<![CDATA[Jalopnik: 2010 Chevrolet Volt]]> http://cache.jalopnik.com/assets/base/img/thumbs140x140/jalopnik.com.png <![CDATA[Jalopnik: 2010 Chevrolet Volt]]> http://jalopnik.com/tag/2010 chevrolet volt http://jalopnik.com/tag/2010 chevrolet volt <![CDATA[ABC Detroit Affiliate Catches Obama's Task Force Driving Volt Mule]]> Channel 7 WXYZ, Detroit's ABC affiliate, managed to capture President Obama's auto task force driving the plug-in Chevy Volt mule during their visit to GM's suburban Detroit Technical Center today. More »
]]> http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5167136&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Obama's Auto Task Force To Drive Chevy Volt Mule Tomorrow]]> President Obama's auto task force will drive a Chevy Volt test mule during a visit to GM's Technical Center in Detroit tomorrow to help decide if the company deserves more federal loans. [GM-Volt via AP] More »
]]> http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5166481&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[2010 Opel Ampera Spied]]> Our friends over at World Car Fans managed to snag shots of the Opel Ampera Concept completely naked during a photo shoot prior to its official debut at the 2009 Geneva Motor Show. More »
]]> http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5157101&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Opel Ampera Concept Revealed In Patent Filings]]> We saw an ultra-dark teaser of the Volt-based Opel Ampera and now, thanks to the leaky European Union Patent Office, we get the full picture of this very Voltastic electric Opel. More »
]]> http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5155661&view=rss&microfeed=true <![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["Euro-Spec" Chevy Volt To Be Built In UK]]> We reported back in July the European version of the Chevy Volt could be built in the UK. Now we're hearing that those rumors are in fact true. More »
]]> http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5103077&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Rumor: GM To NOT Put Chevy Volt Program On Hold, Cut Engineering Staff Tomorrow]]> Rumors of tomorrow's "important changes" at GM have approached a fevered pace, but the latest one we've heard is coming directly from someone who's directly related to someone who could be directly affected if the rumor is true. So, it must be true, right? Anyway, we've just been told by the family of a Chevy Volt engineering team member that not only is the untouchable Volt program on hold, GM's even letting some of the engineering team, aka "the chosen people," go. Hit the jump for the full rumor. UPDATE: One PR source is telling us this morning that the Volt program is definitely not on hold and another is telling us all options are still on the table. We guess we'll find out later today. UPDATE #2: We're now being told, more vigorously this time, that there's no plan to cut the program. More »
]]> http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5078988&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[The Top Ten Design Elements Of The Chevy Volt]]> Yesterday's reveal of the production Chevy Volt got us thinking we should take a closer look at the design features, both inside and out, that make GM's plug-in hybrid unique. We've picked out five exterior and an equal number of interior design elements we feel are most important, and taken a little deeper look at each. Without further ado, hit the jump for our top ten key design elements that make the Volt so...eclectically electric. More »
]]> http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5050702&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[GM's Lutz: Chevy Volt Will Use GPS To Determine Distance From Home, Adjust Engine Accordingly]]> At GM's "blogger town hall" at the end of yesterday's Chevy Volt unveil, the General's Vice Chairman and product czar, "Maximum" Bob Lutz, made mention to a Volt feature we hadn't yet heard about, and is even more techie-cool than the iPod-like interface on the center stack. Apparently, the Volt will "know how far you are from home" using what we're assuming is an on-board GPS system. The plug-in electric extended range hybrid's computer will then use that distance, along with route information, to determine how long the car needs to run the gas engine to charge the on-board battery pack, allowing the vehicle to truly maximize fuel economy. Even if you're not drinking the GM Kool-Aid, you've got to be wow'ed by a system like that — as long as it actually works. Read the full quote from "The" Bob after the galleries and the jump below. More »
]]> http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5050833&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Chevy Volt, Live And Unplugged!]]> The finale of GM's centennial celebration today was the official reveal of the production 2011 Chevrolet Volt, the first official plug-in hybrid production vehicle from a major auto manufacturer. Details are slim, but what we know is this — GM calls it an Extended-Range Electric Vehicle (E-REV), it has a top speed of 100 mph and 40 miles on all-electric based on the EPA city cycle. The rest of what we know, plus the official press release, are below the jump. More »
