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Chevy Volt Hypermilers Rejoice, 2016 Volt Offers 53 Miles Emissions-Free!

Benji Jerew — Tue, 04 Aug 2015 16:10:58 +0000

General Motors asked what Chevy Volt owners wanted more of, and the overwhelming response was “more range!” With the introduction of the 2016 Chevy Volt, everything is better, particularly range and fuel economy. First, General Motors upgraded the 17.1 kWh lithium-ion battery pack to 18.4 kWh. According to EPA (Environmental Protection Agency) estimates, this gives […]

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You Guys REALLY Don’t Like Selling Electric Vehicles, Do You?

Benji Jerew — Tue, 13 Jan 2015 21:08:11 +0000

With the introduction of the first commercially-successful electric vehicles, things have started to change in how vehicles are sold. Of course, we’re not talking about the General Motors EV1, which was more of a research project than mass-production electric vehicle. We’re talking about Tesla Motors’ Tesla Roadster and Tesla Model S, which started an electric […]

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Did the Chevy Bolt EV Concept Just Beat the Tesla Model 3?

Benji Jerew — Tue, 13 Jan 2015 20:03:45 +0000

General Motors has been teasing us with an upgraded Chevy Volt 2.0, and it could be this new electric vehicle, the Chevy Bolt EV concept, featuring a consumer-friendly price tag and exceptional range. Did General Motors’ Chevy Bolt EV just beat Tesla Motors’ upcoming Tesla Model 3 to the punch? As we recall, Tesla Motors […]

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Chevy Volt-based Crossover, Chevy Crossvolt, Coming to NAIAS 2015?

Benji Jerew — Mon, 29 Dec 2014 15:25:28 +0000

A few years ago, General Motors filed to protect the name “Chevy Crossvolt,” designated for a crossover sport utility vehicle based on the Chevy Volt extended-range electric vehicle (EREV). In 2010, General Motors unveiled a crossover EREV concept, the Chevy Volt MPV5. Later, in 2011, the company filed to protect the name “Crossvolt,” which seemed […]

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Cadillac ELR Early Adopters in Canada to Get Free Home Charging Station

Benji Jerew — Thu, 02 Oct 2014 18:06:37 +0000

Mention buying an electric vehicle, or even an extended-range electric vehicle, such as the Cadillac ELR, and there are some other considerations, such as, “How far can you go?” and “Where will you charge?” For those familiar with the convenience of the Chevy Volt and her decidedly upscale cousin, the 2014 Cadillac ELR, the answer the […]

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Chevy Volt Naysayers Can Shut Up Now

Benji Jerew — Tue, 12 Aug 2014 16:40:45 +0000

When the Chevy Volt Concept debuted at the Detroit Auto Show, back in 2007, along with its interesting hybrid powertrain, it generated a lot of flak, ranging from the absurd to the political (read: absurd). What’s really interesting is that most attacks on Chevy Volt have nothing to do with the car itself. True, there […]

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Chevy Volt Owners Want More, Will General Motors Deliver?

Benji Jerew — Tue, 01 Jul 2014 16:14:33 +0000

The Chevy Volt, in the right hands, is a pretty impressive hybrid vehicle, but could future versions deliver even more? One of my Tweeps runs a Chevy Volt, and I love seeing his fuel economy numbers, near 10,000 miles per tank of gas, nearly 95% of his miles in EV mode, generally a great guy, […]

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Chevy Volt Owners Rack Up Half a Billion Pure Electric Miles

Benji Jerew — Tue, 17 Jun 2014 15:27:23 +0000

The Chevy Volt could be one of the best stepping-stone models between hybrid and electric vehicles (EV), and the miles prove it. While hybrid electric vehicles offer the best fuel economy in a non-plug-in vehicle, they do have the limitation that they cannot run in pure electric mode for more than a couple miles. To […]

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Chevy Volt V2.0 Gets a Hefty Funding Boost from General Motors

