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First genuine Chevy Volt integration vehicle from General Motors

First genuine Chevy Volt integration vehicle from General Motors

By: Peter Chubb | May 28, 2009 | 1 Comment

General Motors started production on the first pre-production Chevrolet Volt electric vehicles yesterday. This is a big deal for GM and looks very much like the vehicle that was due to start production early in 2010.

The Chevy Volt is known in the industry as an integration vehicle, and there are a number of technologies used to help refine a number of things on the vehicle, including the driving dynamics. So far, we have only seen test mules and prototypes, the ones that General Motors started to build yesterday are the real thing.

Wired explains that engineers have to rely on their skill as they will have to assemble the first of the integration vehicles by hand, this is thought to take at least two weeks. It is thought that they will be able to produce at least 10 a week by mid-July.

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