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Jalopnik's Top Reveals From The 2008 Paris Motor Show: Morning, Day Two

With Ben all by himself at the Paris Motor Show, we've been back here across the pond bringing you his on-the-ground coverage. Here's everything revealed so far on the second day of the show, compiled in order of popularity from most trafficked to least. Be sure to visit the full posts where you'll find more pictures, press releases and analysis for all the best Paris has to offer from the day's coverage. And check back later when we'll bring you even more.

Subaru Boxer DieselSubaru Impreza Diesel, Forester Diesel and Legacy DieselChevy Volt, Plugged InVenturi Volage ConceptLotus Evora InteriorChevy Orlando ConceptLada Revolution 3 Supercar ConceptSaab 9-X Air BioHybrid ConceptBMW Concept X1

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1:01 PM on Fri Oct 3 2008
By Andrew Stoy
799 views, 4 comments

Latest by Ash78: @Unregular: If only there were realistic prospects of a Legacy GT diesel wagon 6MT in the future. There are very few potential cars that would get me to reconsinder my "never buy new" strategy. Sadly, none of them has ever made it to the states. more »

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First Live Shots Of The Chevy Volt Plugged In

Ever wonder what the plug-in unit for the Chevy Volt looks like? Well now you know. Here at the Paris Motor Show the display car is tethered to the very slanted display stand by way of extension cord and locking plug-in mechanism. The power port is, as expected, hidden behind the "Volt" name plate ahead of the mirrors, though we expected it would flip up, apparently the plate slides forward. Pretty trick-looking if you ask us.

9:20 AM on Fri Oct 3 2008
By Ben Wojdyla
1,563 views, 39 comments

Latest by Stud Beefpile, sitting in for Deartháir: @Ash78: Sigh. I am so Boomhauer. Mumble-mumble-mumble Volkswagen mumble-mumble-mumble economy mumble-mumble-mumble COTD, I tell you what! more »

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Chevy Volt Charging Strategy Redux

Edmunds Inside Line stirred up kind of a hornets nest yesterday when they reported the Chevy Volt won't use the engine to recharge the battery, spurring a similar story from us. Both of us were told by GM PR we were correct in making that assertion. Turns out the PR team was having the same problems both us and Inside Line were having in understanding how the Volt's engine/battery/motor system will work. GM's VP for Global Program Management, John Lauckner, rebuffing the initial claims, stated, in no uncertain terms, the engine can recharge the battery, but recharging the battery is not its objective. Whatever that means. All we know is engines are most efficient when operated at a steady state — tons of tricks can be implemented to optimize performance at a constant RPM, and that's the plan for the Volt. More »

4:00 PM on Fri Sep 26 2008
By Ben Wojdyla
2,810 views, 39 comments

Latest by anderlan: I think talking about energy generation, reclamation, and storage in a 21st-century vehicle is going to be a lot like talking about memory management or scheduling in a modern workstation OS. Some people have some small set of ideas of the operations and the trade-offs in an OS kernel, and so more »

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Volt, Sideswipe Caught Sunning Selves On Transformers 2 Set

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GM Officially Announces 1.4-liter Four-Cylinder For Chevy Cruze, Volt To Be Built In Flint, MI

GM has announced it will invest $370 million in a new 552,000 square-foot plant in Flint, Michigan to produce the 1.4-liter four-cylinder engines intended for duty in the Chevy Cruze and Chevy Volt. The engines will be rolling off those new lines in two flavors — turbocharged with 140 HP and 148 lb-ft of torque for the Cruze, and a non-turbocharged 100 HP version for the Volt. The plans also indicate the 1.4-liter is destined for service in two additional U.S.-bound models expected to debut in the 2011 time frame — helping GM to their planned goal of "one-third of...North American engine volume will be four-cylinders by 2011." Complete details on this huge win for the city of Flint (Won't Michael Moore be proud!) and details on the tech in the engines below the jump. More »

11:20 AM on Thu Sep 25 2008
By Ben Wojdyla
2,066 views, 48 comments

Latest by Tomsk: @dwegmull: No, it has to be a three letter job. May I suggest "Cadillac POS?" more »

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Chevy Volt Engine Won't Recharge Batteries While Driving; Just A Regular Plug-In Hybrid?

