Chevy Volt 2010

A severe crash last week destroyed a Chevy Volt, but caused no fire, casting doubt on the whole political firestorm last winter over the Volt fire risk. A horrible accident last week in Geneseo NY destroyed a Chevy Volt. Because that Volt did not burst ...  

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 ...  

... 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.  

When the Chevy Volt came to market a year ago, I was highly intrigued- an electric car with a back up generator. In a nutshell, the Volt has a 16-kWh lithium-ion battery supplying a 111-kW electric propulsion system, plus a 1.4 litre generator ...  

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 accolade in 2011 ...  

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...  

Whaddya think, that Volt buyers were trading in a Cadillac for their new plug-ins? Nope. Most buyers of Chevrolet Volt extended-range plug-in vehicles are coming in from outside of the General Motors family, the automaker says. DETROIT – The ...  

Face it, some people today would worry about electric cars in the event of a terrorist attack, or calamity ... license plate – the Volt would be a victim of range anxiety soon enough – possibly sooner than a Leaf for that matter which ...  

Filed under: EV/Plug-in, Hybrid, Chevrolet, Pacific Region, Videos Did you know the Chevrolet Volt can outrun a gaggle of slow-rambling zombies? Did you know that even in an apocalyptic wasteland, beautiful women will drive freshly washed cars? These are two of the messages in a new ad (of sorts) for the plug-in hybrid that was created by Josh Soskin for the Mofilm Barcelona 2012 Video Contest. The spot, viewable below, makes an odd case...  

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 →  

General Motors is adding about 200 workers at its Detroit-Hamtramck Chevy Volt factory in anticipation of increasing its production rate in July when the plant adds the 2013 Chevrolet Malibu, people familiar with the situation said. Many of the ...  

EnerG2 announced Thursday that it would add automotive executive Robert Lutz to its board of directors. As Sustainable Business Oregon reports, as vice chairman at General Motors, Lutz helped introduce the Chevrolet Volt and even after leaving GM in 2010, continued to act as the car's loudest champion.  

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As part of their sponsorship with with Maker Faire, Chevy offered to loan us a Volt for a week leading up to the Faire. When I heard about this, I jumped at the opportunity to review it. So, here’s the first MAKE car review. Hybrid Chevy doesn’t bill the Volt as a hybrid, but rather [...]  

The Department of Transportation and NHTSA have announced that a "technical symposium" will be held on May 18th "to discuss safety considerations for electric vehicles powered by lithium-ion (Li-ion) batteries." In addition to NHTSA's presentations, the Department of Energy, automotive manufacturers and battery makers will participate. Given the bias of the participants, the symposium sounds like it is going to be less informational and more...  

will stay home instead of heading out to assemble Chevrolet Volts at the local GM plant. Spokesman Chris Lee says the auto maker is trying to maintain proper inventory while matching production to demand. The Volt was rolled out with great fanfare in late ...  

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 [...]  

former GM vice chairman and “father of the Chevy Volt” Bob Lutz defended his recent fighting back against right-leaning Volt detractors, while in related news, he continued to rally support for the car. Lutz said he thinks his strongly ...  

HILO, Hawaii (AP) — Hawaii County is getting five Chevy Volt electric cars for its fleet. Each vehicle cost $47,000, but the county will receive a $4,500 credit for each car. The Volt runs on electricity stored in a battery, but it has a backup gas ...  

Mark Hildebrandt says he's only taken his Chevy Volt to the gas station three times in the past year.Laura Blodgett | For AnnArbor.comIt’s been a year since Mark Hildebrandt and his wife, Lorna, picked up their Chevy Volt —...  

San Diego, CA—May 7, 2012—Jimmie Johnson’s Kearney Mesa Chevrolet, like many other Chevrolet dealerships nationwide, helped propel record March sales for the 2012 Chevy Volt. 2,289 Volts were sold in March and though sales were down to 1,462 in April ...  

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 ...  

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 ...  

It’s a challenge to market an electric car even in the electric-car-friendly San Francisco Bay Area. There’s this “range anxiety” factor and people aren’t familiar with the technology — in the Volt’s case, an electric drive train with gas-powered extended range. Plus car aficionados (despite whether it's true anymore) will tell you you never want to buy the first model of a car. In marketing the Volt though, General Motors has an additional...  

Sales of General Motors' Chevrolet Volt are picking up, leading the automaker to restart production a week early this month at its Detroit-Hamtramck assembly plant. Chris Lee, a GM spokesman, confirmed Wednesday that GM would resume Volt production April 16 after a four-week shutdown, instead of the previously planned five-week stretch....  

Filed under: Car Buying, Hybrid, Hatchback, Toyota, Electric The Toyota Prius, the most popular hybrid in the world, was also the most popular plug-in vehicle in U.S. last month. Compared to sales of the Chevrolet Volt and the Nissan Leaf, which sold 1,462 and 370 units, respectively, the $32,000 Prius Plug-in quietly sold 1,654 copies in April, reports PluginCars. With such strong name recognition and pent-up demand for a Prius with a cord...  

The Chevy Volt is an important part of an overall program to slowly shift away from the use of all fossil fuels and utilize cleaner technology for transportation, and tax credits are a vital part of this transformation. And it’s working.  

Besides regenerative braking, energy is stored in the battery pack by charging off the power grid using the 110V charger supplied with the car or an optional 220V charging station (for faster recharging) installed by a licensed electrician. (Author's Note ...  

I am writing in response to Frederick Fleischmann's comments regarding the Chevy Volt. As a proud owner of a 2012 Volt, I would like to share some facts. My Volt cost me $43,000, which minus the $7,500 tax credit (enacted under Bush), leaves $35,500.  

