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Chevrolet testing prototype Volt (video)

by Antuan Goodwin

Chevy Volt prototype

The Volt slowly makes its way toward production.

(Credit: General Motors)

Is the Volt ever going to get here? At this point, we've seen the Volt go from being a concept to a production concept to a test mule. The next stage of General Motors' series hybrid's life cycle is preproduction concept.

Check out the video below to see the Volt in motion, while Chief Engineer Andrew Farah goes into detail about turn signal sounds, doors closing, and the like.

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by tipoo_ June 25, 2009 4:07 PM PDT
Nice, I'll be watching the launch closely.
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by digitalducki June 25, 2009 5:53 PM PDT
doesnt look nearly as cool as I thought... or even as the name implies it would look. Dis-a-pointin!
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by Newobroco June 27, 2009 8:46 AM PDT
After reading the comments before this one it seems that for most people the looks of a new model are the most important. I think that the performance in all it's aspects (handling, reliability, economy, price, etc.) should determine the success of this new concept. The 'packaging' can and surely will result in many variations in the future.
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by rcwalker June 28, 2009 5:50 AM PDT
What a joke... Wait until you see the price. The environmental cost of the batteries will offset any carbon fuel savings. It looks like any other "foreign" car. Maybe some of the government agencies will buy some just to confirm there are really idiots at the top of the govenrment and GM.
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by DamonDMEC June 28, 2009 9:10 AM PDT
@rcwalker

Don't buy it then. The market will figure out if it is successful. Nice to call everyone an idiot who would buy them, because calling people names always gets them to see your point of view. Nice job!

There are 19.8 pounds of CO2 generated by burning 1 gallon of gasoline. Rather than having vehicles spewing all over the place, it makes a lot more sense to have a centralized 'spewer' (the power plant). By having it centralized it's easier to capture CO2 (and other pollutants). Furthermore by using battery technology people can potentially use their own power source to charge the battery.

I'm with GM on this one, most of my trips are less than 40 miles.
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by TheGreenDelusionary June 30, 2009 6:52 PM PDT
RCWALKER said it best - AND i JUST SAY

HEY ANDREW, WHY DONT YOU DELAY THE THING FOR ANOTHER YEAR AND MAZDA AND TOYOTA CAN KICK YOU SILLY BUTT SOME MORE WHILE YOU PLAY "OOPS FORGOT THAT TOO"
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