Green Car Reports

NOVEMBER 26, 2018

General Motors confirmed Monday morning that it plans to cease production of the Chevrolet Volt in March, as part of an effort to streamline production and pivot its business more toward zero-emissions and personal-mobility efforts. The Volt was the first production plug-in car sold in the U.S.

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Green Car Reports

MAY 9, 2019

In an effort to clear out the last of its inventory, General Motors has added the Chevrolet Volt to its list of models eligible for an 18 percent discount off sticker price this month.

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Green Car Reports

JANUARY 15, 2021

General Motors is offering quite the deal on Chevy Volt and Bolt EV used cars. And we look at how battery health reports might help prop up the used-car market for EVs. Meanwhile, Renault takes the high-performance R5 into all-electric territory. This and more, here at Green Car Reports.

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Green Car Reports

OCTOBER 28, 2014

General Motors took the wraps off its second-generation Voltec electric-drive system this morning that will power its 2016 Chevrolet Volt range-extended electric car. Company executives declined to give specifications for power of the two electric motors, the range-extending engine, or range of the final vehicle.

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Green Car Reports

JANUARY 14, 2019

Following news in late November that General Motors would kill off the Chevrolet Volt, one of the pioneers of modern plug-in cars, a senior GM executive has hinted—strongly—that it won't be back.

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Green Car Reports

DECEMBER 19, 2018

Will the Chevrolet Volt get an immediate successor, or will any other model soon carry on with the potential of its brilliant Voltec plug-in hybrid system? Considering what General Motors announced yesterday, both of those possibilities are now looking less likely.

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Teslarati

OCTOBER 3, 2023

General Motors (GM) recently released a report revealing the delivery results of the first Chevrolet Silverado EVs. Chevrolet offers Silverado EV owners two home charging options: Level 1, 120-volt Charging, and Level 2, 240-volt charging. Based on GM’s delivery reports, Chevrolet’s estimation was accurate.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 17, 2021

Ultium Cells LLC, a joint venture of LG Energy Solution and General Motors, will invest more than $2.3 This partnership with General Motors will transform Tennessee into another key location for electric vehicle and battery production. billion to build its second battery cell manufacturing plant in the United States.

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Green Car Reports

DECEMBER 12, 2018

When General Motors announced in November that it would stop production of the Chevrolet Volt, it was a shock to many green car fans' systems. The Volt was one of the first two modern electrically powered cars to go on sale in 2010, and is still the longest-range plug-in hybrid on the market.

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CleanTechnica EVs

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

General Motors has decided it is time to add plug-in hybrids to its model lineup in the US. We want to ask, "What took you so long?" The post GM To Re-Introduce Plug-In Hybrids. What Does That Mean, Exactly? appeared first on CleanTechnica.

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Green Cars News

NOVEMBER 28, 2011

Yesterday we told you how the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) had opened a formal safety defect investigation to assess the risk of a battery related fire in the Chevrolet Volt (see article). Now, General Motors has moved to reassure customers about the vehicle’s safety.

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Green Car Reports

OCTOBER 5, 2017

Specifically, shoppers interested in a General Motors vehicle will discover Supplier Pricing on nearly every car—including the Chevrolet Bolt EV electric car and Chevrolet Volt plug-in hybrid.

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Green Car Reports

NOVEMBER 26, 2018

General Motors announced it would kill the Chevrolet Volt in mid-2019. Rivian revealed its good-looking electric truck. A new report details how much climate change will hurt the U.S. And new solid-state batteries from China. All this and more on Green Car Reports.

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Green Car Reports

SEPTEMBER 12, 2018

Chevrolet this week recalled two months worth of production Bolt EVs and Volt plug-in hybrids over a potential brake issue that could increase stopping distances of the small vehicles. The recall affects 2018-2019 Chevrolet Bolt EV and 2018-2019 Volt models sold in the U.S. and Canada.

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Green Car Reports

DECEMBER 29, 2014

As General Motors works to stoke interest ahead of its 2015 Detroit Auto Show debut, the 2016 Chevrolet Volt is getting more teasers than a Hollywood blockbuster. While the last video confirmed that the new Volt can do something virtually every car can do--drive on snow--this one highlights some even more basic features.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 16, 2015

GM is using five used battery packs from Chevrolet Volt extended-range electric cars to help power the new General Motors Enterprise Data Center at the Milford Proving Ground. Together, these renewable sources generate approximately 100 MWh of energy annually, roughly equivalent to the energy used by 12 average households.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 5, 2012

Opel has so far received some 7,000 orders for the Ampera electric vehicle, the Chevrolet Volt’s European cousin. In the US, General Motors is suspending production of the Volt for five weeks starting 19 March, due to higher inventory than demand.

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Green Cars News

NOVEMBER 26, 2012

Not content with dominating the green car market with the Chevrolet Volt, General Motors has now set its sights on the electric car market in China. Shanghai General Motors has introduced the Sail SPRINGO EV (pictured) as part of Auto Guangzhou 2012 – a vehicle that has been developed by Shanghai GM alongside the Pan [.].

