Green Car Reports

SEPTEMBER 1, 2015

The all-new 2016 Chevrolet Volt is just about here, and it builds on all of its predecessor's virtues while resolving most of that car's vices. It's got a lot more electric range--53 miles--and at 42 miles per gallon, it's more fuel-efficient on those rare occasions when the range-extending engine comes on.

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Green Car Reports

DECEMBER 5, 2015

But the new 2016 Toyota Prius and 2016 Chevrolet Volt take very different approaches to delivering that efficiency. They're both green-car leaders--in the public eye and in EPA energy-efficiency ratings. The newest Prius is the latest generation of the world's best-known, and best-selling, hybrid car.

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Green Car Reports

JUNE 2, 2015

Slowly but surely, the 2016 Chevrolet Volt is inching closer to showrooms. Californians can now order the second-generation Volt, while other consumers have a new tool with which to ponder a possible plug-in car purchase.

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Green Car Reports

JANUARY 14, 2015

By this point, the 2016 Chevrolet Volt launch at this week''s Detroit Auto Show may feel like old news to followers of GM''s plug-in hybrid compact hatchback. The evening of the same day that GM CEO Mary Barra showed the 2016 Volt, it was revealed to a different crowd as well: Los Angeles celebrities.

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Green Car Reports

JANUARY 5, 2016

The second generation of GM’s Voltec plug-in hybrid system is now powering a car that doesn’t actually have a plug at all. The new 2016 Chevrolet Malibu Hybrid uses essentially the same powertrain as the 2016 Chevy Volt, but with a far smaller battery pack.

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Green Car Reports

DECEMBER 12, 2014

Wrapping up the week, we''ve got details on the 2016 Audi Q7 e-tron diesel plug-in hybrid, a report on BMW''s upcoming charging infrastructure plans, and a first drive of the 2015 Chevrolet Trax. All this and more on Green Car Reports.

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Green Car Reports

MAY 3, 2015

The 2016 Chevrolet Volt plug-in hybrid will be priced from $33,995 when it goes on sale sometime this fall, a GM executive said this morning. The old Volt lacks the 50-mile range, 41-mpg fuel efficiency, and fifth "seating position" of the 2016 version.

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Green Car Reports

FEBRUARY 24, 2015

The new 2016 Chevrolet Volt is sleeker, has more electric range, higher gas mileage, a fifth seat, and should be both faster and quieter on the road. The new 2016 Volt should be viewed as a more conventional plug-in hybrid, with.'

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The Truth About Cars

DECEMBER 1, 2023

The Chevrolet Volt was a surprisingly decent car with an innovative powertrain and attractive styling, but its time came to an end a few years back. The NHTSA is looking at 2016 to 2019 Volts after it said it received 61 complaints related to the car’s battery energy control module. Image: Chevrolet] Become a TTAC insider.

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Green Car Reports

MARCH 26, 2015

Today, we''ve got our updated Diesel Car Guide, first details on the 2016 Mercedes-Benz GLE 550e plug-in hybrid, and an explanation of why we''re calling the 2016 Chevrolet Volt a plug-in hybrid and not an extended-range electric car. Check out the first images and details of the 2016 Mercedes-Benz GLE 550e.

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Green Car Reports

JANUARY 28, 2015

One of the biggest concerns among electric-car advocates is GM''s ability to create and sustain a smart, coherent, clever, and explanatory marketing campaign for its new 2016 Chevrolet Volt.

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Green Car Reports

APRIL 13, 2015

It may not have too many more years to live, but the Chevrolet Spark EV will be sold in some new markets starting with the 2016 model year: three Canadian provinces. minicar Canada incentives plug-in cars Ontario British Columbia Quebec Spark EV compliance car'

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Green Car Reports

MARCH 25, 2015

It''s rare that a carmaker entirely replaces a car after just three model years, but the all-new 2016 Chevrolet Malibu is remarkable in more ways than that. Chevy will offer a full-hybrid model of the new 2016 Malibu that goes head to head with hybrid mid-size sedans from Toyota, Ford, Honda, Hyundai, and Kia.