The Volt is sturdy and enjoyable, grippy on curves, visually appealing and supremely quiet. Its high starting price of $39,995 means that it's not practical for most drivers. But it's also a technological marvel that may represent an important ...  

2 Chevy Volt The Chevy Volt was also initially ... giving the car a combined fuel economy of 52mpge.  The range before needing to fill up the tank is 230 Miles. Fisker is reported to have had 3,000 orders for the Karma when it delivered the first vehicle ...  

The WSJ yesterday reported that auto company executives are skeptical regarding the prospects for plug-in electric vehicles like the Chevy Volt. The skepticism was displayed at the annual Society of Automotive Engineers World Congress. Among the skeptics was General Motors' executive director of powertrain-engine engineering, Sam Winegarden (in photo). It seems that not all criticism of the Chevy Volt and cars like it are driven by a right...  

CHEVY VOLT From ‘Government’ Motors The recent feature on the introduction of the Chevy Volt (and other hybrids) into the Jacksonville government fleet was, unintentionally I’m sure, a real eye opener into the absurdity of government intrusion into the private sector. The Chevy Volt simply would not sell without massive government subsidies. read more  

About a month ago, Toyota started selling the Prius Plug-in Hybrid without much advertising – however, the power of the Prius-brand came through for Toyota and helped it surpass sales over the Nissan LEAF and the Chevrolet Volt. In April (2012 ...  

In a letter published April 25, "Obama condemned high gas prices when campaigning," Mr. Voelcker mocked the Chevy Volt. I have seen a lot in the news lately about the Chevy Volt, including the misinformation about the car spread by the right ...  

GM’s Former Vice Chairman, Bob Lutz, slammed GOP media pundits yesterday for spreading “pure fiction” about the Chevy Volt and other electric vehicles. Conservative commentators — lead Rush Limbaugh and Fox News — have taken every opportunity to tear down the Chevy Volt, calling it “crappy,” a “Fred Flinstone car,” and an “exploding Obamamobile.” They’ve even called Volt [...]  

For anyone playing close attention to the month-to-month sales results from the two leading plug-in vehicles in the U.S., the Chevrolet Volt and the Nissan Leaf, April had some depressing news. After selling a record number of Volts in March ...  

The electric car might not be enjoying a good moment. General Motors Corp. stopped production for five weeks on the Chevy Volt, and sales of new all-electric cars such as the Volt and the Nissan Leaf are dismal. It's further evidence that transitioning American drivers to electric vehicles (EV) is simply a hard sell.  

Is the Chevy Volt way too expensive – a car for well-meaning but well-heeled greenies to make themselves feel good? Or, is it so frugal to own and drive that you cannot afford not to get one? Those are two extreme views aren’t they?  

A Jacksonville.com report gives a good explanation for why some Florida localities are purchasing Chevy Volts. When Jacksonville's chief of fleet management, Karim Kurji, was asked what the advantage of going green by purchasing Volts was he hit the nail on the head when he replied, "Federal money." The story goes on to reveal that the total federal taxpayer money used to subsidize one Chevy Volt purchased by Atlantic Beach was over $33,000...  

GM halted production of the Chevy Volt plug-in hybrid in early March due to rising inventory, but now the automaker has restarted production earlier than expected. GM originally planned on temporarily halting production from March 19 to April 23 to reduce the inventory of unsold Volts sitting in Chevy showrooms, but production has been restarted [...]  

Word on the street today is that General Motors will be updating the 2013 Chevy Volt plug-in hybrid with some styling upgrades and a new “EV Hold Mode” that will allow the Volt to stay in electric-only mode longer in slower city traffic. The “EV Hold Mode” forces the Volt to use its range-extender engine at [...]  

NAPERVILLE, Ill., April 19, 2012 /PRNewswire-iReach/ -- The 2012 Chevy Volt is available and waiting for Chicago area car shoppers to come and take it for a test drive at Chevrolet of Naperville. The plug-in hybrid car had its best sales month ever in March and sold 2,280 cars. This...  

Ross Pomeroy, RealClearScienceA mere 16 months after the Chevy Volts U.S. release, the manic fanfare surrounding the vehicle has fizzled. Critics are now arraigning the car from all angles, and many regard it as a flop. But amidst this onslaught of criticism and bad press, a different, less apparent comparison comes to mind. The Chevy Volt is very much like Apples original Macintosh. Heres how:Hype, Hype, and More HypeWho can forget Apples...  

Cheryl VannLeeuwen took a test tube to the back side of an electric car, the Chevy Volt, pulled the emissions in, and sealed the cap. She showed the test tube to her environmental science students, a college class comprised of juniors and seniors. The emissions from the Volt were what VanLeeuwen expected—zero. The class also recently collected carbon monoxide emissions data from a Mercedes, a Scion, a Mustang and a Cadillac. She held the...  

The Chevy Volt has been getting a lot of attention since GM decided to pause production for five weeks, due to growing inventory. And although sales of the Volt this year are not off to a great start in the U.S, the Volt’s better-looking twin, the Opel Ampera, is apparently doing quite well in Europe [...]  

When the government picks winners and losers in the market, it almost always picks losers. Renewable energy is one of the government's favored industries du jour. Sadly, in practice, subsidy programs for renewable energy technologies consistently fail to ...  

Every year the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety tests crashworthiness: a measure of how well a car will protect passengers during a crash. Models which score well are given a top honor, the Top Safety Pick. For 2012, The Chevrolet Volt was awarded the Top Safety Pick in the Small Cars category. This safe and efficient model can now be purchased at Royal Chevrolet in Richmond, Virginia.The IIHS conducts a series of four crash tests when...  

