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GM learns to exploit its scale

GM global product development chief Mark Reuss says the 2016 Chevy Cruze will be truly global.
May 09, 2016 05:00 AM
The price of power

GM says its battery cell cost per kilowatt hour has dropped under its partnership with supplier LG Chem

2010: Chevy Volt launch$300-350*
2016: Chevy Bolt launch$145
2022: GM projection$100
  
* Estimate, Navigant Research
Source: GM

DETROIT -- When General Motors launched the Chevrolet Volt plug-in hybrid in late 2010, it was panned by many as an overpriced, money-losing experiment.

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