Chevrolet Volt

The domination of the electric car segment in the USA by the Chevrolet Volt continued in May 2012 as the electric Chevy outsold the Nissan Leaf by a margin of better than 3 to 1 – helping the Volt to continue to pull away from the Leaf in terms of annual sales.  

Filed under: EV/Plug-in, Chevrolet, GM, North America, USA One recent accident in upstate New York may have been the ultimate crash test for the Chevrolet Volt extended-range plug-in vehicle. A parked Volt in Geneseo, which is about 35 miles south of Rochester, was totaled (utterly demolished, actually, as you can see in the picture above) when a driver ran a stop sign, lost control of her Toyota Camry and rammed into the vehicle, according...  

Filed under: EV/Plug-in, Hybrid, Chevrolet, GM, Nissan, Toyota, North America, USA If you drive a Nissan Leaf and aren't completely satisfied with it, now'd be a pretty good time to sell. That's the conclusion of the National Automobile Dealers Association (NADA), whose most recent guide indicated that the battery-electric Leaf holds 95 percent of its value after a year, according to Automotive News. By comparison, a Chevrolet Volt extended...  

I remember when the second-generation Toyota Prius got really popular. Supply was lower than demand and there were very few used ones on the market, so you if you wanted to sell yours, you could almost get more for it than what a brand new one sold for.  

General Motors Co.’s Chevrolet Volt was the best-selling rechargeable auto in the US in May, topping Toyota Motor Corp.’s plug-in Prius and Nissan Motor Co.’s all-electric Leaf hatchback. Deliveries of the GM plug-in sedan more than tripled to 1,680 ...  

The Chevrolet Volt was the top-selling plug-in vehicle from the top six automakers in May, posting 1,680 units, compared to 481 in May 2011. Year-to-date sales for the Volt have risen to 7,057 units, compared to 2,184 units for the...  

While on the Infiniti JX launch event, I met a gentleman who now works with Nissan, who had a number of interesting stories about his tenure at GM, and what it was like to work on the EV1 program, as well as the technology that he swears was the forerunner ...  

Filed under: Manufacturing/Plants, Chevrolet, GM They're not all for the Chevrolet Volt, but 200 new jobs are coming to General Motors Detroit-Hamtramck plant in July. GM is adding the positions to the factory because the overall production rate will increase once the facility starts making the 2013 Chevrolet Malibu, sources "familiar with the situation" told the Detroit Free Press. Those same sources told the paper that there is now a...  

... Chevrolet Cadillac is now offering incredible deals on the 2012 Chevrolet Volt. Customers can drive a Volt home today for just $249 a month! For a car that on average gets nearly 100 mpg, this is a very good deal for the budget-conscious consumer.  

The Chevrolet Volt is one of the top contenders in mass-market electric vehicles. Now you can get a look at the components that make up the electrical system with this Chevy Volt teardown article. The adventure starts with a look at the 288 cell battery. It forms a T shape and takes up the space [...]  

Since its launch last year, the Chevrolet Volt has seen its name on a long list of awards and accolades, but recently, Cars.com gave it the dubious honor of picking it as one of its Top 10 Underappreciated Cars and Trucks. All plug-in cars are ...  

For all the faults of electric vehicles (in general), the Chevy Volt does have some pretty good selling points. It was named North American Car of the Year, 2010. Its selling price of $31,645 is pretty good for an EV, and the … Continue reading →  

The Chevy Volt was crowned European Car of the Year for 2012 on March 5. But the celebration was muted by GM’s decision—three days earlier—to halt the Volt production line due to a lack of consumer demand. Nissan’s Leaf, which won the ...  

When the electrified Chevy Volt and Nissan Leaf hit the market ... The 2012 Toyota Prius Plug-in boasts an EPA rating of 50 mpg in hybrid mode and 95 MPGe in an electric-only mode that can be used for short trips. Using a lightweight lithium-ion battery ...  

Trinity Management Services, reportedly one of San Francisco’s largest landlords, has put the kabash on one of its tenant’s intentions to recharge his Chevy Volt on premises ... got himself the new plug-in car which can be recharged in ...