First preproduction Chevy Volts hit the road.

Statistical

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Fri Jun-26-09 09:33 AM
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First preproduction Chevy Volts hit the road.

Edited on Fri Jun-26-09 10:00 AM by Statistical

And with that, the first bona fide pre-production Chevy Volt -- its own parts and all -- has hit the pavement. General Motor's storied EV will be taken through the ropes to see what needs to be tweaked / modified before it finally goes into full production, which is expected to be at a rate of about ten a week as of mid-July -- and if you happen to live near Warren, Michigan, you might just spot one of these early models out on the road. Hard to believe Volt's defied more than a few odds, but so far, it looks promising. Good on ya, GM.

http://www.wired.com/autopia/2009/06/first-pre-production-chevy-volt-hits-the-road/

Not a big fan of GM but from an engineering standpoint I am interested in the Volt. Hopefully GM can deliver.

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scheming daemons

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Fri Jun-26-09 09:34 AM
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1. If it is hitting the road, isn't it by definition not PRE-production?

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Fri Jun-26-09 09:58 AM
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3. I think....

Edited on Fri Jun-26-09 10:23 AM by Statistical

production means built by standard assembly line procedures.
These vehicles were partially built by hand off the assembly line.
The time & cost involved is something that can only be done in pre-production (o.e. these pre-production vehicles are indentical to production ones but without economies of scale they are much more expensive).

Most cars go through a similar process

concept = not final design, totally customized, almost always will change by production
protoype = nearing final design, not final parts
preproduction = final design, final parts but not final assembly
production = final parts & assembly procedures

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Fri Jun-26-09 10:01 AM
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4. "pre-production" means a completely finalized model that hasn't entered into mass production yet

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Fri Jun-26-09 09:53 AM
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2. Not a bad looking car

I think prople will come around once the price becomes competitive

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Fri Jun-26-09 10:01 AM
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5. My next car. nt

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