Chevy Volt on track, even ahead of schedule

Batteries to become a core business for GM

As you read this, GM isn't just finalizing 80 prototype Chevy Volts that will be used this summer to get the Volt ready for final production, GM is also concurrently working on 2nd and 3rd generation Volts.

Why? For instance, according to Denise Gray, the Director of Global Battery Systems Engineering, GM is already realizing that electronic systems, for instance, could lead to cheaper prices for 2nd and 3rd generation Volts.

Anyway, that's some of what GM stated today in a Volt battery update, which I'll cover in greater detail later. However, GM did confirm that the Volt is on track for its 2010 launch. In fact, the Volt is even ahead of schedule in some aspects of development.