Last unit of the pre-production Chevrolet Volt was produced on Friday

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 powertrain can function at high temperatures. “This is the same kind of work we do on any new car, but it’s got a different purpose,” said Keith Brown, who assembles new vehicles in the preproduction facility. “We wan

GM starts preparing Flint facility to build Chevrolet Volt and Cruze engines

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 driving mileage after its lithium-ion battery, which is good for 40 miles, has been depleted. A turbocharged version of the engine will be produced for the Chevrolet Cruze. GM is investing a total of $202 million

G.M. in Agreement to Develop an Electric Car for India

CREDITThe Chevrolet Spark may serve as the platform for a future electric car developed jointly by General Motors India and Reva, an electric car company in Bangalore.With sales of the Chevrolet Volt still more than a year away, General Motors has announced the next wave in the company’s green-car initiative: a fully electric powered vehicle (without a gas engine to extend driving range), developed jointly by G.M. India and Reva, an electric-car company based in Bangalore. For the moment, the pr

E.P.A. Says M.P.G. for Electric Cars and Plug-in Hybrids Are a Work in Progress

Few auto industry power players are satisfied with the calculations that award the Chevrolet Volt a stellar 230 miles a gallon (which is topped by the Nissan Leaf battery car at 367). Those numbers are based on a draft Environmental Protection Agency standard for plug-in hybrids and battery cars. But the agency says that work isn’t complete, and it is searching for meaningful ways to present the information to car buyers on the window sticker.The E.P.A. and the Transportation Department issued t

Electric version of Chevrolet Spark to roll out from Talegaon

Indian Express : The first car to roll out with electric technology from the stable of General Motors India will be the Chevrolet Spark that will hit the Indian roads in October next year. The production of the car will soon begin in GM India’s Talegaon facility near Pune and Halol plant in Gujarat. GM India and Reva Electric Car Company (REVA) had entered into a collaboration agreement to develop electric vehicles for the Indian market last week. P Balendran, vice-president, General Motors

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