GM promotes electric vehicle in Shanghai Expo

On August 31, General Motors delivered two Chevrolet Volt electric vehicles to the Bureau of Shanghai World Expo Coordination and provided services for VIPs coming to visit the Expo.

Chevrolet Volt is the first electric vehicle with extended range in the world, which has the significance of milestone in the electrification development of General Motors.

The production version of Chevrolet Volt enters Chinese market and conducts the trial operation at the Expo site, which are to show the public advanced driving system and forward-looking technologies, as well as good vision of General Motors for sustainable development of future urban transportation.

"General Motors, accompanied by its Chinese partner SAIC, has shown the more intelligent, more efficient and cleaner urban transportation vision to more than 1.4 million visitors at the SAIC-GM pavilion." said Gan Wenwei, President and General Manager of GM China Investment Co., Ltd. "Chevrolet Volt is the important step to realize the reduction of reliance on oil and exhaust emission in the auto industry. Today, we deliver two Chevrolet Volt vehicles of the production version that enter into China at the earliest time to the Bureau of Shanghai World Expo Coordination. It proves again the firm commitment of General Motors, as one of the global partners of World Expo, to support the success of Expo."

As the vehicles specialized for VIPs of Shanghai World Expo, Chevrolet Volt will also show the performances and advantages to people from various industries, such as the government, auto industry and academic circle and motivate all parties to discuss the sustainable development of future urban transportation.

According to the scheme, Chevrolet Volt will officially appear on Chinese market in the year 2011. China will be then the first market to introduce the Chevrolet Volt outside of the US.

"General Motors has been committing to introducing advanced technologies of auto industry into Chinese market." added by Gan Wenwei. "Along with the increasingly growing individual travel demand and otherwise challenges caused by the resulting future urban transportation development, the advanced technologies of General Motors will provide consumers with the best transportation solutions."

Chevrolet Volt is currently the only type of electric vehicle that can work under all-weather and all-road circumstances without consideration of the capacity of the battery. When the driving range is less than 60 kilometers, it can be completely driven by a vehicle-loaded lithium ion battery of 16 KWH to realize "zero fuel consumption, zero exhaust emission".

When the electric power of the vehicle-loaded battery runs out to its minimum limit, the vehicle-loaded engine generator will automatically start to provide electric power for the vehicle to achieve additional range up to 450 kilometers or so.

Chevrolet Volt realizes the running of vehicle driven by electric power at full-time and full speed. The electric drive system of extended range type completely removes the concern of consumers on the short range of electric vehicles.

Chevrolet Volt to be launched in Chinese market will also be equipped with OnStar system. Apart from the overall vehicle safety and communication services, Chevrolet joins hand with OnStar to develop the first smart-phone system in the auto industry that really applies to electric vehicles.

This technology can help the owner of a Chevrolet Volt to achieve 24-hour all-weather remote control of the vehicle and each function of OnStar system and bring in more comprehensive driving experience for the owner. This technology even realizes the initial interaction between the driver and the vehicle as well as the function of remote control in the electric auto industry.