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GM partners with ABB to create backup power storage units with old Volt batteries

Shane McGlaun — Thu, 15 Nov 2012 10:27:55 +0000

One of the biggest concerns many automotive manufacturers has with electric vehicles, and hybrids is what to do with the batteries once they are no longer appropriate for automotive use. General Motors has been conducting an investigation into what to do with the batteries from its Chevrolet Volt extended range electric vehicle once those batteries

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2013 Chevy Volt receives update after reports of shutdowns

Brittany Hillen — Wed, 24 Oct 2012 05:28:47 +0000

We’ve reached this strange moment in time when updates are released for our cars in the same manner they’re released for our gadgets. Thus is the case with the 2013 Chevy Volt, which GM has pushed a software update out for after reports of shutdowns. The manufacturer is not issuing a recall, however. The problem

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Chevrolet Volt/Opel Ampera wins European Car of the Year

Shane McGlaun — Tue, 06 Mar 2012 13:44:47 +0000

If you’re the sort who has thought winning the car of the year trophy in the automotive industry was nothing but a popularity contest, consider this. A panel of automotive journalists from 23 countries have named the Chevrolet Volt/Opel Ampera as the European Car of the Year. The irony is the Chevrolet Volt is so

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Volt production frozen amid patchy EV sales

Chris Davies — Mon, 05 Mar 2012 09:41:01 +0000

General Motors has frozen Chevrolet Volt production as demand fails to keep up with current supply, though the company insists the electric-powered car hasn’t been derailed by recent safety concerns. The Hamtramck, Michigan factory responsible for constructing the Volt will be offline from March 19 to April 23, GM confirmed to the WSJ, with around 1,300 workers

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OnStar invites tech, utility, and energy companies to use Smart Grid APIs

Shane McGlaun — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 09:55:35 +0000

OnStar is pushing major utility companies, energy companies, and technology firms to develop Smart Grid solutions that will allow the Chevy Volt to interface with utility grid for various tasks. The goal is to allow the driver of the Volt to have granular control over how and when their vehicles charge, and the sort of

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OnStar system helps Volt drivers recharge using renewable power

Shane McGlaun — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 13:44:09 +0000

Many of the Chevrolet vehicles on the road have OnStar inside. This is the system that has been around for years that allows the driver to make phone calls and alerts emergency services in the event of an accident. That OnStar system will do other things too, and one of the other things is to

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Chevrolet Volt cleared of fire defect suspicions

Chris Davies — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 17:40:37 +0000

Chevrolet’s electric-powered Volt has been cleared by US federal safety investigators, with the plug-in car deemed to present no more significant fire risk than its gasoline-powered counterparts, and leaving Chevvy with the unenviable task of re-marketing the vehicle. “No discernible defect trend exists” the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said of the Volt, going on to highlight General Motors’

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Volt misses 2011 sales goals

Shane McGlaun — Thu, 05 Jan 2012 12:55:06 +0000

GM has offered up the final sales numbers for 2011 on the Volt. The Volt has had some very high profile issues this year with two examples catching fire after crash testing with the federal government. The exact source of the fires has yet to be pinpointed, and the investigation is still ongoing. Some welded

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Volt fires possibly caused by welded parts near the battery pack

Shane McGlaun — Thu, 08 Dec 2011 14:02:03 +0000

The Chevrolet Volt has been under investigation for a while now after several of the vehicles caught fire after crash testing. GM has since offered to buy the Volts back from concerned drivers and the issue has hurt sales of the vehicle that were already slow. The NHTSA is now zeroing in on a possible

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GM Volt to miss sales targets amid fire furore

Chris Davies — Mon, 05 Dec 2011 10:11:04 +0000

GM’s fire problems with the battery-powered Volt may have been only the latest of the car company’s headaches around its earth-friendly vehicle. General Motors is apparently set to miss its conservative first year sales targets by 20-percent, the WSJ reports, with around 8,000 of the 10,000 expected to be sold set to leave the forecourt before

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GM will buy Volts back from owners worried about a fiery death

Shane McGlaun — Fri, 02 Dec 2011 10:32:58 +0000

The GM Volt extended range hybrid has been in the news a lot lately after a test vehicle caught fire in the test center parking lot three weeks after a side impact crash test. The fire sparked a wider investigation into the Volt and other vehicles that use similar battery packs. Three more Volt vehicles

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GM tries to comfort Volt owners after fires during crash testing

Shane McGlaun — Tue, 29 Nov 2011 10:47:09 +0000

GM has worked long and hard to bring the Volt to market and the car is now facing its biggest challenge with several fires erupting after crash tests. The car was originally unveiled back in 2007 and then it took longer than GM had hoped to get the car onto the market for consumers to

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Chevrolet Volt safety investigation yields more battery pack fires

Shane McGlaun — Mon, 28 Nov 2011 12:09:36 +0000

The Chevrolet Volt is an interesting car that GM touted as an extended range electric vehicle that has been under investigation recently after one Volt caught on fire. The first Volt to catch fire happened in the parking lot of a US crash test facility. That Volt caught fire three weeks after a crash test

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Chevy Volt Evatran Plugless Power charging shown off

Shane McGlaun — Tue, 02 Aug 2011 13:04:45 +0000

The thing that has always bothered me about plug-in hybrid cars is that I know I would forget to plug the car in. I would come home, unload the car and then the next day it would have no power. I also think that having to plug in your car each time you come home

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