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more about #2011volt more comments → Flathead Smith: Hope they get these Volts into the showrooms real soon, I want to get on with ignoring them as I drive past the dealership. #chevroletvolt more » Tanshanomi: They don't want to push the Volt engines too hard just yet. They really aren't sure if the hydrocoptic marselveins on the ambifacient lunar wainshaft ... more » LionZoo: GM these days feels like one big marketing company that just happens to make cars. #chevroletvolt more » Dr. H. F. Danger: So how much does GM pay you to do these little updates for them? #chevroletvolt more » dmoon: Chevy Volt is kind of sad. A huge resource hog of a program to fill a hypothetical niche. #chevroletvolt more » sos10: It sounds all very promising, the only problem will be the price, especially if some foreign brand van introduce the same kind of car for half the price. more » Chuckie_A: Why do you need an engine of even 1.4l just to power a generator? Is it a parts bin item? more » Mike Delozier: Kinda sounds like the review that Jeremy Clarkson just did for the Honda Insight, but he ripped that car to shreds.. even more so than the Chrysler Se... more » GV_Goat: So... how many miles can you travel on a gallon of fuel?AND... wouldn't it be cool if the generator was a diesel??? more » robai: Hey, this is a nice big leap backwards from the EV-1's that GM destroyed a few years ago. [en.wikipedia.org] more » PowerTryp, Starless wonder.: But the real question is, will they recall all of them and crush them? cause if so then shame. If only people had listened in the mid 90's to the EV-1... more » Karsten Von Urea for All Sales Event: Chevy Volt More 'MerkinLess Smug This means I'm allowed to like it. more » leavethegun-takethecannoli: What happened to the edgy look? It gets more blah everytime I see it. That being said, I hope this works, because if they put a Cadddy body on this ch... more » Mad_Science: Good. GM gets (somewhat legitimate) green cred and props from the Feds their beholden to. All those people out there driving appliance cars that get ~... more » Jeb_Hoge: I think this exactly hits the target that GM needs to hit. more » -
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Legion Of Chevy Volt Testers Take Leisurely Drive
A slew of Chevy Volt pre-production engineering units took a test drive near Toledo, Ohio earlier this week. Of course GM PR was also on hand to take a slew of pictures documenting themarketingengineering exercise. Gallery below. More » -
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Chevy Volt Mule: First Drive
Yesterday morning we finally hopped into a Chevy Volt mule with outgoing GM product czar Bob Lutz for a spin around the Warren Tech Center. What's it feel like? It's utterly unremarkable and appliance-like. More » -
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"Maximum" Bob Lutz Channels Vulcans On Volt
The guy who just left his job at GM with "Chairman" in the title (No, not that guy! The other guy!) says despite Auto Task Force comments, the Chevy Volt will "survive and prosper." [GM-Volt] -
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Chevy Volt hits the ski slopes, doesn't fall down. [GM-Volt]
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Carnegie Mellon Study Claims Chevy Volt "Not Cost Effective"
Carnegie Mellon University Engineering Professor Jeremy Michalek is about to publish a study suggesting the Chevy Volt is "not cost effective in any scenario." Well, that's like... your opinion, man. More » -
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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 » -
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GM Not Canceling Flint Volt Engine Plant, Just Construction Contracts
Construction contracts for GM's new Flint, MI engine plant have been canceled, but GM tells us plans to build the new 1.4-liter four-banger powering the Chevy Volt and Cruze in Flint remain unchanged. More » -
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GM CEO Rick Wagoner Announces Chevy Volt Battery Details
GM CEO Rick Wagoner has made a slew of announcements surrounding the technology in the 2011 Chevy Volt. Seems yawn-inducing, right? You're wrong. More » -
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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 » -
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The Chevy Volt Won't Save GM, But The Chevy Cruze Might
If you're a GM fan-boy, you're probably a pretty happy camper this week. GM's celebrating its centennial and you've seen the live reveals of both the upcoming Chevy Cruze, the 40 MPG+ econobox you can't ignore yesterday, and today, the Chevy Volt, GM's resuscitation of the electric car. One of these two will save GM, the other will not. If you can't tell from the headline, let's make it clear again: Keep your fancy-pants electric cars, GM — you won't be saved by the Chevy Volt. No, instead, it's the little Chevy Cruze that should get the savior-like halo. More » -
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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 »
