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Sep 16th '08, 07:08 PM
<div class="wlWriterSmartContent" id="scid:5737277B-5D6D-4f48-ABFC-DD9C333F4C5D:d779a551-1837-4e00-92c6-d83fe712b42c" style="padding-right: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; margin: 0px; padding-top: 0px"><div><object width="425" height="350"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/1cmQ4qhyB3w&color1=0xb1b1b1&color2=0xcfcfcf&hl=en&fs=1"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/1cmQ4qhyB3w&color1=0xb1b1b1&color2=0xcfcfcf&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="425" height="350"></embed></object></div></div> <p>You've seen (and maybe yawned at) the<a href="http://dvice.com/archives/2008/09/chevy_volt_plug.php#more"> exterior of the upcoming 2011 Chevy Volt</a>, now take a close-up video look at the interior of the GM electric car. Two 7-inch displays, touch screen and capacitive touch controls, a gear shifter that fits into the center console and a whole lot more coolness is in store for those early adopters adventurous enough to take a chance on the giant U.S. automaker in late 2010. </p> <p>While we're a little disappointed with the homogenization of the exterior design (<a href="http://dvice.com/archives/2008/06/gm_approves_vol.php">look at it</a> before it got aerodynamically enhanced but aesthetically dumbed down), this interior has us stoked. And that 40-mile limit of a battery charge will be just enough for about 99% of our driving, hardly ever requiring us to use the Volt's gas engine to charge its batteries on the road. </p> <p>Yeah, GM. It's about time. If this works out, we may just forgive you for <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Who_Killed_the_Electric_Car%3F">killing the electric car</a> the first time.</p> <p><a href="http://dvice.com/archives/2008/09/video_peek_insi.php">DVICE: Video peek inside the futuristic interior of the 2011 Chevy Volt</a></p> <br />