GM not quite all-in on EVs, will add plug-in hybrids in US
Green Car Reports
JANUARY 30, 2024
Five years after the discontinuation of the Chevrolet Volt, it appears General Motors is ready to bring plug-in hybrids back to its North American lineup.
GM To Re-Introduce Plug-In Hybrids. What Does That Mean, Exactly?
CleanTechnica EVs
FEBRUARY 6, 2024
General Motors has decided it is time to add plug-in hybrids to its model lineup in the US. The post GM To Re-Introduce Plug-In Hybrids. We want to ask, "What took you so long?" What Does That Mean, Exactly? appeared first on CleanTechnica.
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Why GM has put hybrids—and the Chevy Volt—in its past
Green Car Reports
FEBRUARY 7, 2020
Just a year ago, GM changed its tune about the possibility of hybrids—and plug-in hybrids like the much-loved Chevrolet Volt—in the company’s near-term future. Put simply, GM was finished with hybrids. With the.
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GM rolls last Chevy Volt off Detroit assembly line
Green Car Reports
FEBRUARY 25, 2019
With the end of Chevrolet Volt production last week, it looks more like pure electric cars are winning the race to transform driving over more complicated, if versatile plug-in hybrids.
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The first Volt from GM was also a plug-in hybrid, but it was built in 1980
Green Car Reports
AUGUST 5, 2018
Chevrolet's Volt wasn't the original, or even the first Volt from GM. It built the Silver Volt, a plug-in hybrid based on a contemporary Buick station wagon—16 years before the GM EV1. CHECK OUT: Modern electric cars.
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NHTSA Opens Investigation Into the Chevy Volt
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.
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GM president dashes hopes of future Volt, says no more hybrids
Green Car Reports
JANUARY 14, 2019
Following news in late November that General Motors would kill off the Chevrolet Volt, one of the pioneers of modern plug-in cars, a senior GM executive has hinted—strongly—that it won't be back.
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GM plug-in hybrids, Rolls-Royce EV recall, Mach-E discounts: Today’s Car News
Baua Electric
JANUARY 30, 2024
And yes, GM is planning to bring plug-in hybrids back. GM has announced that it is ready to bring some plug-in hybrid models back to the North American market. The post GM plug-in hybrids, Rolls-Royce EV recall, Mach-E discounts: Today’s Car News appeared first on Bauaelectric Auto News. Privacy Policy.
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GM, Toyota continue to lead plug-in market in US
Green Car Congress
NOVEMBER 4, 2012
The Volt remained the top-selling plug-in vehicle in the US in October. GM delivered a record 2,961 Volts—a 167% increase by volume from October 2011. From January through October 2012, GM has delivered 19,309 Volts—an increase of 286% from the same period in 2011. year-on-year. to 79,685 units.
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GM ‘all-in on EVs’ goes back to plug-in hybrids amid setback with its electric car plans
Baua Electric
JANUARY 30, 2024
General Motors claimed that it is “all-in on electric vehicles” for years, but today, CEO Mary Barra confirmed that the automaker is changing strategy and going back to plug-in hybrids amid setback in its electric car plans. Now, CEO Mary Barra is even announcing that GM plans to bring back plug-in hybrid options.
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GM and Nissan lead in US plug-in sales in December; GM and Toyota for the year
Green Car Congress
JANUARY 4, 2013
2012 US sales of plug-in vehicles by major OEMs. GM was the US sales leader among the major OEMs for plug-in vehicles in December, and for 2012. GM sold 2,633 units of the Volt extended range electric vehicle in December, up 72.2% For the year, GM posted sales of 23,461 Volts, up 205.8%
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General Motors Bringing Back Plug-in Hybrids
The Truth About Cars
JANUARY 30, 2024
Despite previously having committed itself toward a future where it builds all-electric vehicles, General Motors has made plans to bring plug-in hybrids back to our market. Let me be clear: GM remains committed to eliminating tailpipe emissions from our light-duty vehicles by 2035. But this hasn’t been GM’s style in the past.
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GM battery facility discharge suggests no immediate successor for Chevy Volt
Green Car Reports
DECEMBER 19, 2018
Will the Chevrolet Volt get an immediate successor, or will any other model soon carry on with the potential of its brilliant Voltec plug-in hybrid system? GM said that it will cut 50 jobs at the Brownstown facility that assembled battery.
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Volt top-selling plug-in vehicle in US in May, followed by Prius PHV
Green Car Congress
JUNE 1, 2012
The Chevrolet Volt was the top-selling plug-in vehicle from the top six automakers in May, posting 1,680 units, compared to 481 in May 2011. Year-to-date sales for the Volt have risen to 7,057 units, compared to 2,184 units for the same period last year. of the combined sales of GM, Toyota and Nissan.
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256 GM to kill Chevy Volt production in 2019 (Updated)
Green Car Reports
NOVEMBER 26, 2018
General Motors confirmed Monday morning that it plans to cease production of the Chevrolet Volt in March, as part of an effort to streamline production and pivot its business more toward zero-emissions and personal-mobility efforts. The Volt was the first production plug-in car sold in the U.S.
