EPA finally announced its official rating for the 201 Chevrolet Volt, and according to them the Volt does 93 MPG equivalent, 37 MPG for gasoline engine, and 60 MPG combined with both electric and gasoline engines. The Volt can run in pure electric mode for 35 miles, but when the 1.4 liter range extender engine [...]

Chevrolet Volt didn’t have an easy birth and along the way it faced many ups and downs until it reached the production stage and is now ready to hit the market. This electric car – or hybrid or whatever- runs on pure electricity in town but also has a gas engine generator which acts as [...]

It would be nice if GM supplied this 240V home charging unit with the Chevrolet Volt, but they don’t! And you are going to have to pay $490 USD for it, excluding installation (that can cost up to $1,475 USD!). This charger is supplied by SPX Service Solutions, a national provider of home charging installation [...]

General Motors and ABB Group are running pilot projects to study the possibility of re-using the batteries from the Chevrolet Volt electric vehicle. They believe the batteries may be a source for renewable energy to provide stationary electric grid storage systems, when they are done serving the car. The ultimate goal is to provide cost-effective, [...]

As one of the first markets to get the Chevrolet Volt after America, GM heavily counts on China for the success of their new electric vehicle, which by the way looks stunning in white. That’s why they’re celebrating arrival of the first driveable Chevy Volt to the country. Before this GM delivered two Chevrolet Volts [...]

A few days ago General Motors revealed Chevrolet Volt’s official pricing which is $33,500, except it isn’t! If you don’t consider federal incentives, the Volt has an MSRP of $41,000. Fine, but if you were thinking of getting one at that price, we’re sorry to report that’d be impossible! Apparently Chevrolet dealers charge customers $20,000 [...]

Recently U.S. President Barack Obama toured the Detroit-Hamtramck facility where the new Chevrolet Volt Electric Car is being built, and during the world’s shortest test drive, drove the car for about 40 feet! He then described it as “Pretty smooth”.  That was fairly enough, because all they needed was a picture of the President behind [...]

As promised General Motors revealed the official pricing of the Chevrolet Volt, the revolutionary electric vehicle with extended-range capability, which can be ordered starting from today. As for the MSRP, well it starts at $41,000, but it could be $33,500! You see GM has counted on the federal tax credit, which ranges from $0-$7,500. But [...]

During his recent visit to to Michigan President Obama dropped by at LG Chem Compact Power battery plant, where they make battery cells for the new Chevrolet Volt electric car, and for the first time got behind the wheel of this revolutionary American car. Chevy Volt got everything it needs to beat the Prius as [...]

Chevrolet Volt Electric Vehicle is a highly advance car and GM cannot use traditional advertising method for promoting it. Fortunately, the problem is solved with Microsoft’s new Kinect control-free gaming technology for XboX 360. Volt’s customers will be able to virtually test drive the car in “Kinect Joy Ride”, which is the first controller-free racing [...]

At 2010 Auto China motorshow in Beijing, General Motors revealed a crossover version of their yet to be launched Chevrolet Volt. It’s called the Volt MPV5 and it’s a five-passenger multi-purpose crossover concept based on the Volt platform with very similar design and technical details. Read More… “The Volt MPV5 concept takes the efficient design [...]

General Motors counts heavily on their new Volt plug-in hybrid and they can’t stop talking about it! We kinda like it too. Granted, it’s an eco-minded car for green peas and this sorta cars are typically preposterous, but the Volt seems to be the first cool green car. For starters,  it looks a whole lot [...]