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Posawatz: Volt range-extended mileage to be "better than any conventional car." But what about hybrids?

So, plenty of time has passed since General Motors first made the announcement that its Chevy Volt extended-range electric vehicle would score 230 miles per gallon on the yet-to-be-completed EPA testing procedure for such vehicles. Still, plenty of questions remain, such as How many miles per gallon with the Volt achieve after it has traveled the 40 or so miles necessary to deplete its battery pack? Well, we still don't have an exact answer, which is partly due to the fact that GM hasn't yet finished developing the vehicle's complex ... Read more →

GM invites Volt fans to name first color and win a test drive! Sam Abuelsamid

Take a close look at the Chevy Volt in the photo above. We've seen it a number of times already but we've never said anything about the color. While it's predominantly silver, it does have a green ...

GM's Lauckner wishes for bigger incentives to get drivers out of gas-powered vehicles Sam Abuelsamid

At this point, it's no secret that the Chevy Volt and other plug-in vehicles are not going to come cheap. About the least pricey full-speed electric vehicle may very well be the Nissan Leaf, which ...

Catching up with Chevrolet's 1,200-mile pre-production Volt fleet drive Sam Abuelsamid

Yesterday, we had an opportunity to chat with Chevrolet Volt chief engineer Andrew Farah as he rode through the hills of West Virginia during a development drive. On Tuesday, a fleet of eight ...

GM investing $230M in Flint area facilities to support Chevrolet Cruze, Volt Sam Abuelsamid

General Motors announced today that it will spend $230 million on four facilities in the Flint, Michigan area that will support the production of the new Chevy Cruze compact and the Volt ...

REPORT: GM sees more demand than supply with the Chevy Volt in the beginning 1 month ago on Autoblog

General Motors has already said the Chevrolet Volt will be in short supply at launch. But that isn't stopping Bob Lutz from going out and talking about how popular the hybrid already is -- even though it hasn't gone on sale. Lutz told Automotive News that the promotional efforts GM has laid on ...

REPORT: EPA planning to address outlandish fuel economy claims of electric cars 1 month ago on Autoblog

The EPA is aware that range-extended electric vehicles can game the current fuel economy test to deliver mileage estimates way up in the stratosphere. It makes for impressive advertising, like General Motors' touting of the Chevrolet Volt's estimated 230 mpg, but the EPA wants to give a more ...

REPORT: Bob Kruse, GM's top electric car exec and Chevy Volt pointman, steps down 1 month ago on Autoblog

Just a few months before the Chevrolet Volt is finally set to debut in production trim, one of the guys who spearheaded the whole project has reportedly left his post at General Motors. Bob Kruse (at right), who also helped plan the whole long-term strategy for GM's electric vehicle program, has ...

REPORT: Chevy Volt will start at $32,000 after tax credit? 1 month ago on Autoblog

While we know a good bit of information about GM's upcoming range-extended electric automobile, one major question lurks high above the rest: how much with the Chevy Volt cost? Well, that's a tough nut to crack. There will be a sticker price plastered on the car's window when it finally goes on ...

Audi U.S. president Johan de Nysschen addresses Chevrolet Volt is for idiots firestorm via Facebook 2 months ago on Autoblog

Audi of America president Johan de Nysschen has issued a public response to the firestorm he created yesterday when he reportedly told a member of the media that the Chevrolet Volt is "a car for idiots." Anyone who has met de Nysschen in person knows he is not one to mince words. He (and Audi) has ...

REPORT: Audi of America president de Nysschen calls Chevy Volt "a car for idiots," slams electric vehicles 2 months ago on Autoblog

Audi of America President Johan de Nysschen is a big fan of diesels (no surprise), and during a recent chat with veteran auto journo Lawrence Ulrich, de Nysschen imparted a few choice morsels on the pitfalls of electric cars, with an extra helping of wrath aimed at the Chevrolet Volt. To ...

Quick Ride: Chevrolet Volt IVER prototype (w/VIDEO) 2 months ago on Autoblog

While visiting General Motors' product technology showcase this week, we had the opportunity to take a tour through the pre-production operations area where the integration vehicle engineering release prototypes (IVER) Volts are coming together, and then later we went for a ride in one with ...

