Green Car Reports

DECEMBER 12, 2018

When General Motors announced in November that it would stop production of the Chevrolet Volt, it was a shock to many green car fans' systems. The Volt was one of the first two modern electrically powered cars to go on sale in 2010, and is still the longest-range plug-in hybrid on the market.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 26, 2010

Joel Ewanick, GM vice president of US marketing will announce pricing and ordering details for the 2011 Chevrolet Volt tomorrow (27 July) at the Plug-In 2010 conference in San Jose, Calif today at 12:00 PM ET. Eastern from Plug-In 2010. Pacific and 4 p.m.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 31, 2010

The first drivable Chevrolet Volts have arrived in China; China is one of the initial markets outside the United States to receive the Volt. GM delivered two Chevrolet Volts to the Shanghai Expo Bureau for use as part of its VIP transportation fleet at World Expo 2010 Shanghai.

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Green Car Reports

APRIL 25, 2014

The Nissan Leaf electric car and Chevy Volt plug-in hybrid went on sale within days of each other back in December 2010. Now, we''re expecting second-generation versions of both cars for 2016--and each will have significant upgrades.

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Green Car Reports

JUNE 18, 2014

Since its launch in December 2010, owners of the Chevrolet Volt extended-range electric car have steadily racked up miles driven solely on electricity from the grid. They recently reached a significant collective milestone: more than half a billion electric miles.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 23, 2012

OnStar and Google are working together to demonstrate a new OnStar service for managing the charging of Chevrolet Volts with renewable energy, using the 17 Chevrolet Volts in Google’s “Gfleet” based at the company’s headquarters in Mountain View, Calif. Non-hydro renewable sources will than double between 2010. Click to enlarge.

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Green Car Reports

APRIL 28, 2014

Today on Green Car Reports: How the Chevrolet Volt really works, Tesla seeks workers for a second California facility, and why we can''t buy cars that get 60, 70, or 80 mpg. The Chevrolet Volt and Nissan Leaf went on sale within days back in 2010, and updated models are expected in 2016. All this and more on Green Car Reports.

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Revenge of the Electric Car

AUGUST 28, 2010

Since GM will be one of the first to the EV market with its Volt in 2011, we came to film them being put together through the multiple stages of the car manufacturing process. The delivery was made at 9:25AM, August 25, 2010. And accompanied by quite a few of the Volt’s siblings in all colors.

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Green Car Reports

OCTOBER 19, 2012

When General Motors launched the Chevrolet Volt plug-in hybrid back in 2010, it chose to emphasize how it differed from electric cars by highlighting how its gasoline engine meant folks didn’t suffer from range anxiety.

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Green Car Reports

JANUARY 10, 2013

Chevrolet Volt owners love their cars. That's one thing we've realized since the Volt hit the market in December 2010. Now, one year after buying his Volt, one owner has calculated just how much.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 7, 2009

General Motors will invest $336 million in the Detroit-Hamtramck assembly plant to begin production of the Chevrolet Volt extended range electric vehicle in 2010. This brings GM’s combined Volt-related investments in Michigan to $700 million, covering eight facilities. engine-generator from Flint. “We

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Green Car Congress

MAY 18, 2010

OnStar is working with Google’s Android and Maps technologies to enhance the navigation capabilities of the Volt mobile app. OnStar is leveraging Google technology to develop a number of new mobile application features to provide Volt customers with the most connected vehicle experience possible. Click to enlarge. Earlier post.)

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Green Car Reports

APRIL 7, 2013

Seems like just yesterday that we wrote about the very first Chevrolet Volt delivery--in December 2010, actually. So far, we don''t know a lot about changes to the 2014 Volt beyond the addition of two new colors: Brownstone Metallic and Ashen Grey Metallic. The new 2014.'

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Green Car Reports

APRIL 2, 2015

For more than four years, the Nissan Leaf and Chevy Volt have been the highest-volume plug-in electric cars sold in the U.S. sales surpassed those of the Chevrolet Volt. With March deliveries of 1,817 Leafs, compared to 639 Volts, the Leaf surged past the Volt to a.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 17, 2021

Most will have 400-volt battery packs and up to 200 kW fast charging capability while GM’s truck platform will have 800-volt battery packs and 350 kW fast charging capability. In 2010, the company built its first US battery plant in Holland, Michigan.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 4, 2011

GM reported the delivery of 326 Chevrolet Volt extended range electric vehicles in the US in December, while Nissan reported 19 battery-electric LEAFs. GM’s four brands sold 118,435 more vehicles in 2010 than the company did with eight brands in 2009, and will gain total and retail market share for the year. Nissan North America, Inc.

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All Cars Electric

SEPTEMBER 1, 2010

While prototypes of the upcoming 2011 Chevrolet Volt have been running around the streets of America for the past several months, the first customer delivered car won’t be built until production officially kicks off on November 11, 2010.

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Green Car Reports

JULY 27, 2010

The 2011 Chevrolet Volt has been in gestation so long, we've wondered if it ever would become a reality. GM announced the price for the 2011 Volt at Plug-In 2010, a conference being held this week in San Jose. The Volt's MSRP will be $41,000, which includes a $720 destination fee. Now the reality is here.

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Green Car Reports

AUGUST 1, 2012

Last month, sales of the Chevrolet Volt stayed strong while the Nissan Leaf languished. In July, Chevrolet sold 1,849 Volts, bringing its total for the first seven months of the year to 10,666--and its total U.S. sales since launch to 18,663 (including 7,671 in 2011 and 326 in December 2010). This month, it's more of the same.

