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Old 10-14-2009, 08:00 PM   #171 (permalink)
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I had overlooked your idea of listing the KWH of the gasoline generator! Yes, that sure would help us figure up the math if we had all of that information. I don't think I have read anywhere about how much electricity the gasoline engine charges the battery at, not yet anyway.

Also, I would like to know THE SIZE OF THE CAR! Some say it's a full size sedan, some say it will be based on parts from The Cruise in the Lordstown Ohio Plant known now for making The Cobalt and other SUB-COMPACTS in the past.
The Volt drivetrain used to be in a mid-size Saturn Aura, I think. Now the Cruze is the mule, so it will be something at or above the size of a Cobalt :

Billion-Dollar Baby: We Drive the Chevrolet Volt - April 28, 2009
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...We were behind the wheel of an engineering prototype – a Chevrolet Cruze gussied up with a Volt drivetrain - but GM says it’s very close to what we’ll see roll off a Michigan assembly line in November 2010.

This car is 80-plus percent of what you’ll see in the production Volt,” said Tony Posawatz, vehicle line director for the Volt, said. “We’re on track.”
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Here is one EXTREMELY out of date spec sheet :

Chevrolet Volt Concept Car Specs


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