Posts Tagged ‘Chevrolet Volt’

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    Smart Grid to be Tested Using Chevrolet Volts
    General Motors and OnStar are launching the first real-world pilot of smart grid solutions for electric vehicles using hundreds of Chevrolet Volts leased by General Electric for its employees. Starting this quarter, hundreds of employees of regional utilities will drive leased Chevrolet Volts as their everyday vehicles and participate in the pilot. Automakers and utility...
    by at July 20th, 2011 at 07:07 am
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    New York City Adds More Electric Vehicles to City Fleet
    New York City mayor Michael Bloomberg announced on Tuesday that the city has added 70 new electric vehicles to the 360 already in the city’s fleet. The City’s new batch of electric vehicles includes: 50 new Chevrolet Volts, 10 new Ford Transit Connect Electric cargo vans, and 10 new Navistar E-star fully electric utility trucks. The city also launched an informational...
    by at July 13th, 2011 at 02:07 am
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    GM Announces Chevrolet Volt UK Pricing
    The Chevrolet Volt will be offered for a price of £28,545 (including a £5,000 government grant) when it reaches UK showrooms in early 2012. The UK pricing of the Chevrolet Volt is about £8,000 higher than the current entry-level US list price of the 2011 model-year Volt. The right-hand drive Chevrolet Volt has an electric-only range of between 30 and 50 miles depending...
    by at July 1st, 2011 at 09:07 am
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    2012 Chevrolet Volt Available Nationwide; Priced at $39,995
    GM announced today that dealers in all 50 states can take orders for the 2012 Chevrolet Volt, which will come in a model priced at $39,995 (including delivery) or about $1,000 less than the 2011 price. For 2012 Chevrolet Volt, consumers will be able to choose from a total of seven option packages compared with only three for the 2011 model. A loaded Volt, with leather...
    by at June 10th, 2011 at 12:06 pm
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    Chevrolet Volt Earns Top Safety Rating from NHTSA [videos]
    The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has awarded the Chevrolet Volt with its five-star safety rating in the new, more stringent safety ratings system for the 2011 model year. Under the NHTSA’s new rating system, all vehicles are given a single rating of one to five stars encompassing front and side impact safety as well as resistance to rollovers. The...
    by at June 4th, 2011 at 03:06 am
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    Nissan Takes Cheap Shot at Chevy Volt in New LEAF Ad
    The Renault-Nissan Alliance has launched a massive advertising campaign called “Gas Powered Everything” using comparisons with internal combustion engine to highlight the advanced technology of its new electric cars. The Nissan LEAF ad begins with a couple waking up in the morning to their alarm clock, which is powered by a gasoline engine with a tiny Mack truck-style...
    by at May 28th, 2011 at 03:05 am
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    U.S. Administration to Buy 116 Plug-In Electric Cars
    The Obama administration announced it is buying the first 116 plug-in electric cars and will install charging stations in government buildings in five cities. The 101 Chevrolet Volts, 10 Nissan Leafs and five Think City EVs will be leased to 20 agencies, including the Energy Department, the Treasury Department and the Navy, in five cities— Detroit, Washington, D.C.,...
    by at May 24th, 2011 at 11:05 pm
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    GM Ups Volt Production Targets
    General Motors says it will reconfigure the Detroit-Hamtramck Assembly plant so it can significantly expand production of its Chevrolet Volt extended-range electric cars. GM will shut down the plant for four weeks in June for planned upgrades to prepare for a significant increase in the rate of Volt production, along with assembly of the 2013 Chevrolet Malibu midsize sedan. Already...
    by at May 18th, 2011 at 04:05 pm
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    Chevrolet Volt Makes Japan Debut
    The Chevrolet Volt extended-range electric vehicle made its debut in Japan today at the opening of the annual Spring Congress of the Japan Society of Automotive Engineers in Yokohama. The Chevrolet Volt is appearing on the GM stand throughout the three-day event, which is expected to attract up to 70,000 visitors from industry, academia, government and media.  In addition,...
    by at May 18th, 2011 at 10:05 am
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    Solar Power Coming to Volt Plant
    DTE Energy will install a solar field at GM’s Detroit-Hamtramck assembly Plant that can generate about 516 kilowatts of pure solar energy, which will be to charge up to 150 Chevrolet Volt extended range electric cars every day. The 264,000-square-foot project is expected to be completed at the end of the summer and will save the facility approximately $15,000 per...
    by at May 11th, 2011 at 09:05 pm
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