(SAYING) Here at the GM battery lab, the Volt's 16 kilowatt lithium ion batteries are run through the rigors of extreme driving,weather fluctuations and abrupt movements.

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LeBlanc thinks the President's visibility with the Volt will propel GM to more profitability.

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The EV-1's battery weighed three times as much as the Volt's does today.

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The president's second stop is at the General Motors plant that manufactures the Chevrolet Volt, an electric and gas-powered vehicle that some say might revolutionize the industry.

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GM is staking a lot on the Volt's success.

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