Slashdot Mirror

← Back to Stories (view on slashdot.org)

GM, Utilities Partner To Advance Plug-In Hybrids

Posted by kdawson on from the quart-of-oil-and-ten-kilowatts-please dept.

chareverie writes "General Motors is forming a team with utility companies nationwide to create a charging infrastructure for electric cars. Their goal is to improve the design of charging stations — making them weatherproof and child-proof, for example — in locations such as public garages, meters, and parking lots. They're also working on ways to avoid overwhelming the utilities during peak hours. Their goal is to have these improved charging stations implemented by 2010, when the Chevy Volt is introduced. Everyone recognizes however that a national car-charging infrastructure would be far from complete at that time."

4 of 582 comments (clear)

  1. We do. by pheared · · Score: 5, Funny

    Who holds back the electric car?
    Who makes Steve Guttenberg a star?

  2. With GMs luck. by LWATCDR · · Score: 5, Funny

    The volt will come out just in time for Oil to hit $45 a barrel.

    --
    See my blog http://ilovecookes.blogspot.com/ for light hearted technical information.
    1. Re:With GMs luck. by roguetrick · · Score: 5, Funny

      But it looks AWESOME.

      --
      -The world would be a better place if everyone had a hoverboard
  3. All they need to work on next by stretchpuppy · · Score: 5, Funny

    Is making GM cars not TEH SUCK.

    Just imagine, a Electric Cavalier, sweet!!!