General Motors Corp will have the electric powered Chevy Volt on the
road by the end of the year.
The Volt is the centerpiece of GM's strategy to counter a car sales
slump due to higher gasoline prices and emission pollution concerns.
Bob Boniface, GM director of design for the Chevy Volt, said the
original design of the Volt had been improved and would use a lithium-
ion battery pack that could be recharged at a standard electric
outlet.
Future success of the Volt will be contingent on advances in lithium-
ion battery technology, auto industry sources said. GM has already
featured the Volt in its advertising and is planning an initial volume
of 10,000 vehicles.
A GM statement to Daily Planet Media said: The Volt is not a niche
program. All the suppliers are looking for significant volumes to
build up capacity.
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