]]> http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5050235&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Production Chevy Volt Press Photos Revealed, Now Without Engineers!]]> You saw the live shots of the Chevy Volt already, but now here it is, folks: the long-awaited Chevy Volt press photos — without engineers covering up all the important bits of the car. As we've already said, the plug-in hybrid should achieve a 40-mile all-electric range, after which point a 1.4-liter inline four-cylinder will be doing the electricity-generating duties. Just don't call the gasoline mill an engine: In Volt parlance it's a "range extender." More importantly, a full charge on the batteries will take just three hours from a 240-volt socket — eight on a standard 120-volt outlet. But our favorite number has to be the 273 ft-lb of torque from zero RPM. If everything (and by everything, we mean the batteries) comes together, expect the Volt to start rolling out of GM's Hamtramck assembly plant toward the end of 2010. Full press release and details are below the jump. More »
]]> http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5050422&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[First Full Picture Of Chevy Volt?]]> Remember when the first shots of the Chevy Volt dropped yesterday? It was like a pinup calendar of hunky GM engineers; you could barely see the car itself for their chiseled features and toothy grins. Well here’s the Volt de-hunkified, courtesy of Edmunds Inside Line. We’re still waiting for Edmunds to call us back, so we don’t know if GM slid them this shot under the table or if they spent hours photoshopping all the man-on-Volt action out. Either way, this is the Volt as it will be when it’s officially unveiled later this week. More »
]]> http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5047509&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[New Transformers 2 Video Captures Chevy Volt, Corvette Centennial Concept, Fanboy Commentary]]> This new video may not be the clearest shot we've seen of the 2010 Chevy Volt, Corvette Centennial Concept, or any of the other GM product-placement-bots on the set of Transformers: Revenge Of The Fallen, but what it does bring to the table is behind-the-scenes commentary from real fanboys. The Transformers geeks inform us that Bumblebee, also known as "that muthafuka riiight there," is "the shiiit." You just can't get this kind of insight anywhere else. [via Transformers.MovieChronicles] More »
]]> http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5044908&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[2010 Chevy Volt: Concept Versus Reality]]> The 2010 Chevy Volt has been a landmark project not only for its daring powertrain and breakneck development cycle, but also for GMs general openness with the media during the process. Along the way we've been invited in to see the development first hand, even spending a whole day with the Chevy Volt. But despite the buddy-buddy, easy-publicity PR maneuvering, up until the wee hours of this morning, we still didn't know what it looked like. Now that we've seen it in all but minute detail, it's time to compare the concept against the reality. More »
]]> http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5043578&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Chevy Volt Fully Revealed With Corvette Centennial Concept In Transformers 2 Set Video]]> UPDATE #2: Check out our shots of the new Chevy Volt from the live reveal today in Detroit! UPDATE: The Chevy Volt's been revealed — a little bit early — in living color and not just merely in the grainy cellphone camera video we've got in this post! Here it is kids: our first look at a 2010 Chevy Volt, complete and in-motion on the set of the still-in-production Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen. We got a glimpse at the upper half of the Chevy Volt earlier this evening, but this is the whole enchilada: tail end, blacked-out roof, front end, and even the final Volt badge on the back. There happen to be other cars doing their thing, like the Corvette Centennial Design Concept, and of course the Chevy Camaro and Optimus Prime, but who cares? We finally get to see the skin of revolutionary car we can't get for at least another year and a half for an indeterminate price! Yay! Oh, wait... More »
]]> http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5043340&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Top Half Of Chevy Volt Revealed On Transformers 2 Set]]> It appears the top half of the 2010 Chevy Volt has been photographed on-set at the filming of the new Transformers 2 movie, and it gives away a lot of the styling cues which have been hidden from view up until now. The front of the greenhouse on the production Chevy Volt bears little resemblance to the concept, with smooth A-pillars, and a sweeping roof line. The side glass gets a more traditional, and actually quite appealing, shape. The tail definitely takes inspiration from the original, though. More »
