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Although unable to testify to the impact the Chevrolet Volt is having on behalf of General Motors outside of North America, it is garnering plenty of attention on this continent. In fact, so called 'green' cars haven't generated hype like this since the first hybrids, Honda's Insight and the first-generation Toyota Prius. Arguably, those cars - being Japanese and not domestic alternatives - couldn't engender such lofty expectations and excitement. Here are the Numbers relative to this hotly anticipated plug-in hybrid. Oh, and follow this link to read previous GCBC Volt-related posts.
- Gm Claims Volt Owners Seeing Up To 1,000 Miles Range Without Filling Up
General Motors says owners of the Volt are driving up to 1,000 miles (1,610 kilometers) before they need to fill up. “A sample of our early Volt customers suggest that they drive 1,000 miles before they fill up the gas tank,†Tony Posawatz,...
- Production Chevrolet Volt Spied At Transformers 2 Movie Set?
Could it be that the blue colored Chevrolet Volt that appeared along with a bunch of other GM cars like the Corvette Centennial Design Concept, the Chevy Beat and the ‘Bumblebee’ Camaro at a recent Transformers 2 movie set be the real deal?...
- Gm Plans On Selling 70,000 Volts In Two Years At $40,000
In an e-mail sent to the Free Press on Thursday, GM’s Vice Chairman Bob Lutz told the website that the automaker is planning to manufacture 10,000 examples of its plug-in electric Chevrolet Volt in 2011, the hybrid’s first full year of production,...
- Chevrolet Says The Volt Is A 230mpg Car
This just in: General Motors hypothesizes, with the help of "a draft EPA federal fuel economy methodology for labeling for plug-in electric vehicles", the Chevrolet Volt of 2011 will sip just one gallon of gasoline for every 230 miles of city driving....
- Production Chevrolet Volt Pictures.... Sort Of
Call these what you may: General Motors executives trying out for America's Next Top Model or pictures of the production Chevrolet Volt. Indeed, if... umm.. excuse me do you mind well can you kinda.... STEP ASIDE, please. The Volt is back there somewhere,...
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CHEVROLET VOLT - Early Numbers
Although unable to testify to the impact the Chevrolet Volt is having on behalf of General Motors outside of North America, it is garnering plenty of attention on this continent. In fact, so called 'green' cars haven't generated hype like this since the first hybrids, Honda's Insight and the first-generation Toyota Prius. Arguably, those cars - being Japanese and not domestic alternatives - couldn't engender such lofty expectations and excitement. Here are the Numbers relative to this hotly anticipated plug-in hybrid. Oh, and follow this link to read previous GCBC Volt-related posts.-----
2000 - year in which General Motors pulled the plug on the GM EV1 electric car program
2010 - year in which we expect to see production Chevrolet Volts driven by real people on real roads
78 - percent of American car owners who drive their vehicles less than 40 miles per day, the approximate distance the Volt should be able to operate exclusively electric
6 - total hours needed to charge Chevy's Volt by way of a normal outlet
28 - percentage of greenhouse gases generated by transportation in the USA
17 - estimated percentage increase in electric-power consumption were the whole U.S. vehicle fleet to convert to electric operation; while gasoline consumption would fall about 70%
40,000 - price, in USD, according to GM's Vice Chairman Bob Lutz when the Volt hits dealers
0 - dollars earned by General Motors, according to Mr. Lutz, for each Chevrolet Volt that the corporation manages to sell
- Gm Claims Volt Owners Seeing Up To 1,000 Miles Range Without Filling Up
General Motors says owners of the Volt are driving up to 1,000 miles (1,610 kilometers) before they need to fill up. “A sample of our early Volt customers suggest that they drive 1,000 miles before they fill up the gas tank,†Tony Posawatz,...
- Production Chevrolet Volt Spied At Transformers 2 Movie Set?
Could it be that the blue colored Chevrolet Volt that appeared along with a bunch of other GM cars like the Corvette Centennial Design Concept, the Chevy Beat and the ‘Bumblebee’ Camaro at a recent Transformers 2 movie set be the real deal?...
- Gm Plans On Selling 70,000 Volts In Two Years At $40,000
In an e-mail sent to the Free Press on Thursday, GM’s Vice Chairman Bob Lutz told the website that the automaker is planning to manufacture 10,000 examples of its plug-in electric Chevrolet Volt in 2011, the hybrid’s first full year of production,...
- Chevrolet Says The Volt Is A 230mpg Car
This just in: General Motors hypothesizes, with the help of "a draft EPA federal fuel economy methodology for labeling for plug-in electric vehicles", the Chevrolet Volt of 2011 will sip just one gallon of gasoline for every 230 miles of city driving....
- Production Chevrolet Volt Pictures.... Sort Of
Call these what you may: General Motors executives trying out for America's Next Top Model or pictures of the production Chevrolet Volt. Indeed, if... umm.. excuse me do you mind well can you kinda.... STEP ASIDE, please. The Volt is back there somewhere,...