Chevy Volt Featured In Commercial Aired During Olympics (VIDEO)

General Motors is already aggressively marketing its Chevy Volt plug-in hybrid via the Summer Olympics although the car is not expected in showrooms until 2010. The commercial celebrates the car as the leader of Chevy's "American Revolution" campaign as the hybrid can travel up to 40 miles between charges and gets the equivalents of 150 miles per gallon.

Watch the Chevy Volt Olympics commercial:

Of course, it doesn't happen to mention that between now and the 2010 launch date, a few things have to get worked out, like carrying the battery, transferring the battery's power mechanically to the wheels and cooling the battery. But 2010, that's like four years away, right?

Oh, it's two? Er -- fewer than two? One and change? Well, it could happen.

Comments

[NevskyProspekt]

Well GM is basically betting it's entire future on this one care, so let's all help this works out. Honestly, if this 150mpg wonder isn't what we're all driving in ten years, the car is going to be history.

[mergina]

It's great to see breakthroughs in transportation that can help us stop choking on exhaust fumes, BUT WHO THE HELL IS GOING TO BE ABLE TO OWN ONE? Hollywood? Politicians don't seem to give a crap. The human race is sooooooooo f*&&(d.

[vejzagic]

For some reason every time I read about this car and its promotion I think of the movie "Water World"

[ronito6]

This commercial spends 90% of its time on romantic images of gas powered cars.

This commercial offers nothing to really anticipate.

Its an electric car that uses a small gas engine to generate electricity to power the car and charge batteries after the 40 mile charge is spent. Range is estimated at 360 miles.

Tesla motors is on the right track. All the technology in the Tesla isn't really that exotic, basically battery and motor. The range is approximately 200 miles on a charge. The battery is expected to be usable for 100K miles. Best of all no gas.

All they need is a more affordable option.

Jay Leon"s Garage has a really great video of Mr Leno test driving a Tesla. Made me want one bad.

[MeanGreenMachine]

Put the nozzle back and step away from the pump.
Delivering the first production all electric high performance sports car.
The all electric five seat sedan targeted for 2010.

http://www.teslamotors.com/

All electric Mini Coopers and other exciting vehicles available TODAY!

http://www.hybridtechnologies.com/

[Mr Grey]

"And one day Chevy Volt" "Launch Target 2010" Maybe, maybe not. Ok probably not. Cause we are going to drill, drill, drill till the big daddy oil goes away.

Great ad, bad engineering.

[KillTheMessenger]

These ads are not quite as deceptive as Exxon portraying themselves as the angels in Africa who fight Malaria because "nobody can get it one alone". Yeah, right.