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World’s First Hybrid SUV Stretch Limo
Photo: Michael Coates, HybridCars.com. All rights reserved. It’s not the first hybrid stretch limousine, because a Canadian firm converted a Prius into a 10-seater last year. But it does appear to be the first stretch limo built from the body of a hybrid SUV, which would make it the world’s largest hybrid gas-electric vehicle—if it [...]Chevrolet Spark EV Will Be Made In South Korea
Today we learned from General Motors that the pending 2013 Chevy Spark EV will be imported from South Korea where it will be made alongside the standard global platform Spark. “The Spark EV will be produced in Changwon, South Korea, the same location as the Spark with the internal combustion engine,” said GM’s Randy Fox, [...]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 [...]GM Reinforces Volt Battery as Customer Service Gesture
On Thursday GM announced it had engineered an expedient but effective solution to post-crash-test battery fires reported by the National Highway Transportation Safety Administration, and will ask Chevrolet Volt drivers to return to their dealers for the one-day reinforcing procedure. Despite ongoing distortions of facts by critics including one Fox News pundit who suggested the [...]Chevrolet Volt Sales More Than Double in March
During a recent interview with Plug-In America, former GM car czar Bob Lutz said that despite all the negative publicity heaped on the Chevy Volt from “right wing talk show guys,” and others, its March sales were predicted to be significantly better. We can now confirm that this is indeed true. According to information released [...]Will the Chevy Volt Survive Bankruptcy?
In the direct aftermath of General Motors filing for Chapter 11 this morning, the fate of the Chevy Volt remains unclear. The Volt, a plug-in hybrid that promises 40 miles of gas-free all-electric driving, is considered a Hail Mary pass for market relevance that the old GM never got a chance to throw. The ability [...]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 [...]GM Stays the Course on Hydrogen Fuel Cell Vehicles
Updated August 22, 2009 Despite little evidence that the United States federal government will continue to support hydrogen fuel cells in the future, General Motors intends to stay the course. Alan Taub, GM’s new executive director of research and development, announced last week that the carmaker will have a commercially viable powertrain for a second-generation [...]Volt Plant Shutdown to be Cut Short as Plug-in Sales Rise
Following a record sales month for the Chevrolet Volt, General Motors has said it will cut the time out it has given its Detroit-Hamtramck assembly plant from five weeks down to four. GM North America President Mark Reuss told the Detroit News the company is heartened by 2,289 Volts sold in March, and expects the [...]Cruze Diesel Rated At 46 MPG
Chevrolet announced the new 2014 Cruze Clean Turbo Diesel delivers an EPA-estimated 46 MPG on the highway. Chevrolet said this is better than any non-hybrid passenger car in America. The diesel version of the Cruze sedan will be available in certain cities this spring and nationwide and in Canada in early fall. Equipped with a [...]