Benji Jerew — Tue, 15 Apr 2014 17:44:56 +0000

The Chevy Volt extended-range electric vehicle (EREV) is one of those great stepping-stone vehicles between conventional and electric. Soon, it will be even more capable. Currently, the Chevy Volt has a measly 37-mile electric vehicle (EV) range, but that doesn’t give drivers range-jitters, because of the small gasoline-powered internal combustion engine (ICE) generator. In driving, […]

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Chevy Volt Ad Playing Rough with Pure Electric Vehicles

Benji Jerew — Fri, 14 Feb 2014 16:11:38 +0000

Do automakers run attack ads? See for yourself as the Chevy Volt leaves pure electric vehicles to die in the desert! Whoa! Did you read that correctly? At least, that’s my impression on seeing a recent ad, featuring a Chevy Volt extended-range electric vehicle (EREV), cruising through the desert. Concerned, the kid asks his dad […]

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NASA Cuts Down Car Fleet Emissions by Making It 100% Electric

Mila Luleva — Wed, 12 Feb 2014 17:55:58 +0000

NASA is constantly supporting and encouraging cool research, there is no doubt about that. But their latest experiment is one that can raise quite a few eyebrows- in a good way. The guys at the Kennedy Space Center decided to replace speculations and guesses with real numbers on how much carbon dioxide can be reduced […]

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2014 Nissan Leaf, Real Competition For Chevy Volt

Benji Jerew — Mon, 13 Jan 2014 14:15:18 +0000

It seems that Nissan Leaf might finally give the Chevy Volt run for its money this year, thanks to some manufacturing changes and better fuel economy. Of the pure electric and Plug-In hybrid electric vehicles being sold today, the Chevy Volt and Nissan Leaf are just about neck-and-neck, the two best-selling electric vehicles on the […]

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Chevy Volt Cost-to-Own is Far Better than Conventional Vehicles

Benji Jerew — Mon, 06 Jan 2014 16:43:19 +0000

The Chevy Volt is a fairly expensive acquisition, but after a year of driving one, how do the numbers add up? According to former General Motors executive Jeffrey B. Cohen, really good. It should come as no surprise that the Chevy Volt is, like most high-tech hybrid and pure electric vehicles (EV), more expensive. True, […]

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Might General Motors Buy Tesla Motors Next Year?

Benji Jerew — Thu, 02 Jan 2014 19:42:28 +0000

One of the most valuable automobile manufacturers in the world, Tesla Motors is valued at around $20 billion, which begs the question, does anyone have the cash to buy such a successful company? Entrepreneur Elon Musk doesn’t hold on to every company he’s created, such as Zip2 and PayPal. Those companies were sold for millions, […]

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General Motors’ Future Chevy Volt Taking a Shot at the Tesla Model E?

Benji Jerew — Thu, 19 Dec 2013 15:00:45 +0000

As an electric vehicle, the Chevy Volt’s thirty-seven-mile range isn’t all that impressive, but could future developments in lithium-ion battery technology change our impressions? Really, the Chevy Volt, billed as an extended-range electric vehicle (EREV), is just a series plug-in hybrid electric vehicle (PHEV). You can drive a Chevy Volt up to 37 miles, or […]

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Electric Vehicle Pricing Still, Mostly, Outside of Buyer’s Range

Benji Jerew — Tue, 03 Dec 2013 15:13:04 +0000

Recent studies have shown that those who are in the market for a new car, even those interested in electric vehicles, aren’t planning on spending more than $25,000. There are plenty of fuel efficient cars in this range, such as the Mini Cooper and the Toyota Prius, but you might be hard-pressed to find an […]

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Chevy Volt Racks Up More EV Miles than Nissan Leaf?

Benji Jerew — Tue, 26 Nov 2013 16:00:20 +0000

This may seem like a contradiction, but a recent study done by the United States Department of Energy [DOE] seems to indicate that drivers of the Chevy Volt go more miles on electricity than do Nissan Leaf drivers. For a little background, the Nissan Leaf is a pure electric vehicle [EV], powered by a lithium-ion […]

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Should GM Collaborate With Tesla to Prevent Future Battery-Related Fires in EVs?

