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Jay Leno test drives Chevy Volt with lead engineer - Video
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Written on: 08 January 2010 [13:35]
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ChargeDrive
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Take a look at the Chevy Volt in action in a short episode of Jay Leno's Garage - Link: Chevy Volt I'm a bigger fan of his now, knowing he is a particular fan of electric cars, and owns a 1908 Baker, a 1916 Owens Magnetic that is actually a gas-powered electric car, and an EV-1. |
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Written on: 09 January 2010 [15:35]
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ecoadmin
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Thanks ChargeDrive, nice video and it shows the Volt is not fiction anymore, it is soon to become reality. Jay's questions in the video are down to earth, the way that you don't need to be rocket engineer to understand it. While the Volt will ultimately increase the number of electrically driven miles, it has the potential to slow down the development of charging points. A Volt can be driven without ever charging it up. The built in combustion engine will drive a generator producing jut enough electricity to keep going. A lot of convenience for the driver, but little incentive to charge elsewhere than home. Unless the gas prices will go higher up.... ecocarforum.com - Green Car Network
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Written on: 09 January 2010 [20:36]
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ChargeDrive
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Good points, ecoadmin. I think the real key for the industry right now is to promote installation and usage of home charging points. A great benefit of plugging in every night are that the average drive would hardly need to visit a gas station for daily usage. Remote charging points have their own obstacles for usage, since charging times take so much longer than filling a tank. Maybe in an ideal world we'd develop plug-in electric hybrids that use hydrogen fuel cells (and leverage quick-fill hydrogen stations)? A man can dream... |
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