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Green Car Reports

APRIL 10, 2015

General Motors will stop production of the current-generation 2015 Chevrolet Volt next month as it prepares to launch the all-new 2016 model. sales Production plug-in cars' A production stoppage will give GM time to retool the Detroit-Hamtramck plant that builds the Volt for the new model.

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Green Car Reports

JUNE 1, 2017

Sales of three high-volume plug-in electric cars rose last month, with the 2017 Chevrolet Bolt EV 238-mile battery-electric hatchback logging its highest monthly total since sales began in December. Chevrolet delivered 1,566 Bolt EVs, bringing this year's five-month total to 5,950 (another 579 were sold in December 2016).

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Green Car Reports

JANUARY 13, 2015

We''ve got more 2015 Detroit Auto Show coverage today, including analysis of what the Chevrolet Bolt electric car means for Tesla, Honda''s announcement of a new electric car and plug-in hybrid, and a first look at the 2016 Hyundai Sonata Hybrid and Plug-In Hybrid. The 2016 Mercedes-Benz C350 Plug-In Hybrid.'

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Green Car Reports

JANUARY 22, 2016

The 2016 Chevrolet Volt plug-in hybrid has received numerous accolades, including this site's Best Car To Buy 2016 Award. It's better-looking, quicker, quieter, and has a significantly longer all-electric range of 53 miles.

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Green Car Reports

JANUARY 4, 2017

As sales results trickle in from automakers throughout the day, industry analysts will be waiting to see whether enough buyers signed on the line to make 2016 a new record sales year. Among cars with plugs, however, the trend was clearly up—and December saw the first sales of the long-awaited 2017 Chevrolet Bolt EV, the 238-mile.

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Green Car Reports

APRIL 1, 2015

We''re on the ground at the 2015 New York Auto Show, and will bring you all of the latest green car news, starting with the 2016 Chevrolet Malibu Hybrid. We''ve also got reports that Aston Martin will build an electric car, and BMW will boost production of the i8 plug-in hybrid coupe. All this and more on Green Car Reports.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 29, 2017

The Drive Clean Rebate provides New York residents with a rebate of up to $2,000 for the purchase of a new plug-in car from participating dealers. For the first half of 2017, New York saw 4,209 EVs sold, a 61% increase from the 2,609 sold in the same period in 2016. Last week Governor Cuomo announced the availability of $2.2

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Green Car Reports

NOVEMBER 15, 2015

Along with the upcoming fourth-generation hybrid Toyota Prius, the 2016 Chevrolet Volt is one of the major green-car introductions of this year. It won’t be available nationwide until next spring, but new Volts are already being delivered in California and a few other states.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 2, 2018

Buick will add two new models to its China portfolio—the VELITE 6 plug-in hybrid electric vehicle (PHEV) and VELITE 6 battery-electric vehicle (BEV)—to tap into the fast-growing domestic demand for new energy vehicles. The VELITE 5 is based on the Chevrolet Volt. Buick Velite Concept as introduced in November 2016.

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Green Car Reports

JULY 7, 2016

Paced by the Chevrolet Volt, Canada may have had its first-ever month in which 1,000 plug-in electric vehicle were sold. Volt sales continued to soar in Canada during June, with GM's electric flagship topping 300 for the first time.

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Green Car Reports

SEPTEMBER 6, 2016

The Chevrolet Volt plug-in hybrid followed July's record-setting 385 Canadian sales with 421 units in August—the first time any plug-in electric vehicle had topped the 400 monthly sales mark in Canada.

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Green Car Reports

MARCH 26, 2015

Since the launch of the Chevrolet Volt almost five years ago, a battle has raged over what to call it. Is it a range-extended electric car, as GM strongly preferred, or a plug-in hybrid as others insisted equally forcefully?

