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Lutz: High-performance Chevy Volt SS a "possibility"

Electric vehicles are for people who would rather drive slow, boring commuter cars that don't consume fossil fuels and therefore don't spew pollutants from their tailpipes. Gas-powered cars – and especially those wearing time-honored badges like SS, R/T or GT – are for those that prefer fire-breathing, tire-screeching performance and care much more about nitrous oxide than nitrogen oxide. We all agree on these points, right? Not so fast, says Bob Lutz. When asked whether or not Chevy could shock the performance crowd with an ... Read more →

GM invites Volt fans to name first color and win a test drive! Sam Abuelsamid

Take a close look at the Chevy Volt in the photo above. We've seen it a number of times already but we've never said anything about the color. While it's predominantly silver, it does have a green ...

GM: Soon, Detroit will earn its nickname as the Motor City Jeremy Korzeniewski

What's in a name, anyway? Detroit has been known as the Motor City for longer than this blogger has been alive, but is that moniker actually a misnomer? Well, that depends... are you the type that ...

Catching up with Chevrolet's 1,200 mile pre-production Volt fleet drive Sam Abuelsamid

Yesterday, we had an opportunity to chat with Chevrolet Volt chief engineer Andrew Farah as he rode through the hills of West Virginia during a development drive. On Tuesday, a fleet of eight ...

Last pre-production Volt comes off the assembly line Jeremy Korzeniewski

The saga of the Chevrolet Volt's run from concept to production reality has taken yet another step as the 80th and final pre-production car has just rolled down GM's assembly line in Warren, ...

Survey says... nearly half of Americans want to buy something like the Volt, but do they want to pay? 2 months ago on Autoblog Green

The Chevrolet Volt is a data driven design in many ways. The shape is driven by aerodynamic data. Its conception was in part driven by public perception data. Its powertrain architecture was driven by empirical data about how drivers actually use their cars. For example, roughly three quarters ...

EPA backs away from GM claim of 230 mpg for Volt 3 months ago on Autoblog Green

Apparently, we're not the only ones trying to figure out the exact methodology that was used to determine the supposed 230 mile per gallon city rating claimed by General Motors for the upcoming Chevy Volt. In response to a query from the boys at Green Car Advisor, the EPA issued the following ...

GM shows off 120V and 240V chargers for 2011 Chevy Volt 3 months ago on Autoblog Green

As part of the massive media blitz being rolled out today by General Motors in preparation for the new 230-mpg Chevy Volt and some B20 biodiesel trucks (more on these later), we finally got to see the two chargers that will come with the Volt when it becomes available in November 2010. With ...

GM announces that 2011 Chevrolet Volt will get 230 mpg city! 3 months ago on Autoblog Green

In case you missed it this morning, General Motors CEO Fritz Henderson made some big news just one month after the "new" GM emerged from bankruptcy protection. First of all, Henderson announced that the GM FastLane blog would now be used to solicit feedback on new designs directly from ...

REPORT: GM admits Volt concerns to U.S. Treasury 3 months ago on Autoblog Green

According to a report on Autocar, General Motors submitted a regulatory filing with the U.S. Treasury on Sunday that disclosed a number of potential problems with the Chevy Volt program. Not only is it possible the car may not be ready by its promised launch in November of 2010, but GM knows it ...

REPORT: GM may try selling Chevy Volt on eBay 3 months ago on Autoblog Green

Earlier this month, General Motors CEO Fritz Henderson announced that the automaker would begin working with eBay to sell new vehicles. That revelation apparently got people wondering about the Chevy Volt and if the eBay partnership apply to the upcoming eco-friendly flagship? If so, could The ...

What a car feels and sounds like: GM refining Volt driving experience 4 months ago on Autoblog Green

We don't have to tell you how important the Chevy Volt is to General Motors. The plug-in electric car's success or failure is likely to be seen as a crucial indicator of GM's post-bankruptcy prospects in the eyes of many followers. This being the case, it's not surprising that automaker is ...

GM: Volt to be sportier alternative to Prius and Insight 4 months ago on Autoblog Green

- Now that the Chevrolet Volt has progressed to the point where vehicles with production-looking bodywork are running around the automaker's testing grounds in Warren, Michigan, the time has come for the crew to begin ironing out details like the ride height and spring rates that will directly ...


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