Studio dedicated to electric power
22 January 2008
A
new design studio dedicated to developing the next generation of electric
vehicles has been opened by US car-making giant General Motors (GM).
Located
within GM’s Advanced Design Center, which was responsible for the Chevrolet
Volt concept revealed earlier this year, the new E-Flex Systems Design Studio
will develop a variety of vehicles using the E-flex propulsion system.
According
to GM it is the only studio on the planet dedicated to designing a wide variety
of electric plug-in vehicles with a fuel-based range extender.
Bob
Boniface has been named design director for the new studio and the Chevrolet
Volt and will lead a team of approximately 45 creative designers, sculptors,
design engineers, scientists and administrative staff.
The
Chevrolet Volt, GM’s electric plug-in vehicle, will be the first vehicle
designed in the new studio. The Volt will run up to 40 miles without ever using
a drop of petrol.
The
first vehicle in GM’s E-Flex family will be powered by an electric motor, which
draws its energy from on-board batteries. The batteries, in turn, will be
re-charged by a small internal combustion engine that will run on gas, diesel
or ethanol.
When
not in use, the batteries will be re-charged by simply plugging the Volt into
an electric outlet.
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