Benji Jerew — Tue, 19 Nov 2013 16:20:12 +0000

We’ve already tried to put the recent Tesla Model S fires into perspective, but is there something that another electric vehicle maker can add to the discussion? Tesla Model S really is in a league of its own, but recent lithium-ion battery fires have begun to hurt the company’s reputation. Looking at it one way, […]

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Why the BMW i3 Extended-Range Electric Vehicle’s Tiny Fuel Tank?

Benji Jerew — Tue, 29 Oct 2013 15:32:27 +0000

The BMW i3 is an extended-range electric vehicle [EREV], which is basically an electric vehicle [EV] with an onboard backup generator, but just a little one. For some people, who aren’t fully on board with the limitations of electric vehicles, such as the Nissan Leaf, with a range of about 75 miles, an EREV could […]

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Toyota Prius Plug-In Behind Sales Target, Joins Pricing War

Benji Jerew — Fri, 11 Oct 2013 15:54:51 +0000

Toyota Prius may have been the first on the hybrid electric vehicle market, but it is, by no means, alone. Since 1997, Toyota Prius and her hybrid extended family have sold over five million units worldwide, just shy of two million in the United States, alone. Encouraged by this news, and seeing the rising popularity […]

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Tesla Model S, “Safest Car in America,” Goes Up In Flames?

Benji Jerew — Fri, 04 Oct 2013 17:44:10 +0000

Stock prices and public perception are fickle things and, after a recent Tesla Model S fire, Tesla Motors stock dropped some 6%. Thanks to the internet, everyone in the world can get a glimpse of your worst mistake, and it will live forever in the ether. Yesterday, on Twitter, someone pointed out to me a […]

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Tesla Motors Buyback Guarantee and the $37,000 Tesla Model S

Benji Jerew — Tue, 01 Oct 2013 19:46:32 +0000

A few months ago, we talked about a Tesla Motors buyback guarantee, which sounds really great for any customers who decide after three years they want no more of it, but could be good news for both Tesla Motors and anyone looking to get into a Tesla Model S, second-hand. Tesla Motors stock [TSLA] has […]

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General Motors China Unveils Electric Vehicles in Four Flavors

Benji Jerew — Tue, 01 Oct 2013 15:04:46 +0000

China is the world’s fastest growing economy, which means that it has also become the world’s largest consumer of new automobiles. General Motors has its foot in the door already, with three flavors of electric vehicles. “General Motors [GM] is a leader in the introduction of vehicles powered by electricity in China,” said Matt Crossley, […]

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General Motors Says A Cadillac Electric Vehicle Could Compete with Tesla Model S

Benji Jerew — Wed, 25 Sep 2013 19:48:20 +0000

Tesla Motors is the target that automakers are reaching for, judging from this recent announcement, concerning a possible Cadillac electric vehicle, from General Motors CEO Dan Akerson: “If you want to compete head-to-head with Tesla, and we ultimately will, you want to do it with a Cadillac electric vehicle,” says General Motors CEO Dan Akerson. […]

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Opel Ampera Price Cut by €8,000 in Germany

Benji Jerew — Thu, 12 Sep 2013 17:07:38 +0000

Chevy Volt’s sister vehicle in Europe, the Opel Ampera, has not been increasing in sales. In a bid to increase sales in Germany, General Motors has cut prices by €8,000 [$10,636 US]. Here in the US, electric vehicle sales, on average, have risen by some 500%. Averages do not speak for the individual though, and […]

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LG Chem Finally Produce Chevy Volt and Cadillac ELR Traction Batteries, on Hold Again?

