Chevrolet Volt Zooms into Japan
19 May 2011, 06:18 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / And now, the fight has reached Japan... After years of utter Toyota Prius domination on the hybrid vehicles sector in the US, the Americans fight back, throwing into the electric and plug-in electri...
GM Plant Shuts Down for 4 Weeks to Upgrade for Volt Production Boost
19 May 2011, 05:40 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / American auto giant General Motors announced today it will close the Detroit-Hamtramck Assembly plant for four weeks beginning in June in order to boost the Volt production, along with assembly of t...
GM Pumps $109 Million into Flint, Bay City, for Engine Manufacturing
16 May 2011, 05:57 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / With three of its newest models promising to become major hits on the market, American manufacturer GM plans to take full advantage of the opportunities the Volt, Cruze and Sonic will create and sai...
GM to Use Sun's Energy for Volt Production
16 May 2011, 05:56 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Falling in line with all the car makers that have decided to make the electric vehicles manufacturing process as green as possible, GM announced last week that it too is looking to tap into the ener...
Chevrolet Volt Demo Cars Drive New Sales
3 May 2011, 08:39 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / As the Volt demonstration units have already arrived at Chevrolet dealers, consumers find it extremely appealing to be able to look, touch and drive the electric car with extended-range capabilities...
GM Sponsors the 2011 ACT Expo
30 Apr 2011, 07:28 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Trying to create an image for itself of a car maker that focuses more and more on fuel efficient transportation, GM is the Gold Sponsor of the 2011 Alternative Clean Transportation Expo (ACT), an ev...
Chevrolet Volt and Nissan Leaf Score Top Ratings in IIHS Crash Test
26 Apr 2011, 06:30 UTC · By: Cosmin Voicu / The 2011 Chevrolet Volt and the 2011 Nissan Leaf have completed their first crash tests, and the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) have confirmed that the two models are good for front, ...
Chevy Volt on the Road: 122 Miles per Gallon
22 Apr 2011, 07:22 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / The plug-in hybrid American automaker Chevrolet came up with last year is proving to be a wonderful car to drive in for those in the initial test markets. Regardless of the opinion Consumer Reports ...
Chevrolet Volt Bursts in Flames. Twice
19 Apr 2011, 10:57 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / The electric vehicle world is taking hit after hit these days. After Nissan's Leaf was plagued by a problem at restart (a problem which prompted Nissan into announcing some type of recall, the ...
Top 10 Green Cars of 2011 Announced
12 Apr 2011, 11:35 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / With the gas prices soaring for reasons we all know, consumers are now left with only one choice: go for cars that provide the lowest possible fuel consumption, without sacrificing performances. And...
Opel's Product Chief Weber Moves to BMW
11 Apr 2011, 18:52 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Last week, news of Frank Weber (Opel's product planning chief and the man that has led the engineering team which gave birth to the Chevrolet Volt) leaving the German auto maker broke, with th...
GM Wins Gold Medal in 2011 Edison Awards for the Chevrolet Volt
7 Apr 2011, 07:57 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / General Motors has recently announced that its extended-range electric vehicle, the Chevrolet Volt, has won a Gold Medal during the 2011 Edison Awards, while the OnStar Mobile App has taken Silver i...
GM Working on Buick Ampera. What's the Point?
31 Mar 2011, 12:13 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / A little while ago, GM managed to make an announcement which looks oddly similar to a footballer kicking his own left foot with his own right foot: sales of the Chevrolet Volt will start in Europe, ...
Chevrolet Returns to Goodwood for Its Centennial
17 Mar 2011, 12:30 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / It might be pushing 100 years of existence, but Chevrolet is showing no signs of aging any time soon. The iconic American carmaker is making its return to the Goodwood Festival of Speed this year, b...
Chevy Could Build Cheaper Volt
14 Mar 2011, 15:10 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / After American quality watchdog Consumer Reports said about GM's new star model, the Volt, that it is basically a car that makes no sense, as far as its key attributes and price go, news of the...
Chevy Volt to Sell in Europe for EUR41,950
5 Mar 2011, 09:04 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / As German manufacturer Opel is getting ready to launch the Ampera plug-in hybrid and enjoy the fruits of the brave new automotive world, mother company GM decided to bury all the hopes Opel had of m...
Former Oil Executive Chooses the Chevy Volt Electric Car
28 Feb 2011, 15:07 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / You would expect for a man that has worked for an oil company for no less than 40 years to stay true to the conventional powered cars. However, this is not the case with 84-year-old James Brazell, a...
Nissan Swamped, Leaf Production at Full Throttle
21 Feb 2011, 10:51 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / The Nissan Leaf, on the market for some two months now, is still at the center of debate for most people in the automotive industry. The single mass-produced pure-EV to be currently marketed is prob...
OnStar Energy Management System Explained
21 Feb 2011, 06:38 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / The arrival of the electric vehicle onto the market at the end of last year has left most of the unsuspecting consumers in the dark when it comes to the hows and whys of electric vehicle charging, e...
2012 Chevy Volt and Equinox to Debut Chevrolet MyLink
18 Feb 2011, 07:35 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / American automaker Chevrolet announced today that it will introduce a new in-car infotainment package this fall, one that will combine the safety and security of OnStar with online services like Pan...