Clean Fleet Report

DECEMBER 1, 2021

From the first spy photos to seeing it in person to pushing the start button, I have never been disappointed by the all-new 2021 Chevrolet Corvette Stingray Coupe. The spirit of driving and owning a Corvette will continue to be a high point in the life of many car enthusiasts. Chevrolet says the interior was inspired by jet fighters.

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Chevrolet MPG Clean Cleaning 87

Green Car Reports

FEBRUARY 5, 2013

If you were a car dealer, would you decide not to sell a plug-in electric car because you had to buy a $5,000 tool to service it? We didn't think so.

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Dealers Volt Electric Cars Chevrolet 105

Green Car Reports

DECEMBER 12, 2013

Which is likely why a staple of plug-in car forums is the bad-treatment-at-a-car-dealership story. Anecdotes abound about Chevrolet and Nissan dealers who tried to pull Volt and Leaf buyers away from plug-in electrics into gasoline cars. Or said, "Your battery will.'

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Dealers Plug-in Plug Electric Cars 120

Green Car Reports

JUNE 20, 2013

Add one more battery-electric vehicle to the list of electric cars for sale in California (if not the rest of the U.S.). The 2014 Chevrolet Spark EV is now available for purchase or lease at several dealerships in northern and southern California, as well as a few in Oregon.

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Oregon Chevrolet 2014 Dealers 131

Green Car Congress

MAY 4, 2011

Participating Chevrolet dealers in seven key launch markets across Canada have begun taking orders for the all-new 2012 Chevrolet Volt, with an MSRP starting at C$41,545 (US$43,568). GM says that this is part of its plan to gain exposure for the vehicle and the Chevrolet brand.

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Volt Chevrolet Canada South Carolina 199

Green Car Reports

JANUARY 26, 2015

Today we ask whether the 2018 Chevrolet Bolt electric car should be named the EV2 instead, look at how Elon Musk''s Hyperloop could be used to crack Texas'' Tesla direct-sales ban, and report on General Motors'' Green Dealer Recognition program. All this and more on Green Car Reports.

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Dealers 2018 Chevrolet Green 60

Green Car Reports

JULY 29, 2016

General Motors has always had an aggressive schedule for launching its 2017 Chevrolet Bolt EV, the industry's first mass-priced electric car with 200 miles or more of range. It was revealed as a concept just 18 months ago at the 2015 Detroit Auto Show, with a production version unveiled at this year's Detroit show.

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Chevrolet 2017 Dealers Detroit 60

Green Car Reports

MARCH 15, 2012

Now available at selected Chevy dealers in all 50 states, the 2012 Chevrolet Volt range-extended electric car has become the favorite automotive whipping boy of politicians and commentators who don't like electric cars, General Motors, and/or the Obama White House's support for plug-in vehicles.

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Chevrolet Volt 2012 Obama 99

Green Car Reports

JANUARY 20, 2017

The first few Chevrolet Bolt EV electric cars were delivered in California's Silicon Valley more than a month ago, marking the start of what will be a nationwide rollout.

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Electric Cars Dealers Chevrolet Cars 60

Green Car Reports

AUGUST 5, 2014

Today on Green Car Reports: The auto industry is making good progress in meeting gas-mileage goals, why dealers are a bottleneck for electric-car sales, and the 2015 Chevrolet Colorado and GMC Canyon mid-size pickup trucks are on their way to showrooms. All this and more on Green Car Reports.

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Auto Industry Dealers Industrial Industry 91

All Cars Electric

APRIL 22, 2010

The three-year drumbeat of anticipation for the 2011 Chevrolet Volt extended-range electric car has just gotten slightly louder. General Motors CEO Ed Whitacre announced yesterday that the car will arrive at selected Chevy dealers in October, a month earlier than expected. He gave the new date.

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Volt Dealers Chevrolet 2011 58

Green Car Reports

MARCH 27, 2015

It''s long been known that getting some car dealerships to sell plug-in electric cars can be a challenge. Now, one reporter tested the thesis for himself, by visiting both his local Tesla store--to inquire about the Model S electric luxury sedan--and his local Chevrolet dealer, to ask about the Volt range-extended electric car.

