Posts Tagged ‘Chevrolet Volt’

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    Chevrolet Volt Owners May Soon Get Charged with Renewable Energy
    Chevrolet Volt owners could soon charge with renewable energy using a new solution from OnStar. The technology is enabled as OnStar receives a signal from PJM Interconnection that shows the percentage of available renewable energy on the grid. Data from this forecast is downloaded to the OnStar cloud, or Advanced Telematics Operating Management System (ATOMS). OnStar uses...
    by at January 30th, 2012 at 08:01 am
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    NHTSA Closes Chevrolet Volt Probe
    The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) has closed its safety defect investigation into the Chevrolet Volt. NHTSA opened its Preliminary Evaluation on Nov. 25 following a severe-impact lab test on a Chevrolet Volt battery packs that resulted in an electrical fire six days later. The test was conducted to reproduce a coolant leak that occurred in a full-scale...
    by at January 23rd, 2012 at 03:01 pm
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    GM Announces Safety Changes to Chevrolet Volt
    General Motors has changed the vehicle structure and battery coolant system in the Chevrolet Volt which would further protect the battery from the possibility of an electrical fire occurring days or weeks after a severe crash. The improvements came after a National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) preliminary evaluation to examine post-severe crash battery...
    by at January 5th, 2012 at 12:01 pm
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    Volt Outsells Leaf in December
    Chevrolet Volt extended-range electric vehicles has outsold Nissan’s Leaf all-electric car for the third consecutive month. GM sold 1,529 Chevrolet Volts in December, up over 1,139 units in November, 1,108 units in October, and a relatively big improvement over the 723 units delivered in September. Sales of the Chevrolet Volt totaled 7,671 units in 2011. Currently, about...
    by at January 5th, 2012 at 09:01 am
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    Volt Outsells Leaf in November
    Chevrolet Volt extended-range electric vehicles has outsold Nissan’s Leaf all-electric car for the second consecutive month, despite some negative publicity over two fires of Volt battery packs during government crash tests. GM sold 1,139 Chevrolet Volts in November, up over the 1,108 units in October, and a relatively big improvement over the 723 units delivered in...
    by at December 2nd, 2011 at 02:12 am
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    Survey: Chevrolet Volt Buyers Most-Satisfied in U.S.
    Chevrolet Volt buyers are the most-satisfied car owners in the U.S., according to the Consumer Reports’ latest annual owner-satisfaction survey released Thursday.. Ninety-three percent of respondents who own the Chevrolet Volt said they would definitely buy it again, making it the highest-rated car in the nationally representative survey. The Volt narrowly edged...
    by at December 1st, 2011 at 07:12 am
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    GM to Offer Free Loaner Cars to Volt Owners as Feds Probe Fires
    General Motors announced Monday initiatives for customer satisfaction and battery safety research to ensure ongoing confidence in the Chevrolet Volt extended-range electric vehicle. GM said any Volt owner who had safety concerns would be offered a different GM car as a loaner vehicle. “A vehicle loan program of this nature is well beyond the norm for a preliminary investigation,...
    by at November 28th, 2011 at 02:11 pm
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    Chevrolet Volt Battery Fires Prompt Investigation
    Chevrolet Volt is the subject of a U.S. safety probe after its lithium-ion batteries caught fire in crash tests, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said Friday. One Volt battery pack that was being closely monitored following a government crash test caught fire Thursday, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said in a statement. Another recently...
    by at November 27th, 2011 at 03:11 am
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    Chevrolet Volt Priced at $75,533 in China
    General Motors on Monday announced that the Chevrolet Volt will go on sale at 13 Shanghai GM Chevrolet dealerships in eight Chinese cities: Beijing, Shanghai, Hangzhou, Suzhou, Wuxi, Guangzhou, Shenzhen and Foshan. Chinese buyers will have to pay nearly double the amount as an American for a Chevrolet Volt. The Volt will be priced at RMB 498,000 ($75,533). In the U.S.,...
    by at November 21st, 2011 at 01:11 pm
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    Mitsubishi i, Chevrolet Volt Top 2012 Fuel Economy Guide
    The government’s fueleconomy.gov site that carries information from the DOE and EPA about fuel economy named the 2012 Mitsubishi i and the extended-range Chevrolet Volt as the most efficient electric vehicle and as the most fuel efficient vehicle with a gasoline engine. The federal fueleconomy.gov website has named its most fuel efficiency vehicles built between...
    by at November 21st, 2011 at 12:11 am
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