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IIHS Sticks By Volt Safety Rating: No Pack Issues After Crash Tests
Earlier this year, the public reputation of the 2012 Chevrolet Volt was changed forever after a crash-tested Volt caught fire in wrecking yard belonging to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). It didn’t matter either that the battery fire started two weeks after the...
Volt Owners Speak Up, Say It's Safe, Rave About Their Electric Cars
It's been a tough few weeks of publicity for the Chevrolet Volt, the extended-range electric car that's the green halo vehicle at General Motors. Now, despite sales below... December 5, 2011 by John Voelcker 11
Today's Volt Update: GM Buyback, Owners Rally, Sales Goal Unmet
Phew. Yesterday was quite a day indeed in Chevy Volt land. A bevy of news items hit the wires, following Monday's offer of loaner cars to Volt owners who weren't comfortable... December 2, 2011 by John Voelcker 10
GM Offers Loan Cars To Chevy Volt Customers While Crash Fires Are Investigated
A few weeks ago we told you about a 2011 Chevrolet Volt which had caught fire in a storage yard three weeks after it was subjected to an official National Highway Traffic... November 28, 2011 by Nikki Gordon-Bloomfield 7
NHTSA To Treat Crashed Electric Cars With More Respect After Volt Blaze
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) is considering adopting a new set of procedures for tow trucks and wrecking yards to follow when dealing with... November 15, 2011 by Nikki Gordon-Bloomfield 1
Third Fire Consumes A Chevy Volt Electric Car: Perspective
Brace yourselves, electric-car advocates, for another possible round of alarmism and superficial reporting about fires in plug-in cars. A Bloomberg story today highlights a... November 11, 2011 by John Voelcker 9
Mercedes-Benz Recall Clean-Diesel Cars For Fuel Leak (Again)
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) has just published details of a recall affecting 6,872 Mercedes-Benz clean-diesel cars. According to documents... October 17, 2011 by Nikki Gordon-Bloomfield
Volkswagen, Audi Recall Clean-Diesel TDI Cars For Fuel Leak Problem
The Volkswagen Group 2.0-liter clean-diesel TDI engine has been fitted to quite a number of VW vehicles over the years, as well as the Audi A3 TDI. Now the company has... October 6, 2011 by John Voelcker
EPA, NHTSA Delay Full 54.5 MPG Rules For 2025 Until November
It was the proposal that brought every automaker selling in the North America market out in a cold sweat. Now, Reuters brings news that the NHTSA and the Environmental... September 29, 2011 by Antony Ingram 3
Auto Dealers Lobby Against Obama's Higher Gas-Mileage Rules
Yesterday, auto dealers met with their members of Congress to try to delay new rules that would stiffen the gas-mileage requirements for cars sold in model years 2017 to... September 22, 2011 by John Voelcker 5
More Volkswagen Diesel Woes: Feds Investigate 2011 Jetta TDI
Volkswagen's TDI diesel engines have long attracted fans and repeat buyers. But now a second investigation this year into the reliability of its TDI engines may cast a shadow... August 8, 2011 by John Voelcker 3
Nissan Leaf Scores 5-Star NHTSA Crash Safety Rating
Given the relative youthfulness of electric car technology in the mainstream, it’s understandable that a lot of potential consumers of electric cars remain fearful that... July 26, 2011 by Viknesh Vijayenthiran 11
Pedestrian Alert Noises Coming To Hybrid And Electric Cars, Needed Or Not
If you like the idea of hybrid or electric cars that whir silently down the road without the noise of an engine exploding gasoline thousands of times each minute, you'd... July 8, 2011 by John Voelcker 6
White House, Feds To Push For 56.2-MPG Fuel Economy In 2025
The two Federal agencies that set gas mileage and emissions standards for future cars may propose rules that require corporate average fuel economy to reach 56 miles per... June 28, 2011 by John Voelcker 3
What Would You Give Up For Higher Gas Mileage? Cash? Features? Safety?
It happens every time. Gas prices go up sharply, and new car buyers suddenly decide that gas mileage is important--and shop accordingly. With gas around $4 a gallon in many... June 10, 2011 by John Voelcker 14
NHTSA Gives 2011 Chevrolet Volt Five Star Overall Safety Ranking
Back in April we heard that the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety had awarded both the 2011 Nissan Leaf and 2011 Chevrolet Volt its highest possible award for safety -... June 7, 2011 by Nikki Gordon-Bloomfield 2
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