The GM Chevrolet has a blotch of long term player in Automobile arena and it again refurbishes with the launch of E-Spark and Aveo CNG. Aveo CNG will hit the market at the end of January followed by E-Spark at the end of 2010. General Motors also show cased Beat, Aveo CNG, Volt, WTCC Cruze, Camaro, e-spark, and Captiva Extreme.
Press Release
Electric Spark (e-Spark)
The “e-Spark” is GM India’s bold move into the Battery Powered Electric Vehicles and will be India’s first 4 door Passenger Electric Vehicle! The e-Spark is a local initiative of GM India in collaboration with Reva Electric Car Company. This is a path breaking initiative that has the ability to re-define how automotive companies in India plan for future mobility solutions keeping the carbon footprints and environmental issues in mind. The e-Spark will be one of the leading platforms of GM India in its Drive to Green initiative.
The e-Spark is a true Battery Electric Vehicle (BEV). It is going to be based on the existing Chevrolet Spark architecture and will be powered by the RECC EV powertrain. The vehicle will be equipped with a host of smart consumer friendly features.
This car will boast of smart and comfortable seating for four. The 4 doors will allow for ease of entry and exit. The e-Spark will be an “automatic drive” car owing to its unique propulsion system and will be extremely easy to drive without the hassles of using a clutch in the dense city traffic conditions. The easy drive system will be coupled with an equally informative and intelligent Driver Display System that will provide all necessary and vital signals on the dashboard, easily visible to the driver.
The Electric Drive AC Motor provides 100% torque on tap as soon as the accelerator pedal is pressed down. This leads to fantastic acceleration performance. The e-Spark will have a Regular Drive Mode and a Boost Mode that will provide power to the vehicle through a high torque AC electric motor. The Boost Mode will provide additional torque to the driver for a short duration to manage driving style and during those critical moments on the go! The e-Spark will be launched end of this year.
Aveo CNG
The Chevrolet Aveo CNG is being launched with a company backed Sequential Injection type CNG kit. Sequential Injection represents the most advanced level of evolution for what concerns the equipment of gas injection. In the sequential system the ECU calculates the opening times of the injectors for each cylinder and acts separately on each gas injector with highest precision.
The highlights of Aveo CNG are:
1. Sequential Injection kit with precise control of fuel delivery through electronic injectors ensuring efficient combustion
2. Minimal deterioration in performance in petrol mode
3. Hardened Valve seats and Anodized pistons are used in the proven 1.4L VGIS petrol engine. This ensures no engine damage or reliability issues on CNG mode.
4. Minimum service requirement owing to advanced electronic operation.
5. Reworked suspension that leaves the ride and handling unchanged after CNG kit fitment.
The customers will have an option of running the Chevrolet Aveo on CNG that will give class leading performance and fuel economy without any impact on vehicle warranty. The Chevrolet Aveo CNG also comes with a 3 years/100,000-km standard warranty, which is an industry first in the midsize sedan segment, and a service interval of 5,000 km or six months (whichever comes first). The Aveo CNG will be made available first in Delhi by end of January.
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