Officially Official: GM lithium ion battery plant goes to Brownstown Twp, MI 2 months ago on Autoblog

As was speculated several weeks ago, General Motors announced this morning that it will build a factory to manufacture lithium ion battery packs in Brownstown Township south of Detroit. The plant will produce the packs for the Chevrolet Volt and other upcoming vehicles using the Voltec ...

Chevy Volt and 230 mpg: Negative reactions abound, but not from Bob Lutz 2 months ago on Autoblog

GM CEO Fritz Henderson was all smiles when he announced the Chevy Volt's 230 mpg city rating yesterday. But the Internet digested the news in its own way, and there was some understandable confusion and criticism of the very big, very bold mpg claim. While the EPA put a damper on GM's numbers, ...

Production Chevy Orlando spotted in promo vid? [w/VIDEO] 2 months ago on Autoblog

We're not entirely certain, but it sure looks like it. General Motors recently released a YouTube vid explaining what makes a Chevrolet a Chevrolet that shows a series a of sweeping shots that catches bowtie specials like the Corvette Grand Sport and the 2010 Camaro. At around 1:05, the camera ...

EPA backs away from GM claim of 230 mpg for Volt 2 months ago on Autoblog

Apparently, we're not the only ones trying to figure out the exact methodology that was used to determine the supposed 230 mile per gallon city rating claimed by General Motors for the upcoming Chevy Volt. In response to a query from the boys at Green Car Advisor, the EPA issued the following ...

GM shows off 120V and 240V chargers for 2011 Chevy Volt 2 months ago on Autoblog

As part of the massive media blitz being rolled out today by General Motors in preparation for the new 230-mpg Chevy Volt and some B20 biodiesel trucks (more on these later), we finally got to see the two chargers that will come with the Volt when it becomes available in November 2010. With ...

Nissan pokes fun at Volt, claims 367 mpg equivalent for Leaf EV 2 months ago on Autoblog

Not content to let General Motors grab all the shiny happy tree-huggy headlines today with its 230 mpg claim for the Chevy Volt in city operation, the gang manning the NissanEVs Twitter account needled GM's range-extended EV messiah, tweeting: Nissan Leaf = 367 mpg, no tailpipe, and no gas ...

How did GM arrive at 230 mpg for the 2011 Chevrolet Volt? 2 months ago on Autoblog

Neither General Motors nor the EPA are making declarative statements about how, exactly, the 2011 Chevy Volt will achieve it's much-touted 230 mpg rating that was announced today. GM's most clear statement (available in full after the break) says that some consumers "may be able to be in pure ...

GM announces... 2011 Chevrolet Volt will get 230 mpg city! 2 months ago on Autoblog

var digg_url = 'http://digg.com/autos/GM_Announces_2011_Chevrolet_Volt_Will_Get_230_MPG_City'; In case you missed it this morning, General Motors CEO Fritz Henderson made some big news just one month after the "new" GM emerged from bankruptcy protection. First of all, Henderson announced that ...

VIDEO: Before you weld a Chevrolet Volt, you have to stamp out the bodies 3 months ago on Autoblog

The other day, we pointed you toward a video produced by General Motors that is part of a series on the building of the pre-production Chevy Volt prototypes. That video showed the model's IVER (Integration Vehicle Engineering Release) bodies being assembled, welded and painted in the body shop ...

Lutz: Chevy Orlando coming, could get Voltec powertrain 3 months ago on Autoblog

Before General Motors' financial woes got so out-of-hand that the giant automaker was forced to declare bankruptcy, plans were in place to bring the Chevrolet Orlando, a new seven-passenger multi-purpose vehicle, to the U.S. market in 2011. First seen at the Paris Motor Show last year, the ...

VIDEO: See how prototype Chevy Volt bodies are built 3 months ago on Autoblog

Right now the crew at General Motors' pre-production operations center at the Warren Technical Center is in the midst of building 75 Chevy Volt IVER prototypes. IVERs, or integration vehicle engineering release prototypes, are the last stage of prototypes prior to pilot builds. For these IVER ...

GM: No Chevy Volt pricing until mid to late 2010, could sell first cars on eBay 3 months ago on Autoblog

During a live webchat the other day, Jon Lauckner, General Motors VP for Global Program Management, said that pricing for the Chevrolet Volt would not be finalized until mid to late 2010. Although cars are generally developed to a target price point, Lauckner responded to a pricing query ...