Benji Jerew — Tue, 10 Sep 2013 12:24:32 +0000

In Holland, Michigan, an LG Chem plant sits idle [again], in spite of the demand for the Chevy Volt and Cadillac ELR traction batteries that it was built to produce. It seemed that everything was going the right way for LG Chem and Chevy Volt. Unlike failed battery manufacturer A123 Systems, who was slated to […]

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Electric Vehicles Outnumber Gas Stations in the US, Sort Of…

Benji Jerew — Mon, 09 Sep 2013 19:15:12 +0000

Sales of electric vehicles have been experiencing unprecedented growth, as much as 500% greater than last year, depending on which model you look at. For example, Nissan is currently selling about 2,000 Nissan Leaf per month, and Tesla Motors is manufacturing balls-to-the-walls at 500 Tesla Model S per month [and can’t keep up with demand]. […]

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Chevy Volt, The Electric Vehicle Everyone Can Own

Benji Jerew — Tue, 03 Sep 2013 15:31:53 +0000

Since the original dispute between Ford Model A owners and traditional horse-and-carriage drivers, no automobile technology has been so polarizing as the electric vehicle. Could the Chevy Volt be the ambassador to the conventional crowd? Some people look at the Chevy Volt and see a $34K electric vehicle with a measly 38-mile range. After all, […]

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Why Automakers are Really Cutting Prices on Electric Vehicles?

Benji Jerew — Wed, 14 Aug 2013 16:08:29 +0000

There has been a lot of discussion on why electric vehicles sell, or don’t, and what can be done about it. The answer, of course, is to sell more pickup trucks? In the last year or so, prices of electric vehicles have been dropping steadily. For example, if you can jump through enough hoops, you […]

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Chevy Volt Range and Price Improvements On Their Way in the Next Few Years

Benji Jerew — Tue, 13 Aug 2013 15:53:04 +0000

Now that electric vehicles are starting to enter the public conscience more, the competition begins. In the case of the Chevy Volt, big changes will make it even more popular. With the recent boom in electric vehicle sales, better than 500% for the whole market, the Chevy Volt saw modest gains of just over 9% […]

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Electric Vehicle Sales Exploding, 500% over 2012 Numbers

Benji Jerew — Mon, 05 Aug 2013 19:20:19 +0000

Expanding public adoption of electric vehicles appears to be in full swing, but can the market keep up this trend? According to the most recent sales numbers of electric vehicles, they’re selling like hotcakes, if hotcakes were powered by lithium-ion and were available at an automobile dealership. It’s not just electric vehicles, such as the […]

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General Motors Hints at Electric Vehicle Battery With Triple Capacity

Benji Jerew — Tue, 18 Jun 2013 14:33:20 +0000

General Motors has been fairly tight-lipped about its future electric vehicle developments, but we do know they are working on an 200mi-range vehicle which could see the light of day by 2014. The small battery pack in the Chevy Volt only has a range of 38 miles or so, after which the backup generator kicks […]

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Electric Vehicle Pricing Wars: Chevy Volt Joins the Fray

Benji Jerew — Tue, 11 Jun 2013 16:39:30 +0000

Chevy Volt may have been ahead of the game when it started, but as more plug-in hybrid and electric vehicles have hit the market, sales haven’t been increasing as fast as General Motors would like. With so many electric vehicles on the market today, competition is stiff, and the sales numbers so far this year […]

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Chevy Volt Batteries to be Manufactured by LG Chem in July, Finally

Benji Jerew — Fri, 10 May 2013 12:58:13 +0000

Sales of the Chevy Volt extended range electric vehicle [EREV] has been slow, but steady, meaning that support companies like battery suppliers aren’t as productive as they could be. True, the market for electric vehicles as a whole hasn’t been enough to justify handshakes and champagne. Much to the contrary, aside from dashing success Tesla […]

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Cadillac ELR Extended Range Electric Vehicle, No Stepping Stone to Electric

Benji Jerew — Wed, 17 Apr 2013 03:14:11 +0000

The Cadillac ELR is an extended range electric vehicle [EREV] with some very cool features, but doesn’t seem to be a stepping stone to a pure electric vehicle for the near future. The Cadillac ELR is based roughly on the same technology as the Chevy Volt, including a battery pack, electric motors, and a gasoline-powered […]

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Wireless Inductive Charging Gets Boost From DoE

