34 posts tagged “general motors”
During GM’s Live Global Broadcast on September 16, 2008, Fritz Henderson, GM’s President & Chief Operating Officer, presented GM’s global standing. Around the world, GM has committed to truly passionate design and continued strength in its products and brands.
Right now, virtually all major automotive players are competitive when it comes to safety, affordaility, quality and fuel consumption. So what is it that diffrentiates one automobile manufacturer from another? Bob Lutz, Vice Chairman of Global Product Development, shares his insight into GM’s future and the importance of the creative process.
Over the past 100 years, GM has been a leader in the global automotiv e industry. And the next 100 years will be no different. GM is committed to leading the industry in alternativ e fuel propulsion – the all new Chevy Volt is just the beginning. Rick Wagoner, GM’s Chairman and CEO, shares his insight into the future of GM and reveals the production version of the Volt
It’s what we’ve all been waiting for. On September 16, 2008, GM’s 100th birthday, GM gave to the world a glimpse of the future as Bob Lutz, Vice Chairman of Global Product Development, drove the production version of the Chevrolet Volt on to the stage during a live global broadcast.
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.
During the 2008 Plug-In coference in San Jose, CA GMnext asked the question ”who should build the public charging infrastructure for electric vehicles?” See what the attendees have to say and do you agree
