Green Car Reports

AUGUST 7, 2014

I recently leased a 2014 Chevy Volt to replace my Mitsubishi i-MiEV, and I expect that it will free me even more from using gasoline than the i-MiEV--which was a battery electric car that used no gas at all. The Volt has a range-extending gasoline engine to charge the battery after the first 40.'

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Teslarati

MAY 16, 2023

A new study from a German vehicle analysis firm, the ADAC , highlighted this reliability advantage, finding that the Tesla Model 3 handily beats the vast majority of its gas-powered competition. Comparatively, the average gas vehicle had 6.9 3, and Renault Zoe. 3, and Renault Zoe. breakdowns per 1,000 units. breakdowns per 1,000 units.

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Gas Tesla Vehicles Gas-Electric 112

Green Car Congress

AUGUST 4, 2015

That is nearly a 40% improvement over the first-generation Volt, and a 6% boost over the projected 50-mile (80 km) AER estimated at the new Volt’s unveiling in January. Chevrolet expects many next-generation Volt owners will use power solely from their batteries for more than 90% of trips. The next-generation Volt’s new 1.5L

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Volt Chevrolet EPA All-Electric 150

Green Car Congress

AUGUST 4, 2016

Chevrolet has sold 100,000 Volts in the US since the plug-in’s introduction. Since sales of the Chevrolet Volt began, owners have driven almost 1.5 mpg, Volt drivers have saved nearly 58 million gallons of fuel. billion miles in EV mode of a total 2.5 billion cumulative miles. Based on an average new car fuel economy of 25.3

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Volt Miles All-Electric Chevrolet 150

Teslarati

MARCH 6, 2024

The Cybertruck, with its revolutionary 800-volt architecture that enables faster charging speeds, peaked at 327.67 kW, 814 volts, and a peak current of 462 amps. Vehicles with an 800-volt architecture are void of as much copper, which helps reduce weight.

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Charging Volt Tesla Energy Storage 136

Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 24, 2010

The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has issued its fuel economy ratings and accompanying fuel economy label for the 2011 Chevrolet Volt extended-range electric vehicle. The new fuel economy label for the 2011 Volt. Under that last scenario (the gas-only scenario), the 37 mpg figure results from 35 mpg city, 40 mpg highway.

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MPG Volt Gas-Electric EPA 240

Green Car Reports

AUGUST 5, 2018

Chevrolet's Volt wasn't the original, or even the first Volt from GM. Electric Auto Corporation receives that distinction for their car built in 1980, at the height of America's second gas crisis. It built the Silver Volt, a plug-in hybrid based on a contemporary Buick station wagon—16 years before the GM EV1.

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Volt Plug-in GM EV1 131

Green Car Congress

MARCH 21, 2012

Colorado residents who purchase or lease a new Chevrolet Volt are eligible for a state tax credit of up to $6,000 in addition to a federal tax credit of up to $7,500 for a total price reduction of as much as $13,500. The Volt has a total driving range of up to 379 miles, based on EPA estimates.

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Tax Credit Colorado Volt Tax 231

Green Car Reports

JUNE 29, 2018

Updates to the 2019 Chevrolet Volt will help experienced electric-car drivers maximize their electric driving and minimize the times the gas engine needs to run. The advantage for Volt drivers will come when they have the opportunity to recharge. The biggest improvement is a new 7.2-kw

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Volt 2019 Charging Chevrolet 105

Green Car Reports

DECEMBER 1, 2014

We start off the final month of 2014 with updates on the 2016 Chevrolet Volt extended-range electric car, BMW''s response to Elon Musk''s talk of a possible collaboration with Tesla, and the possibility of even lower gas prices. All this and more on Green Car Reports.

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Volt 2016 BMW Gas 120

Green Car Reports

JANUARY 29, 2016

By now, it's hardly a secret that we're big fans of the redesigned second-generation Chevy Volt plug-in hybrid. We gave it our Best Car To Buy 2016 award, and we've written that it's better in pretty much every way than the innovative first-generation Volt.

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Volt 2016 Chevrolet Gas 60

Green Car Reports

APRIL 28, 2014

Today on Green Car Reports: How the Chevrolet Volt really works, Tesla seeks workers for a second California facility, and why we can''t buy cars that get 60, 70, or 80 mpg. The Chevrolet Volt and Nissan Leaf went on sale within days back in 2010, and updated models are expected in 2016. All this and more on Green Car Reports.

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Volt Chevrolet Green Cars MPG 146

Green Car Reports

OCTOBER 19, 2012

When General Motors launched the Chevrolet Volt plug-in hybrid back in 2010, it chose to emphasize how it differed from electric cars by highlighting how its gasoline engine meant folks didn’t suffer from range anxiety.

