Spending a Week With an Electric Car: Is the 2013 Chevy Volt Worth It?
Is an electric car a vehicle that you could live with? We’ve seen the pictures and read the reviews of cars like the 2013 Chevy Volt, but how do we know what it’s really like to live with one? To find...
View ArticleTHE GREAT FUEL MILEAGE DEBATE
An Enthusiast’s Observations on an Alternatively-Fueled Reality The same discussion seems subject to frequent revolutions throughout our daily ramblings: What to make of alternative-fueled vehicles in...
View ArticleELECTRIC (11th) AVENUE: New York Auto Show Puts the Spark Back into Electric...
, April 13, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- An ever-growing list of state-of-the art electric cars whose kind has not been seen since the early days of the automobile will be on display at the New York...
View Article115 MPGe Honda Accord Plug-In Hybrid, Most Fuel-Efficient Sedan in America,...
Accord Plug-In first vehicle to qualify for SULEV20 emissions standard Google Download image...
View ArticleHolden Volt: On the test track in GM's electric car
The zero-emission vehicle market is about to get a big new player, as Holden readies to launch General Motors' highly successful Volt in New Zealand towards the end of the year. It's a whole different...
View ArticleThe Chevy Volt - One Year Later
The Chevrolet Volt went on sale about a year ago, and that’s how long it’s been since I’ve driven one. The memories are fond, but can they be trusted? I had that question in mind when I grabbed the...
View ArticleThe Chevrolet Volt: An electric car for San Francisco
The Chevrolet Volt: Finally San Francisco gets an electric vehicle that eliminates range anxiety and drives solely on electricity from your home. It may have been a long time coming, but it was...
View ArticleLifestyle
Review: 2011 Chevrolet Volt - Businessweek Bloomberg Businessweek Go To Businessweek.com Email Password Forgot password Remember me Not registered? Sign up. Reviews Review: 2011 Chevrolet Volt Tweet...
View ArticleVolt: Electric car with backup
The innovative Chevrolet Volt is getting lots of attention. But in my home garage, the car that can travel up to 50 miles on a full electric charge wouldn't charge at all when I plugged it in. It...
View ArticleAutoTech Video Review: Toyota Prius Plug-in Hybrid
The Chevy Volt and the Nissan Leaf are enjoying lots of free publicity right now. Each of their unique approaches to cleaner mobility has drawn a lot of hype. What about the car that started it all?...
View ArticleChevrolet Volt owners surpass 100 million electric miles in United States...
Chevrolet Volt owners surpass 100 million electric miles in United States 5.2 million gallons (19.7 million liters) of fuel saved; $1,300 a year in fuel costs avoided 2012-12-06 Zurich. Chevrolet Volt...
View ArticleAutoTech Video: A Week In A Prototype Toyota Prius Plug-in Hybrid
The Chevy Volt and the Nissan Leaf are enjoying lots of free publicity right now. Each of their unique approaches to cleaner mobility has drawn a lot of hype. What about the car that started it all?...
View ArticlePrius plug-in prototype offers glimpse of future hybrids
Updated | Comment | Recommend | | | Toyota A Toyota Prius Plug-In Hybrid demonstration car. MORE CARS Find past Test Drive reviews. Select a make Acura Audi BMW Buick Cadillac Chevrolet Chrysler Dodge...
View ArticleGoing Pump Free: Volt Owners Go 1,000 Miles Between Fill-Ups
Many owners are challenging themselves to see how long they can go gasoline-free , April 21, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Chevrolet Volt owners made fewer trips to the gas station in March, going an average...
View ArticleSorting Myth From Fact as Volt Makes Its Debut
LAST week, General Motors began its press introduction for the 2011 Chevrolet Volt, which is scheduled to be in dealerships next month. The program included detailed engineering and marketing...
View ArticleMark Phelan: Electric Ford Focus' range and performance admirable, but price...
It's amazing how quickly the gee-whiz factor deserted battery-powered electric cars. The * * * 2012 Ford Focus electric is a pretty good electric car that's generated remarkably little excitement even...
View ArticleWhat is the real, dual-fuel MPG rating for the Chevy Volt?
Since the Chevy Volt is classified by the EPA as a dual-fuel vehicle, it's necessary to see the label ratings when dual fuels are serially used. It's not as simple as tepping down from 93 MPGe to 37...
View ArticleRevenge of the internal combustion engine
ANN ARBOR, Mich — At the Chevrolet dealership here, customers want to see and touch the Volt, the gasoline-electric hybrid hailed by enthusiasts as the kind of innovation that could secure the future...
View ArticlePlug-In Hybrid MPGs: Is Parallel or Range-Extended Better?
These are exciting times to be a car shopper, as the choices in every possible category just keep getting better and more fuel-efficient. The options for ecologically sensitive hybrid buyers have taken...
