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Sport-utility vehicles are all about hauling stuff, so collecting a set of 40-year-old wheels seemed like the perfect road test for the new 2015 Chevrolet Trax. The subcompact SUV offered cargo space for the wheels--which, frankly, would have fit into a sedan--along with decent gas mileage on our long highway trip from upstate New York to suburban Virginia and back. DON'T MISS: 2015 Chevrolet Trax - review The Trax is more accurately a subcompact crossover utility vehicle, built on the underpinnings of the Chevy Sonic hatchback, but with all-wheel drive available as an option. It's the least...
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2016 Chevy Volt To Get California Carpool Lane AccessAccess to the carpool lane in California with only a single occupant has proven to be one of the more effective incentives to get the state's drivers to buy electric cars. The first year and a half of Chevy Volt range-extended electric cars didn't qualify, but Volt sales in California surged once...
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2016 Chevrolet Volt Priced From $33,995, Or $1,175 Lower Than 2015 VoltThe 2016 Chevrolet Volt plug-in hybrid will be priced from $33,995 when it goes on sale sometime this fall, a GM executive said this morning. The price, which includes delivery, is $1,175 lower than that of the outgoing 2015 Volt. The old Volt lacks the 50-mile range, 41-mpg fuel efficiency, and...
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How Similar Are Chevy Volt & Malibu Hybrid Powertrains? Very Much; Here's WhyIn less than six months, General Motors has unveiled three separate 2016 vehicles that use its hybrid and plug-in hybrid Voltec powertrain. The Chevrolet Volt and Malibu Hybrid, and the Cadillac CT6 Plug-In Hybrid, span three different vehicle segments. One's a compact hatchback, one's a mid-size...
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2015 Chevy Volt: Big Clearance Sale Before New 2016 Model Includes $249 LeaseChevrolet offers big discounts on the 2015 Volt ahead of the redesigned 2016 model.
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2016 Chevrolet Volt Order Guide: Options, Trim Levels...But No Prices YetGeneral Motors releases the 2016 Chevrolet Volt order guide, but no prices.
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Well, they did it. General Motors confirmed yesterday that its upcoming 200-mile battery-electric car will be named the Chevrolet Bolt EV. That's Bolt-with-a-B, not Volt-with-a-V. The Volt-with-a-V is Chevy's now-established plug-in hybrid compact hatchback. DON'T MISS: Why 'Bolt' Is A Really Terrible Name For Chevy's Electric Car An all-new second-generation Volt will go into production later this year as a 2016 model, while the Bolt-with-a-B will enter production roughly a year later and go on sale as a 2017 model. The name Bolt had been widely criticized as too similar to Volt, especially...
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2015 Chevrolet Spark EV Price Cut To $25,995; $139 Lease, No Money DownThe suggested retail price of the 2015 Chevrolet Spark EV electric car will be cut by $1,650, to $25,995, GM announced today. Chevrolet's chief global marketing officer, Tim Mahoney, announced the price cut today in a luncheon speech at the Washington Automotive Press Association. Mahoney also said...
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How A Chevy Camaro Gets Greener: Student Competition In EcoCar 3All cars are getting more fuel-efficient under the rising requirements for corporate average fuel economy (CAFE) from now through 2025. Still, if you thought about the category of cars with good gas mileage, the Chevrolet Camaro muscle car likely wouldn't be high on your list. DON'T MISS: How Do...
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2016 Chevrolet Spark EV To Be Sold At Retail In CanadaIt may not have too many more years to live, but the Chevrolet Spark EV will be sold in some new markets starting with the 2016 model year: three Canadian provinces. While General Motors had offered the Spark EV for fleet purchase in parts of the country, it wasn't available to retail...
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2016 Chevrolet Spark Video PreviewThe Chevrolet Spark has found its niche as an urban runabout. But since it's been on sale around the world for a long time, it's time for a replacement. And this time, for now at least, one key version is going dark. ALSO SEE: Surprise 2016 Honda Civic Concept At NY Auto Show Previews Production...
