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GM’s other plug-in hybrid vehicles won’t have ‘Volt’ badging
In what we think is a good decision, General Motors said that its other plug-in hybrid offerings will not have Volt branding on them to identify with the compact plug-in hybrid that will launch later next year. By contrast, Toyota is planning to make a family of hybrid vehicles that will carry the Prius badging.
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Frank Weber leaves Chevrolet Volt team to return to Opel
German-born engineer Frank Weber, who is in charge of General Motors’ Chevrolet Volt plug-in hybrid program, will be moving back to Germany to take a senior management role at Opel.
A GM spokesman said that he will be replaced by Doug Parks, who has been working at Opel since 2007 as chief engineer for GM’s global compact [...]
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GM launches Chevy Volt paint color naming contest, winner gets to test-drive it in LA
The main production color of the Chevrolet Volt plug-in hybrid car is the silver exterior with an emerald hue that we’ve been seeing in press photos and at auto shows; however, General Motors has yet to pick a name for the color and needs your help.
Chevrolet has launched a new online contest over at chevroletvoltage.com [...]
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GM starts preparing Flint facility to build Chevrolet Volt and Cruze engines
General Motors today showed off work being down at its new Flint Engine South plant as it prepares for production of the engines that will power the Chevrolet Cruze compact sedan and the Chevrolet Volt plug-in hybrid.
The 1.4L 4-cylinder engine will help the Volt provide additional driving mileage after its lithium-ion battery, which is good [...]
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Lutz: 50,000 people have shown interest in buying the Chevrolet Volt
General Motors Company’s efforts to promote the Chevrolet Volt plug-in hybrid may be working. According to Bob Lutz, vice chairman in charge of marketing, 50,000 people have registered at web sites and indicate a strong intention to buy the vehicle when it goes on sale in November 2010.
GM plans on building 10,000 units of the Chevrolet [...]
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General Motors’ top Chevrolet Volt executive resigns
Bob Kurse, one of the main people responsible for the Chevrolet Volt and the team that put together General Motors Company’s long-term electric vehicle strategy, has resigned, reports The Detroit News.
Kruse left GM to start his own consulting company, EV Consulting LLC. His company will provide automotive and vehicle certification advice for automakers and other [...]
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EPA still to provide final ruling on electric-vehicle fuel ratings
You must be very excited to hear that in the near future we’ll see cars on the road that average 230 mpg (2011 Chevrolet Volt) or 367 mpg (Nissan LEAF EV). Well, don’t get all that excited because the U.S. government is still hammering out how it will rate the fuel-efficiency of electric-vehicles and plug-in [...]
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Online survey for the 2011 Chevrolet Volt says it will cost $32,000 after tax credit
A recent survey making its way around to those interested in purchasing the 2011 Chevrolet Volt next year has revealed some pricing details on the new plug-in hybrid.
In the short 15-minute survey GM said: “Depending on content, the vehicle will effectively cost between $32,000 -$38,000 after a tax credit of $7,500.”
The survey also showed that an [...]
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Audi of America boss says that the Chevrolet Volt is “a car for idiots”
Audi of America President Johan de Nysschen loves fuel-supping diesel engines. In fact, he loves them so much that he dismisses General Motors’ upcoming Chevrolet Volt as “a car for idiots,” saying that very few consumers are willing to pay $40,000 for a car that competes against $25,000 compact sedans and conventional hybrids.
“No one is [...]
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GM to invest invest $43 million in Brownstown Twp to make lithium-ion batteries
General Motors Company confirmed today that it will invest $43 million in Brownstown Township, Mich. to manufacture lithium-ion battery packs for the upcoming 2011 Chevrolet Volt plug-in hybrid. The location will be the first lithium-ion battery plant in the U.S. operated by a major automaker.
The plant, which will be called GM Subsystem Manufacturing LLC, will provide more [...]
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