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OnStar Leverages Google Android and Maps Technology for Chevrolet Volt Mobile Applications

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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. A new “navigation” tab has been added to the home screen of the existing Chevrolet Volt mobile app on the Android smartphone. Chris Preuss, OnStar president.

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OnStar and Google demonstrate concept service for managing charging Chevrolet Volts with renewable energy

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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. Concept of the service and mobile app for renewable charging.

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Google Gets Chevy Spark EV Electric Cars For Ride-Sharing Test

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While Google''s self-driving car program continues to make headlines, it''s hardly the only automotive project the company is involved in. The pilot program will use Chevrolet Spark EV.'

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2016 Chevrolet Malibu Hybrid to start at $28,645; 47 mpg combined

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The 2016 Chevrolet Malibu Hybrid LT ( earlier post ) will be available this spring with a starting price of $28,645. With an all-new, hybrid powertrain that uses a slightly modified drive unit and electric motors used in the 2016 Chevrolet Volt, the Malibu Hybrid offers a GM-estimated 48 mpg city, 45 mpg highway, and 47 mpg combined (4.9,

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GM introduces new Super Cruise features to 6 MY2022 vehicles

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Super Cruise compatible roads will be displayed in the in-vehicle navigation systems for vehicles equipped with the embedded Google Maps app and show routes available for hands-free driving, during route selection. Additional vehicles that offer versions of Super Cruise include the 2022 Cadillac XT6 and the 2022 Chevrolet Bolt EUV.

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Five Reasons Why Google Gets Plug-In Cars Before You Do

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Just before the holidays at the end of last year, Google welcomed the first 2012 Ford Focus Electric to roll off the production lines into its ever-expanding G Fleet of plug-in and hybrid cars.

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J.D. Power: quality takes a back seat to innovation as problems reach a record high

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PP100 gap exists between vehicles that have an Android Automotive OS without Google Automotive Services (51.1 Among brands, Chevrolet and Kia receive the most segment awards (four). Android Automotive Operating System (AAOS) issues: A 21.5 PP100) and those vehicles that don’t have this system (29.6

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