Wired has a nice photo gallery of the upcoming Chevy Volt. I think these are some of the most interesting quotes from their story:
- The Volt is about the same size as the Toyota Prius and weighs a little more than the Chevrolet Cruze.
- "The Volt is nearly as slippery in the wind tunnel as the EV1 — the most aerodynamic car GM has ever built," said Mike Simcoe, executive director of design for Chevrolet.
- GM says the lithium-ion battery is good for 40 miles. Once it winds down, the gasoline engine kicks in.
- Plug the cord into a conventional 110-volt, 12-amp socket and you’ll charge the Volt’s battery in 6 or 8 hours. Stick it into a 220-volt, 15-amp outlet like your dryer uses and Posawatz said you can do it in less than 3.
If cars are going electric, I think we need to drive on roads that charge the cars as we drive along, like those all slot-car racing tracks I had when I was growing up, the ones with the two metal wires that ran the length of the track. I guess that won't work out on the open roads, so we may have to go with something like magnetism.
