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more about #plugin more comments → dwegmull comments for the purpose of obscurity: What did the auto task force member drive from GM to Chrysler? Crown Vics? more » cgarison: Chapter 11 Bankruptcy of GM will wipe out the retirement funds of 50% of the Americans with a union pension. Barry O'Bama (I'm Irish so ;P and St. Pa... more » engineerd: The ePRS (US Patent No. c11077983) worked all night to distill the press releases. Here is what came up with: GM: We would like to thank the Task For... more » Schm, enjoying his first desert winter. .: I don't want to get into an idological debate here. I sometimes agree with McCain. And I very much respect independent stances on issues. I strongly... more » WilliamG.: They didn't have a Top Gear where four guys in suits were pushing the Volt into a garage, presumably because it ran out of go-juice, did they? And I'm... more » that ain't the way to have fun, son: If GM reorganizes, can they fire up the tooling for the Buick GNX and the GMC Typhoon, again? Please? more » If FromaBuick6 has to watch one more Chevy commercial, he's going to punch Howie Long in the face: Actually, I agree with McCain. And despite voting for him, it's very rare that I say that. more » 413wedge: Obama's auto task Force of bureaucrats, lobbyists, union lapdogs, natural-born experts, and the beautiful traveling companions will fly to dirty Detro... more » Andam Adam Jenkum: they better put the volt body on a gasoline car so it doesnt run out of electricity during the drive and you can always hide the exhaust pipe by havin... more » Ford Tempo Fanatic: So if they like the Volt test mule GM gets money? I like this idea. Make a jury of Jalopnik-thinking peoples to take samples of various product from t... more » TexanIdiot25- needs moar horse powah: When I 1st read this, I thought the title read: "Obama's Auto Task Forced to Drive Chevy Volt Mule Tomorrow" more » Mad_Science: I guess that assumes these people know how to drive... more » twinturbo2: Will they be driving a Camaro, or is that asking too much? more » Unevolved has three moving parts.: The steelies say a lot. "We really want to put a good image forward so we painted the car pretty colors with shiny trim, but we're still getting the i... more » Triborough: So is it rigged to shock them all into submission? more » -
#chevyvolt
ABC Detroit Affiliate Catches Obama's Task Force Driving Volt Mule
Channel 7 WXYZ, Detroit's ABC affiliate, managed to capture President Obama's auto task force driving the plug-in Chevy Volt mule during their visit to GM's suburban Detroit Technical Center today. More » -
#chevyvolt
Obama's Auto Task Force To Drive Chevy Volt Mule Tomorrow
President Obama's auto task force will drive a Chevy Volt test mule during a visit to GM's Technical Center in Detroit tomorrow to help decide if the company deserves more federal loans. [GM-Volt via AP] -
#hybrids
Toyota Attempts To Best GM In The Plug-In Hybrid Game
Vying for the "psychological advantage," Toyota plans to bring out a plug-in hybrid before GM can release the Chevy Volt. More » -
#alternativeenergy
Tazzari Zero Electric Car Recharges In 45 Minutes, Offers 93-Mile Range
New Italian company Tazzari aims to address one of the key shortcomings of electric cars — recharge time — by offering a vehicle capable of taking a full charge in just 45 minutes. Tazzari hasn’t clarified what kind of outlet is required for this compressed recharge time, but as it’s an Italian company, we’ll assume at least a 220v is needed, but likely not a commercial-grade three-phase unit like the one required by the Lightning GT supercar. More » -
#fordf150pluginhybrid
HEV Technology Builds 41 MPG Plug-In Hybrid Ford F-150 Pickup Truck
Rather than make yet another Mustang derivative, Hybrid Electric Vehicle Technologies has done something relevant and managed to install a plug-in hybrid system in a Ford F-150 pickup truck. The resulting vehicle achieves a combined fuel economy of up to 41 MPG, up from a combined 16 MPG on the 2WD version of the truck. HEVT will now offer the technology as a retrofit on a limited basis as they conduct further testing in an effort to put it into mass production. See, how hard was that? More » -