Most recently, it underwent a review ... they get behind the wheel of a state-of-of the-art vehicle like the Chevrolet Volt? "Oh my God, this is quiet, absolutely silent. You can hear the whir of the electric motor a little bit," said Back ...  

The Opel/Vauxhall Ampera recently went on sale in Europe and is off to a good start. The Detroit News reports that General Motors has already received 7000 orders for the Chevy Volt’s European twin and is on track to meet its goal of selling 10,000 ...  

Leo Karl III, President of Karl Chevrolet, the Stamford area Chevy dealership that has supplied the second Chevrolet Volt to the City which has the license plate VOLT-1, said. “I have been driving this car myself for about 7,000 miles and have averaged ...  

Michigan Democrats teed off on Mitt Romney Wednesday, a day after Romney swept three Republican primaries in his quest for the GOP presidential nomination, accusing him of “rooting for Detroit to fail” and criticizing the success of the Chevy Volt.  

Filed under: EV/Plug-in, Hybrid, Manufacturing/Plants, Chevrolet, GM Just the other day, we heard that General Motors might extend its traditional two-week summer shutdown to three weeks for the Chevrolet Volt. But, after record Volt sales last month, we wonder how the calendar looks in Hamtramck now. We wonder because we are hearing reports that the current shutdown - originally scheduled to run for five weeks, from March 19 to April 23...  

Politico discovered that Republicans plan to make the Chevy Volt a campaign issue. Why those dastardly Republicans. How dare they base their campaign on the many, many presidential failures under President Obama. They should stick to the real issues such ...  

It would appear that the ELR is not content with living in the shadows as another leak — this time from GM’s own OnStar telematics division — has accidently revealed the 2014 GM vehicle roster on their website. Confirmation has yet to come from ...  

FLINT, MI --When a 2012 Chevy Volt came to Genesee County recently for a week-long test drive, its presence raised questions about the promised economic impact of Volt-related work in the Flint area. Has it created an economic boost that was ...  

Since the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration closed the investigation in January, General Motors Co. has released a series of commercials involving Volt owners talking about the extended-range vehicles, and some owners have even taken it upon themselves to take action.  

The report by the NY Times that it would take up to 27 years for Chevy Volt buyers to save enough money in gas costs to make up for the high price of the car must be very confusing for apologists of the vehicle. The normal defense for any criticism is to accuse sources of having a right wing hate of the car. But the NY Times? The very vocal Volt defenders, who are quick to attack anyone who doesn't agree that the car is a technological marvel...  

Business Editor Rick Haglund's column about the Chevy Volt failed to present ownership costs ... With a 10-year electric car life, it's $2,500 more a year in purchase costs to save $475 a year in gas. At $4 gas, it takes 52 years of gas mileage ...  

General Motors Co. will suspend production of the Chevrolet Volt for an extra week this summer as it tries to control the electric car's inventory. But the company says sales picked up in March to a record of more than 2,000, and it may cancel the extra week if sales stay strong.  

Aside from the futuristic display that told me I was running only on electric power -- and a reminder that I had 19 miles before the car’s Voltec drivetrain ... t much about my maiden voyage in a Chevy Volt that screamed “eco.”  

Undoubtedly sobered by the plight of the Chevy Volt, which recently idled production for five weeks, furloughing 1300 workers in an effort to draw down excess inventory, the Ford Focus EV team has taken a number of innovative steps to avoid a similar plight.  

Undoubtedly sobered by the plight of the Chevy Volt, which recently idled production for five weeks, furloughing 1300 workers in an effort to draw down excess inventory, the Ford Focus EV team has taken a number of innovative steps to avoid a similar plight.  

Don't get too excited about the record sales number just posted by General Motors Chevy Volt in March, as the sales charge for the electric car may have been brought to life by a big corporate buyer. The Volt rebound - a month after GM temporarily shuttered production of the car - needs to be set against the likely influence played by GE in driving up the Volt sales number. Volt sales in March of 2,289 were 50% higher than December 2011, which...  

Filed under: EV/Plug-in, Hybrid, Chevrolet Uh-oh, the right-wing wall against the Chevrolet Volt is really starting to crumble. Following months of beating on the Volt, Fox News aired a puff piece on how great the Volt is earlier this week. Today, we hear that former president George H.W. Bush has purchased a Volt for his son Neil as a birthday present. As our friend Chelsea Sexton said on Twitter, "Can't wait to see what Fox News makes of...  

The Chevy Volt — manufactured by bailout recipient General Motors, championed by President Barack Obama and touted as a solution to global warming. No wonder it’s become an election-year punching bag for conservatives. From Rush Limbaugh to Mitt Romney, critics on the right have tried to turn the electric-gasoline plug-in hybrid car into a synonym for Big Government overreach. Fox News business anchor Neil Cavuto recently called it a “Fred...  

2012Volt009 [HCTITLE] [HCDATE] With April sales numbers in, GM reported 1462 Chevrolet Volts spld in a month with three fewer selling days, and given that April is traditionally a weaker month than March. This total is ...  

surewouldoutlaw writes "On the heels of the news that the Chevy Volt had a record month, selling 2,289 units in March, the Detroit-Hamtramck plant where the car is made will be resuming production of the car one week early, reducing a five-week shutdown to just four weeks, the United Auto Workers union said Tuesday. The shutdown had been put in place to re-align supply with demand. Volt workers have also begun to lash out at Republican...  

