Not exactly explained by GM, but the folks over at hybridcars.com have come up with some ideas as to how GM came up with that number. Here are the first 3: More Than Infinity “Under the rational that GM says the EPA applied to the Volt, an ell-electric car such as the upcoming Nissan Leaf [...]

A lot of people thought the Cash for Clunkers program was going to flop.  And there are a lot of good reasons to think so, but the reality seems to point in the opposite direction.  The Prius is flying off of dealer lots along with many other fuel efficient vehicles. The program is so successful [...]

Mitsubishi will launch an extended-range (EREV) at the Tokyo motor show later this year, according to reports. Similar in concept to the Chevrolet Volt, the Mitsubishi EREV will be a compact SUV similar in size to the Toyota RAV4. Its drivetrain will be similar to the Volt’s Voltec system, with a 660cc, three-cylinder petrol engine [...]

General Motors Co unveiled plans to launch a plug-in SUV for its Buick brand in 2011, its latest move away from gas-guzzling vehicles in response to higher fuel-economy standards. The new five-passenger Buick crossover is expected to be the first commercially available plug-in hybrid sport-utility vehicle by a major automaker, and would follow GM’s heavily [...]

Today Gm announced the EPA rating of the Volt at an astonishing 230 miles per gallon.  Now we all know what that 23 followed by an outlet ad campaign was for (particularly crafty subtle for GM) this past week. We talked earlier about how the EPA didn’t have a concrete plan for testing this new [...]

It’s no secret that Chrysler intends to make a Electric Range Extended Vehicle out of their Chrysler Town and Country.  It was one of the three original ENVI vehicles.  The Dodge Circuit will likely be the first out of the ENVI door, but you can bet that the minivan won’t be far behind. Some are [...]

In this video we are given a preview of where the new Chevy Volt is going to be assembled.

GM is planning on opening an assembly plant for the battery packs that will be used in the Volt just south of Detroit.  The plant will create about 100 jobs for the town and will probably add more as more vehicles go to battery powered.  The plant will cost GM about $43 million. GM is [...]

General Motors Corp said on Tuesday it would use an existing Michigan plant to build engines for its key all-electric Chevy Volt and its new Cruze small car, slashing capital investment costs by $120 million. GM, which last week raised its request for U.S. government aid to support a turnaround, said it would invest about [...]

The European version of the Volt will be delivered under GMs Opel brand. It’s name will be Ampera, and it’ll go on sale close to the same time that the Volt does in the US. As you can see from the pictures the EuroVolt will have almost the same exact styling as the US version [...]