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Green Car Reports

JULY 14, 2014

General Motors is still hard at work behind the scenes on the next-generation Chevrolet Volt. We won''t know full details of the car for some time, but one upgrade it''s likely to feature is a new, more efficient and less expensive power inverter.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 21, 2011

The Chevrolet Volt electric car will go on sale at 13 Shanghai GM Chevrolet dealerships in eight Chinese cities: Beijing, Shanghai, Hangzhou, Suzhou, Wuxi, Guangzhou, Shenzhen and Foshan. The announcement was made Monday as part of General Motors’ participation in Auto Guangzhou 2011.

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Green Car Reports

JUNE 21, 2014

General Motors is offering to perform free battery-pack inspection and repairs for owners of its range-extended electric Chevrolet Volt, to correct a potential battery-coolant issue in certain 2012 and 2013 models.

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Green Car Reports

AUGUST 7, 2014

General Motors confirmed this morning that the revised 2016 Chevrolet Volt range-extended electric car will be released at next January''s Detroit Auto Show. And the company released the first teaser image of the car, showing a more rounded rear to the liftgate of what will likely continue as a compact five-door hatchback.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 3, 2011

Concurrent with upcoming deliveries of the Chevrolet Volt to dealerships in California, Connecticut (Tri-State Metro Area), Michigan, New Jersey, New York, Texas, and Washington, D.C., Volts will be shipped to Chevrolet dealerships with 40% HV battery state-of-charge and two gallons of fuel.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 16, 2013

Verizon has collaborated with electric-vehicle developer and manufacturer VIA Motors to produce an extended-range electric cargo van. Bob Lutz, former vice chairman of General Motors and a VIA board member, unveiled Verizon’s new vehicle on Monday at the North American International Auto Show.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 2, 2009

General Motors’ global electric vehicle development chief Frank Weber is moving back to Europe to join the Opel/Vauxhall senior leadership team. Doug Parks will takeover the Chevrolet Volt development team on 2 December. Parks was the leader of the global compact car team—the same architecture on which the Volt is based.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 13, 2009

General Motors Company is investing more than $230 million in four GM plants in the greater Flint, Michigan area to support the production of the fuel-efficient 2011 Chevrolet Cruze and Volt extended range electric vehicle. four-cylinder engine generator for the Volt and the 1.4L

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All Cars Electric

JUNE 13, 2011

You’d think that General Motors already had a pretty impressive grasp of the electric vehicle market with its 2011 Chevrolet Volt, but the automaker announced today that its investment arm was providing part of the capital in a joint $30 million venture investment in a company that makes electric busses.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 19, 2011

General Motors’ Detroit-Hamtramck Assembly plant, home of the Chevrolet Volt, will close for four weeks beginning in June for planned upgrades to prepare for a significant increase in the rate of Volt production, along with assembly of the 2013 Chevrolet Malibu midsize sedan.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 5, 2020

At an event in the GM Tech Center campus in Warren, Michigan, General Motors unveiled the core of its new strategy to grow the company’s EV sales quickly, efficiently and profitably. Photo by Steve Fecht for General Motors). GM’s all-new modular platform and battery system, Ultium.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 30, 2010

Due to what it termed “ strong public interest ” in the Chevrolet Volt, General Motors will increase US production capacity of the Volt by 50%, from 30,000 units to 45,000 units, in 2012. In the past few weeks, more than 25,000 people have joined the Chevrolet Volt enthusiast list. Earlier post.) Earlier post.)

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The Truth About Cars

DECEMBER 21, 2023

General Motors’ fortunes are tied heavily to its new Ultium EV technology. Unlike Williams, Edmunds got a 12-volt system error, but both experienced issues charging. It underpins several existing and upcoming models and is the basis of the automaker’s EV efforts, costing billions of dollars and years of development.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 21, 2020

It will be the first fully electric addition to GMC’s lineup, driven by next-generation EV propulsion technology that enables off-road capability, on-road performance and an immersive driving experience. 800-volt DC public fast charging5 compatibility of up to 350 kilowatts.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 14, 2011

One of GM’s goals in developing the Volt was to create a plug-in electric vehicle suitable for everyday use regardless of weather. —Susan Stevenson, General Motors benchmarking engineer for heating, ventilation and air conditioning systems. —Andrew Farah, vehicle chief engineer for the Volt.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 4, 2017

Maven, General Motors’ personal mobility brand, has expanded its offerings to include a new monthly service, Maven Reserve. The Chevrolet Tahoe and Volt are among the most popular vehicles in the Maven City car-sharing portfolio. Maven members pay a monthly fee to reserve a new GM vehicle loaded with technology for 28 days.

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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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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 20, 2012

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) has concluded its safety defect investigation into the post-crash fire risk of Chevy Volts (PE11037). NHTSA remains unaware of any real-world crashes that have resulted in a battery-related fire involving the Chevy Volt or any other electric vehicle. Earlier post. ).

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Green Car Congress

JULY 29, 2011

Chevrolet, in what it is calling its Green Zone initiative, will install solar-powered electric charging stations for its Volts at dealerships in North America. The Green Zone initiative will generate electricity equivalent to 12 full vehicle charges per day; excess electricity created will help supplement the dealership’s power needs.

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