In the United States began production of batteries for hybrid Volt

In the U.S., on Thursday kicked off production of electric batteries for hybrid models of Chevrolet Volt. Issue batteries were deployed at the factory in Michigan: investment in the company amounted to about $ 43 million. While the plant employs just 25 people, but by the fourth quarter of 2010, when the company will begin mass production of batteries, the number of employees increased to 100. Until the end of 2010, GM plans to release no more than 8000 hybrid Volt, but in future this figure should be increased to 60 thousand units per year. Investment in plant, which will collect the new model will make 336 million U.S. dollars. As previously reported, Chevrolet Volt electric motor is equipped with 150 horsepower and a gasoline engine with 100 horsepower, which is only used to recharge the batteries. During the stay, "V" can be recharged from the usual outlets - to manage the process at GM have developed a special application for mobile phones. On fully charged batteries without the assistance of the gasoline engine range of the machine is 64 kilometers. Photos of Chevrolet Volt