Well, if there's any among you who's in the media, I'll be at the NAIAS as media this year, starting tomorrow I'll be there.

 

I'd be interested in hearing which GM plants are going to build what hybrid parts.

Bob Wilson

 

I may be at NAIAS this weekend. We'll see.

 

Went to NAIAS Monday. The FEH for '07 has a new NAV system and a new interior, both looked very nice! I was bummed that it did not have the "Sync" that Ford just announced and the '08 will not have it either.

Chevy was displaying the Volt. The Volt is an all electric drive car that has a gas generator backup for "plug-in" use when electric is avalable or gas use when not. It has about a 50 mile range on electric and 600 miles with the ICE powered generator. GM has said it will produce the Volt but did not give a date for production.

 

'08 was on display, not the '07.

 

oops. should have been '08 & '09 respectively

 

From the press release the Volt is sort of vaporware. The press release acknowledges that they have to wait for the battery technology to catch up to the spec required. Nice idea... I'd love to see it, but knowing GM.....

 

The battery tech is there. We talked to both Jonson Controls and A123 and both manufacturers have packs ready to go. While the volt as it was seen is not going into production, it looks like something based on the technology will be in a few years.

Unfortunatly it seems Ford has nothing. But stay tuned I hear their ads are going to be better.

 

Ford is showing an Edge Plug-in/Fuel Cell Electric Hybrid at the Wash. D.C. auto show this week. Check out the article I posted in the Ford Escape Hybrid board.

 

Hello, all. Scott here. I live in the Lansing area...bought a TCH on the day before the tax break was cut in half at the end of September. Current tank at just over 36, up from around 32 mpg during the coldest of winter. I'm interested in knowing about any more attempts to get together in '07.