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- The Chevy Volt: A Hybrid Unlike the Others.
- GM?s Chevy Volt is a hybrid like no other. We've compared the Volt and the top-selling Toyota Prius. The differences may surprise you. Chevy Volt Toyota Prius ...
- Articles 2009-11-11
- A Car Guy's Electric Moment
- As a third-generation GMer, Jon Lauckner is fiercely committed to restoring greatness to America?s biggest car company. The VP of global product planning and the man behind the Chevy Volt, is determined to go big or go home. ...
- Articles 2009-11-11
- Chevy Volt Less Than Electrifying
- Once again, the book is better than the movie, so to speak. Leaked photos of the actual Chevy Volt are disappointing, versus the sexy concept car. by Jim Henry
- Blog posts 2008-09-09
- Could Electric Vehicles Be the New SUVs?
- Consumer preference often works in unpredictable ways. America's big vehicle manufacturers switched their efforts to making SUVs when the lumbering, high-priced vehicles became favored by soccer moms and hip-hop culture. Now SUVs are fading out, and hybrid and electric cars are being pushed by the Fed, which is in turn...
- Blog posts 2009-05-05
- GM Hopes For A 'Volt'
- The failing car company General Motors wishes to reinvent its reputation with U.S. consumers, and Congress, through the unveiling of its new electric car, the Volt. Dean Reynolds reports.
- Videos 2009-04-14
- Makeovers for GM Cars
- When GM finally emerges from bankruptcy, the new and smaller company will still face the challenge of designing cars that people actually want to buy. Russ Mitchell reports.
- Videos 2009-06-07
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- Jolt from Volt: 230 mpg in city driving
- The Chevrolet Volt's eye-popping 230 miles per gallon city fuel economy estimate will bring a lot of people into showrooms. But what does it mean behind the wheel? General Motors Co. says its extended-range vehicle will free most drivers from hardly ever using gasoline, given the car's ability to travel...
- News items 2009-08-11
- General Motors announces Chevy Volt to get 230 MPG
- WARREN, Mich. - The Chevrolet Volt extended-range electric vehicle is expected to achieve city fuel economy of at least 230 miles per gallon, based on development testing using a draft EPA federal fuel economy methodology for labeling for plug-in electric vehicles. The Volt, which is scheduled to start production in...
- News items 2009-08-11
- Can the Chevy Volt Recharge GM?
- GM hopes the Chevy Volt will make the world once again see GM as an innovative company. Can one car really pull it off? Is the Chevy Volt any good? It looks very good. A large...
- Articles 2009-11-11
- Is the GM Volt mileage claim legit?
- General Motors' announcement on Tuesday that it expects that the Chevy Volt will get an eye-popping 230 miles per gallon begs an obvious question: how can the mileage of electric vehicles be compared to gasoline cars?It's a problem that the Environmental Protection Agency is working on with the Department of...
- News items 2009-08-12
- Q&A: Will the Chevy Volt make money for GM?
- For a car won't be available for more than a year, the Chevy Volt has got a huge following. Over 50,000 people have signed up for a waiting list run by a non-GM Web site. It's a compelling design idea: a car that runs on a peppy electric motor but...
- News items 2009-11-02
- 2011 Chevrolet Volt May Get 230 MPG in City Driving, Says GM
- Date posted: 2009-08-11 07:06:00.0 WARREN, Michigan — The 2011 Chevrolet Volt extended-range electric vehicle is expected to achieve city fuel economy of at least 230 miles per gallon, said General Motors President and CEO Fritz Henderson in a Webcast on Tuesday. "Are we overpromising?" Henderson said in response to a...
- News items 2009-08-11
- The Truth Behind the 230 MPG Claim From the Chevy Volt: Analysis
- It's all in the numbers: The EPA has finally figured out exactly what the testing procedures might be (the regulation hasn't formally been adopted yet) for plug-in hybrid vehicles like the Chevy Volt. This week Chevy announced that the Volt will deliver 230 mpg. Other plug-in-hybrid manufacturers won't be long...
- News items 2009-08-13
- Why the Chevy Volt shouldn't be rated at 230 mpg
- The Chevy Volt's projected 230-mpg city fuel economy rating has caused quite the commotion since GM made the announcement Tuesday. Whether it's excitement or skepticism that's stirring people, the number had resounding impact for one reason: 230 mpg is more than four times greater than the most fuel efficient car...
- News items 2009-08-13
- With GM Suffering, Will the Volt Plug In?
- General Motors’ economic woes are deepening, with the company’s auditors saying that its continued survival is in “substantial doubt.†Among many other serious issues, that raises questions about the future of one of the company’s most touted products, the 2011 Chevrolet Volt plug-in hybrid vehicle. The Volt...
- Blog posts 2009-03-06
- Chevrolet Volt Hybrid To Achieve 1.2 l/100km, Nissan Claims 0.7 l/100km For All-Electric LEAF
- BASED ON A NEW ratings methodology drafted by the US Environmental Protection Agency, GM's 2010 Chevrolet Volt petrol-electric hybrid will achieve 230 miles per gallon (around 1.2 l/100km) in regular city driving. Tests for the Volt's combined city and highway driving are still underway, but GM CEO Fritz Henderson said...
- News items 2009-08-11
- Volt on track to launch late in 2010, GM says
- General Motors CEO Fritz Henderson told Michigan's congressional delegation this week that the electric-drive Chevrolet Volt remains on track to launch late next year. The reassurance comes as Frank Weber, the chief executive of the Volt program, is preparing to leave the project for a new position with GM's Opel...
- News items 2009-11-02
- Nissan says Leaf EV beats Chevy Volt with 367 mpg:
- The green car mileage race is now under way, and Nissan Motor Co. isn't impressed by the Chevrolet Volt's 230-mpg claim. The Japanese automaker says its new Leaf electric vehicle gets 367 mpg, or about 60 percent better fuel efficiency. "Nissan Leaf = 367 mpg, no tailpipe, and no gas...
- News items 2009-08-12
- What is 230? We bet it's GM's moonshot--the Chevrolet Volt's mpg rating:
- The number 230, with an image of an electric plug outlet as the "0," is popping up in a lot of places lately--such as the virtual ad on the backstop of televised baseball games and around the Web. It also has 8-11, for Aug. 11. It's a teaser campaign leading...
- News items 2009-08-11
- On GM's 100th Birthday, Interest in Volt May Be Its Present
- Compete submits: Everyone is sick of hearing about gas prices, but the truth is that the rise in gas prices has had a significant impact on the automotive industry as a whole. Some manufacturers have cut or stopped production altogether, while others have delayed new vehicle launches, closed plants,...
- External links 2008-09-16
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