Edmunds Inside Line is reporting the Chevy Volt apparently doesn't use the engine to recharge its batteries while driving, going against what every media outlet — CNBC, the buff books and every web site including this one — have reported as fact for the past two years. Confusion apparently stems from a press release issued when the concept version of the Chevy Volt was first revealed in 2007 indicating:
"When the battery is depleted, a 1-liter, three-cylinder turbocharged engine spins at a constant speed, or revolutions per minute (rpm), to create electricity and replenish the battery."
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10:40 AM on Thu Sep 25 2008
By Ben Wojdyla
8,689 views, 158 comments

Latest by Parkington: @LucidRalphWiley: Obviously It's not designed to make money. ;-) more »

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How Do The Chrysler Hybrids Match The Volt's EV Range?

When Chrysler dropped its bevy of extended-range electric vehicles in our laps today as part of the company's new ENVI program, we wondered how coincidental it was that Chrysler was claiming the same all-electric range as the much ballyhooed Chevy Volt. The Volt makes concessions to seating and obsessively maximizes aerodynamics to get its 40 mile range, but the Chrysler EV and the Jeep EV both claim 40 miles as well. No funny-shaped center consoles, no wacky aero-trickery, just batteries and electric motors. So what's the deal? Not surprisingly, it's mainly the batteries that make the difference here. More »

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4:40 PM on Tue Sep 23 2008
By Ben Wojdyla
5,488 views, 59 comments

Latest by TexanIdiot25: A/C is for for wusses. Real men have T-Tops: @philibuster: Though I agree (taken my Gary Fisher up to 40 once, scary) about bikes, in cars the effects of aerodynamics don't play a noticeable roll on the car until around 30-45 mph. Like how F1 cars and the Caparo T1 really don't have much grip (mechanical grip) until higher more »

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"Maximum" Bob Lutz Speaks Out On Colbert Report Interview

After GM product czar and vice-chairman, Bob Lutz, appeared on the Colbert Report the other night, he's decided to give his own take on his "non-outrageous" responses to Stephen Colbert's "outrageous" questions on topics like...global warming (or global toasting). He believes he and Colbert "connected." We don't know if that's the type of rapport we saw the other night on the Report, but whatever helps "Maximum" Bob sleep at night, ya know? We're just disappointed he didn't send us any pictures from his Treo. If you missed the show the first time, we've got the full clip below the jump — and no — it's not from "Hulu." More »

8:40 AM on Fri Sep 19 2008
By Ray Wert
1,944 views, 20 comments

Latest by Yarrr: The Volt is what the Prius should have been, a series hybrid rather than a parallel hybrid. If I didn't live in an apartment, and could actually plug one in, hell yeah I'd be very interested. We need a family car, and I think this would work very more »

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Toyota Cries Foul On Volt Tax Breaks

As everyone in the automotive media was crawling over the production Volt yesterday, Automotive News reports that Toyota was complaining to congressional leaders about the vehicle. Namely, about pending legislation that seems to benefit the new Chevy plug-in to the detriment of others, particularly the upcoming Prius plug-in. At issue is a tax package that would make tax credits available to plug-ins with at least 6 kilowatt-hours of stored electric power — a level the Volt would reportedly reach but other plug-in hybrids currently planned would not. More »

1:15 PM on Wed Sep 17 2008
By Andrew Stoy
2,198 views, 38 comments

Latest by SeanKHotay: @eb110americana: There we go, exactly the points I was going to post. +10 to you, Bug'Mericana! @Tyson: -1. I don't have to explain why, right? more »

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The Top Ten Design Elements Of The Chevy Volt

Yesterday's reveal of the production Chevy Volt got us thinking we should take a closer look at the design features, both inside and out, that make GM's plug-in hybrid unique. We've picked out five exterior and an equal number of interior design elements we feel are most important, and taken a little deeper look at each. Without further ado, hit the jump for our top ten key design elements that make the Volt so...eclectically electric. More »

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12:30 PM on Wed Sep 17 2008
By Ben Wojdyla
19,477 views, 82 comments

Latest by Alender1953: The Camry hybrid looks better than this more »