General Motors Co. will build a pure-electric vehicle by expanding the Chevrolet Volt's battery pack and removing its internal combustion engine, Vice Chairman Bob Lutz said.He would not say exactly when such a vehicle would make it into showrooms, but said it would be "technologically trivial" to switch the Volt to pure electric.
The Volt can run 40 miles (65 km) on a charge from a standard home power outlet. After the battery runs down, a 1.4-liter four-cylinder internal combustion engine takes over and generates electricity to power the car.
It goes on sale in November.
GM confirmed that Michigan will be one of the first markets for the Volt. The company had previously said California will be another early market.
Source : The Eagle Tribune, January 16th, 2010
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