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April 4, 2008

GM testing batteries for Volt plug-in car

  • GM views the Volt as a mainstream vehicle that could be recharged by being plugged into a household outlet, and vows to have it on the market in 2010.
    • By JEFF KAROUB
    AP Business Writer

    WARREN, Mich. — General Motors Corp. said Thursday it is installing in test vehicles the lithium-ion batteries that will be used in the extended-range plug-in electric Chevrolet Volt when it launches in two years.

    GM said the batteries are being placed this month in test versions of a Chevrolet Malibu that has been equipped with the internal systems being made for the Volt.


     
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