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Chevrolet Cruze the most important car in GM history
(04/11/2008)

GM executives are calling the Chevrolet Cruze, its new C-segment saloon, “the most important car in our history.” While the car has nothing like the hi-tech content of the Volt, GM believes their new four-door sedan is the car that can help steer the company through the Credit Crunch. It’s a truly global car – designed and engineered by GM-Daewoo in Korea. It’s effectively the replacement for the Lacetti, but it’s a lot more than that, both in... [more]

The GM Volt small petrol engine acts as a generator for the extended range electric vehicle
(03/11/2008)

The GM Volt is an extended-range electric vehicle. It has an electric motor and a conventional engine, so it can’t be classified as a zero-emissions vehicle. “It’s an electric vehicle,” states Johan Willens, GM’s global director of advanced propulsion and environmental communications. “The electric motor drives the wheels at all times.” It has a 16KwH Lithium Ion battery pack that gives the Volt a range of around 40 miles – sufficient for mos... [more]

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