4 posts tagged “chevrolet volt”
Aerodynamic drag accounts for 20% of the energy consumed by a vehicle. It took over 500 hours of aerodynamic testing, but the production Volt has a coefficient of drag that is 30% lower than the original concept car. Watch and learn how the Volt team accomplished this using a full-scale Volt model and GM’s wind tunnel.
Go behind the scenes and meet the engineers instrumental in the development and testing of the Chevrolet Volt’s Lithium Ion battery. Get the inside story on how testing and development not only covers a variety of environments (and thousands of hours), but also was developed on a nearly impossible timetable.
GM’s Vice President of Global Design Ed Welburn and Volt Chief Designer Bob Boniface explain their favorite elements of the Chevrolet Volt’s sleek design – from the extreme detailing in exterior and interior features to how the Volt will set a new design language for Chevrolet.
Bob Lutz, GM’s Vice Chairman of Global Product Development, gives a brief history of the Chevrolet Volt and explains the technical and design elements that make the Volt so revolutionary.
