Chevy Volt: Batteries aren't the problem

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by jdueck • 18 years ago

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brlittle• 18 years ago

Snarkless query.

"...all the other components are electrified as well. [...] There is not an established supplier community for this. It's a very complicated system with known technological solutions. But they've never been integrated in these forms."

Could someone familiar with manufacturing explain why this is a problem? I mean, if there are solutions, shouldn't it be just an issue of fitting them together? That doesn't _seem_ all that difficult, from a complete layman's perspective. Enlighten me, please.

jdueck• 18 years ago

I think the problem is that the auto industry is so entrenched in gas-based cars, and the system has been running for so many decades that it's hard to start producing an entirely new product. A car has thousands of pieces, many coming from different suppliers.

Chevy Volt: Batteries aren't the problem

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