August 17th, 2010 
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These Chevrolet Volt 2011 the approximately range of 340 miles, 40 miles on pure electricity from the 16-kilowatt lithium-ion battery pack. After that is used up, a gasoline-powered generator kicks in to extend range another 300 miles.
Chevrolet Volt 2011 gas engine is an 80-horsepower 1.4-liter 4-cylinder. Available safety features include ABS, traction control, antiskid system, curtain-side airbags, front-side airbags, and driver and passenger knee airbags.
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Comments Off August 5th, 2010 autocardeal 
Click above to watch video after the jump Seldom do we come across a video that is so amazingly well-executed, descriptive and informative that our words simply can’t add much to the story, but such is the case with Fully Charged’s video review of the Nissan Leaf electric vehicle (EV). It’s nine-plus minutes of pure electric driving joy that will make any EV junkie green with envy. Fully Charged’s Robert… Read the rest
July 28th, 2010 admin 
Filed under: EV/Plug-in , Chevrolet 2011 Chevrolet Volt - Click above for high-res image gallery While government tax incentives will no doubt help to make plug-in vehicles like the Chevrolet Volt more affordable, the total cost of ownership will also be influenced heavily by residual values. With several months to go before the first customers even take delivery of a Volt, residuals are purely speculative and will be influenced… Read the rest
July 27th, 2010 admin 
Filed under: EV/Plug-in , Nissan , In The AutoblogGreen Garage 2011 Nissan Leaf - Click above for high-res image gallery We’ve met the Nissan Leaf before. First at its coming-out party in Japan , followed by an all-too-brief stint behind the wheel of a Versa-based prototype late last year. Now we’ve had a chance to sample Nissan’s first foray into the world of electric vehicles in production form and… Read the rest
July 27th, 2010 admin 
Filed under: EV/Plug-in , Chevrolet , GM , Plug In Conference Now that we know the price tag of the 2011 Chevrolet Volt , the car’s last big secret is what will be on the EPA mileage sticker. We had a chance to talk with vehicle line director Tony Posawatz at the Plug-In 2010 Conference in San Jose, CA and got a little bit of insight into the matter.… Read the rest
July 27th, 2010 admin 
Filed under: MPG , Chevrolet , Green Daily 2011 Chevrolet Cruze RS - Click above for high-res image gallery While its U.S. introduction is still a few months away, the Chevrolet Cruze has taken most the rest of the world by storm. Since its introduction in spring of 2009, the Cruze has racked up more than 270,000 sales in over 60 countries. In addition, Daewoo and Holden have added… Read the rest
July 27th, 2010 admin 
Filed under: EV/Plug-in , Nissan , AutoblogGreen Exclusive , Plug In Conference Following his announcement of the Nissan Leaf ’s 8-year, 100,000-mile warranty during the plenary session at the Plug-In 2010 Conference this morning, Nissan North America’s executive vice president Carlos Tavares spent some time with reporters answering our questions about just what this means for Nissan and Leaf buyers. We asked the first question that came to our… Read the rest
July 27th, 2010 admin 
Filed under: MPG , Ford 2011 Ford Explorer - Click above for high-res image gallery Ford president of the Americas, Mark Fields, described the new 2011 Explorer as reinventing the SUV for the 21st century. It remains to be seen if the new unibody Explorer will meet customer expectations for SUV-like capability. The one thing it should be able to do is provide a healthy bump in Ford’s truck-fleet… Read the rest
July 27th, 2010 admin 
Filed under: Emerging Technologies , EV/Plug-in Planar Energy , a spin-off of the National Renewable Energy Laboratories , has quietly been developing solid-state battery technology and remains convinced that the future of electric vehicle batteries is solid-state technology. The Orlando-based company believes that its solid-state design could potentially offer more power output and higher energy storage density than a typical lithium ion battery. As Planar Energy notes, typical lithium… Read the rest
July 27th, 2010 admin Tesla’s real founder is VW’s secret weapon against Toyota. [ MotorTrend ] More
