Li-ion hearted: Chevy Volt's success hinges on its battery

摘要

Chevrolet brand have been in the news quite often of late, but largely for the wrong reasons. Yet even as GM teeters on the brink of bankruptcy, engineers at Chevrolet are working on one of the boldest innovations in GM's history: the Chevy Volt. Unveiled at the Detroit Automotive Show in 2007, the Volt project has become GM's most ambitious effort: a range-extended electric vehicle powered by a revolutionary battery platform called the Voltec.