Benji Jerew — Thu, 28 Mar 2013 07:31:01 +0000

Plugless Power in Whytheville, VA will use a US Department of Energy [DOE] grant to implement its wireless inductive charging receivers on electric vehicles. Electric vehicles could really get going if there was a way to easily charge them whether you are at home, at work or shopping. True, charging stations are available in different […]

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2015 Chevy Volt May Lose a Cylinder and Increase Fuel Economy

Benji Jerew — Tue, 19 Mar 2013 19:27:35 +0000

General Motors could make a difference by taking a cylinder out of the the 2015 Chevy Volt, as automakers race to increase fuel economy of their vehicle fleet. There are a number of strategies to increase fuel economy, including aerodynamic engineering, lightweight materials and engine and transmission design, to name a few. Electrification has led […]

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GM VP Sparks Speculation: Next Chevy Volt With Smaller Battery?

Benji Jerew — Fri, 08 Mar 2013 21:07:52 +0000

Everyone likes to have options, so could the next Chevy Volt have different battery options to change the price? Of course, the Chevy Volt is only available in one configuration, but wouldn’t be nice to be able to get it customized? The only reason we bring this up is because of a recent AutoExpress interview […]

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Three Times More Powerful Version of Volt/Ampera to Be Launched by Holden in Australia

Ovidiu Sandru — Wed, 16 Jan 2013 12:59:50 +0000

Aussie car manufacturer Holden is set bring about a new change with its eco-friendly green car, the Holden Volt. Current models of the Volt run on a 1.4 litre, four-cylinder petrol engine with no turbo, producing approximately 55kw of power. It has been rumoured from a General Motors insider, that the Volt will be updated […]

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Bob Lutz on E-REV Technology – “I Should Have Started Bigger”

Benji Jerew — Tue, 15 Jan 2013 18:14:15 +0000

I’m not sure how to take this, really, but Bob Lutz isn’t too impressed with the vehicles he pushed into production a couple years ago, namely the Chevy Volt with extended-range electric vehicle [E-REV] technology. “If I had my time again at GM then I would have started with the Cadillac Escalade for the range-extender […]

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Chevy Volt-Based Cadillac ELR to Be Teased at NAIAS 2013

Benji Jerew — Wed, 19 Dec 2012 17:06:06 +0000

As alternative fuel and electric vehicle buffs, we always look forward to the auto show circuits, every year giving us a taste of what automakers have designed that could very well change the future of driving. Years ago, hybrid electric vehicles [HEV] first hit the scene, and now are the most fuel efficient vehicles on […]

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Chevy Volt Batteries Find New Life as Backup Power Supply

Benji Jerew — Sun, 18 Nov 2012 06:25:29 +0000

Electric vehicle [EV] batteries are expensive for a number of reasons, in addition to all the science and engineering that goes into them, they are also made up of materials and chemicals that are expensive, scarce, and difficult to recycle. Rechargeable battery technology has come a long way, but still, after thousands of cycles, they […]

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Chevy Volt Sales Numbers Disprove Naysayers

Benji Jerew — Wed, 26 Sep 2012 05:25:21 +0000

Paying attention to supposed ‘news outlets,’ one might come to the conclusion that General Motors [GM] is losing out big-time on a nationwide publicity stunt, and GM is using ultra-low leasing prices to lure consumers into buying the new, domestically manufactured, extended-range electric vehicle. According to James McQuaid, a GM-Volt.com user, the reality is that, […]

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2013 Chevy Volt to Reach Equivalent of 98 MPG With Improved Battery Recipe

Ovidiu Sandru — Fri, 08 Jun 2012 18:22:39 +0000

Although it may seem little, the Chevy Volt that’ll be released in 2013 will feature a 38 mile fully electric autonomy, while the total distance with the range extender will go up to 380 miles. This is a slight improvement to the 2010 version, which had 35 miles of battery autonomy. However, statistics say that […]

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Jay Leno Gets 2,365 MPG in His Chevy Volt

Ovidiu Sandru — Tue, 22 Nov 2011 13:03:46 +0000

Jay Leno is well-known for having a crush on cars – nice, expensive ones. But he apparently doesn’t have a crush on gas per se. The proving fact is that he did about 11,000 miles in his Chevy Volt he got last December. Although he got it with a full tank of gas, he told […]

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Obama Claims U.S. Will Become The First Country With 1 Million EVs on The Road by 2015

Mike Sandru — Wed, 02 Feb 2011 17:38:45 +0000

Eight years ago, President George W. Bush proposed a $1.2 billion program to help develop fuel-cell vehicles and hydrogen storage systems. Now, in 2011, the U.S. still has no hydrogen fuel cell cars in commercial production.