Good thing GM is planning to start building Chevy Volts again soon - March saw 2,289 of the cars sold, by far the biggest month ever for the plug-in electric, the company reported. read more  

Who would have thought it? Given the flack the Chevy Volt has received at Republican hands over the last few months, former Republican president George H. W. Bush dealt the Volt attackers a serious blow, deciding to purchase one of GM’s extended range electric cars. The Volt, which has become a symbol of all that’s wrong with the Obama administration according to a number of conservatives, might finally be getting a break. In addition to Bush...  

While most electric cars are being targeted at people who live in towns and cities because of their limited range on a full charge, Chevrolet UK will be taking a completely different approach with the Volt.  

Seriously. There's not much else to say about it, because all the video shows are the people – including celebrities like Paris Hilton and some actor from The Hunger Games – and the car. The coolest part? When we see a tall crane shot of the ...  

In March, the Detroit-based automaker said it planned to temporarily lay off the 1,300 workers at its Detroit-Hamtramck Assembly in an attempt to meet production with demand, which has been less than enthusiastic in wake of a federal investigation and political scrutiny.  

Another important story goes unreported by TV networks receiving millions of dollars in ad revenue from General Motors. Viewers getting their news from Obama-friendly sources continue to hear about how great GM is doing. For those getting their news from internet sites not beholden to Government Motors, the reports aren't as good. March US market share for GM fell to 17.5% in March, the lowest level for "Old" or "New" GM since 1922. One has to...  

One more driving mode, one less color. That's the crux of the changes in store for the 2013 Chevrolet Volt extended-range plug-in electric vehicle. Changes for the 2013 model year will include a driving mode that lets drivers force the car into ...  

NEW YORK (TheStreet) -- As high gas prices dominate the headlines and pain at the pump multiplies, General Motors'(GM) Chevy Volt is finding more consumers willing to buy into the plug-in electric hybrid vehicle concept. In fact, initial ...  

Fox Nation has a post up suggesting there is something "FISHY" about record sales of the Chevy Volt: The post excerpts the first four paragraphs of an article from TheStreet about concerns that the Volt's sales numbers may have been skewed by ...  

Besides it being some kind of perverted status symbol, rich people are the only human beings who can afford to deal with its sorrowful economic liability:Savings come slowly for hybrid, electric car ownersBy Nevin Batiwalla, Nashville Business JournalIf you're thinking about buying a fuel-efficient hybrid, electric or otherwise eco-friendly vehicle as a way to save money over time, do your homework — or be prepared to wait.Buyers who choose...  

Last week ago I mentioned the strange "controversy" over the Chevy Volt. This car is the brainchild of a lifelong auto enthusiast who is also a political conservative, but to the right-wing media it has become a whipping boy and symbol of pinko ...  

Via the built-in front screen, the car could also control networked appliances back home, things like lights, A/C units and garage doors. Also, the thing that makes this system different from just having two video screens in the back of the car ...  

Coming on strong sales in March, the Chevy Volt is going back into production a week early. This is part of today's strong sales report for the Big Three US automakers and another part of the equation in the on-going...  

Zipcar, the popular car sharing network in the U.S., has announced the launch of the company’s first large-scale plug-in vehicle pilot program in Chicago. Five Chevy Volts are now available to Zipcar members, with up to 20 additional plug-in vehicles to be added into the Chicago fleet during 2012. The new Zipcar vehicles will be [...]  

Filed under: Car Buying, Hybrid, Hatchback, Chevrolet, Electric One more driving mode, one less color. That's the crux of the changes in store for the 2013 Chevrolet Volt extended-range plug-in electric vehicle. Changes for the 2013 model year will include a driving mode that lets drivers force the car into gas-powered, extended-range mode in situations where it's most advantageous to switch out of EV-only mode, GM Inside News reports...  

But it's a big cost difference. You're looking at a starting price ... But Randy Gilbert, who works out of Flint Engine Operations helping to build the gasoline engines that power the Volt battery, maintains affordability for the electric ...  

The Prius actually shows an advantage below 16 miles, which Ray suspects is down to its brief electric range, but also being more efficient on electricity alone thanks to its lower weight–the plug-in Prius uses only 0.29 kw-hr/mile compared to ...  

First hitting the streets in the last month of 2010, the Chevy Volt has had a long, hard slog as a new car on the market. Having been lambasted and unfairly linked to Obama by GM-hating conservatives, the Volt has also suffered from questions ab ...  

I'd like to address a few of the claims he made in his post. Higgins says that "sales of the Chevy Volt and the Nissan Leaf are up dramatically over last year" and that electric car sales will increase 82 percent next year. His claim is at odds with the facts.  

General Motors' Detroit-Hamtramck plant is back to producing Chevy Volts and Opel/Vauxhall Amperas a week ... behind it and positive pressure for sales, GM’s halo car has industry watchers waiting to see how things will go.  

In fact, the design is so unlike the quirky Toyota Prius and the boxy Nissan Leaf, one could easily walk past the Volt parked on a street without realizing it's a plug-in-electric extended-range car that can get an equivalent fuel economy of 60 ...  

Driven by $4 a gallon gasoline, new car buyers snapped up 2,289 copies of GM's new electricity-and-gasoline powered Chevrolet Volt last month, a record monthly high that more than doubled its February sales. As a result, officials at the big automaker last ...  

(Chevy Volt sales story updated for limited impact of GE fleet purchases) NEW YORK (TheStreet) -- As high gas prices dominate the headlines and pain at the pump multiplies, General Motors' Chevy Volt is finding more consumers willing to buy into the plug-in electric hybrid vehicle concept. In fact, initial concerns that the record sales number posted by the Chevy Volt in March was driven by a big fleet purchase from GE were premature and...  

