GM Extends EV Development with Demo Fleet of Electric Chevrolet Cruzes

[Mr. Wyndham]

One of the Volt's major goals, I think, was to facilitate the further development of EVs.

Like this:



http://media.gm.com/content/media/us...ept/0918_korea

General Motors today announced a demonstration project to explore market needs and customer acceptance of battery electric vehicles in Korea. The project involves a fleet of electric vehicles based on the successful Chevrolet Cruze.

The project is aimed at benefiting GM’s core vehicle electrification competencies, which include batteries, electric motors, power controls and charging. It will provide real-world data on customer acceptance of battery electric vehicles, studying driving patterns and charging behavior while sharing costs and resources. This is a key initiative in GM’s global battery and electric vehicle development strategy. The demo project is expected to launch by the end of October. GM demonstration fleets with other partners are also being launched in other urban markets later this year.

The Cruze EV demo fleet will be the first full-size sedan electric vehicles to hit the road and will be powered by batteries from LG Chem and propulsion systems (motor/inverter) from LG Electronics. GM’s EV demo fleet in South Korea will consist of Chevrolet Cruzes and GM Daewoo Lacetti Premieres. GM currently markets the vehicle under the local brand in South Korea.

he Cruze EV is equipped with a 31-kWh battery that generates maximum power of 150 kW. The demonstration fleet will be monitored closely to determine the amount of real-world range achievable by a vehicle of its size. On specific test schedules conducted by LG Chem, the demonstration vehicles may achieve a range of up to 160 km (100 miles). The vehicles can go from 0 to 100 km/h (60 miles per hour) in 8.2 seconds with a maximum speed of 165 km/h (102.5 miles per hour).

[DGthe3]

Maybe if GM has an all electric Cruze people will stop calling the Volt an EV.

[Mr. Wyndham]

Originally Posted by DGthe3

Maybe if GM has an all electric Cruze people will stop calling the Volt an EV.

Maybe people will call them all EVs, and get over the semantics. J.K.

[a_Username]

When the Volt/Leaf hits the market, you'll have more manufacturers trying to get in the game; This inevitably leads to a drastic reduction of production costs and prices in general. Give it a little while longer and perhaps you'll see many more EVs on the road, given it satisfies consumer demand.