Comments on: Chevrolet Volt Development Charges On http://reviews.carreview.com/chevrolet-volt-development-charges-on Car reviews, feature articles, and auto news at CarReview.com Sat, 14 Jan 2012 06:09:02 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.9.1 By: Derek http://reviews.carreview.com/chevrolet-volt-development-charges-on#comment-328 Thu, 07 Jan 2010 16:44:02 +0000 http://reviews.carreview.com/blog/chevrolet-volt-development-charges-on/#comment-328 Very good observation. The new Nissan Leaf EV has its charging port located in the front nose and now I understand why.

The 2011 Volt is close to production and there are already test mules and pre-production models on the road today. The charging port is currently located on the driver’s side below the side view mirror and aft of the front fender well. A location which is highly visible to the driver before he/she enters the car.

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]]> By: Mark Ojah http://reviews.carreview.com/chevrolet-volt-development-charges-on#comment-327 Wed, 06 Jan 2010 23:38:41 +0000 http://reviews.carreview.com/blog/chevrolet-volt-development-charges-on/#comment-327 This looks like a neat car and I am thinking of buying one when you guys work the kinks out. One of the kinks that you may need to fix is the location of the charging receptacle (where gas cap would normally be). If it is not technically essential to locate it there or there is nothing that prevents car from moving if it is plugged it, then you might consider moving it to front of vehice. As someone who grew up in Winnipeg, Manitoba, and regularly had to plug in my car to keep battery from freezing in winter, I have to tell you that people will forget it’s plugged in and attempt to drive away causing damage if vehicle is not disabled when charge mechanism is engaged. Having it at the front of vehicle will make it more difficult to forget. I think people tend to plug things in at the front of their garage anyway and this would enable quicker/more versatile (if someone has 2 volts!) disengagement/retraction of charging cord. Welp, those are my 2 cents. Please forward to engineers.

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