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Volt Range General Motors Gas 129

Green Car Congress

APRIL 27, 2017

At the 38 th Vienna Motor Symposium Volkswagen is introducing a new, more fuel-efficient “Coasting - Engine off” micro hybrid system—which shuts off the engine completely—as well as a new, compact three-cylinder natural gas engine for the Polo. —Friedrich Eichler, Head of Volkswagen Powertrain Development. liters/100 km.

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Gas Engine Motor Motors 207

Green Car Reports

AUGUST 3, 2018

I’ve owned two Chevrolet Volts, an early 2011 model and, currently, a second-generation 2017 version. For longer trips, the gas engine kicks in when the charge runs out. The Volt, to me, is the perfect compromise between electric and. I have loved them both.

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Volt Chevrolet 2018 Re-Charge 94

Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 29, 2014

The second-generation Volt, which makes its world debut in about 10 weeks at the North American International Auto Show in Detroit, features a clean-sheet, all-new Voltec propulsion system—new battery, new electric drive unit, new power electronics and new range-extending engine. Click to enlarge. 4-cylinder engine.

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Volt GM Motor Motors 341

Green Car Congress

JANUARY 23, 2012

OnStar and Google are working together to demonstrate a new OnStar service for managing the charging of Chevrolet Volts with renewable energy, using the 17 Chevrolet Volts in Google’s “Gfleet” based at the company’s headquarters in Mountain View, Calif. Concept of the service and mobile app for renewable charging. Click to enlarge.

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Volt Google Renewable Chevrolet 265

Green Car Reports

MARCH 20, 2017

Unlike conventional hybrids and many plug-in hybrids, the first-generation Chevrolet Volt makes extensive use of both electric and gasoline power. With a fully-charged battery pack, it will drive on electric power alone until the charge is depleted, at which point the onboard gasoline engine activates.

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Volt Gasoline-Electric Charging Batteries 98

Green Car Reports

DECEMBER 4, 2018

GM's discontinuation of the Chevy Volt plug-in hybrid—sorry, extended-range electric vehicle—technology last month came as a blow to many plug-in car fans. The car could allow 90 percent of Americans, according to federal Bureau of Labor Statistics data, to drive to work and back every day without using a drop of gas.

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Volt GM Extended Range Plug-in 102

Green Car Congress

JUNE 10, 2011

Chevrolet dealers in all 50 states in the US are now taking orders for the 2012 Chevrolet Volt. The suggested retail price for the Volt will start at $39,995 (or $32,495 assuming a full federal tax credit of $7,500, which is subject to the customer’s eligibility). Five-year/100,000-mile* limited gas engine coverage.

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Volt Chevrolet 2012 District of Columbia 225

Green Car Reports

NOVEMBER 20, 2013

In the case of the Chevrolet Volt, that''s seven million gallons and counting in.' It''s hard to picture how much fuel we use as a nation when given the raw data--the numbers are usually so unimaginably vast they lose all meaning.

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Volt Gas-Electric Gas Electric Cars 135

Green Car Reports

APRIL 23, 2015

When I traded in my 2012 Mitsubishi i-MiEV electric car for a 2014 Chevrolet Volt, I wrote an article with the bold prediction that I would now use less gasoline even though my new car has a gasoline engine. Fuel Economy Range-Extended Electric Vehicle'

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i-MiEV Volt Mitsubishi Gas-Electric 60

Green Car Congress

MARCH 20, 2020

DEUTZ combines diesel, gas, hybrid, electric and hydrogen technologies to create optimal solution for every customer. The DEUTZ Advanced Configurator is a modular product design toolbox that enables DEUTZ to design tailored drive systems using diesel, gas, hybrid, electric and hydrogen technologies. The new DEUTZ D 1.2

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All-Electric Hydrogen Engine Las Vegas 382

Green Car Reports

OCTOBER 11, 2012

It had been almost two years since we'd driven a Chevrolet Volt range-extended electric car, and the new 2013 model has been slightly modified to boost its electric range. We took a new 2013 Chevy Volt on our usual weekend test route, which covered 360 miles that included about two-thirds freeway driving and one-third local errands.

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Volt 2013 Chevrolet Gas-Electric 104

Green Car Reports

DECEMBER 14, 2012

to buy a Chevrolet Volt. Two years ago tomorrow, Jeff Kaffee took possession of his keys and became the very first person in the U.S. Since then, the retired pilot from Parsippany, New Jersey, has put almost 12,000 miles on his range-extended electric car--using just 26.1 gallons of gasoline while doing so.

