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Chevrolet Volt MSRP Starts at $41,000, $33,500 Net of Full Federal Credit; 3-year Lease Program with Option to Buy

Green Car Congress

GM will introduce the Chevrolet Volt extended range electric vehicle with a starting MSRP of $41,000; after applying the Federal income tax credit of $7,500, the price drops to $33,500. To find a participating Chevrolet Volt dealer, customers are directed to [link].

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GM and LG jointly to develop EVs; expanding corporate partnership in multiple areas

Green Car Congress

General Motors and LG Group will jointly design and engineer future electric vehicles, expanding a relationship built on LG’s work as the battery cell supplier for the Chevrolet Volt and Opel Ampera extended-range EVs. Vehicles resulting from the partnership will be sold in many countries worldwide. Earlier post.)

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We Are Now Legal!!!

DIY Electric Car

and taking about 6 hours to charge @ 10amps per charger from a standard 115 volt ac plug rated at 15 amps. miles) The range and speed performance is not bad for used UPS (uninterrupted power supply) batteries from a computer back up system. So the upgrades start and the quest for extended range, speed and performance start.

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Behind the Wheel, Under the Hood of Rivian's R1T

Cars That Think

But judged strictly on its performance and engineering merits, the R1T is a spectacular opening shot: A pickup truck that, as Tesla’s Model S did with sedans, upends the very definition of a pickup truck. An optional 180-kilowatt-hour battery (for $10,000) extends range past 400 miles.

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First Ride: 2022 Ford F-150 Lightning

Clean Fleet Report

Ford spokespersons at the drive program assured us that it will be producing a full range of models from Pro to Platinum rather than just concentrating on the high-end, more profitable models. Extended-Range. Performance numbers are about the same, with 0-60 in 4.5-5 5 seconds thanks to that humongous torque. inches long, 50.6

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Vauxhall/Opel sale gets go ahead

Green Cars News

It is expected however, that the definitive agreements should be signed within a few weeks that will see Magna/Sberbank take a 55 per cent stake in New Opel; with GM holding a 35 per cent stake and employees holding the remaining 10 per cent.

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Perspective: A View Into the New GM

Green Car Congress

The morning session started out with an hour long press conference, the highlight being the unveiling of the Volt’s 230 mpg preliminary EPA city fuel economy finding ( earlier post ), as well as a tour showing selected elements from the studios of the four GM North American brands: Chevrolet, GMC, Buick and Cadillac. Build better products.

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