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Volvo's new wind tunnel can save you a tank of gas a year

The classic Volvo box car wasn't exactly aerodynamic. Safe for the vehicle occupants, sure, but not slippery. In the last few years, thought, the Swedes have been working to make their cars more efficient and have rebuilt their wind tunnel to further push down CO2 emissions and fuel use. The new tunnel is supposed to better recreate the effects of wind on a car moving down the road by giving a better picture of the air flowing under the car. The tunnel's new fan is made up of nine carbon fiber blades with a diameter of 8.15 meters. Total cost ... Read more →

The April 2008 Chevy Volt update: Breezing through the GM Aero lab/wind tunnel

If you'd like to know just how a fan the size of the one in the image above (yes, those are humans walking under it) helps move wind around a giant rectangle at the GM Aero Lab, Frank Meinert is the ...

VIDEO: Chevy Volt model undergoing wind-tunnel testing at the GM Tech Center

digg_url = 'http://digg.com/autos/Front_and_side_spy_shot_of_new_Chevy_Volt_plus_video'; After browsing through some of your comments on the post we did about the latest GM Volt developments, ...

Volt aero and styling: Touring the E-Flex design studio and GM wind tunnel

At the General Motors Technical Center on Monday, the company provided another in a series of updates on development of the Chevrolet Volt as it approaches a production launch in late 2010. This time ...

Lutz: Chevy Volt aero might have been better if we put it in the wind tunnel backwards

One of questions that went unanswered after the debut of the Chevy Volt earlier this year was the drag coefficient. Last night at a dinner with bloggers before the opening of the Los Angeles Auto ...

Volvo's new wind tunnel can save you a tank of gas a year 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

The classic Volvo box car wasn't exactly aerodynamic. Safe for the vehicle occupants, sure, but not slippery. In the last few years, thought, the Swedes have been working to make their cars more efficient and have rebuilt their wind tunnel to further push down CO2 emissions and fuel use. The new ...

The April 2008 Chevy Volt update: Breezing through the GM Aero lab/wind tunnel 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

If you'd like to know just how a fan the size of the one in the image above (yes, those are humans walking under it) helps move wind around a giant rectangle at the GM Aero Lab, Frank Meinert is the guy you want to listen to. You can do so here: Meinert gave us a tour of the wind tunnel and ...

VIDEO: Chevy Volt model undergoing wind-tunnel testing at the GM Tech Center 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

digg_url = 'http://digg.com/autos/Front_and_side_spy_shot_of_new_Chevy_Volt_plus_video'; After browsing through some of your comments on the post we did about the latest GM Volt developments, we came across a link to a very interesting video thats causing a stir right now. Filmed and ...

Volt aero and styling: Touring the E-Flex design studio and GM wind tunnel 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

At the General Motors Technical Center on Monday, the company provided another in a series of updates on development of the Chevrolet Volt as it approaches a production launch in late 2010. This time around the subject was aerodynamics and styling, both inside and out. When the Volt concept was ...

Lutz: Chevy Volt aero might have been better if we put it in the wind tunnel backwards 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

One of questions that went unanswered after the debut of the Chevy Volt earlier this year was the drag coefficient. Last night at a dinner with bloggers before the opening of the Los Angeles Auto Show, GM Vice-Chairman Bob Lutz provided a clue. While talking about the Volt he said that the ...



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