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Volt Miles New Jersey Gas 144

Green Car Reports

SEPTEMBER 11, 2014

After three years, 34,752 miles, roughly 7,500 kilowatt-hours of electricity, and 327 gallons of gas, I said good-bye to my 2011 Chevy Volt last week. It was a sad day. Its lease was up, and there was no one left in the family to drive it. I''ve been at the wheel of a Tesla Model S for the last 18 months.

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Volt Miles 2011 Gas-Electric 164

Green Car Congress

MARCH 25, 2015

Using technology from the 2016 Chevrolet Volt propulsion system ( earlier post ), Malibu Hybrid will offer an estimated combined fuel economy rating exceeding 45 mpg (5.22 Using technology from the 2016 Chevrolet Volt propulsion system ( earlier post ), Malibu Hybrid will offer an estimated combined fuel economy rating exceeding 45 mpg (5.22

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Fuel Economy Malibu Hybrid MPG Volt 150

Plug in America

MARCH 1, 2024

It’s because our car is different because it doesn’t need gas,” Jazmin told her daughter. The burn- off gas that comes out of cars isn’t good for you. Now, Jazmin’s daughter covers her face when she walks around gas cars so she doesn’t breathe in the exhaust. There were too many surprises with a gas car.

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Phoenix Gas Power Powered 40

Green Car Reports

MAY 18, 2012

Normally, we measure gasoline savings in gallons, or barrels of oil, but General Motors has decided to measure the gasoline saved by its Chevrolet Volt Plug-in Hybrid in supertankers. We all know electric and plug-in hybrid cars can help cut down consumption of gasoline, but just how do you measure how much gasoline savings can be made?

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Chevrolet Volt 2012 Gasoline-Electric 133

Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 26, 2022

Using a 110-volt Level 1 charge, the estimated time to fully charge the battery is 10 to 11 hours. Using a 240-volt Level 2 charge, charge time drops to roughly 3.5 In Auto EV mode, the vehicle decides whether to run on gas or electric power. Escape Plug-in Hybrid has a Level 1 / Level 2 AC charging port.

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Escape Plug-in Hybrid Plug 259

Green Car Congress

MARCH 4, 2017

Insurance and $100 worth of gas are also included, and there are no membership or application fees. The Chevrolet Tahoe and Volt are among the most popular vehicles in the Maven City car-sharing portfolio. Members can access popular GM vehicles for an extended time period without the commitment of leasing, financing or buying.

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Tahoe Chevrolet San Francisco Los Angeles 150

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 29, 2011

Controlled Power Technologies (CPT) is developing a 48-volt version of its 12 volt electric supercharger based on its variable torque enhancement system known as VTES. At 48 volts, a VTES electric supercharger will transform 7kW of battery power into a highly boosted charge of air for downsized gasoline and diesel engines.

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Volt Hybrid Downsizing Lead Acid 207

Green Car Congress

JULY 2, 2010

Chevrolet plans to produce 10,000 Volt extended range electric vehicles by the end of the 2011 calendar year, and an additional 30,000 Volts during the 2012 calendar year, according to Volt Marketing Director Tony DiSalle, who made the announcements during a live video webcast 1 July. Earlier post.). Nashville, Tenn.,

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Volt Chevrolet 2011 Available 223

Electric Cars are for Girls

MARCH 29, 2011

Electric cars don't use any gas (except for the Chevy Volt), but now legislators in three states, including mine, are trying to figure out how to make up the money they're going to lose on the gas tax we're not paying. Their idea for figuring out how to tax you for miles driven?

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Tax Gas Volt IDEA 229

Green Car Congress

MARCH 15, 2020

This EMICAT brand e-catalyst technology will be used in two of the manufacturer’s 48-volt hybrid van models. The capability to heat up the catalytic converter rapidly at all times increases the overall efficiency of exhaust-gas aftertreatment. Start of production for the multi-million contract is scheduled for 2022.

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Convert Diesel Exhaust Gas-Electric 392

Green Car Reports

JANUARY 10, 2013

Chevrolet Volt owners love their cars. That's one thing we've realized since the Volt hit the market in December 2010. It's subsequently topped customer satisfaction surveys, saved a supertanker worth of gas, and driven over a hundred million miles on electricity alone.

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Volt Miles Chevrolet 2010 127

Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 15, 2020

With SCR twin dosing technology in the exhaust gas system, the diesel unit now undercuts the Euro 6d emission standard limits while also running quietly and smoothly, according to the company. Volkswagen developed twin dosing technology for the exhaust gas treatment. Volkswagen 2.0 TDI diesel for Euro 6d; SCR twin-dosing.

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Diesel Exhaust Convert Emissions 435