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Green Car Reports

DECEMBER 22, 2015

Today, the 2016 Toyota Prius is the most fuel-efficient car without a plug, as well as one of our Green Car Reports Best Car To Buy nominees. Also, General Motors switches up its marketing tactics for the 2016 Chevrolet Volt, and Nissan and BMW partner on DC fast-charging stations. All this and more on Green Car Reports.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 28, 2015

Chevrolet has introduced the diesel version ( earlier post ) of its 2016 Colorado midsize pickup truck. Ceramic glow plugs for shorter heat-up times and higher glow temperatures. Colorado is the 2015 Motor Trend Truck of the Year and Cars.com’s Best Pickup Truck of 2015.) l/100 km) highway with 2.5L Piston-cooling oil jets.

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Green Car Reports

DECEMBER 12, 2016

As 2016 winds down, we have one last round of deals on green cars for the year. We also have the very first deals on the 2017 Chevrolet Bolt EV electric car and 2017 Toyota Prius Prime plug-in hybrid—two high-anticipated models just now going on sale.

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Green Car Reports

JUNE 4, 2015

Today, read our gas mileage review of the 2016 Mazda CX-5 Grand Touring, see the first teaser image of the 2016 Chevrolet Cruze, and check out the Minnesota coop that's offering renewable power to electric-car drivers. We've got one last update to our monthly plug-in electric car sales report. Meanwhile in.

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Green Car Reports

AUGUST 4, 2015

Today, we have efficiency ratings for the 2016 Chevrolet Volt, the EPA finalizes rules that will limit carbon emissions from power plants, and we drive the 2016 Mazda CX-3 crossover. We've updated our July plug-in electric car sales report, and will continue to do so as more information becomes available.

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Green Car Reports

SEPTEMBER 15, 2016

In the most recent round of crash tests performed by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS), the 2017 Chevrolet Volt plug-in hybrid performed quite well. The current, second-generation Volt debuted as a 2016 model. The institute designated this year's Volt a "Top Safety Pick+"—the highest rating available.

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Green Car Reports

DECEMBER 22, 2015

The new 2016 Chevrolet Volt plug-in hybrid keeps and expands on all the good points of the first-generation Volt, while fixing a number of the old car's quirks. But, we noted, "We just hope that Chevrolet's. As we wrote in September, "The new Volt's a great car, and brings practical electric drive to U.S.

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Green Car Reports

DECEMBER 25, 2015

The redesigned 2016 Chevrolet Volt is now in showrooms, but only in certain regions. Chevy is limiting second-generation Volt sales to California and other states friendly to plug-in electric cars for the time being, but will roll the car out nationwide early next year.

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Green Car Reports

AUGUST 19, 2014

A low-priced 2016 Chevrolet Volt has the potential to undercut plug-in hybrids while, further out, technology from the Volkswagen XL1 may influence the next Golf compact. Today''s news is all about the future. We''ve also received a study saying consumers should stick to 100-mile electric cars, but will they heed that advice?

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Green Car Reports

APRIL 20, 2015

The Cadillac CT6 plug-in hybrid debuts at the 2015 Shanghai Auto Show, while the next BMW 7 Series will adopt carbon-fiber technology from the i3 electric car. We''re also giving you a peek at the 2016 Chevrolet Volt order guide. We lead off today with two big luxury car stories. All this and more on Green Car Reports.

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Green Car Reports

MAY 4, 2015

Today, we have pricing information for the 2016 Chevrolet Volt, the debut of Tesla's certified pre-owned program for electric cars, and a new natural gas option for the 2016 Ford F-150. We've got more updates for our April plug-in electric car sales report. All this and more on Green Car Reports.

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Green Car Reports

MARCH 31, 2015

The 2016 Chevrolet Volt was officially unveiled at January''s Detroit Auto Show, so there won''t be a lot of focus on the new plug-in hybrid with the 50-mile range at this week''s New York Auto Show. Plug-In Hybrids Pricing Chevy Volt plug-in cars Prices'

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