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Oil Recycled From BP Spill Used to Make Chevy Volt Plastic Parts

Ovidiu Sandru — Tue, 21 Dec 2010 16:53:39 +0000

The BP spill has definitely caused a lot of environmental damage and people spent a lot of money and energy to clean it. To make themselves a greener image the General Motors company has, for marketing purposes, announced that they will use recycled BP spilled oil to make the plastics in the iconic Chevy Volt... which is a half-blood electric.

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GM Tours The Volt Throughout The US for Showcasing Purposes

Mike Sandru — Wed, 10 Nov 2010 15:33:33 +0000

The new Volt electric car will amaze US in the "Unplugged Tour of America", giving everyone a chance to take it for a test drive. With little time left before its roll off an assembly line in Michigan, the ÃƒÂ¢€Ã…â€œprotagonistÃƒÂ¢€ has already been tagged with the price of $41,000.

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Chevy Volt's Drivetrain: A Big Lie From GM, Or A Last-Second Desperate Measure?

Ovidiu Sandru — Thu, 14 Oct 2010 08:29:09 +0000

Politicians lie, husbands lie, wives lie, even your local grocer lies about something, sometimes, to get his merchandise sold. If everybody lies, why shouldn't GM? The fact is, if you haven't already heard, that GM promised for years that they'll have an electric car coming with the Chevy Volt.

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Chevy Volt to Use AFS Trinity's Ultracapacitors for Better Acceleration / Regenerative Braking

Ovidiu Sandru — Mon, 26 Jul 2010 19:57:31 +0000

Hybrid and electric cars both have regenerative braking systems, which transfer the energy otherwise lost as heat back into electricity, by switching the motor's function from its normal one into an electricity generator when the driver pushes the brake pedal.

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GM Cancels the 53mpg Hybrid Chevrolet and Proceeds to PHEVs

Cristi — Tue, 22 Dec 2009 19:53:04 +0000

Even though electric vehicles seem to be the future, some car manufacturers do not rush into changing to green, alternative energy sources. There is some incertitude when it comes to changing so fast from fossil fuels and some automakers just take their time to see what is best for the market.

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LiFePO4 Batteries: Chevy Volt`s Future Energy Sources

Ovidiu Sandru — Mon, 22 Sep 2008 18:22:14 +0000

The Lithium Iron Phosphate (LiFePO4) batteries are based on Lithium Ion, but they offer many advantages over LiCO2 (Lithium Cobalt), frequently used in laptops, mp3 players and cell phones. They also offer a greater range, power and safety, in an electric vehicle - they will not explode or catch fire if overcharged.

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Question: Will Chevy Volt Run Windows?

Ovidiu Sandru — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 18:43:27 +0000

I guess that the Chevy Volt has been one of the most hunted electric cars from the beginning of this year. GM has done all their possible to keep the secret from the press(?), but it seems that several images and specs have "leaked", acting as a teaser for the information thirsty public.

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ABC News Reports the Progress of Developing the Chevy Volt

Ovidiu Sandru — Mon, 11 Aug 2008 09:20:58 +0000

There are a lot of speculations around the future Chevy Volt, the series car that it's said to revolutionize the car industry. Although there hasn't been much proof that they have the battery to power the electric-hybrid car, they're confident in their success, or at least that was wanted to be seen on this abc news video clip. Watch it. I think they're going to make it, because probably they're going to be using the EEStor technology or something equivalent, technology that has only recently been unveiled.

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