US Sales of Plug-In Hybrids Rising - EVs Not So Much
23 Jul 2012, 11:46 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / It has become clear to us that the Chevy Volt is a very appreciated car and since it came onto the scene, sales of full EVs, like Nissan’s clever Leaf have fallen dramatically. The Volt regist...
Chevy Volt Approaching 100-Million Miles Driven - Two Thirds On Battery Power Alone!
18 Jul 2012, 13:02 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / The Chevrolet Volt has officially taken off. Sales are going well and its customers, including the likes of Jay Leno and Bob Lutz are very pleased with their Volts. The total number of miles covered...
Chevy Volt Surpasses Nissan Leaf Sales for Fifth Consecutive Month
4 Jul 2012, 09:34 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / It is clear that the Chevy Volt is a more appealing car for customers looking to ‘go green’, thanks mainly to its range extender engine which eliminates the dreaded range anxiety, common...
Holden Volt Receives Price Tag for Australia - $59,990
3 Jul 2012, 12:45 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / The Holden Volt is no longer ready for the Australian market, it’s here. Sporting a price tag of $59,990 AUD, it is about $8,500 AUD more expensive than its only real rival on the market, the ...
NASCAR Driver Jimmie Johnson Loves His Chevy Volt!
29 Jun 2012, 09:56 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / You may know Jimmie Johnson as a 300+ km/h (186+ mph) NASCAR driver, but not many people know that during the last eight months, he’s had his very own Chevy Volt, and has used less than a quar...
Mitsubishi i: 4-Star NHTSA Rating, Below Volt & Leaf
28 Jun 2012, 10:15 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / The federal crash test results for the Mitsubishi i have arrived and everybody wants to know how the vehicle did compared to its green competitors, the Nissan Leaf and the Chevy Volt. According t...
Opel Ampera is Europe’s Best Selling EV
27 Jun 2012, 15:08 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / While not matching Americans’ enthusiasm for the Chevy Volt, Europeans have taken a liking to the Opel/Vauxhall Ampera, the Volt’s European counterpart. Admittedly, we’re not surpr...
Holden Volt Ready for Australian Market
22 Jun 2012, 11:31 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / Australia is one of the most developed countries in the world, and so, it’s only natural that Australians are willing (and able) to be at the forefront of the EV trend and pay a premium at the...
Chevy Volt Gets Wireless Charging Tech
15 Jun 2012, 14:54 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / Michigan upstart company Momentum Dynamics have retrofitted the Chevrolet Volt range-extender hybrid with wireless charging technology, which they claim works and will, at some point in the not too ...
Multitude of Ads Showing Pleased Chevy Volt Owners
15 Jun 2012, 12:41 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / You may think that these ads are just marketing mumbo-jumbo, but it seems that the people interviewed for the making of this slew of ads seem genuinely happy and pleased. We’ve watched so man...
Chevrolet Volt 1.4 Range Extender to Be Replaced in 2014
12 Jun 2012, 08:32 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / The Chevrolet Volt is an excellent car, in concept, at least, as engineers have had to cut corners to make the car accessible to a wide audience. Apparently, the car’s 1.4-liter petrol engine ...
Chevy Volt Gets Minor Improvements for 2012
7 Jun 2012, 16:12 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / The Environmental Protection Agency has released the new EPA sticker for the mildly-refreshed Chevrolet Volt. The main highlights are a small increase in the car’s all-electric range, courtesy...
Chevy Volt Sales Exceed 7,000 in 2012
4 Jun 2012, 15:26 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / The Chevrolet Volt is an undeniable success, and having sold 7,671 cars in 2011, Chevrolet are aiming much higher in 2012, having already managed to convince 7,057 customers so far this year. Con...
Opel / Vauxhall Ampera UK Production to Start by 2016
31 May 2012, 12:16 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / Following rumors that GM’s Vauxhall plant at Ellesmere had a bleak future can now, apparently, be put to rest. According to thisismoney.co.uk, the Ellesmere plant’s salvation may come al...
Chevy Volt Is Proven Fire-Proof by Massive Crash
31 May 2012, 12:15 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / With reports of EVs catching fire after crashes, and even the Chevrolet Volt itself facing this same problem early in its life, people were probably expecting it to burst into flames after a major a...
Nissan Leaf Predicted to Retain 95% of Its Value After One Year
29 May 2012, 08:35 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / Within its first year, a vehicle loses on average, around 30% of its value, and after two more years, some cars lose up to 50%, or more. However, investing in an all-electric Nissan Leaf is a safe b...
Volt - First Chevy to Attract Faithfuls of Other Brands
24 May 2012, 14:01 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / We already know that the Chevrolet Volt is a great and innovative car and one of the most efficient cars in the world now. However, we weren’t expecting this much interest in it, to be frank. ...
Chevrolet Volt Can Save You from Zombies in New Ad
22 May 2012, 08:07 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / Why is it that more and more TV series, video games, movies and commercials are using zombies as a pretext for their plot line? Are ‘they’ preparing us for impending doom and apocalypse,...
Chevrolet Presents UV Volt Painting
21 May 2012, 11:22 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / The Chevy Volt has recently received a new piece of smart advertising, with GM commissioning automotive artist Ian Cook to create an ultra-violet painting of the car. The painting, which is based...
Chevy Volt Drivers Averaging 1400 KM Before Refueling
18 May 2012, 16:04 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / Chevrolet are very proud of their range-extended Volt, so much so that they have compiled a series of statistics, some of which are interesting, others are just marketing nonsense, if you ask us. ...