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Dealers Volt Store Tesla 60

Green Car Reports

JANUARY 20, 2017

Today, we test the 2017 Nissan Rogue Hybrid, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration closes its Tesla Autopilot investigation, and we explain how to figure out if your local dealer carries the Chevrolet Bolt EV electric car. All this and more on Green Car Reports.

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Dealers 2017 Nissan Hybrid 60

Green Car Reports

JANUARY 16, 2017

Last month, the first Chevrolet Bolt EV electric cars were sold in California's Silicon Valley. Electric-car advocates and buyers across the U.S. now want to know when they too can expect to take delivery of their 238-mile electric hatchbacks.

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Electric Cars Buy Dealers Chevrolet 60

CleanTechnica EVs

MAY 20, 2021

With the exception of the Chevrolet dealer, which started selling Bolts last year, the place is an EV desert. The Nissan dealer doesn’t sell or work on LEAFs (leaves?). A couple days ago, I encountered something very surprising in my hometown. Nobody else sells EVs of any kind, even used.

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Dealers Chevrolet Nissan Electric Vehicles 115

Green Car Reports

SEPTEMBER 6, 2016

Today, we look at how the Chevrolet Bolt EV electric car might affect the Chevrolet Volt plug-in hybrid, Tesla CEO Elon Musk begs staff to cut costs, and Daimler plans six new electric cars. All this and more on Green Car Reports. Find out why a dealer trainer called dealers "clueless".

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Volt Electric Cars Chevrolet Dealers 60

All Cars Electric

DECEMBER 9, 2010

Just as the excitement is growing over the first dealer deliveries of the 2011 Chevrolet Volt and 2011 Nissan Leaf, eagle-eyed EV enthusiasts have spotted General Motor’s previous electric car on Google’s Street View.

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Dealers 2011 Chevrolet Volt 71

Green Car Reports

NOVEMBER 8, 2011

Year-end sales figures are looming ever closer, and the critics of the GM bailout and all thing electric-drive are already drafting wrapup stories about how the Chevrolet Volt range-extended electric car has been a sales disaster. The company said it would allow all Volt-qualified Chevrolet dealer to sell their.

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Volt Dealers GM Chevrolet 87

Green Car Reports

SEPTEMBER 12, 2016

There will be a lot riding on the tall, square shoulders of the 2017 Chevrolet Bolt EV when it reaches the first Chevy dealers late this year. It will be the first mass-priced electric car with a range of 200 miles or more, and it will go on sale a year before the much-vaunted Tesla Model 3.

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EPA 2017 Miles Range 60

Green Car Reports

APRIL 16, 2012

If you want a 2013 Chevrolet Volt range-extended electric car, searching the web may not get you much. But it did releases ordering details to its dealers, and the intrepid sleuths at GM Inside News uncovered them. Chevy hasn't yet put details of next year's Volt model on its website, for instance.

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Volt Chevrolet 2013 Dealers 101

Green Car Reports

DECEMBER 6, 2016

Canada's first three Chevrolet Bolt EVs were registered in October, no doubt for media test-drives and dealership training ahead of the 238-mile electric car's Canadian launch. dealers, their counterparts north of the border will clearly.

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Canada Plug-in Electric Cars 2016 60

Green Car Reports

FEBRUARY 18, 2011

It's the sign of a successful car launch: Dealers add blatant markups to the sticker price, charging thousands of dollars extra because buyer demand exceeds supply, and dealers have the only supply.

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Dealers Volt Chevrolet 2011 85

Green Car Congress

MARCH 23, 2018

Cuomo announced that more than 5,750 consumers have received rebates to buy electric cars in New York since the State’s Drive Clean Rebate was launched one year ago. The initiative provides residents with a rebate of up to $2,000 for the purchase or lease of a new electric car from participating dealers.

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Clean Cleaning New York New York City 186

Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 4, 2018

Others: AECOM, Uber, Lyft, California New Car Dealers Association, Center for Sustainable Energy, EDF Renewable Energy, Electric Power Research Institute, Hubject, PlugShare and Proterra. With our distinct approach, Veloz will inspire Californians to get behind the wheel and into the passenger seat of electric cars.

