Opel Ampera to Retail for Under EUR43,000
11 Nov 2010, 16:08 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Opel has begun taking reservations today for the 2011 Ampera, Opel’s European twin brother of the Chevrolet Volt. Opel hopes this model will cut emissions, while also extending the limited ran...
Chevrolet Volt – Jack of all Trades, Master of None?...
19 Oct 2010, 12:05 UTC · By: Alex Oagana / ...As I'm sure most of you are already aware, this past week has been hellish for GM's PR managers, and I'm not using my strongest words for the situation. First, they had to take car...
Chevrolet Offers Free Volt Test Drives
15 Oct 2010, 07:14 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Now that we're only days away from the official debut of the Volt, Chevrolet is trying anything that's possible to maintain a high interest in the car and make sure that its extended-range...
Chevrolet Volt Offers On-Star Remote Access Through Dedicated Website
14 Oct 2010, 09:23 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / General Motors announced that it will launch the MyVolt.com, a new website that will allow Volt owners remote access to operational information for their vehicle and give them the opportunity to con...
Chevrolet Volt Beats Nissan Leaf in autoevolution Poll
19 Sep 2010, 11:39 UTC · By: Tudor Raiciu / Let’s get eco, but not too eco. Our simple two-option poll has revealed that mankind is not exactly ready to go completely electrical, even if it has to pay less for it. Though not exactly a ...
Chevrolet Volt to Debut in China on August 31
19 Aug 2010, 12:52 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Now that General Motors has already announced pricing for the American flavor of Chevrolet Volt, the US giant is getting ready for a global world tour to promote its first plug-in hybrid electric ve...
GM Wind Tunnel Turns 30
4 Aug 2010, 14:02 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Ever wondered when did carmakers begun paying attention to the drag caused by the shape and size of the car? How did they come to the conclusion that a car's shape can affect its fuel consumpti...
GM Announces Volt Battery Warranty: 8 Years/100,000-Miles
15 Jul 2010, 07:13 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Just as rumored all day yesterday, American manufacturer GM announced the warranty it will offer for the battery fitted into the Chevrolet Volt. The carmaker says the battery will have perhaps the m...
General Motors to Produce 10,000 Volts in 2011
2 Jul 2010, 09:19 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / October will most likely witness the introduction of the long-awaited Chevrolet Volt and, because that date is quickly approaching, General Motors is making the final touches on its plug-in product ...
Volt's Petrol Engine Will NOT Drive Wheels at Highway Speeds
30 Jun 2010, 13:50 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Earlier this week, a media report coming from British publication The Telegraph had hinted that the upcoming Chevrolet Volt/Vauxhall Ampera might be subject to a last-minute change in terms of drive...
Chevrolet Volt's Petrol Engine to Power Wheels in Europe?
28 Jun 2010, 20:27 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / For those of you who were expecting a Chevrolet Volt/Vauxhall Ampera whose hybrid driveline would be operated fully electric, your wait might have been for nothing. According to a report from Britis...
ECOtality EV Project Launches in LA and Washington
18 Jun 2010, 08:38 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Perhaps one of the biggest electric vehicle support programs in the US has been announced yesterday by EV solutions provider ECOtality. Set to deploy in Los Angeles and Washington, 2600 Chevrolet Vo...
GM's Chinese JVs Plan to Sell Over 3M Cars in 2015
12 Apr 2010, 08:54 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / General Motors has set itself a bold sales target for the Chinese market, where the company plans to surpass the 3 million units mark in 2015, as Gasgoo reports, citing Kevin Wale, president and man...
Chevrolet Volt Heading to Washington D.C.
25 Jan 2010, 07:54 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / General Motors has just announced that Washington D.C. will be one of the lead retail markets for the upcoming Chevrolet Volt, which means the USA capital will join California and Michigan in the fi...
GM CEO Says Chevy Volt to Be Priced Under $30,000
20 Jan 2010, 10:31 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Ever since General Motors announced the Volt, people starting talking about pricing and how much General Motors is going to invest to make the car profitable. Well, according to CEO Ed Whitacre, the...
2010's Five Most Expected Automotive Comebacks
11 Jan 2010, 05:34 UTC · By: Alex Oagana / By now, there's probably not even a single avid Internet user who is not familiar with the way 2009 has wiped the floor with most carmakers and pretty much everything related to the auto indust...
GM Invests $336M for Chevrolet Volt Production
8 Dec 2009, 07:32 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / General Motors has just announced a new investment in the Michigan area to support Chevrolet Volt's production that it projected to begin in 2010. The $336 million investment in the Detroit-Ham...
Frank Weber Appointed Opel Product Chief
30 Nov 2009, 08:14 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Frank Weber, who is actually one of the key engineers that contributed to the development of Chevrolet's Volt, joined Opel as head of product planning. The move will come into effect on January...
Study Predicts 14 Mil. EVs in the US by 2020
19 Nov 2009, 14:48 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / A new study predicts that there will be at least 14 million electric vehicles on U.S. roads by 2020 and that EVs could account for 75 percent of all light-duty miles driven by 2040. The study is ca...
Chevrolet Volt Engineer Joins Opel
3 Nov 2009, 10:47 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Frank Weber, one of the key engineers in Chevrolet Volt's development process, will leave General Motors to join Opel. Up until now, GM hasn't released the new role within Opel but spokesm...