Imagine that. Former Republican President George H.W. Bush recently bought his son Neil a Chevrolet Volt as a birthday present. This is the car that all right-thinking right-wingers demand we hate. In their political prism, the Volt has ...  

I read with interest your negative April 1 column about electric cars. I bought a Chevrolet Volt and the column ignores key facts that tip the balance toward the electric car. First, not one electron of the energy that goes into my car comes from OPEC ...  

Driven by $4 a gallon gasoline, new car buyers snapped up 2,289 copies of GM's new electricity-and-gasoline powered Chevrolet Volt last month, a record monthly high that more than doubled its February sales. As a result, officials at the big ...  

As we heard last week, the Chevy will soon provide its Volt owners with a little more control. The 2013 Volt will allow drivers to NOT use the electric mode if they choose? Why would they do that? Well, perhaps to save the battery for upcoming ...  

DETROIT, April 5 (UPI) -- A leading U.S. Democratic lawmaker assailed GOP presidential front-runner Mitt Romney for twice taking a shot at the Chevrolet Volt plug-in hybrid electric car. "Mr. Romney is one of those people who only takes his foot ...  

Though the Chevy Volt and Vauxhall Ampera are built on the same platform, the reception the two cars have received could not be more different. While the Volt has been polarized and bastardized as a product of Obama, the Ampera sold out before ...  

(AP) DETROIT - General Motors (GM) is suspending production of the Chevrolet Volt for an extra week this summer to control inventory. But a spokeswoman says the company sold a record number of the electric cars in March and may cancel the extra ...  

Makers of alt-fuel cars and the government love to create colorful images for how much gasoline the vehicles save and General Motors came up with one today: It says Chevy Volt owners collectively have saved a supertanker's worth of gas since the ...  

Aside from the overall imperative to get a new vehicle with excellent fuel economy, TrueCar execs are suggesting that ... extremely positive changes in sales for its all-electric Chevy Volt, with about 2200 units sold last month, compared to sales of ...  

General Motors Co. will reportedly recharge Chevrolet Volt production a week earlier than expected. According to the Detroit Free Press, GM will resume production of the extended-range vehicle April 16 after a four-week shutdown, instead of the ...  

Zipcar, perhaps the best-known car sharing service in America, has announced that the company will be providing Chevy Volt rentals for its Chicago customers. Although the business is calling the program its first “electric vehicle pilot ...  

Reports of the possible death of the Chevy Volt that have been echoing around on the right ... Production of the electric-plugin car had been suspended for what was announced as a five-week span, due to a lack of demand. According to a report in the ...  

Makers of alternative-fuel cars and the government love to create colorful images for how much gasoline the vehicles save and General Motors has come up with one: It says Chevy Volt owners collectively have saved a supertanker's worth of gas ...  

Sales of General Motors' Chevrolet Volt are picking up, leading the automaker to restart production a week early this month at its Detroit-Hamtramck assembly plant. Chris Lee, a GM spokesman, confirmed Wednesday that GM would resume Volt ...  

This mitigates the range anxiety associated with a pure plug-in. Maybe more importantly, the Chevy Volt is an American car and creates American manufacturing jobs. Toyota makes its Prius hybrid in Japan. (Toyota postponed plans to make the Prius ...  

The Republican Party and President Obama have made the Chevy Volt into something of a political football. Lost in the rhetoric is the fact that the Republicans themselves helped promote the Volt before Obama ever even sat down in the Oval Office ...  

MLive.comRe-Volting Development: Chevy Volt Sales Surged in MarchForbes1 in this argument: today's sales results for March, which showed Volt sales zooming to 2259 units for the month, a full 277 percent ahead of a year earlier and about the same percentage ahead of poor sales in January of this year.GE Places Asterisk on Record Chevy Volt SalesTheStreet.comGM touts uptick in March sales for Chevy VoltThe Detroit NewsGM adds a week to Volt...  

Filed under: Hybrid, Plants/Manufacturing, Hatchback, Chevrolet, UAW/Unions, Electric Just the other day, we heard that General Motors might extend its traditional two-week summer shutdown to three weeks for the Chevrolet Volt. But, after record Volt sales last month, we wonder how the calendar looks in Hamtramck now. We wonder because we are hearing reports that the current shutdown - originally scheduled to run for five weeks, from March 19...  

General Motors plans to halt production of the Chevrolet Volt at its Detroit-Hamtramck plant for three weeks in July, instead of the traditional two-week shutdown. "This is (a) normal part of business as managing to market demand," GM ...  

Bob Lutz is not going to take the attacks on electric cars lying down – the closest he'll come to that is doing push-ups on The Colbert Report. After spending a few of his Forbes' columns laying into right-wing pundits for their attacks on the ...  

Good thing GM is planning to start building Chevy Volts again soon—March saw 2,289 of the cars sold, by far the biggest month ever for the plug-in electric, the company reported. Nissan, meanwhile, said sales of its all-electric Leaf also climbed ...  

But they may not know that small choices, like how they choose to warm the Volt's interior on a chilly day, also makes a difference in how far they can go on battery power alone. Most Chevrolet Volt owners probably apply the same driving habits long ...  

Detroit Free Press reports General Motors plans to halt production of the Chevy Volt extended-range EV for three weeks in July rather than the traditional two-week summer shutdown. Following the current production halt now in effect through April 23, the ...  

