Video tour of the Chevy Volt's E-Flex platform

by Sam Abuelsamid (RSS feed) on Jan 9th 2007 at 10:14PM

Thanks to GM, we have a animated fly-by video animation of the E-Flex platform that forms the basis of the Chevy Volt concept car.

Filed under: EV/Plug-in, GM, Detroit Auto Show

Tags: chevy volt, ChevyVolt

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mulad 1:11AM (1/10/2007)

Heh, yeah, that's exactly where I want my battery pack -- right next to the gas tank! ;-)

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Dave Schmetterer 1:09PM (1/11/2007)

Why bother with batteries at all? If this thing gets such great mileage by using a gasoline engine making electricity used for traction/propulsion, what is the problem? Sounds like with just a 10 mile battery only range, its still a giant leap in terms of overall fuel efficiency.

Am I wrong in thinking it is basically a fuel cell vehicle with an engine instead of a cell? If electrical propulsion is this much more efficient, it is CRIMINAL that it has been kept from the market for so long! GM MAKE and MARKET this car!

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Phred 4:13PM (1/14/2007)

A fuel cell vehicle (as typically seen) is more like an electric vehicle with a fuel cell and H2 tank instead of batteries.

This is a series hybrid, similar in concept to the propulsion system of a diesel-electric locomotive.

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