The two most closely guarded secrets about the Chevrolet Volt have been its price and its fuel economy while running in generator mode.
Now that we know the price, how about the other secret?
It...
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Wow. Its hard to believe we finally know how much the Volt will cost. $41,000 well-equipped before the $7500 federal tax credit. Or $350 per month for a three year 36 month lease, and $2500 down,...
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After more than three years of intense debate, discussion, and speculation and over a fifteen hundred articles on GM-Volt.com, the moment has finally arrived for GM to unveil the Chevrolet...
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As we sit here on the eve of the official Volt pricing announcement after three years of waiting, information about ordering details have begun to come online.
The Volt is now appearing on GM’s...
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General Motors first announced they would develop a commercial plugin hybrid in mid-2006, six months prior to announcing the Volt concept.
Since then the automaker has ostensibly been working on...
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Air-conditioning coolant made of hydrofluorocarbons is a significant greenhouse gas that may contribute to climate change.
These molecules accumulate in the atmosphere, break down very slowly, and...
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We’ve been waiting a very long time to find out one not so insignificant detail about the Volt; how much it will cost.
Recently we learend from Tony DiSalle, the Volt markting director that GM...
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Yesterday General Motors held a communications conference with all of the Chevrolet dealers in the car’s launch markets. This includes California, Michigan, Washington DC, Texas, New York, New...
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In the latest installment of GM-produced two minute transparency videos, the company gives us a taste of what its like to test the Chevrolet Volt braking system.
Featured in the video is Performance...
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Ever since that day in January three and a half years ago when GM first introduced the Volt concept, one question has been by far the most frequently asked. How much?
Bob Lutz’ initial...
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A lot of thought went into the paddle shifter found in the Chevrolet Volt.
Lead interior designer Tim Grieg noted back in 2008 when the car was first unveiled that because the car has no transmission...
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And finally the last has fallen.
Following GM, Toyota, Ford, Nissan, Mercedes Benz, Volkswagen, and Audi, now Honda has finally committed its entry into the plug-in hybrid arena. In an announcement...
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After all this time its pretty amazing to hear GM’s final decision on the Chevrolet Volt’s battery warranty. Eight years or 100,000 miles.
We have known for a long time that GM was...
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There aren’t very many people who have taken the wheel of the future and have driven late model prototypes of both the Nissan LEAF and Chevrolet Volt. One who has is the well-known automotive...
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For a time, it was assumed by many (myself included) that the Volt would come with a 10 year/150,000 mile warranty in California and other CARB states (17 of them in total), and a 8 year/100,000 mile...
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Prior to Tesla offering its IPO we learned that Toyota would enter a partnership agreement with the California-based electric automaker to jointly develop electric cars.
With the successfully IPO,...
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President Obama visited Holland Michigan on Thursday to participate in the groundbreaking ceremony of the new LG Chem battery plant. This plant was funded in part by a DOE stimulus grant of $151...
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It’s really no surprise that the 230 MPG rating GM once promoted the Volt as acheiving will not be officially approved by the EPA.
This efficiency was determined based on a draft methodology...
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After years of speculation, General Motors has finally announced the terms of the warranty on the Chevrolet Volt’s lithium ion battery pack; eight years/100,000 miles.
The 16 total kwh pack...
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GM has issued a brief press statement indicating that some major Volt news will be announced Wednesday at 2 PM Eastern time. The news will be reported from GMs Brownstown battery assembly plant. This...
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