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2012 Chevrolet Volt (Vauxhall Ampera) Drives From U.K. To France, Underground

Green Car Reports

Last week, the Chevrolet Volt became the first production car to drive from the U.K. What’s more, the stunt was orchestrated by Top Gear Magazine, the more measured, printed sibling of the hit T.V. to France, using the service tunnel of the Eurotunnel underwater railway line between the two European countries.

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GM Energy to Offer Equipment to Transfer Power Between EVs and Homes

Green Fleet Magazine

The 2024 Chevrolet Silverado EV First-Edition RST will be the first vehicle compatible with the charging technology. At launch, customers will be able to purchase GM Energy’s V2H bundle, which includes equipment to enable the transfer of energy between a customer’s compatible EV and a properly equipped home.

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Opinion: Consumer Reports’ Tesla Autopilot stunt crossed a line in an already-heated EV climate

Teslarati

The magazine was successful in its aim, but it also demonstrated that it takes a very determined driver and an elaborate set of procedures to bypass Tesla’s driver-monitoring systems. . The magazine’s team seemed to have buckled in the driver’s seatbelt without a person sitting in the seat. Only it didn’t.

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Chevrolet Silverado EV: First Drive & Product Deep Dive

Green Fleet Magazine

With 450 miles of top range, the Silverado EV could be a game changer for fleets. But with unibody construction and an estimated curb weight greater than that of a 1-ton pickup, we’re in uncharted territory.

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2024 Chevrolet Silverado EV in Pictures

Green Fleet Magazine

Climb inside the Work Truck version of the Silverado EV, the latest entry into the growing electric pickup market.

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Audi sets new lap record for diesels on Sachsenring; electric compressor overcomes turbo lag, enhances sprint performance

Green Car Congress

results of a gasoline-fueled 2014 Chevrolet Corvette Stingray. The fastest lap on the Sachsenring was set this year by a 2015 Chevrolet Corvette Stingray Z06 with a time of 1:30.47.). The Audi RS 5 TDI competition concept rounded the 3.6 mi) race course in a time of 1 minute 35.35 seconds with a time of 1 minute 35.35

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Consumer Reports Verdict: 2014 Cadillac ELR 'Priced Out Of Its League'

Green Car Reports

The 2014 Cadillac ELR extended-range electric car is based on the Voltec system used in the Chevrolet Volt, but costs more than twice as much. In its first assessment of the car, magazine''s testers wrote that they suffered from sticker shock. A Cadillac badge is only worth so much. And Consumer Reports thinks it''s just not worth it.