Chevy Volt Controversy: General Motors (GM) Statement
By: Peter Chubb | Posted: October 12, 2010Filed under: Autos
Following on from our story yesterday that General Motors had deceived us into thinking that the Chevy Volt was not a hybrid, when recent sources suggest it is; GM has since come out and issued a statement. It seems to me that the automaker is in damage control over the…
Chevy Volt: More Toyota Prius Than Nissan Leaf
By: Peter Chubb | Posted: October 11, 2010Filed under: Autos
General Motors has been promoting their Chevy Volt for some time now, but as the car gets closer to launch more details come out. The media has now had a chance to test drive these vehicles, and GM had a shock for some of them; It seems that this vehicle…
Chevy Volt Charging Station Cheaper Than Nissan Leaf’s
By: Peter Chubb | Posted: October 7, 2010Filed under: Autos
Chevrolet has announced the price of a charging station for the Chevy Volt, and the initial price of $490 sounds good at first, take the $1,475 installation fee into consideration and the bill is much more. However, it has been noted that although this adds up to just under $2000,…
Chevy Volt and Nissan Leaf: Two different approaches
By: Peter Chubb | Posted: July 27, 2010Filed under: Autos
When choosing a car that is more eco friendly it has always been the Toyota Prius for most, but there are two new boys about to hit the market, and both have a different approach. In one corner we have the Chevy Volt and in the other we have the…
Chevy Volt Price and Order Process Announcement
By: Peter Chubb | Posted: July 26, 2010Filed under: Autos
The Chevy Volt is almost here and General Motors will make an announcement tomorrow on the price as well as the order process for this plug-in vehicle. GM will be on hand at the Plug-In 2010 Conference tomorrow and will answer a number of questions, which we are sure there…
Chevy Volt: No 230 MPG EPA rating
By: Peter Chubb | Posted: July 15, 2010Filed under: Autos
When GM announced to the world the 2011 Chevy Volt, its biggest selling point was to be its 230 miles per gallon rating. However, in a strange twist that EPA rating of 230mpg will never come. The reason for this is because the Feds will not use the same testing…
Chevy Volt Battery Warranty: Eight years or 100,000 miles
By: Peter Chubb | Posted: July 14, 2010Filed under: Autos
GM has announced what the warranty plan for the battery pack on the upcoming 2011 Chevrolet Volt – eight years or 100,000 miles, whichever comes first. General Motors has been working on the batteries in the hope that they will last as long as the car itself.