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GM plans to bring plugin hybrids to North American market
Teslarati
JANUARY 30, 2024
During the General Motors (GM) 2023 earnings call held this week, CEO Mary Barra said the company will be bringing plugin hybrid electric vehicles (PHEVs) to North America—despite still being committed to going all-electric by 2035. Previously, GM also sold the Chevy Volt PHEV from 2010 to 2019, as well as the Cadillac ELR from 2014 to 2016.
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Chevy Volt continues to lead plug-in sales in US in July
Green Car Congress
AUGUST 3, 2012
The Chevrolet Volt led US plug-in vehicle sales among the largest automakers again in July, posting 1,849 units, up from 125 units in July 2011. So far this calendar year, GM has sold 10,666 units of the Volt, up from the 2,870 units sold during the same period of 2011. from July 2011’s 931 units.
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GM and Toyota plug-in hybrids again lead plug-in sales from major OEMs in September
Green Car Congress
OCTOBER 3, 2012
In September, GM’s plug-in hybrid Chevrolet Volt (2,851 units sold) and Toyota’s plug-in hybrid Prius PHV (1,652 units sold) continued to lead sales in the US of plug-in vehicles from major OEMs. The US market-leading Volt saw its September sales increase 294.3% (by volume) from September 2011 sales of 723 units.
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GM Unveils Chevrolet Volt MPV5 Electric Crossover Concept at Auto China 2010; Showing Cadillac Converj, XTS Platinum Plug-in Hybrid
Green Car Congress
APRIL 22, 2010
The Volt MPV5. GM’s Chevrolet unveiled the Volt MPV5 extended range electric vehicle concept at Auto China 2010. The five-passenger multi-purpose crossover concept demonstrates the potential of the Voltec propulsion system by utilizing the same extended range electric drive foundation as the Volt. Click to enlarge.
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10 lessons from the short life of the Chevy Volt, 2011-2019
Green Car Reports
MARCH 28, 2019
On February 15, GM ended production of the innovative Chevrolet Volt with little fanfare. Over two generations and nine model years, the company sold more than 150,000 of the compact plug-in hybrid hatchbacks. In automotive time, nine model years isn’t that long.
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What will happen to GM's Voltec system now that the Chevy Volt has been discontinued?
Green Car Reports
DECEMBER 4, 2018
GM's discontinuation of the Chevy Volt plug-in hybrid—sorry, extended-range electric vehicle—technology last month came as a blow to many plug-in car fans. For all intents.
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Volt continues to be top-selling plug-in in US; Prius PHV #2, LEAF #3
Green Car Congress
JULY 4, 2012
The Chevrolet Volt was the top-selling plug-in vehicle (PEs) in the US in June 2012, posting 1,760 units, up 213.7% For the first six months of the year, Volt sales reached 8,817 units, up 221.2% Overall, GM sales were up 16% year-on-year in June to 248,750 vehicle—the company’s highest sales since September 2008.
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Plug-in electric car sales in Canada, June 2016: volte-face for the Volt
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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GM outlines further steps on battery safety, customer satisfaction initiatives for the Volt; the importance of de-powering the battery after a severe crash
Green Car Congress
NOVEMBER 28, 2011
General Motors today announced initiatives for customer satisfaction and outlined its steps in battery safety research to ensure ongoing confidence in the safety of Chevrolet Volt extended-range electric vehicle. GM has shared the process with NHTSA, and is working to extend the process and technology. Earlier post.)
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GM Announcing Volt Pricing and Ordering Tomorrow; Video Web Chat with Volt Team at 4pm ET
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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Plug-In Electric Car Sales For Aug: Volt, Leaf Hit New Highs
Green Car Reports
SEPTEMBER 4, 2013
Sales of the two highest-volume plug-in electric cars soared in August, with both the Chevrolet Volt and the Nissan Leaf setting all-time monthly sales records.
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How GM plans to market Chevy Volt plug-in hybrid, Bolt EV electric car
Green Car Reports
MARCH 29, 2016
Hybrids are pretty well-known at this point, and battery-electric cars are conceptually simple: You plug them in like a mobile phone. But explaining plug-in hybrids to car buyers at large—it's a hybrid, but it also plugs in, but only for double-digit range—has proven to be very hard.
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60 First look at all-new Voltec propulsion system for 2G Volt; “the only thing in common is a shipping cap”
Green Car Congress
OCTOBER 29, 2014
The second-generation Volt, which makes its world debut in about 10 weeks at the North American International Auto Show in Detroit, features a clean-sheet, all-new Voltec propulsion system—new battery, new electric drive unit, new power electronics and new range-extending engine. Click to enlarge. The new direct-injected 1.5
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341 Costco members now get GM Supplier Pricing on Chevy Bolt EV, Volt
Green Car Reports
OCTOBER 5, 2017
Specifically, shoppers interested in a General Motors vehicle will discover Supplier Pricing on nearly every car—including the Chevrolet Bolt EV electric car and Chevrolet Volt plug-in hybrid.
