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Nissan Leaf Having a Hard Time Selling, GM Volt Thrives

Ovidiu Sandru — Mon, 06 Aug 2012 18:06:37 +0000

It looks like the Chevy Volt is outselling Nissan Leaf, at least in the U.S. sales. For the fifth consecutive month, the first all-electric mass-produced Nissan falls behind the half-electric-half-gas produced by GM. Even last year saw better sales than these. Want figures? They only sold 536 Leafs in July. While GM sold close to […]

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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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Ford hybrid and electric cars vs GM Volt electric car

Florin — Wed, 14 Jan 2009 19:52:56 +0000

Nowadays, the Japanese constructors are well ahead others in having electric cars. Honda and Toyota have the dominating positions in our top and they are announcing more to come in the following year. US manufacturers are late, one probable reason was that in the US the fuel price is not as high as in other parts of the globe.

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Ford & GM to Share the Same Hybrid Powertrain Platform

Ovidiu Sandru — Wed, 06 Aug 2008 09:44:53 +0000

A story in Detroit News says that Ford and GM will unite forces to share the E-Flex powertrain technology that powers their Volt.

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