GM to Produce All-Electric Chevy Spark

[kristopher]

GM to Produce All-Electric Chevy Spark

General Motors Co confirmed it will make its first all-electric vehicle, a version of the Chevrolet Spark minicar that will debut in 2013 and take aim at Nissan Motor Co Ltd's Leaf.

By Ben Klayman

DETROIT (Reuters) - General Motors Co confirmed it will make its first all-electric vehicle, a version of the Chevrolet Spark minicar that will debut in 2013 and take aim at Nissan Motor Co Ltd's Leaf.

"Chevrolet will produce an all-electric version of the Spark minicar for selected U.S. and global markets, including California," Jim Federico, Chevy's global vehicle chief engineer for electric vehicles, said at the company's Detroit headquarters on Wednesday.

Electric cars have been slow to catch on. In the U.S. market, demand has been held back by the lack of models to choose from, skimpy infrastructure for charging the vehicles, high sticker prices, and low gasoline prices compared with other industrialized nations.

News of the electric Spark continues GM's push to seize the mantle of "greenest automaker in the world" from Toyota Motor Corp, which makes the popular Prius hybrid car...

http://www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id=gm-to-produce-all-electric-chevy-spark

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tDfWY-RRZoA


"...Spark minicar that will debut in 2013 and take aim at Nissan Motor Co Ltd's Leaf."
http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/10/12/us-gm-spark-idUSTRE79B4I220111012

[DJ13]

1. will make its first all-electric vehicle, a version of the Chevrolet Spark minicar

GM sure tries to forget......

[Arctic Dave]

2. But will it be all wheel drive?

That is only thing keeping me from buying one.

[Firebrand Gary]

3. Very cool!

[tinrobot]

4. The floodgates are opening

There seems to be more electric cars promised every day. In a few years, there will be choice and competition.