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What effect will lower tax credits on Tesla and GM plug-ins have in the new year? Take our Twitter poll
Green Car Reports
JANUARY 2, 2019
The wind-down of federal tax credits on plug-in vehicles begins to hit in 2019. The same reduction is scheduled to hit GM's plug-in models, the Chevy Volt and Bolt EV on April 1. The reduction in the credits is likely to have an effect on sales, especially as GM has already.
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70 GM and ABB to Develop Projects for Re-Use of Volt Battery Packs
Green Car Congress
SEPTEMBER 21, 2010
The two companies are collaborating to determine how the Volt’s 16-kWh lithium-ion batteries can be used to provide stationary electric grid storage systems once the batteries have fulfilled their usefulness in customers’ vehicles. The Volt’s battery will have significant capacity to store electrical energy, even after its automotive life.
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GM avoided all-electric Corvette due to performance concerns
Teslarati
JANUARY 21, 2023
General Motors (GM) avoided producing an all-electric Chevrolet Corvette for its most recent model year, instead opting for a hybrid drivetrain due to performance, cost, pedigree, and more concerns. Designing a next-generation model of a long-lasting nameplate vehicle is not easy.
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99 No deal for Chevrolet Volt, Chevy Bolt EV buyers in final days of tax credit
Green Car Reports
MARCH 29, 2019
Consumers have less than three days to buy a plug-in Chevy Volt or Bolt EV from GM and still qualify for the full $7,500 federal tax. Nor does GM have any plans to cut prices after the tax cut expires on Monday, as Tesla did with its cars after the tax credit.
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Why We're Calling The 2016 Chevy Volt A Plug-In Hybrid
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? Green Chevrolet Malibu Hybrid Chevy Volt Plug-In Hybrids Range-Extended Electric Vehicle plug-in cars'
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60 GM has installed 401 EV charge stations at its facilities in US; 5,900 at dealerships
Green Car Congress
MAY 21, 2014
The majority of the stations are located at GM’s large engineering and corporate facilities in Michigan, where employee EV ownership is growing steadily. All charge stations are available free of charge to GM employees and visitors. —Britta Gross, director of GM advanced vehicle commercialization policy.
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GM To Concentrate On Plug-In Electric Cars, Downplay Hybrids
Green Car Reports
NOVEMBER 15, 2012
General Motors has narrowed its portfolio of future technologies, and will focus on plug-in and electric vehicles over the coming years. The company will build on the success of its Chevrolet Volt range-extended electric car, an area where it leads its competitors, while downplaying more traditional full hybrid technologies.
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Plug-in electric car sales for Apr: Bolt EV back over 1,000
Green Car Reports
MAY 2, 2017
WIth four-figure sales for both its all-electric Chevrolet Bolt EV and the Chevy Volt plug-in hybrid, GM probably led April's plug-in electric car sales. GM's 3,102 deliveries—1,807 Volts, 1,292.
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GM to Debut Two-Mode Plug-in Hybrid Technology in New Buick Crossover in 2011; LG Chem to Supply the Li-ion Cells
Green Car Congress
AUGUST 6, 2009
Photo by Jeffrey Sauger for GM) Click to enlarge. General Motors will debut its two-mode plug-in hybrid technology—originally intended to appear first in a Saturn VUE, prior to that brand’s sale—in a new Buick crossover vehicle in 2011. The new five-passenger crossover will build on the success GM has had with the Buick Enclave.
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GM Invests $336M In Detroit-Hamtramck Plant To Build Chevrolet Volt
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. engine-generator from Flint. “We
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Buick introduces Volt-based Velite 5 extended-range electric vehicle in China
Green Car Congress
APRIL 19, 2017
It is the latest iconic product from the brand in the new energy vehicle segment, and is based on the Chevrolet Volt. Bottom: 2017 Chevrolet Volt. The Velite 5 features GM’s proven EVT electronic controlled intelligent variable transmission. Each is eligible for a subsidy of RMB 36,000 (US$5,200) from SAIC-GM.
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Green Car Reports
MARCH 3, 2016
By virtually all accounts, the second-generation Chevrolet Volt is a handsome, enjoyable, efficient, and comfortable plug-in hybrid hatchback. But as we wrote last summer, "We worry most about GM's ability to explain what the Volt is, why.
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60 GM makes modifications to Chevrolet Volt vehicle structure and battery coolant system to further protect from delayed electrical fire after severe crash
Green Car Congress
JANUARY 5, 2012
General Motors announced modifications to the vehicle structure and battery coolant system in the Chevrolet Volt that would further protect the battery from the possibility of an electrical fire occurring days or weeks after a severe crash. Click to enlarge. Earlier post.). During the slow roll, an additional one liter of coolant leaked.
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Plug-in electric car sales for Oct: new Bolt EV record, Prime and Volt tied
Green Car Reports
NOVEMBER 8, 2017
More specifically, GM delivered 2,781 Chevrolet Bolt EVs to buyers during October, a new high for its 238-mile electric car, and the highest reported sales of any plug-in electric vehicle last month. Chevy did it again.
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Personal: Chevy Volt—Still Electric After All These Years
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. Electric-only range of the Volt has not only not diminished , but I’m regularly see 60-mile estimated ranges after a charge.
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