The Chevy Volt by 2010

While Chevy is still promising to have the kinks worked out and deliver the Chevy Volt by 2010, Mercedes-Benz, will launch an S-Class hybrid next year equipped with a lithium-ion battery supplied by Continental in what Daimler said on Friday was a crucial technological breakthrough.

Meanwhile, Chevy has announced that the Volt's price will be $5,000 higher than expected because of features like windshield wipers and a stereo system that drain power from the battery. Since the Volt has no alternator, expensive redundancy systems had to be introduced to power accessories.

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