Three Years ago the original Chevy Volt made its debut the the Detroit Auto Show. Today the first 16-kilowatt-hour lithium-ion battery pack from General Motors rolled off the assembly line. GM, which uses more than 200 cell apiece are assembled in Detroit, making GM the first automaker to make lithium-ion packs in the United States. The Volt is scheduled to roll off assembly lines in Detroit by the end of the year, and GM said the car may carry a sticker price less than the $40,000, everyone’s expected it to cost. The first packs are being built to make sure the manufacturing equipment is set up correctly. Once finished, they’ll be used for testing. Production of packs for cars we’ll see in showrooms will begin this spring. 2010, Chevrolet is expected to have “well over 1,000 Volts” on the road, including the pilot build and production verification by the end of 2010.
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