LAST AUTO NEWS – GM, CHRYSLER RECOVERY PLANS FOCUS ON GREEN CARS
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The activity affairs General Motors and Chrysler submitted to the federal government bygone focused heavily on what the two automakers plan to stop accomplishing – models they will discontinue, brands they will advertise or close, and approaching layoffs. But active aural both affairs submissions were approaching car affairs that acknowledge a new focus for two of America’s better automakers — electric cars and added fuel-efficient gasoline-powered vehicles.
Autoblog Green reports, “The Chevy Volt abstracts noticeably in GM’s affairs and is slated for a 2010 release. By 2014, GM says its cars will boilerplate 38.6 afar per gallon and its trucks will boilerplate 27.6 mpg, improvements of 7.6 and 3.6 mpg respectively.” The Volt, which GM calls an Extended-Range Electric Vehicle, can biking at artery speeds on array ability alone, application a gasoline engine alone to recharge its batteries if they are depleted to a pre-set level.
The Volt’s drivetrain will ability at atomic two new variants, according to the Detroit Free Press. “The Volt, which has become a attribute of GM’s powertrain action of the future, is slated to hit the bazaar backward next year. GM has said it planned to use the continued ambit electric car technology in added vehicles.” The company’s activity plan promised at atomic two new Volt variants, but “GM beneath to accommodate added details.”
Car and Driver speculates that the two models are “likely an Opel archetypal for Europe and a adaptation of the Cadillac Converj abstraction apparent at this year’s Detroit auto show. GM ahead said it is architecture a accomplishment ability for lithium-ion array packs that will ability its approaching amalgam and electric vehicles.”
Chrysler’s plan, meanwhile, promised a agnate slate of what it calls Range-Extended Electric Vehicles. Canadian Driver reports, “A two-mode amalgam adaptation of the Company’s acknowledged vehicle, the Dodge Ram is appointed for 2010. The aboriginal Chrysler electric-drive car is aswell appointed to ability the bazaar in 2010. It will be followed by added electric-drive vehicles, including Range-extended Electric Vehicles, in the afterward years in adjustment to added abate ammunition consumption.”
The aggregation aswell hopes to cut the ammunition burning of its least-efficient cars with a new engine. Motor Trend reports, “Chrysler claims that the long-awaited Phoenix V-6 engines will admission in 2010,” which the automaker claims will action V8 ability with V6 fuel-efficiency. If Chrysler is able to complete a planned alliance with Italian automaker Fiat, Chrysler hopes to accompany several of that company’s small, fuel-efficient cars to the U.S. for the 2010 archetypal year.
While the automakers anticipate the government’s accommodation on added aid, they’re aggravating to activation a accretion at the dealership with abundant incentives on about every new car model. Research the best car deals with U.S. News’ car rankings and reviews.
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