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47-MPG Chevrolet Malibu Hybrid: Volt's Sibling Without A Plug May Be First Of Several: MORE UPDATESIt's rare that a carmaker entirely replaces a car after just three model years, but the all-new 2016 Chevrolet Malibu is remarkable in more ways than that. Chevy will offer a full-hybrid model of the new 2016 Malibu that goes head to head with hybrid mid-size sedans from Toyota, Ford, Honda...
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The 2016 Chevrolet Volt was officially unveiled at January's Detroit Auto Show, so there won't be a lot of focus on the new plug-in hybrid with the 50-mile range at this week's New York Auto Show. Instead, it'll be all about the new 2016 Chevy Malibu mid-size sedan, including the new Malibu Hybrid model that uses an adapted version of the Voltec powertrain--and promises combined fuel-economy ratings of 45 miles per gallon or more. DON'T MISS: Chevrolet Malibu Hybrid: Volt's Sibling Without A Plug May Be First Of Several But according to an article yesterday in trade journal Automotive News...
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Why We're Calling The 2016 Chevy Volt A Plug-In HybridSince the launch of the Chevrolet Volt almost five years ago, a battle has raged over what to call it. Is it a range-extended electric car, as GM strongly preferred, or a plug-in hybrid as others insisted equally forcefully? GM's goal in calling the Volt a "range-extended electric" car was to...
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2011-2013 Chevrolet Volt Recall Limits Idle Time To Avert Carbon Monoxide DangerGM is recalling older Volt models for a software fix that will limit idle times.
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2016 Chevrolet Spark Gets More Upscale Interior: Korean Photo LeakedA Korean website leaked a photo of the 2016 Chevrolet Spark interior.
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Why Can't Other Plug-In Hybrids Copy Chevy Volt's All-Electric Running?The distinguishing feature of the Chevrolet Volt has always been that as long as it has charge left in its battery, it runs solely on electricity. The gasoline engine doesn't switch on even under maximum acceleration (except in certain cold-weather situations, to provide heat for the cabin and...
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2016 Chevrolet Spark Teaser Photo Previews New York Auto Show DebutThe 2016 Chevrolet Spark minicar will be unveiled April 2 in New York and Seoul.
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The new 2016 Chevrolet Volt is sleeker, has more electric range, higher gas mileage, a fifth seat, and should be both faster and quieter on the road. But while GM hasn't explicitly said so, it's no longer as much of a range-extended electric car (or "series hybrid"). The new 2016 Volt should be viewed as a more conventional plug-in hybrid, with engine torque now being sent to the wheels through a mechanical connection whenever the engine is on. The 2011-2015 Volt has one motor that powers the wheels, and a second that acts as an engine-driven generator to produce electricity when battery...
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Smaller Chevy Colorado Pickup A Hit: Plant Adds 3rd Shift To Meet DemandChevrolet is expanding Colorado production to meet anticipated demand.
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2016 Chevrolet Equinox: Updated SUV Unveiled At 2015 Chicago Auto ShowThe 2016 Chevrolet Equinox gets a handful of styling and trim changes.
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GM Officially Confirms It Will Build Chevy Bolt Electric Car With 200-Mile RangeSix days ago, Reuters broke the story that GM would indeed build and sell the Chevrolet Bolt electric car, but that production would start late next year--not in 2017 as previously expected. This morning, the company's North America President, Alan Batey, officially confirmed at the Chicago Auto...
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2015 Chevrolet Trax, Buick Encore Small SUVs Get IIHS Top Safety Pick LabelBoth General Motors subcompact crossovers received the IIHS Top Safety Pick rating.
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2017 Chevrolet Spark: Photos Of Updated Minicar Leaked In KoreaThe Chevrolet Spark minicar, among the smallest five-door hatchbacks sold in North America, has been an unexpected success for General Motors. The company has boosted imports a couple of times, and managed to sell almost 40,000 of them last year--and 34,000 the year before. Now, the first spy shots...
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