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Posawatz: Volt range-extended mileage to be "better than any conventional car." But what about hybrids?
green.autoblog.com - 10/23/2009
Posawatz: Volt range-extended mileage to be "better than any conventional car." But what about hybrids?
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So, plenty of time has passed since General Motors first made the announcement that its Chevy Volt extended-range electric vehicle would score 230 miles per gallon on the yet-to-be-completed EPA testing procedure for such vehicles. Still, lots of questions remain, such as How many miles per ...
GM: Soon, Detroit will earn its nickname as the Motor City
green.autoblog.com - 10/20/2009
GM: Soon, Detroit will earn its nickname as the Motor City
— green.autoblog.com — 2011 Chevy Volt - Click above for high-res image gallery What's in a name, anyway? Detroit has... been known as the Motor City for longer than this blogger has been alive, but is that moniker actually a misnomer? Well, that depends... are you the type that believes motors are driven by ... (more) GM: Soon, Detroit will earn its nickname as the Motor City

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GM invites Volt fans to name first color and win a test drive!
green.autoblog.com - 10/22/2009
GM invites Volt fans to name first color and win a test drive!
— green.autoblog.com — 2011 Chevrolet Volt - Click above for high-res image gallery Take a close look at the Chevy... Volt in the photo above. We've seen it a number of times already but we've never said anything about the color. While it's predominantly silver, it does ... (more) GM invites Volt fans to name first color and win a test ...

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Reader spots Chevy Volt prototype parked in a driveway
green.autoblog.com - 10/19/2009
Reader spots Chevy Volt prototype parked in a driveway
— green.autoblog.com — One of our ever-alert readers has been out walking the neighborhood armed with a camera this weekend... when he spotted one of the most anticipated cars of the next few years. Sitting in a neighbor's driveway was a Chevy Volt IVER prototype. We know GM has been out running the Volts on public ... (more) Reader spots Chevy Volt prototype parked in a driveway

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