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NEWS ABOUT: Chevrolet Volt

Chevrolet Volt stories: 15 news summaries

(Newser) - GM held a triumphant press conference this morning, announcing that, using newly devised EPA methodology, its 2011 Chevy Volt will get a whopping 230 miles per gallon in city driving, by far the highest fuel efficiency rating ever. No car has ever so much as sniffed 100mpg before; the Prius... More »

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General Motors • fuel efficiency • Environmental Protection Agency • miles per gallon • mpg • hybrid car • Chevrolet Volt • Chevy Volt

ANALYSIS

GM's Car of the Future Sparks Doubt in the Present

Even top exec fears hybrid will fail to herald new start for automaker

Jun 7, 09 12:19 PM CDT
(Newser) - Success has many fathers, and for the forthcoming Chevrolet Volt, paternity claims could stretch from Detroit to Washington. But if the GM hybrid turns out to be an orphan, it could be because many of its backers, including a top GM exec, are ambivalent about its potential to rejigger the... More »

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General Motors • fuel efficiency • Toyota Prius • hybrid car • Chevrolet Volt • cars

auto review

 $1B Buys Quiet, 'Potent' Ride 


Apr 29, 09 11:49 AM CDT
(Newser) - To allay skepticism about progress on the development of the much-ballyhooed Chevrolet Volt, GM let Chuck Squatriglia of Wired take an engineering prototype for a spin. The vehicle—a Chevy Cruze with a Volt drivetrain—didn’t look like much, and not all of the features worked, but the ride... More »

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General Motors • electric cars • Chevrolet • Chevrolet Volt • Chevrolet Cruze

US Choice:
Put Money
in Startups
or Big Three

Tesla needs aid for new electric sedan

Jan 17, 09 1:42 PM CST
(Newser) - Small upstart Tesla wants to build on the success of its bold electric sports car—the pricey Roadster—by building a tamer sedan for the masses. But to do so, it needs a big infusion of cash from the Obama administration, which is looking to boost clean energy. The situation,... More »

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DaimlerChrysler • Ford • green energy • US government • electric cars • Chevrolet Volt • Tesla Motors • cars

China Upstart's Electric Car Plugs Into West

Battery expertise puts BYD 'at same starting line' with Detroit

Jan 12, 09 3:09 PM CST
(Newser) - BYD, a Chinese company known mostly as a cell-phone battery manufacturer, plans to enter the Western auto market with an electric car that could short-circuit entries from Detroit’s Big Three and others, the Wall Street Journal reports. BYD hopes the relative engineering simplicity of an all-electric design will grant... More »

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China • electric cars • lithium ion batteries • Chevrolet Volt • BYD Co.

GM Boss Hopes Senate Gets a Charge From His Hybrid

This time, GM's Wagoner drives Volt to hearings

Dec 4, 08 3:05 AM CST
(Newser) - Last time they went before Congress rattling tin cups, the chief executives of the Big Three automakers made the mistake of flying to Washington in luxuriously tricked-out corporate jets. Today GM chief Rick Wagoner is driving a fuel-efficient hybrid Chevy Volt prototype to Senate hearings on the proposed bailout for... More »

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Senate • General Motors • auto industry • hybrid car • Rick Wagoner • Chevrolet Volt • bailout • fiscal crisis

 Volt's Looks Kill Some GM Buzz 

Plug-in electric car finally unveiled today; production model too ordinary for some fans

Sep 16, 08 1:58 PM CDT
(Newser) - GM offered its first official look today at the plug-in Chevrolet Volt, CNNMoney reports, the electric car slated to go on sale in 2010. Its tame appearance drew the ire of gearheads hoping it would look more like the futuristic concept version. "A lot of people are saying they're... More »

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environment • General Motors • electricity • gas prices • electric cars • Chevrolet • hybrid car • Chevrolet Volt • cars

