Chevy News Articles
40 MPG Is New Norm for Small Cars
Is the line between gas-electric hybrids and small internal-combustion-only cars starting to blur? On Monday, Ford announced that the 2011 Ford Fiesta equipped with the 6-speed automatic transmission will be rated at 40 miles per gallon on the highway. It’s not official yet, but the Chevrolet Cruze Eco is also expected to join the 40-mpg [...]First Drive: 2009 Chevrolet Malibu Hybrid
The Chevrolet Malibu Hybrid entered the market in 2008 as direct competition to the Toyota Camry Hybrid. The Malibu Hybrid is a stylish five-door mid-size sedan—but as a mild hybrid, the fuel economy compared with the gas-powered Malibu was a very modest 2-mpg jump to 24 in the city and 32 on the highway. For [...]Feds Open Probe on Volt Battery Fires, GM Responds
Following news of an industry wide federal electrified vehicle investigation announced two weeks ago, General Motors has since found itself the subject of a preliminary probe after impacted Chevy Volt batteries caught fire, and GM is responding to allay concerns. On Friday the National Highway Transportation Safety Administration (NHTSA) said following two fires created this [...]Bob Lutz Slams 'Right-Wing Talk Show Guys' Over Volt
He makes no bones about being a Republican. Yet Bob Lutz, even though he might not work for General Motors anymore, still has plenty of choice words for some fellow Republicans, specifically “the right wing talk show guys,” whom he feels helped put a real kink in the Chevy Volt’s sales curve. During an interview [...]The Chevy Volt’s 230 MPG Rating. What Does It Mean?
(Updated August 12) General Motors announced on Tuesday that the Chevy Volt could get a government in-city fuel economy rating of “230 miles per gallon.” While the potential for a three-digit mpg rating is grabbing headlines, figuring out what it means is another matter. What’s the significance of MPG in a vehicle which seldom or [...]Face Off: GM and Better Place on Electric Car Services
The first mainstream cars that plug into the electric grid are not expected for another year—but the battle to provide charging and battery services to those early adopters is already heating up. The tension between two companies which might provide those services was palpable on Monday during a panel discussion in Palo Alto, Calif., entitled [...]Electric Car Post-Crash-Test Fire Prompts Federal Investigation
A Chevrolet Volt that was side-impact tested for the National Highway Transportation Safety Administration and caught fire three weeks later has prompted the same agency to begin investigating lithium-ion batteries from all makers. The second Volt now known to have been involved in a fire in early June after the 20-mph impact did not make [...]GM Readies Volt Batteries for Road Testing
Later this month, General Motors will begin real-world testing a fleet of Chevrolet Malibus outfitted with lithium ion battery technology—as part of a push to bring the Chevrolet Volt concept vehicle to market. GM is targeting November 2010 to begin selling the Volt, a plug-in hybrid designed to travel up to 40 miles strictly on [...]GM Will Replace Chevy Volt Charging Cords
Initially General Motors had reportedly suggested to some Chevy Volt owners that melting of the included charging cord was possibly due to faulty house wiring, but the automaker has recently agreed to replace them for around 9,5000 of the plug-in vehicles. This is not the first time cords to the 120-volt house chargers have been [...]Investors Embrace A123, But Challenges Lie Ahead
Puto scripta suavitate ut eum The smash hit IPO of lithium ion battery maker A123 Systems is sending waves of euphoria through the clean tech and plug-in car market. Mass.-based A123 Systems is now worth nearly $2 billion—indicating huge investor confidence in the future of electric cars, plug-in hybrids, and the batteries that make them [...]