The Chevrolet Volt may be GM’s pride and joy but some Chevy dealers have decided to stop selling the car due to the high-cost of tools needed to service the plug-in hybrid vehicles. Last month, GM sent out a letter to Chevrolet dealers that additional tools will cost $5,100 to keep selling and servicing the [...]
Chevrolet announced that Volt owners have collectively driven more than 100 million all-electric miles since the plug-in hybrid went on sale two years ago. Chevy said that on average, Volt owners travel more than 65 percent on pure electric-power and only end up using gas for longer trips. Read our review on the Chevrolet Volt. “The [...]
GM said today that it will be updating the software on about 4,000 units of the 2013 model Chevrolet Volt plug-in hybrids to fix an issue that can cause the electric motor to shut down while in motion. The issue only affects 2013 model year Volts – when owners use the delayed charging function. Read [...]
GM’s OnStar is testing a new smartphone app that is capable of telling Chevrolet Volt owners how much they are actually spending on charging their plug-in hybrid. The app also allows users to compare the Volt’s energy use with the total energy consumed in their home by day, month or year. Read our review on the [...]
The Congressional Budget Office estimates that federal policies to promote the production and purchase of electric vehicles and plug-in hybrids, will have a total budgetary cost of about $7.5 billion through 2019. The CBO said that that 25 percent of that cost will go in the form of tax credits for buying electric vehicles. Read [...]
It was reported earlier this week by Reuters that GM loses about $49,000 on every Chevrolet Volt it sells. GM later blasted the report saying that as sales increase, the initial costs will be recouped and the cost-per-car will eventually fall. Read our review on the Chevrolet Volt. Well, it seems like the Department of Defense [...]
General Motors had a record number of Chevrolet Volt sedans go out the door in August, but that probably doesn’t have the automaker as excited. Why? Well, GM is losing as much as $49,000 on each Volt it builds, according to data provided to Reuters by industry analysts and production experts. Read our review on the [...]
GM is stopping the sales of several popular 2013 vehicles due to a software glitch that affects the company’s OnStart connectivity system. Spokesman Alan Adler said that GM is working on fixing the ins sue on some 60,000 units on dealer lots and that the issue should be wrapped up in a couple of days. [...]
General Motors said yesterday that the month of August will become the best-ever sales month for the plug-in hybrid Chevrolet Volt. Sales are expected to top a strong 2,500 units, said GM spokeswoman Michelle Malko. Read our review on the Chevrolet Volt. “We are seeing sales momentum continuing to build for the Volt, especially in key [...]
Back in January 2011, GM invested $7 million in Newark, California based Envia Systems to provide the Detroit automaker’s battery engineering team with access to advanced lithium-ion technology. The investment was taken on to ensure that GM has access to higher cell energy density at a lower cost. Read our review on the Chevrolet Volt. Speaking [...]
