Plug-in hybrid

By Drew Johnson Toyota may be readying a Prius sub-brand for its most fuel efficient offerings, but General Motors says it has no plans to launch a green Volt division. The Chevrolet Volt is expected to become the first mass-market plug-in hybrid vehicle when it hits the market late next year. Although Gen...

German-born engineer Frank Weber, who is in charge of General Motors' Chevrolet Volt plug-in hybrid program, will be moving back to Germany to take a senior management role at Opel. A GM spokesman said that he will be replaced by Doug Parks, who has been working at Opel since 2007 as chief ...

The main production color of the Chevrolet Volt plug-in hybrid car is the silver exterior with an emerald hue that we've been seeing in press photos and at auto shows; however, General Motors has yet to pick a name for the color and needs your help. Chevrolet has launched a new ...

The final unit of the pre-production Chevrolet Volt plug-in hybrid rolled off General Motors test-assembly facility in Warren on Friday. The next stop for the pre-production units is the Detroit automaker's Milford proving ground and hot weather testing to maker sure the electric pow...

General Motors today showed off work being down at its new Flint Engine South plant as it prepares for production of the engines that will power the Chevrolet Cruze compact sedan and the Chevrolet Volt plug-in hybrid. The 1.4L 4-cylinder engine will help the Volt provide additional drivin...

General Motors Company's efforts to promote the Chevrolet Volt plug-in hybrid may be working. According to Bob Lutz, vice chairman in charge of marketing, 50,000 people have registered at web sites and indicate a strong intention to buy the vehicle when it goes on sale in November 2010. G...

By Mike Millikin While the fuel economy (FE) for combustible fueled vehicles (such as gasoline, diesel, compressed natural gas, or an ethanol blend) can easily be expressed in mpg, and fuel economy for an all-electric vehicle can be expressed in miles per gallon of gasoline equivalent (mpge), the arri...

Overview: General Motors will be eschewing the glitz and glitter this year, and Chevrolet's eggs all seem to be in this particular plug-in hybrid basket. This is the production version of the Volt (due some time in 2010), with a 1.4-liter gasoline ...

GM's post Chapter 11 decision to continue developing the Chevrolet Volt, its technologically dubious plug-in hybrid, is Exhibit A. The Volt is the same experimental vehicle that the president's automotive task force excoriated in its analysis of GM's ...

 CT GM will now concentrate on small cars, and it is expending a lot of capital on the Chevrolet Volt, a radical plug-in hybrid still due in late 2010 that can travel 40 miles on its lithium-ion batteries alone. According to powertrain spokesman Rob ...

 VA But if GM had been allowed to go out of business, how would Americans have felt if some Japanese or German car maker wound up building and selling the Chevrolet Volt? The Volt is a unique plug-in hybrid that Chevrolet expects to get on the road next ...

 MN Whenever GM officials start talking rhapsodically about the long-awaited Chevrolet Volt, a plug-in hybrid expected to be introduced next year, I get worried. Reportedly, the Volt will retail for about $40000. By contrast, the Toyota Prius — which uses ...

s (GMGMQ 0.61, 0.00, 0.00%) bankruptcy filing, the Chevrolet Volt plug-in hybrid remains on track for its 2010 launch, CFO Ray Young said in a conference call to analysts and media on Tuesday. "We're planning to expand the portfolio of hybrid offerings ...

 United States Whenever GM officials start talking rhapsodically about the long-awaited Chevrolet Volt, a plug-in hybrid expected to be introduced next year, I get worried. Reportedly, the Volt will retail for about $40000. By contrast, the Toyota Prius -- which uses ...

GM Vice Chairman Bob Lutz was invited on the "Late Show," giving him the opportunity to respond to Letterman's negative comments about the Chevrolet Volt, which is an extended range hybrid. Not really understanding the concept of a plug-in hybrid, ...

Earlier this year, Toyota pushed forward the introduction of its plug-in hybrid electric vehicle for 2009, while General Motors plug-in Chevrolet Volt - though announced earlier- will be introduced in late 2010. Toyota's plug-in hybrid will be built in ...

By info.rss@cro.consumer.org (Consumer Reports) Most plug-in hybrids are rated according to how many miles they can drive on electric power without using the gas engine. Some future models, such as the Chevrolet Volt and the Fisker Karma, can drive up to 40 miles (according to the manufacturers) without ever using the gas engine. Chrysle...

By Mike Millikin FreedomCAR and Fuel Partnership 2006 Highlights of Technical  Accomplishments General Motors has awarded two separate contracts for advanced development of lithium-ion batteries and packs for the electric drive E-Flex System used in the Chevrolet Volt. One contract will go to lith...