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Why We're Calling The 2016 Chevy Volt A Plug-In Hybrid

Green Car Reports

Is it a range-extended electric car, as GM strongly preferred, or a plug-in hybrid as others insisted equally forcefully? GM''s goal in calling the Volt a "range-extended electric" car was to underscore its battery range, which for several years.

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2016 Chevrolet Malibu, Aston Martin Electric Car, BMW i8 Production Boost: Today's Car News

Green Car Reports

We''re on the ground at the 2015 New York Auto Show, and will bring you all of the latest green car news, starting with the 2016 Chevrolet Malibu Hybrid. We''ve also got reports that Aston Martin will build an electric car, and BMW will boost production of the i8 plug-in hybrid coupe.