]]> http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5043328&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[GM, Nerds Working To Finalize Chevy Volt/Power Grid Interface]]> At this week's Plug-In 2008 convention (now that sounds hard-core) GM is working with 30 utility companies and consumer groups to develop a strategy for how the Chevy Volt will work in the real world. Among the high points are what kind of tax incentives early adopters will get, and how exactly plugging the cars in at night will work. With GM diligently working on the engineering details, efforts are now turning to the workings of the world into which they will birth their automotive messiah. More »
]]> http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=399052&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Chevy Volt To Become Transformer]]> Following word this morning the production version of the Chevy Volt will be shown in September, we hear the rocking-down-electric-avenue Lutz-mobile will also be featured in Transformers: Revenge Of The Fallen. More »
]]> http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=398081&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[GM To Employ Duct Tape, Rush Production Volt To Stage By September]]> GM is accelerating development of the 2010 Chevy Volt in an attempt to ready the production version for a reveal as the company celebrates its 100th anniversary in September. Although we know GM desperately needs a cutting-edge Prius-killing success to stem the sales slide, given past RenCen rush jobs, we're not sure that setting a time deadline instead of a performance benchmark is the best way to move forward. A look at potential pitfalls after the jump. More »
]]> http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=398078&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 »
]]> http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=394920&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[2011 Chevy Volt To Be Priced Under $30,000?]]> While the 2011 Chevy Volt is proceeding down the path from vaporware to successful range testing to production ready, its price seems to remain stubbornly in the land of the lost. The original goal was to have it on the road for around $30,000, in April, Maximum Bob dropped the bomb saying the price may come in at $48k. Well, Minimum Rick seems to be following his "Wait a month and clean up after Bob" modus operandi yet again. Wagoner, who definitely gives a shit about global warming, is now saying the Volt may actually come in below the original target. More »
]]> http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=392689&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Spending The Day With The Chevy Volt]]> UPDATE: Thanks to intrepid commenter stopcrazypp, we just broke the first video of the 2010 Chevy Volt, go check it out. Yesterday we took a trip out the sprawling campus of the GM Tech Center in Warren Michigan. The enormous Eero Saarinen designed complex has been recently upgraded with the Vehicle Tech Center, where we would be rubbing elbows with about eighty of the industries finest hacks and flacks for the day. The motor press had all descended on the complex for a rare glimpse inside the world of GM development, and not for just any car, but for the incredibly important and high profile Chevy Volt. More »
]]> http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=376202&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Chrysler's Press Claims Japan Paid 100% Of Toyota Prius Hybrid, Battery Development; Lutz Says Volt Could Cost $48,000]]> BusinessWeek's David Kiley had a fun idea to spend some time talking with some industry heavy-hitters about CAFE and fuel economy. He spent a few minutes talking to both former Toyota USA President and current #2 at Chrysler, Jim Press, as well as GM Vice-Chairman "Maximum" Bob Lutz. The topic was the fuel efficient topic of choice among greenies, hybrids. In the article, Lutz claimed the upcoming Chevy Vaporware Volt might end up with a sticker price at around $48K. Normally that would make a pretty spectacular lead for us, especially given it's a price tag that's betwen 33% and 60% higher than originally stated by the brand all about the 'merican revolution and the GM exec born from jets. Fortunately for him, his comments were eclipsed by Press on the Prius. More »
]]> http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=374548&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Chevy Volt To Be Produced At GM Detroit Hamtramck Assembly]]> We may have gotten the scoop on the old, dead Malibus GM will use to test the Chevrolet Volt, but the New York Times Detroit Free Press gets the scoop on where the Chevy Volt will end up being built:
"Among G.M.'s commitments to the union was a promise to build the Chevrolet Volt, a hybrid-electric car, in its Hamtramck, Mich., plant, beginning in 2010. G.M. has said production of the car could start a year later, however. The Volt is a pet project of G.M.'s vice chairman, Robert A. Lutz, who said today that G.M. was pleased with the contract."
That's right folks — now Hamtramck will be known for both Paczkis and the Chevy Volt. How electric! [Freep via New York Times] More »
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