Mike Colias covers General Motors for Automotive News. The Chevrolet Volt finally got some good ... units simply offered grist for the Volt’s critics. It turned a nice story about GM innovation into a tale of tanking sales.  

Gas prices hitting $4 a gallon hasn't sent car shoppers flocking toward the Chevrolet Volt plug-in hybrid; there's still a few thousand available at dealers despite a temporary plant shutdown. Yet there's several signs that the controversial plug-in hybrid ...  

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DETROIT — General Motors Co. will suspend production of the Chevrolet Volt for an extra week this summer as it tries to control the electric car’s inventory. But the company says sales picked up in March to a record of more than 2,000 ...  

With perfect timing, the engineers at Callaway Cars have introduced a more powerful version of the Chevrolet Volt that should provide the speed boost some drivers are looking for. Reeves Callaway and his engineers, known for building highly ...  

General Motors will halt production of its Chevy Volt extended-range EV for three weeks in July instead of the usual two, according to Detroit Free Press. A move to adjust to demand, the longer summer shutdown follows the five-week production halt ...  

Globe and MailChevy Volt sales double in MarchFox NewsIf it holds up, the March sales rate puts Chevy on track to sell approximately 25000 Volts this year. Volt production was suspended for five weeks beginning on March 19th in an effort to better align supply to demand. Chevrolet has since announced that ...Re-Volting Development: Chevy Volt Sales Surged in MarchForbesGM adds a week to Volt factory's normal summer shutdown; company says March...  

Those are the partial results from a focus group of Independent voters in Denver, CO and Richmond, VA sponsored by Resurgent Republic: Participants in all four focus groups were asked, “If President Obama was a car, what kind of car would he ...  

(Credit: General Motors) The Chevy Volt will restart production "earlier than previously planned" due to an uptick in demand, General Motors announced earlier this week, but will this ...  

"My husband (JDHCalif) wrote a lengthy review and I wanted to add my 2 cents. We are actually now getting nearly 130mpg per day because his company installed an electrical outlet in his office parking area. The car costs about $2 to fully charge at PG&E rates and each full charge takes the car about 45 miles. Even though we drive 130 mile+ daily commutes we are burning almost no gas...not insignificant in CA where gas is now $4.63 per gallon...  

DETROIT -- General Motors Co. will suspend production of the Chevrolet Volt for an extra week this summer as it tries to control the electric car's inventory. But the company says sales picked up in March to a record of more than 2,000 ...  

The Republican Party and President Obama have made the Chevy Volt into something of a political football. Lost in the rhetoric is the fact that the Republicans themselves helped promote the Volt before Obama ever even sat down in the Oval Office.  

General Motors Co. will suspend production of the Chevrolet Volt for an extra week this summer as it attempts to match supply with demand. The Detroit-based automaker is taking a "very disciplined approach" with production, and will idle its ...  

Political agenda trumps Volt facts on "fair and balanced" channel Political liberals have long hated General Motors, partly because long-ago GM leaders did bad things and built bad products, but mostly because it was really big, successful and ...  

It's now been more than a year and 18,000 miles since we bought our 2011 Chevrolet Volt. After having the car for so long, we'd like to share some of our lasting likes and dislikes about the car to give you an all-encompassing view of our time ...  

Given the flak the Chevy Volt has received at Republican hands over the last few months, former Republican president George H. W. Bush dealt the Volt attackers a serious blow, deciding to purchase one of GM’s extended range electric cars.  

Positive responses liken Obama to practical cars: a minivan (family friendly), an Accord or Camry (not flashy or ostentatious), or a Jeep (navigates hurdles). Those who hold a more negative opinion of the President compare him to cars with ...  

Q. I think electric cars are the wave of the future. As soon as I read that [GM’s Volt is available in all states], I contacted a nearby Chevy dealer who has been a lifelong friend to get on the list to buy one. He assured me that I’d be among his first 50. The price will be about $40,000. The demand is apparently so great that the dealer will be able to demand full sticker price for some time to come, so I got no price break. However, he...  

Conservatives love to hate the Chevy Volt. The plug-in advanced hybrid car seems to annoy Republicans, Tea Partiers and Libertarians alike. Then this week, one conservative went rogue. Lee Spieckerman, owner of SpieckermanMedia in Fort Worth, Texas, went ...  

It appears the right-wing wall against the Chevrolet Volt is starting to crumble. Following months of beating on the Volt, Fox News aired a puff piece on how great the Volt is earlier this week. Now we hear that former president George H.W. Bush has purchased a Volt for his son Neil as a birthday present. As our friend Chelsea Sexton said on Twitter, "Can't wait to see what Fox News makes of that!" In a sense, the Bush family should be...  

Chevrolet Volt. Electric when you want it, gas when you need it. Note: The 2012 Chevy Volt offers an EPA-estimated 35 miles on a full charge based on 94 MPGe [electric] and an additional 340 miles with a full tank based on 35 city, 40 MPG highway [gas]. Actual range varies with conditions.   The [...]  

One more thing about electric cars. Think about this: How often do you need to service your refrigerator motor? You will never have to replace the water pump ... and Michelle Obama might run for office. If your diary covers an election or ...  

More plug-ins in total were sold last month than in any month since December 2010, when the Nissan Leaf and the Chevy Volt–the first two mass produced electric cars of the modern era–went on sale,” Green Car Reports notes. February Volt ...  

Former GM vice chairman Robert Lutz is "worked up" over what his fellow conservatives are saying about the Chevy Volt. "I think conservatism can stand on its own merits without telling, frankly, falsehoods about technologically the most advanced car on the planet," Lutz said. "A vehicle where the average owner gets over 250 miles per gallon. The electric vehicle credit, $7,500, is described as another subsidy that the Obama administration puts...  

