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• Charge! GM gives update on Volt development, describes interior

  Filed under: Garage , Hybrids/Alternative , Sedans/Saloons , Marketing/Advertising , Tech , Chevrolet If the Chevy Volt were a 150 mpg dairy cow, the General's marketing department would have a hand on every utter. The Volt is still more than two years from production, and the series hybrid is all over the Internet, TV, and magazines. When a vehicle promises as much as the Volt does, though, any update is big news. This time, engineers have come up with a computer algorithm to accelerate battery durability testing. The test increases battery testing from ten years to two by duplicating real-life vehicle speed and cargo-carrying conditions in a controlled environment while constantly recharging the batteries. The next step for the Volt is test mules that can put GM's e-Flex system through more unpredictable conditions like snow storms and Michigan potholes. Since the Volt's 375-pound battery pack resides down the center of the car and beneath its rear seats, GM had some unique... Posted Apr 04 2008, 12:05 AM by Autoblog Filed under: Tech, GM, Sedans/Saloons, Chevrolet, Hybrids/Alternative, Garage, ChevyVolt, chevy volt, lithium-ion, Marketing/Advertising, general motors, GeneralMotors, e-flex, InteriorPackaging, interior packaging, battery tests, BatteryTests, durability