This General Motors handout photo shows the production Chevrolet Volt electric vehicle (R) as it debuts on the West Coast at the Alternative Energy and Transportation Expo in Santa Monica, California on September 26, 2008. Next to the Volt is the EV1, the electric car developed by General Motors in the mid-90's that pioneered electric vehicle technology, much of which is used in the Chevy Volt.
This General Motors handout photo shows GM Chairman and CEO Rick Wagoner as he speaks on September 25, 2008, on the future site of a new engine plant in Flint, Michigan. Wagoner announced GM will be building the new 359 million USD facility in Flint to produce two new 4-cylinder engines for use in the Cruze and Chevrolet Volt.
General Motors Chairman and Chief Executive Rick Wagoner addresses union workers at the site of a new engine plant in Flint, Mich., Thursday, Sept. 25, 2008. Wagoner said the new plant will build a 1.4-liter four-cylinder engine that will extend the range of the Volt, and a turbocharged version that will power the Chevrolet Cruze, a new compact car to be built in Lordstown, Ohio.
The Chevrolet Volt is introduced at a General Motors centennial celebration at GM world headquarters in Detroit, Michigan September 16, 2008. General Motors Corp unveiled the production version of its much-anticipated Chevrolet Volt, a plug-in electric car that is the centerpiece of the automaker's effort to move away from gas-guzzling SUVs.
General Motors Chairman and CEO Rick Wagoner stands next to a Chevrolet Volt at a General Motors centennial celebration at GM world headquarters in Detroit, Michigan September 16, 2008. General Motors Corp unveiled the production version of its much-anticipated Chevrolet Volt, a plug-in electric car that is the centerpiece of the automaker's effort to move away from gas-guzzling SUVs.
(L-R) General Motors Chairman and CEO Rick Wagoner, Vice Chairman Bob Lutz and President & COO Fritz Henderson stand next to a Chevrolet Volt at a General Motors centennial celebration at GM world headquarters in Detroit, Michigan September 16, 2008. General Motors Corp unveiled the production version of its much-anticipated Chevrolet Volt, a plug-in electric car that is the centerpiece of the automaker's effort to move away from gas-guzzling SUVs.