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Andrew Farah - I'm here and ready to go. Before we get started, I wanted to quickly address a question I've seen already while surfing the net. First, some of the parts that you have seen on the pre-production vehicle may not look as they do on the production show car. This is because these parts are not needed in their production form yet for development...things like head lamps, tail lamps, paint on the spoiler, etc. Now, fire away.

4:02	[Comment From Scott ] How was the drive and how does it compare to other hybrids such as the insight and prius?

4:04	Andrew Farah - Clearly I enjoyed the significantly longer EV distance that is available with the Volt. I had to drive quite some distance before the engine came on, even though I didn't start with a full charge. By comparison, our chassis is much more sporty than either of the other vehicles.

4:05

[Comment From Augie Churchill ]
Mr. Farah, Do you have any preliminary projections yet for the “Mean Time Between Failures” of the Volt’s Lithium-ion battery? Will there be a warranty for the battery separate from the car’s basic warranty? Have you thought of leasing the Volt’s battery so customers can swap out batteries as the technology evolves and better batteries become available?

4:06	Andrew Farah - We're designing for the battery pack to have a 10-year life and there has been discussion of all sorts of battery business models, but we're working form the perspective that it will be sold with the car.

4:07	[Comment From EricR ] How goes the software development and GUI for the interior?

4:08	Andrew Farah - Basic controls software architecture is complete. The GUI is one of the areas that we will be refining over the next months. Still, a number of controls areas will continue calibration activities.

4:09	[Comment From Yakov ] What will be the approximate size of the fuel tank and maximum range?

4:10	Andrew Farah - We're still balancing the size of the tank with other factors, but the range will be more than 300 miles on a full charge and with a full tank of fuel.

4:10	[Comment From Tom Hayden ] Are you driving the VOLT solely on battery power so far?

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