View ArticleChevrolet Volt vs. Cruze Eco: Battle of the gas misers
The Chevy Volt (top) promises hi-tech gas-free driving for many miles but it costs twice as much as the fuel-efficient Chevy Cruze Eco. March 25, 2011: 6:39 AM ETFollow Peter on Twitter: @PeterDrives...
View ArticleFord takes on Chevy Volt, Nissan Leaf with first electric car
Ford Motor Co., playing catch-up in the battery-powered car market, introduced its first electric car earlier this month and promised it will outperform rivals. Ford, the first U.S. automaker to offer...
View ArticleFirst Drive: Toyota Prius Plug-in
But its competitors weren’t just standing idly by. Honda, also among the first to offer hybrid technology, came up with the Insight, a car broadly comparable with the Prius, and the smaller, sportier...
View ArticleToyota bets big on hybrids, no pure electric car in sight
Toyota has unveiled a new line-up of hybrid electric Prius cars designed to attract more mainstream buyers to the fuel-efficient cars. The new models include a hatchback Prius v and a cheaper compact...
View ArticleAuto review: Battery-powered Mitsubishi i trails rivals on range
The 2012 Mitsubishi i subcompact electric car falls short both as a car and as an electric vehicle (EV). The i is a battery-powered subcompact four-door hatchback. It's based on a gasoline-powered car...
View ArticleGM claims Volt drivers have saved supertanker of gas
Makers of alt-fuel cars and the government love to create colorful images for how much gasoline the vehicles save and General Motors came up with one today: It says Chevy Volt owners collectively have...
View ArticleIs Chevy's Cruze Dulling the Spark of its Volt?
The Chevrolet Volt plug-in hybrid is about to get a relaunch from General Motors Co., after skidding halfway to Flop City over the past several months. The problem with the Volt—touted as the future of...
View Article6,348 Get Behind Wheel During Chevy Volt Unplugged Tour
, Nov. 24, 2010 /PRNewswire/ -- Nothing is more important with a new vehicle, especially a groundbreaking one like the Chevrolet Volt, than getting people to drive it. During the 12-city Volt...
View ArticleReview: Chevy Volt — electrifying
GM has succeeded in making an outside-the-box electric vehicle that's alluring almost any way you look at it, including under the hood. Share Related By Susan Carpenter, Los Angeles Times...
View ArticleReview: Chevy Volt - electrifying
With most cars, idling at the arrival curb of a major metropolitan airport results in an instantaneous visit from the parking police: Whistles blown, arms akimbo, ticket pads drawn. But the new 2011...
View ArticleMark Phelan: Battery-powered Mitsubishi i trails rivals on range
The * * 2012 Mitsubishi i subcompact electric car falls short both as a car and as an electric vehicle (EV). The i is a battery-powered subcompact four-door hatchback. It's based on a gasoline-powered...
View ArticleBattery-powered Mitsubishi i trails rivals on range
The * * 2012 Mitsubishi i subcompact electric car falls short both as a car and as an electric vehicle (EV). The i is a battery-powered subcompact four-door hatchback. It's based on a gasoline-powered...
View ArticleChevrolet Volt offers range in an electric car
By Al Haas For The Inquirer Certainly, the 2011 Chevrolet Volt is a technical tour de force. But it is more than an exquisitely engineered electric car. It is a brand-new solution to the electric...
View Article2011 Chevrolet Volt road test car review: fully charged for mpg
The Chevrolet Volt was one of the most anticipated cars in a long time, if as not quite a savior of the planet but at least a strike against the foolish waste of fossil fuels. Because, we were told, as...
View ArticleThe Chevy Volt is electrifying
--> --> With most cars, idling at the arrival curb of a major metropolitan airport results in an instantaneous visit from the parking police: whistles blown, arms akimbo, ticket pads drawn. But...
View ArticleEPA rates 2011 Chevy Volt at 93 MPGe and 37 MPG
There is no other car on the planet exactly like the plug-in Chevy Volt. So, when it came time to design the EPA label, new criteria had to be invented. The result is a label that has more information...
View ArticleReview: Chevy's easy-driving Volt could be your only car
Updated | Comment | Recommend | | | By General Motors The 2011 Chevrolet Volt is $41,000, including shipping, but some buyers will qualify for a federal tax credit up to $7,500. MORE CARS Find past...
View ArticleReview: Chevy Volt drives so well, it could be your only car
Posted | Comment | Recommend | | | By General Motors The 2011 Chevrolet Volt is $41,000, including shipping, but some buyers will qualify for a federal tax credit up to $7,500. MORE CARS Find past Test...
View ArticleLoaded With Baggage and Planning to Go Far
DETROIT THE Chevrolet Volt was born with a long to-do list. Resuscitate General Motors and defy critics of the company's federal bailout. Demonstrate that G.M. can match Toyota's green might. Prove...
View ArticleChevrolet gets it right with electric-gas Volt
DETROIT -- The Chevrolet Volt was born with a long to-do list. Resuscitate General Motors and defy critics of the company's federal bailout. Demonstrate that GM can match Toyota's green might. Prove...
View Article
More Pages to Explore .....