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Chevy Volt 230 mpg
The Chevy Volt is rated at 230 mpg. You can drive a Volt 40 miles using just lithium-ion batteries, then begin to use gasoline beyond 40 miles. The overall mpg rating is calculated by making assumptions about how many miles the average... [more]
The Chevy Volt is rated at 230 mpg. You can drive a Volt 40 miles using just lithium-ion batteries, then begin to use gasoline beyond 40 miles. The overall mpg rating is calculated by making assumptions about how many miles the average person drives on each trip.
FRANKFURT, Nov 27 (Reuters) - The German engineer behind the Chevrolet Volt electric car will head product planning at General Motors' Opel unit, a high-profile ...
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Filed under: EV/Plug-in, Hybrid, Chevrolet, GM
Chevy Volts on 1,200 mile drive - Click above for high-res image gallery
Here at ABG, we've been tracking the progress of the Chevrolet Volt since before the concept debuted in January 2007. Along the way we've spent plenty of time with various members of the Volt team and last spring we were among the first to drive the Cruze-based powertrain development mule. Later in August, we got take a ride...
From autobloggreen.com
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- Engineers sweat Chevy Volt details (detnews.com)
- Behind The Wheel Video (search.msn.com)
- Journo experiences Volt's electric-to-hybrid transition, says it needs... (autobloggreen.com)
Electric cars are great for addressing the issues surrounding alternative power for vehicles but like anything, they are not exempt from some areas. They will be quieter and eco-friendly but the safety of disabled people may be in question. This pertains for that issue on blind people who are walking the streets. The issue was [...]
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From carbuyersnotebook.com
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General Motors has been inundated in recent years with nothing but bad news. After filing for bankruptcy and receiving a controversial government bailout, the ailing car maker is trying to revolutionize the auto industry and breathe life back into its deflated sails with the introduction of the Chevy Volt.
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- Green Car Rally: The Rookie Chevy Volt Versus the Veteran Toyota Prius (triplepundit.com)
As GM engineers continue to fine-tune the electric Chevrolet Volt, they have turned their attention to the lack of sound at low speeds — a critical automotive cue for the blind and for pedestrians in general.
From rss.edmunds.com
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- One year to production, Chevy Volt racks up test results (reliableplant.com)
- Chevy Volt: 12 Months to Go (seekingalpha.com)
- 2011 chevy volt (search.live.com)
The system will be driver actuated, rather than automatically producing sound at neighborhood speeds. Drivers will trigger it just like the "flash-to-pass" function now built into many turn-signal/light-switch combination levers.
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From digg.com
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Since at least 2007, advocates for the blind have been concerned about the lack of noise from hybrids running in electric mode. The imminent arrival of all-electric cars like the 2011 Chevrolet Volt and the 2012 Nissan Leaf has only raised their level of alarm.
Now General Motors has announced that the engineers developing the 2011 Volt will ..
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- 2011 chevrolet volt (allcarz.net)
Filed under: Hybrid, Videos, Celebrities, Humor, Electric
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Many electric vehicle fans out there are constantly complaining about how long it's taking automakers to bring plug-in vehicles to market. We've had commenters on this site claim that automakers should be able to bring EVs to the street in six months. Apparently even six months is too long for the crew at Top Gear.
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From autoblog.com
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- Chevy Volt comes to Main Street Michigan (autobloggreen.com)
- Chevy to Debut Cruze Sedan and Volt Electric Car at LA Auto Show (feedproxy.google.com)
- 2010ChevyVolt Subscribe (search.live.com)
Filed under: EV/Plug-in, Hybrid, Chevrolet, GM, USA
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On November 30th, hundreds of middle school students and teachers will assemble at the Harvard-Westlake School in Los Angeles, along with untold thousands of their electronically-linked peers, to take part in a giant show-and-tell webcast featuring that upcoming electric car with the built-in range extender, the 2011 Chevy Volt. While...
From autobloggreen.com
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- Volt battery life affected by hot weather, but 10 years means 10 years (autobloggreen.com)
- Chevy Volt Batteries In Cold Weather (futurepundit.com)
I kind of feel that good folks at The Today Show were misrepresenting the Volt a bit- the cars they compared it to (the Nissan Leaf, Mini-E, other thing) are all real EVs, whereas the Volt is just a Prius with a bigger battery. daived
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