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Green Car Reports

JULY 27, 2018

When the first-generation Nissan Leaf debuted in 2011, it quickly became the best-selling electric car in history, with no real competition. By the time the most recent version debuted in 2017, it was nearly outdated before it left dealers’ lots due to a shorter range than rivals from Tesla and Chevrolet.

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Nissan 2018 Chevrolet Dealers 102

Green Car Reports

AUGUST 24, 2011

The 2012 Chevrolet Volt will soon be arriving at Chevrolet dealers nationwide as General Motors makes the plug-in hybrid electric car available to all fifty states before the end of this year. But on year on from the launch of the 2011 Chevrolet Volt, what are the differences between the 2011 and 2012 models?

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Chevrolet Volt 2012 Plug-in 81

Green Car Reports

OCTOBER 15, 2010

Once again, Chevrolet has upped planned production volumes of its 2011 Volt electric car in the face of strong demand and the likelihood that many dealers have more buyers than cars to sell them.

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Volt Chevrolet 2011 Production 96

Green Car Reports

MARCH 27, 2015

We''ve got lots of electric-car news today, including one reporter''s experience shopping at a Tesla Store and Chevrolet Volt dealers, an update on state electric-car incentives, and the five most ignorant media myths about plug-ins. All this and more on Green Car Reports. Today in Car News'

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Green Car Reports

FEBRUARY 25, 2016

So far, the second-generation Chevrolet Volt plug-in hybrid has only been offered in a handful of electric-car-friendly states. But while spring is still around the corner, the 2017 Chevrolet Volt is now starting to arrive.

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Volt 2017 Dealers General Motors 60

Green Car Reports

OCTOBER 5, 2016

Next year should be an interesting one for sales of plug-in electric cars, with the 2017 Chevrolet Bolt EV rolling out to selected dealers in all 50 states, Chevy says. The 2017 BMW i3 gets 50 percent more range, and the Ford Focus Electric and Volkswagen e-Golf are expected to get range upgrades as well.

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Prius 2017 Toyota Chevrolet 120

Green Cars News

JANUARY 20, 2011

As it continues it’s roll-out of the Volt range-extended vehicle, Chevrolet will offer Coulomb ChargePoint electric vehicle charging stations for use at its US-based dealerships.

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Chevrolet Charging Electric Cars Volt 44

Green Car Reports

JULY 23, 2010

Three weeks ago, Chevrolet unveiled two new launch markets for its 2011 Volt electric car and described some of the things dealers would need to do in order to be granted the privilege of selling GM's most advanced and most eagerly awaited car in decades.

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Dealers Volt 2011 Chevrolet 73

Teslarati

SEPTEMBER 16, 2022

Recurrent Auto is now offering a program that could very well be the future of valuation for used Tesla models and electric vehicles. A major problem for used electric car buyers is that current valuation systems are designed around ICE vehicles; how often has the vehicle received an oil change?

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Auto Chevrolet Cars Electric Vehicles 104

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 29, 2017

Cuomo announced that the state has seen a 74% increase in electric car sales over the same time period last year, resulting from the Drive Clean Rebate initiative launched on 21 March 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.

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New York Plug-in Plug Sale 150

Teslarati

JANUARY 29, 2023

chevrolet dealer still hasn’t looked at it after spending $288 to have it towed there. Amidst these reports, electric vehicle owners are clamoring for Electrify America to issue a formal statement about the matter, and as soon as possible, issue a fix to ensure that no electric cars are “fried” anymore.

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America Charging Cars F-150 98

Clean Fleet Report

JANUARY 13, 2022

I was at the end of a 3-year lease and a 6-month extension on my 2018 Chevrolet Volt Plug-in Hybrid. It’s now what’s know as an orphan car—no longer in production as GM moves to full electrics. The car has been nearly flawless. Its second oil change was forced as part of the hand-over from the dealer.

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Volt Personal All-Electric Chevrolet 52

Green Car Reports

SEPTEMBER 22, 2016

The 2017 Chevrolet Bolt EV will be on dealership floors within several weeks, cementing its position as the first affordable 200-mile electric car. It will beat planned 200-mile electric cars from BMW, Nissan, Tesla, Volkswagen, and other makers, and that's all to the good for plug-in car advocates.

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