Green Car Reports

APRIL 3, 2013

Let's assume for a moment that you're interested in electric cars. Not a far-fetched idea, since you're reading a blog called "Green Car Reports".) You're intrigued by the growing number of options in extended-range vehicles like the Chevrolet Volt, but most of all, you're interested in fully electric rides.

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Green Cars News

NOVEMBER 6, 2012

The Chevrolet Volt (pictured) is once again the top selling plug-in vehicle in the USA, according to official statistics for October. During the month it broke its own sales record delivering 2,961 Volt extended range [.].

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Green Cars News

JUNE 17, 2010

The first buyers of the Chevrolet Volt extended range vehicle will be able to pick up one of 4,400 free home charging stations, according to General Motors.

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Green Cars News

JANUARY 6, 2011

Enterprise Rent-A-Car will be the first rental car company to offer the Chevrolet Volt as part of its daily and weekly rentals. The Volt extended range vehicles will be made available at the Mark Christopher Auto Centre in Ontario, California, along with a new charging station.

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Green Cars News

NOVEMBER 18, 2009

The Chevrolet Volt extended range electric vehicle and its battery pack are both converging on the beginning of the product and process validation stage of General Motors’ development process, which is scheduled to start in February, 2010.

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Green Cars News

OCTOBER 2, 2013

The Vauxhall/Opel Ampera extended range vehicle has proven a big hit since its arrival in the European market after debuting as the Chevrolet Volt in the USA: and now it is set to take the lead in a new research subject. Latest News Green cars Electric cars Vauxhall'

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Green Cars News

JULY 2, 2013

It has been described as an upscale version of the Chevrolet Volt, and now more details have been revealed about the Cadillac ELR (pictured). The extended range electric luxury car will be placing a firm emphasis on driving dynamics, according to the company. Latest News Green cars Hybrid cars General Motors'

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Green Cars News

JUNE 30, 2010

The Ampera (known outside Europe as the Chevrolet Volt) was continuing [.]. Tags: Electric cars Green cars Latest news Vauxhall Chevrolet Volt electric vehicles Erin O'Connor extended range electric vehicles supermodel Vauxhall Ampera William Tempest.

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Green Cars News

NOVEMBER 11, 2010

The Chevrolet Volt is about to hit the roads in the US… and now more details have been revealed about its European counterpart, the Opel Ampera. The vehicle will go on sale for €42,900 – including national VAT – with Opel already taking reservations for the extended range vehicle. This means that in Germany, which [.].

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Green Cars News

SEPTEMBER 6, 2010

After what seems like decades of anticipation, electric cars will finally break off their shackles as niche vehicles and drive into the mainstream with the upcoming launch of the Nissan LEAF electric car and the extended range Chevrolet Volt (Vauxhall/Opel Ampera). However, choosing an electric vehicle is just [.].

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Green Cars News

JANUARY 13, 2011

Earlier this week, we told you how General Motors CEO Dan Akerson was excited about the success of the Chevrolet Volt and the dawning of an electric vehicle age (see article) and now we can reveal the company’s plans for more electric vehicles. GM is preparing to launch two more extended range electric vehicles and [.].

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Green Cars News

JANUARY 31, 2011

At the recent Automotive Advanced Battery Conference Roland Matthe, GM technical manager for the Voltec battery system, outlined the company’s views on the requirements and challenges for batteries in extended range vehicles such as the Volt. He suggested that [.].

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Green Cars News

NOVEMBER 10, 2009

According to reports in the Detroit News , General Motors has decided to produce the Cadillac Converj, which will be an extended range electric vehicle derived from the Voltec platform. The concept car originally made its debut earlier this year at the North American International Auto Show.

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Green Cars News

DECEMBER 7, 2010

Engineers are working on the Vauxhall Ampera extended range hybrid in a bid to make it more suitable for European driving conditions. The Ampera, based on the Chevrolet Volt and recently launched in the US, will reach the UK in 2012. The Ampera uses a battery-powered electric motor, and when it runs down a small, [.].

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Green Cars News

DECEMBER 21, 2010

The GM Sail electric vehicle was one of 23 production and concept vehicles at the show and took pride of place alongside the extended range Chevrolet Volt. An electric concept vehicle from Shanghai GM made its world debut at the 2010 Guangzhou Auto Show. It is powered by a lithium-ion battery and has a maximum [.].

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Green Cars News

AUGUST 26, 2009

Once a symbol of gas guzzling Americana, perceptions of the Hummer may soon change for the good after a preliminary road test of the Raser Hummer H3E achieved more than 50 miles of all-electric range. Tags: Electric cars Green cars Latest news electric Hummer Raser Hummer H3E Raser Technologies.

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Green Cars News

AUGUST 6, 2009

It will use the same technology that will debut in the Chevrolet Volt extended range vehicle in late 2010. This is how it differs from the Voltec technology, because the Volt can travel for up to 40 miles with electric-only propulsion and has an overall range of more than 300 miles thanks to its flex-fuel generator.

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Green Cars News

JUNE 2, 2009

GM also wants to improve the fuel efficiency of its vehicle fleet and will launch the Chevrolet Volt extended range vehicle in 2010. Tags: Chevrolet Green cars Latest news general motors GM New GM.

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Green Cars News

SEPTEMBER 10, 2009

By participating in GM’s global technology development and purchasing organisations, the Opel/Vauxhall brands will benefit from important economies of scale – for example the Ampera extended range electric vehicle, based on the Chevrolet Volt, can only be brought to market in a joint effort with GM.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 19, 2009

Green Car Congress recently had the opportunity to spend some time with Dr. Prabhakar Patil, the CEO of Compact Power, Inc. CPI) shortly after GM selected CPI and its parent LG Chem as the provider for the Li-ion batteries for the Extended Range Electric Vehicle (E-REV) Chevy Volt. (GM by Bill Cooke. Most people.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 21, 2009

At these prices, people are buying the "environmental feature" -- they want to be among the first owners of the worlds cleanest extended-range vehicles. Today youd do it to be one of the first to drive the worlds cleanest extended range vehicle; in the future, youll do it because its an obvious and affordable win!

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 2, 2009

Those wishing to participate will be able to tie into the multi-site webchat from Green Car Congress tomorrow, as well as directly on GM’s FastLane Blog , the EV World site, or the GM-Volt site. Ten million Chevrolet Volts (or equivalent) on the road would account for approximately 0.8% Source: EPRI. Click to enlarge.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 17, 2015

All of this means a PHEV uses much less liquid fuel (as little as 10% of a conventional vehicle’s averaged annual fuel consumption), saving money and extending the miles per gallon of gasoline or alternative liquid fuel. Already the Chevrolet Volt is moving us in that direction. These PHEV Volts have a 35 mile (56 km) AER.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 21, 2009

General Motors Chevy Volt series PHEV, which it calls "extended range electric vehicle" (EREV), part of "E-Flex" multi-fuel platform. See Chevy Volt for latest. Now Lutz envisions selling hundreds of thousands of Volts a year, probably priced below $30,000. I want to stick around to see the Volt come to market.

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