Green Car Congress
APRIL 26, 2011
The Chevrolet Volt and Nissan Leaf earned the highest safety ratings from the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety in the first US crash test evaluations of plug-in electric cars. The GEM and Whip belong to a class of golf cart-like vehicles that aren’t required to meet the same federal safety standards as passenger vehicles.
Green Car Reports
JUNE 1, 2015
Today, find out how a regulatory "travel provision" may be stifling electric-car sales outside California, see spy shots of the 2016 Toyota Prius hybrid, and learn why General Motors' efforts to trademark the Chevrolet Bolt EV name have hit a roadblock. From Tesla and golf carts to Fiat and BMW, we've got a.
Green Car Congress
JULY 12, 2011
New York City is adding 70 electric vehicles to its fleet: 50 new Chevrolet Volts, 10 fully electric Ford Transit Connect cargo vans, and 10 new fully electric Navistar E-star utility trucks. The Chevrolet Volt is the first electric car being used by the NYPD. Mayor Bloomberg announces the addition of 70 new electric vehicles.
Green Car Reports
OCTOBER 7, 2009
We've written before about some of the misconceptions around high-mileage and electric cars, among them that they're essentially glorified golf carts. Now the test engineers for the 2011 Chevrolet Volt have taken their extended-range electric vehicle up the twisty 19-mile road to the top of Pike's Peak, a grueling test used by.
Clean Fleet Report
MAY 10, 2021
It’s a series plug-in hybrid like the Chevrolet Volt. Various other companies are currently designing and developing fleets of fully electric emergency vehicles, including golf carts for police and ATVs for search-and-rescue operations. However, the vehicle isn’t fully electric. A Slow but Sure Transition.
Charged EVs
FEBRUARY 2, 2021
That month, the SUV version appeared as one of three future EVs serving as backdrops for a presentation by CEO Mary Barra and other executives to reveal some details about future electric Chevrolet crossover and pickup models. Before Tesla, they were seen as nerdy golf carts, far from usable as “real cars.”
Green Cars News
APRIL 24, 2009
Capitol Hill made for a strange sight earlier this week as it was surrounded by everything from two-seat sports cars to vehicles that resembled golf carts and bucket trucks. The Chevrolet Equinox was also there, powered by a hydrogen fuel cell. All of the cars ran on electricity or biofuels in addition to petroleum.
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