Chevrolet Volt News
Chevy Volt Plug-In Electric Cars Now Have Battery Cells Made In U.S.
Over the next few months, the Chevrolet Volt will get just that little bit more American--as its battery cells are now produced in the U.S. Korean battery maker LG Chem opened a plant in Holland, Michigan two years ago, and production of lithium-ion cells for Chevy's range-extended plug-in Volt is... read more
Electric-Car Price War Heats Up: Chevy Volt $5,000 Cash Back
Last month, the Nissan Leaf passed the Chevrolet Volt to take this year's top spot among plug-in electric cars for sale. Now Chevy is fighting back. It announced that it will... read more June 11, 2013 by John Voelcker 34
Next Chevy Volt $10,000 Cheaper To Build, Profitable For GM?
Here and there, a few little tidbits about the next-generation Chevrolet Volt electric car are starting to leak out. The latest comes from GM CEO Dan Akerson, who told the... read more May 2, 2013 by John Voelcker 30
2014 Chevrolet Volt Orders Start In May, Two New Colors Offered
Seems like just yesterday that we wrote about the very first Chevrolet Volt delivery--in December 2010, actually. Now the range-extended electric car is about to enter its... read more April 7, 2013 by John Voelcker 5
2016 Chevrolet Volt To Get Three-Cylinder Range Extender: Report
Range-extended electric cars are a great idea, mixing clean electric running for the majority of drivers' commutes, with an extra few hundred miles of gasoline running for... read more March 18, 2013 by Antony Ingram 14
EV Project Tells Us How Drivers Use Electric Cars
Just how do electric car owners use their cars? It's the question everyone is trying to answer, as it could shape how electric cars of the future are developed. Virtually... read more March 13, 2013 by Antony Ingram 16
2016 Chevrolet Volt To Have Lower Electric Range, 30 Miles Or Less?
News Flash: The next Chevy Volt will have less electric range than the current one, perhaps no more than 18 to 30 miles. Or perhaps not. We suspect that a comment by Thomas... read more March 6, 2013 by John Voelcker 25
Predicting Chevy Volt Sales: Is California Inventory The Key?
Analyzing electric-car sales numbers and prognosticating on them is somewhere between a parlor game and a black art. Now one blogger has applied some Nate Silver-like... read more February 5, 2013 by John Voelcker 16
Plug-In Hybrid Specs: Advice On How To Read 'Em (From A Volt Owner)
We’re going to let you in on a little insider’s secret: when manufacturers are shilling their wares, they tend to favor statistics that illustrate their own... read more February 1, 2013 by Kurt Ernst 14
Hertz Adds Chevy Volt To Car-Sharing Service, Targets Students
Car rental firm Hertz got in there early with electric cars, saying as far back as 2010 it would put the Nissan Leaf on its fleet. Several plug-in models have followed, and... read more January 31, 2013 by Antony Ingram 3
Chevy Volt And Opel Ampera: Europe And China Sales Too
The Chevrolet Volt is by far the best-selling plug-in car in the United States. Last year, it represented almost 45 percent of all plug-in electric cars sold during 2012. But... read more January 24, 2013 by John Voelcker 5
Short On Chevy Volt Knowledge? QR Code Sticker Can Help
New technology is brilliant. Just look at smartphones, for example--the world's information in the palm of your hands, with the ability to talk, text and take photos when the... read more January 22, 2013 by Antony Ingram 3
Bob Lutz: Volt's Electric Tech Should've Gone Into Escalade First
Ex-GM Vice Chairman Bob Lutz played an instrumental part in getting Chevrolet's range-extended electric car, the Volt, to market. So important was his role that he's often... read more January 17, 2013 by Antony Ingram 19
How Bad Were The Nissan And GM Electric-Car Sales Shortfalls?
If 2011 was the year of overoptimism for electric-car sales, and 2012 was Sophomore Slump after the inevitable shortfall, will 2013 be the year of realism? That really... read more January 10, 2013 by John Voelcker 34
![Chevy Volt Owner's adjusted EPA sticker [Image: voltowner.blogspot.com]](https://static.hgmsites.net/images/cache/chevy-volt-owners-adjusted-epa-sticker-image-voltowner-blogspot-com_100414583_151x113.jpg "One Owner's Chevy Volt Running Cost: 2 Cents Per Mile")
One Owner's Chevy Volt Running Cost: 2 Cents Per Mile
Chevrolet Volt owners love their cars. That's one thing we've realized since the Volt hit the market in December 2010. It's subsequently topped customer satisfaction surveys... read more January 10, 2013 by Antony Ingram 30
Don't Like Your Vauxhall Ampera (Chevy Volt)? Simply Give It Back!
With the holiday season in full swing, many will no doubt experience the small disappointment of receiving a gift they neither like, need, or want. It's a mere inconvenience... read more December 19, 2012 by Antony Ingram 4
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