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Can GM Convince You a 2011 Chevy Volt Is the Go-Anywhere EV?

Green Car Reports

As we count down the months before the first 2011 Chevrolet Volts arrive at dealers in California, New York, Michigan, and Washington, D.C., Chevrolet said in a press conference last week it would start running ads for the 2011 Volt extended-range electric vehicle.

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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

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. Earlier post.) —Mary Barra.

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GM Releases New Viability Plan, Launches Bond Exchange; Phasing Out Pontiac

Green Car Congress

General Motors presented an updated Viability Plan that accelerates and deepens the cuts in US brands and nameplates, dealers, manufacturing operations and employees intended to enable GM North America to breakeven (on an adjusted EBIT basis) at a US total industry sales volume of approximately 10 million vehicles. range in subsequent years.

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GM's New Plan: Fewer Jobs, More Chevy Volt - Environmental Capital - WSJ

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Those areas include quicker and deeper cuts of the workforce, dealer network, and the number of brands; restructuring GMs balance sheet to lighten its debt load; and keeping development of our mainstream alternative technology vehicles on track, including the much-anticipated Chevrolet Volt.

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CalCars and PHEVs Frequently Asked Questions

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

For more on plug-in hybrids and V2G, see CalCars Resources , University of Delaware V2G Research Center , and papers from a June 2005 conference in Seattle. Fuel cell cars should be plug-in hybrids so that the fuel cell is used only for extended range, and the fuel cell stack and hydrogen storage can be smaller.

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How Carmakers Are Responding to the Plug-In Hybrid Opportunity

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Fisker $80,000 Karma series luxury 50-mile range series PHEV, S Sunset convertible version.Partnering with Quantum Technologies. Establishing dealer network. General Motors Chevy Volt series PHEV, which it calls "extended range electric vehicle" (EREV), part of "E-Flex" multi-fuel platform. Plans Saturn Vue PHEV-10.

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