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chevrolet.com - 6/1/2009
Chevy Volt: The Future is Electrifying
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THE BENEFITS OF ELECTRICITY Updated: 04-16-09 Chevy Volt will go up to 40 miles on a full charge.(4) For many of us that could mean a lot of electric-only driving in our futures. Learn more about Volt's ability to use electricity as fuel. READ MORE VOLT AERODYMANICS Updated: 03-18-09 Chevy Volt ...
Would GM’s Bankruptcy Derail the Chevy Volt? - Environmental Capital
blogs.wsj.com - 5/29/2009
Would GM’s Bankruptcy Derail the Chevy Volt? - Environmental Capital
— blogs.wsj.com — What will General Motors' impending bankruptcy filing mean for the electric Chevy Volt? The U.S. government first... encouraged, then ordered, automakers to make more fuel-efficient cars—like the much-anticipated Volt. But after the expected bankruptcy ... (more) Would GM’s Bankruptcy Derail the Chevy Volt? - ...

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How GM is Making Electric Vehicles Relevant
gas2.org - 6/1/2009
How GM is Making Electric Vehicles Relevant
— gas2.org — Editor’s Note: Frank Weber is the Global Electric Vehicle Development Executive for General Motors. Here he discusses... the Chevy Volt and the future of transportation. This post was written for Gas 2.0 and reposted at the GM FastLane Blog ... (more) How GM is Making Electric Vehicles Relevant

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WSJ: Keeping the Chevy Volt alive doesn't make sense for Government Motors
autobloggreen.com - 5/30/2009
WSJ: Keeping the Chevy Volt alive doesn't make sense for Government Motors
— autobloggreen.com — Click above for a high res gallery of the 2011 Chevy Volt With bankruptcy for GM pretty... much certain for next week, the Wall Street Journal has taken a look at whether or not the Chevy Volt is a good thing for the government to be spending so much money on. Interestingly, the U.S. ... (more) WSJ: Keeping the Chevy Volt alive doesn't make sense for ...

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Isn’t GM already Green?
TreeHugger — ... CEO Fritz Henderson stated that the company has never missed complying with fuel efficiency standards. It's Electric Not only that, they have committed to manufacturing electric vehicles…with “revolutionary propulsion systems” for cars such as the Chevy Volt . ...

The Green Future of the "New GM"
Joel Makower: Two Steps Forward — ... and with national corporate average fuel economy standards. And, of course, GM has been working for more than two years on its revolutionary Chevy Volt, an "extended range" electric vehicle that's received high praise from activists and engineers alike. Even with the bankruptcy, the Volt remains on track to hit the market at the end of next year. ...

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