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Bob Lutz’s proudest achievement is the Chevrolet Volt
Yesterday, General Motors confirmed that Vice Chairman Bob Lutz will officially retire on May 1. Why does Bob Lutz want to retire?
In a statement, Lutz said:
“I can confidently say that the job I came here to do more than nine years ago is now complete – the team I have been fortunate to lead has [...]
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Video: Chevrolet Volt undergoes cold weather testing in Canada
The Chevrolet Volt recently headed up to Kapuskasing, Ontario Canada for some cold weather testing. GM says that unlike other electric vehicles, the Volt is engineered for all seasons and all climates.
Check out this video that shows Vehicle Chief Engineer Andrew Farah and Pam Fletcher, Global Voltec and Plug-In Hybrid Electric Powertrain Chief Engineer explaining [...]
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Report: Whitacre’s plan to release Chevrolet Volt early seeing hurdles
General Motors long ago set the launch date for the 2011 Chevrolet Volt for November 2010; however, when Chairman Ed Whitacre became CEO of the company, he planned to push the Volt’s extended-range electric to customer’s garages prior to November.
According to the Free Press, Whitacre’s ambitions are running into hurdles. Executives familiar with the plans [...]
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Question of the Day: Would you consider buying an electric-car in 2010/2011?
Two of the most anticipated fuel-efficient cars of 2010 will hit showrooms by the end of this year – one being the pure electric Nissan Leaf and the other being Chevrolet Volt range-extended electric-car. While both will be available in limited quantities at first, by mid-to-late 2011, electric-cars and plug-in hybrids will become somewhat widely [...]
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Washington D.C. joins California, Michigan as Chevrolet Volt’s initial launch market
General Motors announced today that the greater Washington D.C. area will join California and Michigan as the initial launch market for the Chevrolet Volt extended range electric vehicle.
“Concentrating Volt sales in these three key initial markets allows us to give our first customers a high-quality experience,” said Jim Campbell, Chevrolet general manager. “In addition to [...]
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GM CEO says Chevy Volt will be profitable, will sell for low $30s
GM will be selling the Chevrolet Volt later this year for a price tag in the low $30,000’s, and turn a profit on each car, according to chairman and CEO Ed Whitacre, Jr. The large lithium-ion battery packs contribute greatly to the car being a rather expensive one to produce, and had had made [...]
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Video: Chevrolet Volt undergoes solar heat testing in Detroit
Before a vehicle hits the dealerships for sale to customers, the designers, engineers and the vehicle itself, go through numerous tests to make sure the buyer never comes across any issues. All that gets even more difficult when you’re introducing a vehicle in the market with new technology – like the 2011 Chevrolet Volt.
General Motors [...]
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BREAKING: GM produces first lithium-ion battery for the Chevy Volt
Today, the Chevrolet Volt took one step closer to showing up at a dealership near you. Exactly three years since the day the concept Volt made its debut, GM today produced its first advanced lithium-ion battery for the plug-in electric hybrid vehicle.
Last August, GM invested $43 million to prepare its Brownstown Battery Pack Assembly Plant [...]
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Chevrolet Volt smartphone app lets you control things from your iPhone, Storm, Droid
Since all of the geeks around the world are focused on the 2010 CES show going on right now in Las Vegas, General Motors decided to catch some attention from the smartphone market with a new app that will allow Chevrolet Volt owners to connect and control their vehicle functions and OnStar features remotely.
Using either [...]
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Video: Jay Leno takes 2011 Chevrolet Volt for a spin
Jay Leno recently got behind the much-anticipated 2011 Chevrolet Volt extended range electric vehicle and has now posted a video of his take on the upcoming vehicle that has everyone at GM so excited.
The best thing about Leno’s 13 minute video is that he asks Andrew Farah, Chief Engineer on the vehicle, almost every question [...]
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