Tuning Chevrolet's Volt, GM engineer says: "We've got the feel of a sports car" 4 months ago on Autoblog

We don't have to tell you how important the Chevrolet Volt is to General Motors. Even if the model isn't likely to turn a profit for many years, the plug-in electric car's success or failure is likely to be seen as a crucial indicator of GM's post-bankruptcy prospects in the eyes of many. This ...

GM: Volt to be sportier alternative to Prius and Insight 4 months ago on Autoblog

- Now that the Chevrolet Volt has progressed to the point where vehicles with near-production bodywork are running around, the time has come for the crew to begin ironing out details like the ride height and spring rates that will directly influence the plug-in hybrid's handling. Regarding ...

Chevy Volt chief engineer takes drive in first pre-production prototype [w/VIDEO] 4 months ago on Autoblog

The technicians and engineers at General Motors' Pre-Production operations center at the Warren, MI Tech Center have been hard at work for the last several weeks finishing up the first of about 75 integration prototypes of the Chevy Volt. They worked so hard, in fact, that the first car was ...

Autoline Daily provides first look at production Chevrolet Volt in black [w/VIDEO] 5 months ago on Autoblog

By now, we've all seen plenty of images of the production 2011 Chevrolet Volt. Up until this point, though, all of the shots that General Motors have let out have been of the car in a happy shade of silver. Not any more, as our friend John McElroy from Autoline Daily managed to score the ...

VIDEO: Letterman gives ground on Volt, asks Lutz for first production model 5 months ago on Autoblog

Last night, General Motors' outgoing Car Czar, Bob Lutz, went to New York City to rebut the thrashing David Letterman gave the Chevy Volt a few weeks ago during an interview. That comedian's criticism came during the an "interview" with Tesla Motors CEO Elon Musk (details here). The more ...

Bob Lutz will appear on Letterman next week to refute Volt claims 5 months ago on Autoblog

Two weeks after late night comedian David Letterman lashed out at the Chevy Volt's 40-mile EV range during an interview with Tesla Motors CEO Elon Musk, General Motors is counter-attacking with former Vice Chairman Bob Lutz. Next Wednesday night, Lutz will appear on Letterman's Late Show with the ...

Electric Entertainment: Sarah Spiegel records Chevy Volt Jingle 6 months ago on Autoblog

Singer, songwriter and actress Sarah Spiegel, who apparently worked as a national spokesperson for General Motors last summer, has taken the time amidst all the doom and gloom surrounding America's largest automaker to write and record what could best be described as either a very short song or an ...

Rendered speculation: Chevrolet Sky-Volt? 6 months ago on Autoblog

One of the many unfortunate casualties of General Motors' financial apocalypse is the loss of the Kappa platform, the small, rear-wheel drive architecture underpinning the Pontiac Solstice and Saturn Sky. With both of those brands being discontinued and no plans to migrate any models over to GM's ...

First Drive: Chevrolet Volt powertrain mule [w/VIDEO] 6 months ago on Autoblog

– It's been 28 months since we watched Bob Lutz drive onto the stage at Cobo Hall in Detroit and step out of the Chevrolet Volt concept. In the intervening period, a corporate drama of epic proportions has transpired as Lutz has gone into semi-retirement, Rick Wagoner has been ousted as ...

GM lobbies for electric car plug standardization 6 months ago on Autoblog

Anyone with a cell phone, laptop or just about any other electronic device knows that battery chargers seldom work among different models – even when they are from the same brand.The SAE J1772™ Task Force is working to ensure that a similar scenario doesn't play out for electric cars. ...

REPORT: Energy Department predicting summer gas price high of just $2.30/gallon [w/POLL] 6 months ago on Autoblog

We've heard it a million times: What's good for General Motors is good for America. Well, if low gas prices are good for America (and that is a debatable point), then Charles Wilson's saying does not work the other way around. According to USA Today, the U.S. Energy Information Administration ...

Early Chevy Volt mule drives reveal surprisingly good stuff in Cruze bodies [w/VIDEO] 6 months ago on Autoblog

General Motors has begun doling out test drives of its Chevrolet Volt prototypes to the salivating media. AutoblogGreen is scheduled for some time behind the wheel in short order, but some bigger names have already written up their first impressions of the car. CNN's short version: Promising, ...

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