Chevy Volt’s Lithium-Ion Batteries Road- Tested By Month’s End

GM’s plug-in hybrid electric car, the Chevy Volt, will have its lithium-ion batteries road-tested by end of the month. Engineers have already been testing the Volt’s electrical hybrid system, the so-called E-Flex architecture, but only with nickel-metal hydride hybrid batteries in place. The newer, more advanced lithium-ion batteries are seen as the key to to the vehicle, since they store energy more efficiently than other batteries of the same size. More, http://gas2.org/2008/04/10/chevy-volts-lithium-ion-batteries-road-tested-by-months-end/