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    Default my Chevy Volt is here!!

    I am on my way from berkeley to salinas to pick her up.

    managed to get my name on the list for the first batch to arrive in california!

    pix to come, of course, and I want to take her apart at work (with the electrical engineers) and see what makes her tick...

    yipeee!!
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    Wow, cool!!

    "Blowing smoke rings at the moon."

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    OK, here are the pix. Rich, ttc57, was even nice enough to drive up from Monterey to see the new car!

    First test was a drive to San Jose and then Mountainview (I went to the wrong tech museum first ). The car drives really smoothly and has excellent acceleration. In fact, I will have to watch the speedo, since I got up to 80 mph in no time.

    Still figuring out the gadgets and displays. Want to get the iPhone app linked to on-star so I can monitor stuff remotely. Can even pre-heat or cool the car while plugged in, to save the batteries.

    The volt is now sitting next to Kermit the sparrow, but only one charges at a time until I install another circuit
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    Congratulations!
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    cool car !i would be wanting to take it apart to see what makes it tick,too.when you install the other circuit,are you going to go with 220 volts so it will recharge in 4 hours?

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    Quote Originally Posted by pinball wizard View Post
    cool car !i would be wanting to take it apart to see what makes it tick,too.when you install the other circuit,are you going to go with 220 volts so it will recharge in 4 hours?
    Yep. That's the plan. I also hope to find a way to use the old Ancona out there. I have an adapter box to 220 dryer. Just need dryer to the jxxx Plug on new cars.
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    Chewy Chewy Chewy...

    You just got the car and your parking across two parking spots already..

    and a handicapped spot as well...





    Im kidding..

    Congratulations!! Looking forward to hearing more about your volt.. as you dissect it! Ive been following this one since almost the beginning..

    "I've stopped fighting my inner demons, we are on the same side now."

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    Ok Chewy , Give these people the link that you sent me of that over 60 page in-depth book about Your New Space Ship
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    munfud, They did not tell you that it runs on :

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    Rich

    Thanks for posting the link

    https://files.me.com/erdoc/bzq65w

    This is the SAE society of auto engineers magazine detailing all the systems and engineering involved in designing the Volt. Quite a feat.
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    The Sparrow looks like a "millivolt" to me.
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