Huston, - GM's ambition is to sell 500,000 units of electric cars in 2017, one of which rely on the new Chevrolet Volt can run 38 miles (61.1 km) to the power of the battery. In addition to focusing on electric cars, Akerson also said they continue to develop the technology of diesel and CNG.
One of the major drawbacks of electric cars currently available, unlimited mileage due to low battery power savings. Difficult for the owner of the vehicle can travel far because they have alternating recharge (charge). Problems of new chevrolet volt are trying to overcome by General Motors (GM) to make the car could "breathe much longer".
GM Chief Executive Officer, Dan Akerson said the company is developing a new electric car, new chevrolet volt that can roam up to 322 km in a single battery charge. "There will be a new breakthrough in battery technology, and now look," said Akerson told Bloomberg yesterday (06/03/2013).
The test, he said, was carried out on two new electric car technology. "One car will travel a distance of 100 miles (160.9 km) are both 200 miles (322 km)," said Akerson.
One of the barriers to achieving further cruising, the electric car weight must menggurangi 10 percent. "Our target is to reduce the weight of vehicles to 15 percent," beber Akerson.
At the Geneva Motor Show, GM Chevrolet Spark Electricity display that is claimed to nemempuh distances up to 80 miles (128.7 km). Also preparing a diesel version of the Cruze and 20 other new models to boost sales.
