Read more Chevrolet Volt stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/16729/chevrolet-volt.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 9:46:28 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/66636/chevy-volt-will-get-230mpg-critics-yeah-right.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagGM held a triumphant press conference this morning, announcing that, using newly devised EPA methodology, its 2011 Chevy Volt will get a whopping 230 miles per gallon in city driving, by far the highest fuel efficiency rating ever. No car has ever so much as sniffed 100mpg before; the Prius...http://www.newser.com/story/66636/chevy-volt-will-get-230mpg-critics-yeah-right.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 11 Aug 2009 10:04:37 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/61227/gms-car-of-the-future-sparks-doubt-in-the-present.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSuccess has many fathers, and for the forthcoming Chevrolet Volt, paternity claims could stretch from Detroit to Washington. But if the GM hybrid turns out to be an orphan, it could be because many of its backers, including a top GM exec, are ambivalent about its potential to rejigger the...http://www.newser.com/story/61227/gms-car-of-the-future-sparks-doubt-in-the-present.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSun, 07 Jun 2009 12:19:01 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/57548/1b-buys-quiet-potent-ride.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTo allay skepticism about progress on the development of the much-ballyhooed Chevrolet Volt, GM let Chuck Squatriglia of Wired take an engineering prototype for a spin. The vehicle—a Chevy Cruze with a Volt drivetrain—didn’t look like much, and not all of the features worked, but the ride "was...http://www.newser.com/story/57548/1b-buys-quiet-potent-ride.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 29 Apr 2009 11:49:00 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/48143/us-choice-put-money-in-startups-or-big-three.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSmall upstart Tesla wants to build on the success of its bold electric sports car—the pricey Roadster—by building a tamer sedan for the masses. But to do so, it needs a big infusion of cash from the Obama administration, which is looking to boost clean energy. The situation,...http://www.newser.com/story/48143/us-choice-put-money-in-startups-or-big-three.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSat, 17 Jan 2009 13:42:01 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/47709/china-upstarts-electric-car-plugs-into-west.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagBYD, a Chinese company known mostly as a cell-phone battery manufacturer, plans to enter the Western auto market with an electric car that could short-circuit entries from Detroit’s Big Three and others, the Wall Street Journal reports. BYD hopes the relative engineering simplicity of an all-electric design will grant a...http://www.newser.com/story/47709/china-upstarts-electric-car-plugs-into-west.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 12 Jan 2009 15:09:54 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/44342/gm-boss-hopes-senate-gets-a-charge-from-his-hybrid.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagLast time they went before Congress rattling tin cups, the chief executives of the Big Three automakers made the mistake of flying to Washington in luxuriously tricked-out corporate jets. Today GM chief Rick Wagoner is driving a fuel-efficient hybrid Chevy Volt prototype to Senate hearings on the proposed bailout for...http://www.newser.com/story/44342/gm-boss-hopes-senate-gets-a-charge-from-his-hybrid.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 04 Dec 2008 3:05:37 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/37586/volts-looks-kill-some-gm-buzz.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagGM offered its first official look today at the plug-in Chevrolet Volt, CNNMoney reports, the electric car slated to go on sale in 2010. Its tame appearance drew the ire of gearheads hoping it would look more like the futuristic concept version. "A lot of people are saying they're very...http://www.newser.com/story/37586/volts-looks-kill-some-gm-buzz.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 16 Sep 2008 13:58:01 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/37473/gm-rolls-out-volt-tomorrow-hopes-for-game-changer.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagGeneral Motors will unveil its new Chevy Volt tomorrow, hoping that the battery-operated car will reverse its long reputation as a gas-guzzling industry dinosaur and attract devotees of competitors' hybrids, reports the Wall Street Journal. GM hopes the Volt, a lithium-ion-powered car due to hit the market in 2010, can...http://www.newser.com/story/37473/gm-rolls-out-volt-tomorrow-hopes-for-game-changer.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 15 Sep 2008 11:20:01 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/33040/gm-utilities-join-to-speed-plug-ins.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagGeneral Motors and three dozen electric utilities in nearly 40 states have agreed to work together on the transition to plug-in electric vehicles that are expected to begin rolling out within 2 years, the Wall Street Journal reports. With GM’s Chevy Volt and Saturn Vue expected to hit the market...http://www.newser.com/story/33040/gm-utilities-join-to-speed-plug-ins.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 22 Jul 2008 11:49:20 CDT