known as "that muthafuka riiight there," is "the shiiit." You just can't get this kind of insight anywhere else. [via Transformers.MovieChronicles ]
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The 2010 Chevy Volt has been a landmark project not only for its daring powertrain and breakneck development cycle, but also for GMs general openness with the media during the process. Along the way we've been invited in to see the development first hand, even spending a whole day with the Chevy Volt. But despite the buddy-buddy, easy-publicity PR maneuvering, up until the wee hours of this morning, we still didn't know what it looked like. Now that we've seen it in all but minute detail, it's time to compare the concept against the reality. Front End Given that the original concept body had terrible aerodynamics, a radical change to the front end was not unexpected. In truth, the front corner of the Volt has been getting the Lutz-style sneak preview for months now; so too the smooth, swept-back corners and flush-mounted headlights. It appears the intake detail at the base of the windshield is retained and the lower grille grows to the main intake, with the side intakes...
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newVideoPlayer("/TransformersChevyVolt.flv", 494, 400,""); Here it is kids, our first look at a 2010 Chevy Volt , complete, and in-motion on the set of the still-in-production Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen . We got a glimpse at the upper half of the Chevy Volt earlier this evening, but this is the whole enchilada; tail end, blacked out roof, front end and even the final Volt badge on the back. There happen to be other cars doing their thing like the Corvette Centennial Design Concept and of course the Chevy Camaro and Optimus Prime, but who cares? We finally get to see the skin of revolutionary car we can't get for at least another year and a half for an indeterminate price! Yay! Oh, wait... [ Transformers Live ]
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newVideoPlayer("/TransformersChevyVolt.flv", 494, 400,""); Here it is kids, our first look at a 2010 Chevy Volt , complete, and in-motion on the set of Transformers 2 . We got a glimpse at the upper half of the Chevy Volt earlier this evening, but this is the whole enchilada; tail end, blacked out roof, front end and even the final Volt badge on the back. There happens to be other cars doing their thing like the Corvette Centennial Design Concept and of course the Chevy Camaro and Optimus Prime, but who cares!? We finally get to see the skin of the revolutionary car we can't get at for another year and a half! Yay! Oh wait, dangit. [ Transformers Live ]
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newVideoPlayer("/TransformersChevyVolt.flv", 494, 400,""); Here it is kids, our first look at a 2010 Chevy Volt , complete, and in-motion on the set of Transformers 2 . We got a glimpse at the upper half of the Chevy Volt earlier this evening, but this is the whole enchilada; tail end, blacked out roof, front end and even the final Volt badge on the back. There happens to be other cars doing their thing like the Corvette Centennial Design Concept and of course the Chevy Camaro and Optimus Prime, but who cares!? We finally see get to see the skin of revolutionary car we can't get at for another year and a half! Yay! Oh wait, dangit. [ Transformers Live ]
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newVideoPlayer("/TransformersChevyVolt.flv", 494, 400,""); Here it is kids, our first look at a 2010 Chevy Volt , complete, and in-motion on the set of Transformers 2 . We got a glimpse at the upper half of the Chevy Volt earlier this evening, but this is the whole enchilada; tail end, blacked out roof, front end and even the final Volt badge on the back. There happens to be other cars doing their thing like the Corvette Centennial Design Concept and of course the Chevy Camaro and Optimus Prime, but who cares!? We finally see get to see the skin of revolutionary car we can't get at for another year and a half! Yay! Oh wait, dangit. [ Transformers Live ]
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It appears the top half of the 2010 Chevy Volt has been photographed on set at the filming of the new Transformers 2 movie and it gives away a lot of the styling cues which have been hidden from view up until now. The front of the greenhouse on the production Chevy Volt bears little resemblance to the concept, with smooth A-pillars, and a sweeping roof line, the side glass gets a more traditional, and actually quite nice shape. The tail definitely take inspiration from the original though. galleryPost('volttophalf ', 3, '2010 Chevy Volt Peeking Over A Hill'); The back end does remind of the concept a lot, with a short rear deck, C-pillar and tail lights forming a small spoiler and we can just make out the crisp, aerodynamically-inspired line running up the trailing edge of the rear fender. The side mirrors and plug in port have obviously been made to stand out with a distinct, contrasting silver coat of paint pointing the way to the tech lying beneath. All this leads us...
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It appears the top half of the 2010 Chevy Volt has been photographed on set at the filming of the new Transformers 2 movie and it gives away a lot of the styling cues which have been hidden from view up until now. The front of the greenhouse on the production Chevy Volt bears little resemblance to the concept, with smooth A-pillars, and a sweeping roof line, the side glass gets a more traditional, and actually quite nice shape. The tail definitely take inspiration from the original though. galleryPost('volttophalf ', 3, '2010 Chevy Volt Peeking Over A Hill'); The back end does remind of the concept a lot, with a short rear deck, C-pillar and tail lights forming a small spoiler and we can just make out the crisp, aerodynamically-inspired line running up the trailing edge of the rear fender. The side mirrors and plug in port have obviously been made to stand out with a distinct, contrasting silver coat of paint pointing the way to the tech lying beneath. All this leads us...
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We were beginning to think GM had developed a masterpiece of long-range marketing with the 2011 Chevrolet Volt program. Let reporters in every once in a while, strategically leak images while actually showing nothing, all the while keeping a late-2010 entry on the lips of every eco-dork in the motoring press. Let them build the buzz for you! Genius. However, with Slick Rick's statement that we'll be getting a look at the production sheetmetal for the Volt, we wonder if they've made a strategic error. What it looks like is practically the only thing we don't know about the car. Showing it off now is going to be like pulling a Camaro on us: By the time it hits the show floor, we'll be tired of the look. They'll be wasting acres of print space now, rather than revealing it with a flourish and sending it to dealers right away, Apple style. Whatever. We're not paid to come up with strategery, but making fun of it we can do all day. [ TopSpeed ]
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