I'd been suffering through a particularly dispiriting run of luxury SUVs. I realize that's not something to normally complain about, but when guys start dropping new cars in your driveway every Wednesday morning, your conception of reality shifts.  

That goes for other electric car models and, to a lesser extent, hybrid models, as well. From the NYT report: [O]pting for models that promise better mileage through new technologies does not necessarily save money, according to data compiled ...  

ZEPHYRHILLS — For more than a year, Todd Vande Berg, the city's planning and development director, has traveled to work on his electric bicycle instead of making the two-mile ride in a family car. His eldest daughter got her license and rather ...  

“We are meeting supply and demand,” Mark Reuss, president of GM North America, said to the Detroit Free Press at the New York International Auto Show. “It’s not just Volt. It’s everything.” The rise in demand may be due in part to the new Low ...  

Jeff Phillips loves his Chevy Volt. The Fenton resident said he averages 120 miles to the gallon and typically fills his tank once a month. When it comes to charging the hybrid electric car, he spends $15 to $20 a month.  Driving on only ...  

There’s a saying that the best way to convince someone he wants an electric car is to let him drive one. In Southern California, members of the GM communications team are running an informal program to loan out Volt plug-in cars for a few days ...  

Participants in all four focus groups were asked, “If President Obama was a car, what kind of car would he be and why?” Voters who still approve of President Obama do not perceive him as a risky choice, but on the other ...  

Last week, in my post about the new Better Place electric vehicle company, I wrote that I was concerned that the electric vehicle “economic model cannot work in places like the U.S. where prices are lower, spaces are bigger, ...  

Now we hear that former president George H.W. Bush has purchased a Volt for his son Neil as a birthday present. As our friend Chelsea Sexton said on Twitter, "Can't wait to see what Fox News makes of that!" In a sense, the Bush family should be ...  

In December 2011, Chevy sold 1,529 Volts. DETROIT – General Motors Co. (NYSE: GM) today reported total March sales of 231,052 vehicles in the United States, up 12 percent year over year. The monthly total includes a record 100,000 cars and ...  

We've detailed how the Media Research Center's "Tell the Truth" campaign is curiously hostile to anyone who actually does. It does so again in a TimesWatch item by Clay Waters.Waters uses his item to mock New YorkTimes writer Joe Nocera for accurately pointing out that right-wing media outlets like Fox News have been carrying out a vendetta against the Chevy Volt hybrid car. Waters portrays Nocera's criticism of Volt-bashers as "what he saw as...  

The Driver in Chief tries a Chevy Volt on for size. Many automakers have been slow to embrace hybrids and for some who have the technology doesn’t seem to run a whole lot deeper than a badge with a green leaf on the trunk lid. A conspicuous exception has been Toyota, which introduced the fuel [...]  

motoring.co.uk2012 Chevrolet Volt: Saving You From Zombies In Electric SafetyGreen Car ReportsIt's a Chevrolet Volt, piloted by a calm, collected woman who offers you a lift. Suddenly, your life is saved by the fact that the Volt can run on both electricity and gasoline. Firstly, this ad is the first we've seen from any automaker in which the ...Chris Hardie: Chevy and Nissan going electricLa Crosse TribuneChevrolet Presents UV Volt Painting...  

Auto enthusiasts have described the Chevy Volt as an engineering marvel. Motor Trend named it Car of the Year in 2011 and it's even won the recommendation of Consumer Reports. As for the danger of the Volt's batteries catching fire, Bob Lutz ...  

The Chevy Cruze, which is the same car, right down to the lug nuts as the Chevy Volt- minus, you know, the voltage- is being investigated for engine fires that Reuters says “in many cases completely engulfed the vehicles in flames.”  So, let me be the first to apologize to General Motors. I’ve been complaining about the negligible environmental benefits of the Volt, of the federal tax subsidies for the Volt and of the $23,000 difference in...  

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It's perhaps no surprise that Obama announced that he would purchase a Volt when he leaves office, or that his former auto czar Steve Rattner, “tweeted that he'd bought a silver one and loves it “even though [it's] not ...  

In this third partnership with Klout, Chevrolet is targeting six markets nationwide, with Klout influencers required to have a Klout score of 50 or better in social media, technology or the environment and live within a 30-mile radius of the markets.  

... favorite sports car – the Chevy Camaro – getting an estimated 30 mpg highway. And who could forget the highly popular Electric Car from Chevy – the Chevy Volt. The Volt is unique because it has two sources of energy. There is an electric source ...  

... favorite sports car – the Chevy Camaro – getting an estimated 30 mpg highway. And who could forget the highly popular Electric Car from Chevy – the Chevy Volt. The Volt is unique because it has two sources of energy. There is an electric source ...  

The Chevy Volt also gets some more updates, including a body-colored roof and liftgate – instead of black — and a leather and suede insert upholstery option. Mechanically, there's a new "EV Hold Mode," on the Volt, which will allow drivers ...  

A mere 16 months after the Chevy Volt's U.S. release, the manic fanfare surrounding the vehicle has fizzled. Critics are now arraigning the car from all angles, and many regard it as a flop. But amidst this onslaught of criticism and bad press, a different ...  

GM CEO Rick Wagoner says construction starts now and the plant will be ready to roll in 2010, in time to supply 1.4-liter fours for two key vehicles, the 2011 Chevy Volt and Cruze, with two additional 2012 GM models slated to receive it, as well.  

