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Chevrolet Volt Plays Hard to Get This Summer
Chevrolet Volt Plays Hard to Get This Summer

17 Jul 2011, 17:46 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / Customers who have their eyes on a Chevrolet Volt electric vehicle will be disappointed to hear that they will have to wait a couple of months until they’ll get to drive one home. American aut...

 
Chevy Volt Owners Pass 2 Million Miles Clocked, Two-thirds 100% Electric
Chevy Volt Owners Pass 2 Million Miles Clocked, Two-thirds 100% Electric

11 Jul 2011, 15:53 UTC · By: Dragos Serban / Hybrid vehicles have been a common sight on our streets for some time now. However, the Chevrolet Volt is the first mass produced plug in hybrid to be offered to the general public. The Volt has a 4...

 
Volt Gets Cheaper for 2012, Chevrolet Now Taking Orders Nationwide
Volt Gets Cheaper for 2012, Chevrolet Now Taking Orders Nationwide

10 Jun 2011, 13:01 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / The 2012 Chevrolet Volt goes on sale today, as the automaker announced it has begun accepting orders for the updated model. Not only is the 2012 model available nationwide, but it's also cheape...

 
US Orders 101 Chevrolet Volts
US Orders 101 Chevrolet Volts

25 May 2011, 05:09 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Last week, the General Services Administration (GSA) announced that it plans to purchase its first fleet of electric vehicle, jump starting a reform of the federal car pool that is hoped to forever ...

 
Chevrolet Volt Coming to Canada, Priced at CAD41,515
Chevrolet Volt Coming to Canada, Priced at CAD41,515

3 May 2011, 09:04 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / General Motors has just announced it is bringing the Chevrolet Volt to Canadian customers, as dealers in seven key location across the country will begin to accept orders for the extended range elec...

 
Eco Friendly Car Sales Are In Danger
Eco Friendly Car Sales Are In Danger

27 Apr 2011, 15:49 UTC · By: Cosmin Voicu / The market for green cars is set to be limited for the next few years, according to the Green Automotive Study, as the Detroit Bureau reports. This is probably caused by high costs of alternative po...

 
GM Volt Crossover Is One Step Closer to Production
GM Volt Crossover Is One Step Closer to Production

18 Apr 2011, 13:24 UTC · By: Cosmin Voicu / General Motors has serious intentions regarding a crossover vehicle based on the model Volt. The American automaker intends to fill a gap in its model range with the new generation crossover model. ...

 
Frank Weber Quits GM
Frank Weber Quits GM

8 Apr 2011, 08:59 UTC · By: Cosmin Voicu / General Motors stated that Opel AG’s product planning chief, Frank Weber, has left the company in order to pursue some other business opportunities. After less than two years of hard working, ...

 
Consumer Reports Knocks the Chevy Volt Senseless
Consumer Reports Knocks the Chevy Volt Senseless

1 Mar 2011, 10:20 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / The debate surrounding the Chevrolet Volt, centered around the rhetorical question “is it worth it?” entered a new chapter today, after the first results of the tests conducted by qualit...

 
Hybrid Sales Increased 12% in January
Hybrid Sales Increased 12% in January

7 Feb 2011, 11:23 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Gas-electric hybrids started the year off with a 12 percent increase in sales over the same month of last year. Compared to December of last year, the figures declined 32 percent, due to the fact th...

 
GM Might Double Volt Production Capacity in 2012
GM Might Double Volt Production Capacity in 2012

24 Jan 2011, 10:10 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / With fuel prices around the world showing a steady rise, General Motors expects to increase its sales of the Chevrolet Volt. In order to keep up with demand, GM CEO Dan Akerson plans to double the 2...

 
First Chevy Volt Cruising in South Carolina, Gets Solar Panel Power Station
First Chevy Volt Cruising in South Carolina, Gets Solar Panel Power Station

20 Jan 2011, 08:38 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / While the American EV won't be available for purchase in South Carolina for at least a year, the first Chevrolet Volt in the state is already cruising the streets of downtown Greenville, thanks...

 
Chevy Volt Tech to Underpin Minivan
Chevy Volt Tech to Underpin Minivan

13 Jan 2011, 10:00 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Rumors pointed to Cadillac as being the first recipient of of the Voltec powertrain, but General Motors looks like it plans to build a minivan that uses the drivetrain from the Chevy Volt first. Thi...

 
Alyssa Milano Buys a Volt and a Leaf
Alyssa Milano Buys a Volt and a Leaf

30 Dec 2010, 11:29 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Tough times ahead for Alyssa Milano's family, as the battle of the EVs will be moving right into her house. The actress, after being impressed to tears (her words) by the oil spill in the Gulf ...

 
Jay Leno Gets an Everyday Volt
Jay Leno Gets an Everyday Volt

22 Dec 2010, 09:33 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Known as possibly the greatest car/bike/airplane lover on the surface of this planet, TV star Jay Leno has gone mad. We are familiar with his exploits in the automotive realm, with his passion for t...

 
GM CEO Says Volt Is an American Symbol
GM CEO Says Volt Is an American Symbol

21 Dec 2010, 09:44 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / General Motors CEO Dan Akerson is again making the headlines, this time talking less about the Volt's rivals and more about Chevrolet's recently launched product. Referring to the Volt, Ak...

 
Chevrolet Volt Made of Oil-Soaked Material from Gulf of Mexico
Chevrolet Volt Made of Oil-Soaked Material from Gulf of Mexico

20 Dec 2010, 15:01 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / General Motors has found an innovative way to use the oil-soaked plastic boom material used in Gulf of Mexico for its brand new Chevrolet Volt, thus saving 100,000 pounds of waste from the country&#...

 
UK Announces the Nine EVs Eligible for Subsidies
UK Announces the Nine EVs Eligible for Subsidies

14 Dec 2010, 15:37 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / The British government has just announced the name of the nine electric vehicles that are eligible for subsidies if purchased until the end of March 2012. In an effort to encourage British drivers a...

 
GM CEO Pokes Fun at Toyota Prius
GM CEO Pokes Fun at Toyota Prius

12 Dec 2010, 10:46 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Now that Chevrolet Volt is out in the wild, those working for General Motors are trying whatever it’s possible to make people give the Volt a chance. And if this also included making fun of th...

 
Euro Ampera Drivers Might Switch to Gas-Power to Save Battery
Euro Ampera Drivers Might Switch to Gas-Power to Save Battery

8 Dec 2010, 16:39 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / GM might let European drivers switch the Opel Ampera to petrol power only under specific circumstances. According to a HeadlineAuto report, General Motors' European division is actually conside...