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While Chevrolet was excited to have an unusually quick development of Volt and announced that the electric car will be ready several months earlier than they expected, the team did not notice that its leader decided to go different direction.
Bob Kruse, General Motors executive director of global vehicle engineering for hybrids, electric vehicles and batteries, does not want to work for the big auto company and prefers to run his own business. Mr. Kruse has resigned and started E.V. Consulting LLC, his own consulting company.
Media suggests that the ex-director is disappointed with the development and the final result on Volt, but Mr. Kruse says his departure has nothing to do with the future cars and Volt specifically. He understands that the company did not expect his resignation, but it is the time for him to go his way, apart from GM.
According to the statements from the auto company, there will be no delay in the development and the production of the electric car because of Kruse's departure. They still plan to start building Volt as a production vehicle in November 2010. The position will not be empty for long: it is taken by Micky Bly, the current director of hybrid/electric vehicle integration and controls.
Opel is planning to bring an EV concept to the 2010 Geneva Auto Show. The company says this is the symbol of their “vision of future mobility”. The drivetrain of the concept is based on the 2011 Chevrolet Volt system.
Chevrolet Volt is a long-expected and much desired car, but General Motors tries to draw even more attention to it by adding new features. This week the manufacturer announced that Volt owners will be able to use Google to determine their location and help finding the best way to the desired destination.
The 2010 Beijing Auto Show that took place last week was full of “green” cars. The environmentally friendly vehicles were shown in a form of hybrids, Electric cars and several futuristic exotic concepts.
Hybrids are not new anymore and manufacturers try to impress consumers with pure electric vehicles now. All the auto shows feature at least one car that can run without gasoline. The upcoming 2010 Beijing Auto Show will not be an exception, because Brilliance Auto is presenting a tiny electric commuter which was created in the partnership with BMW.
BYD is the Chinese battery and EV specialist which has recently decided to form a joint venture with the German Daimler AG. Although the companies are going to work together on many projects, Chinese media has announced that BYD is not planning to share its core technology on lithium-ion batteries and EV systems with the partner.