An explosion during "extreme battery testing" Wednesday morning of a prototype energy cell at a General Motors battery research facility in Warren, Mich., injured one person and did major structural damage to the building. Chevy Volt comeback ...  

[ad#block] Most readers of Automoblog will be familiar with the issues that have been in the media surrounding the Chevy Volt. The Volt has been hampered by a number of issues, including customer confusion over its gas-and-electric technology and a government investigation into post-crash-test fires, which ultimately vindicated the car. For 2012, Chevrolet has added [...]Automoblog.net - A Car Blog for Auto Enthusiasts  

We’ve heard questioning as to just how committed GM is to proliferating its Chevy Volt, and seen its efforts to refine advertising to get the message out. True more could be done, but the front lines are at the dealership level, and regardless ...  

Politics are playing a role in criticism of General Motors’ plug-in hybrid electric Chevy Volt, according to GM’s Chairman Daniel Akerson. Much of the criticism has come from critics of the auto industry bailout, and focuses on reports that ...  

Is the Chevy Volt way too expensive – a car for well-meaning but well-heeled greenies to make themselves feel good? Or, is it so frugal to own and drive that you cannot afford not to get one? Those are two extreme views aren’t they?  

The Volt is a prime example. The Chevy Volt can go 26 miles on an eight-hour battery charge. After that, its gasoline engine kicks in and the Volt will get 40 mpg highway. The Ford Focus and other cars in the same class also get 40 mpg highway.  

or those stamping its parts at the Flint Mental Center. The Volt's chief engineer, who has worked on the Chevy Volt from its inception, says he brings the Flint perspective to the vehicle, having spent his formative years learning and growing on ...  

Lutz says the vehicle could get around 100 mpg, using its combination electric system with a back-up gas tank. Lutz, the former vice chairman of GM, is considered the father of the Chevy Volt. Now he's turned his attention to larger electric vehicles ...  

the Chevy Volt is basically the electric version of the gas-powered Chevy Cruze. Despite the Environmental Protection Agency’s rating that the Volt gets 60 mpg, as a practical matter it’s more like 35 (it can go less than 40 miles on battery alone and ...  

the Chevy Volt is basically the electric version of the gas-powered Chevy Cruze. Despite the Environmental Protection Agency’s rating that the Volt gets 60 mpg, as a practical matter it’s more like 35 (it can go less than 40 miles on battery ...  

He makes no bones about being a Republican. Yet Bob Lutz, even though he might not work for General Motors anymore, still has plenty of choice words for some fellow Republicans, specifically “the right wing talk show guys,” whom he feels helped put a real kink in the Chevy Volt’s sales curve. During an interview with Plug In America’s Jeff U’Ren, Lutz gave his two cents on a number of Volt related subjects, saying that in his eyes, early...  

The Leaf owner started off his comments by saying that the Leaf “is more fun than a van full of cheerleaders.” Now, on a post about Chevy Volt sales being way up in March, some Volt owners have also dropped some comments on our site about ...  

US Hybrid and Electric Vehicle Sales Jump in MarchEnergy CollectiveMuch to the chagrin of Newt Gingrich, the Chevy Volt, a plug-in hybrid, represented the most popular plug-in vehicle with 2289 sales, more than half of all electric vehicle sales in March. The Nissan Leaf, an all-electric vehicle, considered the Volt's ...and more »  

When comparing, say, the Chevy Volt vs. the Chevy Cruze, the former an electrified vehicle that’s rated at 95 mpg but starts at over $39K, the latter a traditional gas-powered car getting up to 42 mpg with an MSRP under $17K, there’s not ...  

Best Chevrolet doesn't seem to be the only Chevy dealer experiencing this, as more than 100,000 cars/crossovers that offer 30 MPG, EPA-estimated ... Chevy Sonic and the Chevy Volt. These three vehicles helped Chevy thrive in the month of ...  

Mitt Romney in early April 2012: "I'm not sure America was ready for the Chevy Volt ," he said. "I mean, I hope it does well -- I don't want to disparage any product coming out of Detroit. But I think . . .  

Best Chevrolet doesn't seem to be the only Chevy dealer experiencing this, as more than 100,000 cars/crossovers that offer 30 MPG, EPA-estimated ... Chevy Sonic and the Chevy Volt. These three vehicles helped Chevy thrive in the month of ...  

General Motors hasn’t announced any official changes for the 2013 Chevrolet Volt but reports floating around the internet indicate that the 2013 model year electric Chevy will get more body colored trim and a new drive mode that will actually help to ...  

Last September, Chevy did a test program for Volt on Klout involving ... While General Motors said it sold a record 100,000 vehicles that get at least 30 mpg last year it missed its 10,000-unit Volt sales goal for 2011. The company set a 45,000-unit ...  

Sales of Chevrolet Volt surged in March to a single-month record for General Motors’ controversial plug-in hybrid, as a handful of savvy Chevy dealers became increasingly proficient at peddling the car. And GM appears poised to add one more ...  

The Chevrolet Volt also carries an 84-hp 1.4 4-clyinder engine that allows the five-door, FWD sedan to travel additional miles while averaging a fuel-economy of 50 mpg. A fully charged battery and full tank of gas will allow the Volt to trave ...  

But the repeated right hooks haven’t knocked the Volt out yet. Just weeks after GM announced a temporary production shutdown due to slow sales, the electric plug-in hybrid posted its highest monthly sales since being introduced in December 2010.  

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 ...  

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 ...  

The extended-range electric trucks are similar in concept to the Chevy Volt and can drive 40 miles on battery, with unlimited extended range using an onboard generator, averaging over 100 mpg for typical drivers. About VIA Motors VIA Motors is a ...