INFRASTRUCTURE

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INFRASTRUCTURE
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Utility Collaboration
More than40 utilities inNorth Americaare
represented
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Why collaboration is important?
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Electric Vehicles with Extended Rangeand Plug-in
Hybrid Electric Vehicles (PHEVs)

• Components of increasingly sophisticated local
  energy networks

Courtesy EPRI Journal
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Smart vehicles Smart charging

• Vehicles connects to smart metering
  infrastructure
• Utility and vehicle exchange information such as
• Price of electricity
• Billing information
• Energy needed
• Charging managed according to user preference
• Vehicle can respond to utility requests

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Impact on the grid

• Electricity An important energy source with
• significant capacity to support transportation

• 10 million Electric Vehicles with extended range
  in 2010 would only add an additional load that is
  less than 1 of the total grid load

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Electric Grid Design for Peak Demand
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Electric Grid Design for Peak Demand
For example, in California like most hot-weather
states with a lot of air conditioning, about

• The last 5 of the systems capacity is needed
  less than 1 of the time and
• The last 25 of the systems capacity is only
  needed about 10 of the time
• The real objective of smart charging is simply to
  avoid these peaks with most of the vehicles out
  there
• It has tremendous value for the utilities and
  very achievable once the technology is in place

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DESIGN
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Optimizing the shape of the Volt

• Balance between aerodynamic performance styling
• Functional, efficient, fun-to-drive
• Minimize aero drag to maximize battery-powered
  driving range
• Air moves easilyaround the car

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Balance between aerodynamic performanceand
styling

• Rounded, flushed frontfascia, closed
  grille,aerodynamically shaped sidemirror, sharp
  rear edges anda purposefully designedspoiler
  allow the air to stay attached and then
  detachquickly at the rear to reduce drag

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Designed from the inside out

• Blend of form function
• Cutting-edge features,surprising intuitiveness
• Comfort, convenienceand safety features
  thatcustomers expect in afour-passenger sedan
• Human/machine interfacefactor was the priority

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High-tech aesthetic... Warm and inviting

• Driver-configurable instrument display
• 7-inch touch screennavigation/vehicleinformation
  display
• Touch-sensitive climateand infotainment controls
• Optional navigation system with an onboard hard
  drive for maps and music storage
• Standard Bluetooth for cellular phone and USB /
  Bluetooth for music streaming

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TECHNOLOGY
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What is the Volt?
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Volt IS an...Electric Vehicle with extended
rangethat eliminates range anxiety

• The Volt operates on battery power alone up to40
  miles without using gas or producing emissions
• It uses electricity to move the wheels at all
  timesand speeds
• The engine generator provides electricity to
  power the drive unit for extended-range
  capability
• It plugs into a standard household 120V outlet or
  240V for charging

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Why 40 Miles?
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Why 40 Miles?
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Why 40 Miles?

• Up to 40 miles of gas- and emission-free driving
  plus hundreds of miles of extended-range driving

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How the Volt Works
Charge Port
Electric Drive Unit
Starts with the Lithium-Ion Battery
Engine Generator
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Attributes of the Chevrolet Volt
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Attributes of the Chevrolet Volt
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Attributes of the Chevrolet Volt
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