Chevrolet News
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As the first mass-priced electric car with more than 200 miles of range to hit the market, the 2017 Chevrolet Bolt EV has attracted a great deal of attention. It's won numerous awards, including the Green Car Reports 2017 Best Car To Buy title, and received rave reviews from a wide variety of media outlets. But what do actual owners think? DON'T MISS: Chevrolet Bolt EV: Green Car Reports' Best Car To Buy 2017 While Apple cofounder Steve Wozniak, Science Guy Bill Nye, and probably other celebrities have now taken delivery of their Bolt EVs, we wanted to hear from regular owners. Enter John and...
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Science Guy Bill Nye buys Chevy Bolt EV, his seventh electric car
Bill Nye, better known as "The Science Guy" on the popular PBS children's series that bears his name, loves electric cars. He drove one of only a few hundred original GM EV1 two-seat electric cars almost 20 years ago. Three weeks ago, he took delivery of a brand-new "Kinetic Blue" 2017 Chevrolet...
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First Chevy Bolt EV electric car delivered to Canadian buyer
Following its launch last month in California's Silicon Valley, the 2017 Chevrolet Bolt EV is now rolling out in other regions of North America. Just last week, the first Chevrolet Bolt EV to be sold in Canada was delivered to its buyer. It proved to be a somewhat drawn-out process overseen by a...
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How to figure out if your local Chevy dealer carries the Bolt EV electric car
The first few Chevrolet Bolt EV electric cars were delivered in California's Silicon Valley more than a month ago, marking the start of what will be a nationwide rollout. Electric-car advocates and buyers outside the Golden State are eager to know exactly when the 238-mile electric hatchback will...
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GM adds B20 biodiesel capability to Chevy, GMC diesel trucks, cars
When it comes to reducing emissions, fleet operators generally have fewer options than individual buyers of passenger cars. There are fewer zero-emission vehicle options for vehicles that see commercial use, although those vehicles often cover more miles every year than the average passenger car...
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When can I buy a Chevy Bolt EV electric car? See state-by-state schedule
Last month, the first Chevrolet Bolt EV electric cars were sold in California's Silicon Valley. Electric-car advocates and buyers across the U.S. now want to know when they too can expect to take delivery of their 238-mile electric hatchbacks. And as numerous comments and e-mails from readers...
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Media days at the Detroit Auto Show always open with the announcement of the year's North American Car and Truck of the Year awards, and this year is no exception. But green-car enthusiasts had a special reason to follow this year's awards, now broken into three categories: car, truck, and utility vehicle. That was the chance that a battery-electric car, the 2017 Chevrolet Bolt EV, would be dubbed the North American Car of the Year—an award that doesn't often go to "green" vehicles. DON'T MISS: Chevrolet Bolt EV: Green Car Reports' Best Car To Buy 2017 This morning, the winners were...
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Woz is getting a Chevy Bolt EV after all; it arrives today
Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak bought a Chevrolet Bolt EV to use as his "main car."
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Woz got a Tesla, not a Chevy Bolt EV: Supercharging may be why
In September, Chevy scored quite a publicity coup for its Bolt EV long-range electric car. The car's chief engineer, Josh Tavel, took a pre-production 2017 Chevrolet Bolt EV to show Steve Wozniak, cofounder of Apple Computers—universally known as "Woz." He's a big electric car fan, and had...
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Electric Chevy Bolt EV will be GM's first autonomous car
Prototype autonomous versions of the Chevrolet Bolt EV electric car will test on public roads in Michigan.
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Chevy Bolt EV will offer AeroVironment charging station
AeroVironment charging stations will be sold through Chevrolet dealers for the Bolt EV.
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Far more Chevy Bolt EVs likely to be sold than compliance requires
General Motors only needs to sell a relatively small number of Chevrolet Bolt EV electric cars to satisfy California's zero-emission vehicle mandate.
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And now it's real. Just 23 months after GM CEO Mary Barra unveiled the Chevrolet Bolt concept at the Detroit Auto Show, the very first production versions of Chevy's 238-mile electric car to be sold were delivered this morning to eager San Francisco Bay Area buyers. The 2017 Chevrolet Bolt EV will be sold first in California and Oregon, and then roll out to selected dealers throughout the rest of the U.S. over the next six months. DON'T MISS: Chevrolet Bolt EV: Green Car Reports' Best Car To Buy 2017 The first sales took place 20 years and a few days after the first 40 GM EV1s were delivered...
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2017 Chevy Bolt EV 10 to 40 percent battery-capacity loss: possible, but unlikely?
When's the last time you sat down and read large parts of an owner's manual for a car? If it's been a few years—or a few decades—you may be surprised how frustrating they are if you're actually searching for specific information. By and large, their indexes are atrocious (often using...
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Chevrolet Cruze Diesel prices released, from $24,670 up (update)
The 2017 Chevrolet Cruze Diesel sedan will start at $24,670 when it goes on sale next year.
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Thinking of buying a 2017 Chevy Bolt EV? Read the owner's manual!
General Motors issued the owner's manual for the 2017 Chevrolet Bolt EV electric car.
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GM debuts 9-speed automatic, offering 2-percent efficiency improvement
General Motors will debut a new 9-speed automatic transmission in Chevrolet models.
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GM loses $9K on each Chevy Bolt EV to become major player in electric cars: report
General Motors will lose up to $9,000 on each Chevrolet Bolt EV it sells, reports say.
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The Chevrolet Volt may be sold in China as the Buick Velite.
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2017 Chevy Spark Activ: fake crossover jacks up minicar into SUV wannabe
The 2017 Chevrolet Spark Activ debuts at the 2016 Los Angeles Auto Show.
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Chevrolet Bolt EV: Green Car Reports' Best Car To Buy 2017
Each year, Green Car Reports chooses a new car, or a family of cars, as the best green car introduced in that model year. In 2011, our very first award, we picked the first-ever modern electric car to be sold in high volumes. Six years later, we've picked the spiritual successor to that car, one...
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GM ramps up 2017 Chevy Bolt EV electric-car production; how many can it build?
With anticipation of the 2017 Chevrolet Bolt EV launch growing, General Motors has started to ramp up production of its groundbreaking 200-mile electric car. (It's actually rated by the EPA at 238 miles combined, but it joins a segment of the electric-car market with 200 miles or more of range that...
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Chevy Bolt EV compared to Tesla Model S 60: Motor Trend lays it out
Sometimes reporters and editors will see an article or a section in another outlet and think, "Darn, why didn't we think of that?" This is one of those times. Enthusiast publication Motor Trend had the very clever idea of comparing two electric cars with 60-kilowatt-hour battery packs and more than...
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2017 Chevrolet Bolt EV: video review of 238-mile electric car
From the outside, this car looks like a tall hatchback, not all that remarkable, maybe a bit bigger than some of the smallest cars around. But from the moment you open the door and get behind the wheel, it's clear that this is no ordinary Chevrolet. In fact, it's Chevrolet's first-ever mass-market...
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