GM Rolls Out Volt Tomorrow; Hopes for Game-Changer

Automaker sees battery-powered car as
turning point for company, Detroit

Sep 15, 08 11:20 AM CDT
(Newser) - General Motors will unveil its new Chevy Volt tomorrow, hoping that the battery-operated car will reverse its long reputation as a gas-guzzling industry dinosaur and attract devotees of competitors' hybrids, reports the Wall Street Journal. GM hopes the Volt, a lithium-ion-powered car due to hit the market in 2010, can... More »

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alternative energy • General Motors • automaker • gas prices • electric cars • Chevrolet Volt

 GM, Utilities Join
 to Speed Plug-Ins 

Three-dozen utilities agree to help integrate electric cars with their grids

Jul 22, 08 11:49 AM CDT
(Newser) - General Motors and three dozen electric utilities in nearly 40 states have agreed to work together on the transition to plug-in electric vehicles that are expected to begin rolling out within 2 years, the Wall Street Journal reports. With GM’s Chevy Volt and Saturn Vue  expected to hit the... More »

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utility companies • power grid • General Motors • electric cars • hybrid car • green transportation • Chevrolet Volt

McCain Flips
on Emissions Standards

After favoring a national norm, candidate says states should decide

Jul 18, 08 3:37 PM CDT
(Newser) - John McCain seemed to flip-flop on auto-emissions standards today, telling a group of General Motors engineers he supported states’ rights to set their own levels, the Detroit News reports. McCain told the newspaper last month he supported a nationwide standard. Automakers support a national standard because they fear the expense... More »

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John McCain • General Motors • vehicle emissions • auto industry • Rick Wagoner • Chevrolet Volt • emissions standards • carbon emissions

OPINION

 Volt Could Spark GM Bailout 

Electric car may be speedy route to green image—and help

Jul 2, 08 8:32 AM CDT
(Newser) - GM is about as likely to turn a profit with the Chevy Volt as the Edsel is to make a comeback, Holman W. Jenkins Jr. writes in the Wall Street Journal. But the ailing automaker may be aiming to improve its image rather than sell cars. With the automaker's image... More »

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General Motors • automaker • electric cars • auto industry • Rick Wagoner • Chevrolet Volt

 GM Gambles All on the Volt 

Electric car a massive gamble

Jun 11, 08 12:38 PM CDT
(Newser) - The Chevy Volt will either revolutionize cars forever and rocket GM back to the top of the automotive world, or it’ll be an embarrassing disaster that will further cripple the giant. And right now, lots of industry types are betting on the latter. GM is so desperate to get... More »

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energy • General Motors • innovation • electric cars • hybrid car • Chevrolet Volt

Battery Is Burning Issue
for Electric Cars' Future

Manufacturers racing to make batteries that won't burst into flame

Jan 11, 08 6:37 PM CST
(Newser) - One main obstacle is holding back the electric car, the Wall Street Journal reports: its unfortunate tendency to burst into flames. Lithium-ion batteries, the only kind small and light enough to power the industry’s designs, have a history of overheating in laptops and other consumer electronics. You can’t... More »

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Toyota • electric cars • auto industry • Chevrolet Volt

Motor City Going for Green

Automakers blame environmental concerns for falling sales

Nov 24, 07 3:02 PM CST
(Newser) - Auto industry bigwigs at the Reuters Auto Summit in Detroit this week seem finally to have gotten the message on cleaner, more fuel-efficient vehicles; one after another they cited going green (or at least greener) as the path to more competitive cars and trucks. GM honcho Robert Lutz admitted that... More »

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environment • General Motors • Detroit • Toyota Prius • electric cars • auto industry • hybrid car • Chevrolet Volt

Toyota Explores Plug-in Prius

All-electric version of hot-selling car could be only a few years away

Nov 10, 07 11:48 AM CST
(Newser) - Toyota is launching a three-year study of US consumer demand for a new version of the popular Prius that could run exclusively on electric power and be recharged in a standard electric socket. Toyota may yet beat rival General Motors to market—GM has set a 2010 target date for... More »

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California • Toyota • General Motors • Toyota Prius • electric cars • Chevrolet Volt

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