GM's official Chevy Volt website now available
AutoblogGreen has been bringing you all the news we can find on the Chevy Volt. But, if you're the type of person who likes to get your news directly from the source, we won't fell too bad if you spend a few minutes over at the official GM website section on the Volt. While I'm sure there will be lots of good stuff revealed on the site as we move from concept to production (hopefully), the site offers a pretty basic – and coy – overview of the Volt's capabilities right now and GM's greener side.
Why coy? Check out this line: "Concept Chevy Volt is just another way Chevy is working to bring you drivable and practical vehicles that help decrease our dependence on petroleum and reduce greenhouse gas emissions." Yeah, GM's really been a leader in the green car movement. I grant that GM has done some good, environmentally-friendly thing in the past. And I'm all for PHEVs and the cleaner future cars like the Volt will bring us in the future, but let's not smudge over the past here, K?
There is one thing about the Volt I'm going to need more information on. GM's website says: "You'll also enjoy ... new convenience features allowing you to charge certain small electronic devices without plugging them in." (Emphasis added) How, exactly, is this supposed to work?
[Source: GM]
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mulad 6:06PM (1/09/2007)
Yeah, there are wireless chargers in development for portable gadgets (here's a Gizmodo link: http://gizmodo.com/gadgets/peripherals/wireless-power-goodness-129474.php), but it's funny that the small toys take advantage of induction charging--a feature of the old EV1--while the car itself uses a regular plug!
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Sebastian 6:09PM (1/09/2007)
i had no idea that was possible. thanks.
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Chris 6:09PM (1/09/2007)
It's good that GM is trying to move forward with this idea and making it official on their website. They certainly have a lot to pay for regarding their past actions (killing the EV1 and the Los Angeles Red Car system, among others).
Let's hope they market this car better than their now-crushed EV1.
By the way, the plug-less charging of certain devices most probably involves an induction charging pad for devices that are compatible or have coil "stickers" added for induction charging.
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