GM, Utilities Partner To Advance Plug-In Hybrids

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."

We do.

[pheared]

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

With GMs luck.

[LWATCDR]

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

All they need to work on next

[stretchpuppy]

Is making GM cars not TEH SUCK.

Just imagine, a Electric Cavalier, sweet!!!

friction

[bugs2squash]

When I was a kid we had these 'friction' cars, you pushed them along the floor a few times while they "revved" up and then let them go.

That's the technology I want, with a big robot to "re-rev" them at every intersection.

The best cars made sparks too.

Re:Batman

[Anonymous Coward]

WTF kind of troll is this?

Re:With GMs luck.

[roguetrick]

But it looks AWESOME.

Re:vandalism?

[actionbastard]

"What happens with some thug snips your power cord?"

First there will be a short, loud, buzzing sound. That will be simultaneous with a bright, blue-white, flash of light. Which will be followed by a shower of red-hot molten metal of several types. This will be followed by screams of pain as the vandal's flesh is seared by the molten metal droplets, hopefully they will mostly strike that person in the face, leaving an easily identifiable burn pattern. After that, there will be no more vandalism of 'car plugs'.

Re:With GMs luck.

[MindStalker]

Dude, have you ever tried to recycle a bear? I promise you they will tell you to take it back! //Anyone want a bear?

Re:vandalism?

[budgenator]

What happens with some thug snips your power cord?
you get a broom and sweep up the ashes!

Re:Remember Kids:

[Sponge Bath]

I'm sure Monster Cables will pay the license fee and sell a certified version for $2499.
It will have a special filter to make the electrons more pure so as not to cause deposits in the electric motors.

Re:alternate title:

[Anonymous Coward]

Oh it works fine. The only problem was the trickle ran out somewhere around senior vice president.