<![CDATA[Jalopnik: 10 Volt]]> http://cache.jalopnik.com/assets/base/img/thumbs140x140/jalopnik.com.png <![CDATA[Jalopnik: 10 Volt]]> http://jalopnik.com/tag/10 volt http://jalopnik.com/tag/10 volt <![CDATA[Chevy Announces "Plug-In-Ready" Initiative To Wire Communities For Volt]]> Most interest in the 2011 Chevy Volt has until now been directed at the battery and drivetrain. Now GM is looking to work with communities to make sure they're ready with plug-in power. More »
]]> http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5145277&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Chevy Volt Engine Won't Recharge Batteries While Driving; Just A Regular Plug-In Hybrid?]]> Edmunds Inside Line is reporting the Chevy Volt apparently doesn't use the engine to recharge its batteries while driving, going against what every media outlet — CNBC, the buff books and every web site including this one — have reported as fact for the past two years. Confusion apparently stems from a press release issued when the concept version of the Chevy Volt was first revealed in 2007 indicating: More »
]]> http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5054642&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Chevy Volt To Get Occasional Power From Cruze's 1.4-Liter Inline Four-Cylinder]]> We all know the story on the 2011 Chevy Volt by now — inline hybrid, electric motors, giant T-shaped lithium ion battery, 40 mile all-EV range, late 2010 debut date and "on-board range extender." Well, we didn't know so much about that last one until now. GM is confirming the same 1.4-liter in-line four-cylinder set for duty in the Chevy Cruze will be doing the electricity-generating duties for the Volt. More »
]]> http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=399514&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Rick Wagoner Announces We May See Chevy Volt Sheetmetal Soon, Eventually]]> We were beginning to think GM had developed a masterpiece of long-range marketing with the 2011 Chevrolet Volt program. Let reporters in every once in a while, strategically leak images while actually showing nothing, all the while keeping a late-2010 entry on the lips of every eco-dork in the motoring press. Let them build the buzz for you! Genius. However, with Slick Rick's statement that we'll be getting a look at the production sheetmetal for the Volt, we wonder if they've made a strategic error. What it looks like is practically the only thing we don't know about the car. More »
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