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Revenge of the Electric Car

DECEMBER 28, 2009

GM to invest $700m in Volt rechargeable electric car. GM to invest $700m in Volt rechargeable electric car. General Motors will invest $336m in a Detroit-area assembly plant, bringing to $700m total investment in eight Michigan facilities to begin mass production of the rechargeable Chevrolet Volt electric car in late 2010.

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Green Car Reports

NOVEMBER 29, 2015

In December 2010 it launched the first-generation Volt as part of the initial wave of mass-market electric cars. Five years ago, Chevrolet made two commitments to reduce its carbon footprint. That same year, it also pledged to invest $40 million in projects to reduce carbon emissions.

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Green Car Reports

JANUARY 31, 2013

Car rental firm Hertz got in there early with electric cars, saying as far back as 2010 it would put the Nissan Leaf on its fleet. A Chevrolet Volt has joined the University of Connecticut's car-sharing fleet, as part of the Hertz On Demand.

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Green Car Reports

JULY 30, 2012

When General Motors began producing the Chevrolet Volt in 2010, many staunch electric car fans dismissed it, saying its on-board gasoline engine meant it was only a hybrid, not a true electric car.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 2, 2009

At the Los Angeles Auto Show, GM announced that the Chevrolet Volt extended range electric vehicle will first be available late next year in California, with other lead markets to be named later. Volt production is scheduled to begin in late 2010. Pricing has not been announced.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 5, 2010

OnStar’s Mobile Application will use a real-time data connection to interact with the Volt and perform tasks from setting the charge time to unlocking the doors. OnStar’s Mobile Application allows drivers to communicate with their Volt from Droid by Motorola; Apple iPhone; and Blackberry Storm smartphones. Click to enlarge.

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Green Car Reports

JULY 14, 2015

The first Chevrolet Volt plug-in cars went on sale in December 2010, meaning that by now a few examples have accumulated significant mileage. If the following case is any indication, Volts should do just fine over the long.

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Revenge of the Electric Car

FEBRUARY 26, 2009

said Monday that Tennessee is one of the first locations where it will sell its new all-electric car after it arrives in late 2010. He said Toyota’s 2010 Prius hybrid electric gets about 10 miles range on pure battery, while the planned Chevy Volt will get 40. It will have 100 miles of pure battery range,” Mr. Perry said.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 23, 2018

The new Evoque offers a choice of three- and four-cylinder Ingenium gasoline and diesel engines, a 48-volt mild-hybrid system (MHEV) and a 3-cylinder plug-in hybrid system (PHEV). This is where the 48-volt mild-hybrid system is used to reduce CO 2 emissions to as lows as 149g/km and fuel economy from 42 mpg US (5.6l/100km)

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Green Car Reports

NOVEMBER 12, 2014

Launching entirely new types of cars is expensive, time-consuming, and challenging--as Toyota could have told Chevrolet and Nissan during 2010. In 2010.'

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Green Car Congress

JULY 28, 2010

The charging network is expected to be operational by 1 December 2010 to support the variety of new EVs entering the roadways. Plug-ins such as the Volt and LEAF will be able to use the Evatran system with an adapter. Among those exhibiting were: Aerovironment. The company offers a broad range of Level 1, 2 and 3 charging solutions.

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Green Car Reports

JANUARY 19, 2012

When General Motors launched the Chevrolet Volt in 2010, the state of California decided that it didn’t meet the required emissions standards needed to classify it as an Electric Advanced Technology Partial Zero-Emissions Vehicle (e-AT-PZEV).

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Green Car Reports

SEPTEMBER 7, 2012

Last month, more Chevrolet Volts were sold than in any month since the range-extended electric car went on sale in December 2010. The total of 2,831 handily surpassed the 2,289 sold in March, the previous best-selling month for the Volt. But Chevy may not be able to keep up that pace indefinitely.

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Green Car Reports

DECEMBER 14, 2009

But there were a whole bunch of horrified OMFGs floating around once we finally got to see the notorious Volt Dance that was unveiled at the Los Angeles Auto Show. We write about the 2011 Chevrolet Volt extended-range electric vehicle a lot. We don't use a lot of profanity here at the global GreenCarReports.com headquarters.

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Green Car Reports

DECEMBER 30, 2010

And 2010 was definitely chock-full of green car news. We love looking back to see what's been popular over the course of a full year.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 22, 2010

At the IAA Commercial Vehicles Fair in Hannover (23-30 September 2010), Opel will unveil a research project on a Vivaro e-Concept, an electric van with up to 400 kilometers (249 miles) extended range. The Opel Vivaro e-Concept. Click to enlarge. The e-Concept is conceived to have 5.0

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Plugs and Cars

NOVEMBER 14, 2007

The first report I've seen from the LA Auto Show regarding the much anticipated Volt, in the UK's Guardian , says Lutz expects to see road-tests of "a street-drivable" Chevy Volt by the end of Q1 2008. Now talking specifically about a November 2010 showroom launch. Tags: gm volt lutz.

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Green Car Reports

JULY 6, 2011

The first 2011 Chevy Volt was delivered in December 2010, and GM’s rollout of this engineering achievement has seemed quite smooth thus far. Still, after six months, early adopters have found a couple of small problems with the vehicle, and Chevrolet has moved aggressively to correct them.

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