2011 Commercial EV and PHEV GM Plans 50,000+ Volts
{"Image DocumentName": "2011 Commercial EV and PHEV GM Plans 50,000+ Volts", "Image ImageDescription": "Nissan Leaf. Chevrolet Volt. GM Plans 50,000+ Volts. Nissan plans 200,000+ EVs. Tesla working on Model S. Volt is PHEV with 40 mile nominal electric range. Market price is about  40,000 with numerous state and Federal incentives for early adopters. GM has low lease rates to encourage potential buyers to lease instead of buy. Leaf is electric vehicle with 100 mile nominal range. Market price is about  32,500. Tesla has more than 6800 cells because it was designed when the only lithium cells commercially available were cylindrical cells designed for laptop computers. The range of the Tesla EV is more than 250 miles. Cost is over  100,000. GM and Nissan are committed to the EV market. Both have announced plans to manufacture more than 50,000 vehicles in 2012 even though sales in 2011 have been less than 1,000 vehicles per month due mostly to limited battery pack manufacturing capacity. Tesla Roadster.", "Image XResolution": "37", "Image YResolution": "37", "Image ResolutionUnit": "Pixels/Centimeter", "Image Software": "SlidePlayer", "Image YCbCrPositioning": "Centered"}