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Attributes of the Chevrolet Volt
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VOLT Lithium-Ion Battery 288 Cells 70% of the Cost Module Pack
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VOLT Lithium-Ion Battery
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The Battery Challenge Lithium-Ion Battery Pack n 16 kWh (8kWh usable) n High energy/High Power n Efficiently packaged > 6 ft. in length > 375 lbs n Reasonable cost n 10 yr life/150,000 miles Lithium-Ion Battery Pack n 16 kWh (8kWh usable) n High energy/High Power n Efficiently packaged > 6 ft. in length > 375 lbs n Reasonable cost n 10 yr life/150,000 miles
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Early Vehicle Testing and Learning
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Next Phase of Testing and Learning
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Next Phase of Testing and Learning Mule Vehicles now in Test
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Charging and Infrastructure
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Charging Power Level 3.3 kW/240V charging will usually require a one time investment to upgrade the garage with a dedicated 240V circuit Full charge is <3 hours – very acceptable Fast charging will have customer value 1.2 kW/120V charging may work depending on the customer’s situation Full charge in minimum 8 hours (temperature dependent) May require understanding and control of other devices on the circuit Charger and control logic is on-board the vehicle Designed for global voltages 120V charge cord comes with the vehicle in NA
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GM/EPRI/Utility Collaboration for Electrical Infrastructure The Collaboration includes more than 40 Utilities in North America… many the industry’s thought-leaders in electric transportation and grid interaction GM / EPRI / Utility Collaboration
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Why collaboration is important?
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Impact on the Electric Grid Electricity: An important energy source with significant capacity to support transportation 10 million E-REVs in 2010 would add a load that is less than 1% of the total grid load
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Electric Grid Design for Peak Demand The last 5% of the system’s capacity is needed less than 1% of the time The last 25% of the system’s capacity is only needed about 10% of the time The real objective of smart charging is simply to avoid these peaks with most of the vehicles out there This has tremendous value for the utilities – and very achievable once the technology is in place to manage vehicle charging For example, in California like most hot-weather states with a lot of air conditioning:
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Electric Grid Design for Peak Demand Volt leverages off-peak for charging
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820 MILLION VEHICLES <1% are Electrified Vehicles (Hybrid, Battery Electric or Fuel Cell)
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Will Take >20 Years to Replace Them with More Energy Efficient Vehicles
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