GM sets up dedicated hybrid, electric car division

r15mohd submitted on 01/25/2008 Official AutoSpies Timestamp: 8:54 AM
from: www.cnet.com.au

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GM sets up dedicated hybrid, electric car division

Exhibitors at the 2008 Detroit Auto Show painted themselves vivid shades of green. So it's little surprise that in its wake, GM has created a new department to oversee hybrid and electric car development.

Following the buzz from last week's Detroit auto show at which many major automakers underscored their commitments to alternative-fuel cars, General Motors has announced that it is setting up a new engineering organisation dedicated to the development of hybrids, extended range electric vehicles, and advanced battery technology. The new division will focus on developing production vehicles based on GM's E-Flex petrol-electric hybrid system -- including, presumably, the Chevy Volt, which is scheduled for production in 2010 -- as well as vehicles based on GM's 2-Mode gasoline-electric hybrid architecture.

To date, GM has unveiled several concept cars based on the E-Flex system, which combines a plug-in electric drivetrain with an on-board petrol engine used to recharge the car's battery and thereby extend its driving range. However, there is much speculation over whether the lithium-ion battery technology will be ready in time to meet the 2010 deadline that GM has set for a production version of the Chevy Volt. GM's announcement comes in the same week that Renault and Nissan said they are working with the government of Israel to put 500,000 electric charging stations in that country.
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BigShow50 - 1/25/2008 10:50:56 AM

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Great!!!...No-Nutz Lutz has created an "All Show-No Go!" dept. Lol...I just have a hard time trusting GM and this yahooo they call No Nutz-Lutz. Let's hope this dept actually serves a purpose in the near future...Good luck GM.

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Porschinator - 1/25/2008 6:29:07 PM

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Step in the right direction! GM has developed great technology only to never use it! I hope this produces tech we can use live =)

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