Darrell Proctor is a publishing industry veteran with more than 30 years' experience writing about business, technology and sports. He spent more than a decade at the St. Petersburg Times and later the Rocky Mountain News, where he authored the Mile High Tech blog and was noted for his reviews of consumer electronics and technology. Questions for Darrell? Drop him a line at techexaminer@gmail.com.

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August 14, 9:03 AM

by Darrell Proctor, Business Examiner

The Chevy Volt is being readied for release in 2010. (GM)

Reports say there is a waiting list of more than 34,500 potential buyers (and rising) for the Chevrolet Volt, General Motors all-electric car set for release in 2010 (see video below).

This Reuters story (which put the waiting list at more than 33,000 (a number that continues to rise as the news gets out) notes that most of those on the list reside in California, Florida, Michigan and Texas - along with folks from 46 countries other than the United States.

Ads for the Volt can be seen during television coverage of the Olympic Games - a departure from the usual tactic of keeping details of a new, technological-groundbreaking model under wraps until closer to its release.

GM so far has refused to discuss pricing of the Volt.

Toyota, meanwhile, continues development of its own plug-in hybrid electric, with hopes of beating GM to market.

Katsuaki Watanabe, president of Toyota Motor, said earlier this year at the Detroit auto show that his company will introduce two new hybrids at the 2009 show. One will be marketed under the Lexus brand, the other under Toyota. Both will be based on technology currently available in Toyota's popular Prius hybrid.

Topics: Electric Car , Chevy Volt , GM

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