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It's Pikes Peak or Bust for the 2011 Chevrolet Volt

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Published Aug. 17, 2010 at 4:48 p.m.

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GM continues to use Pikes Peak as a regular proving ground for the 2011 Chevrolet Volt as development engineers put the hybrid car through its final paces ...

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Toyota Test Plug-in Prius at Logan Airport

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Toyota has been testing their plug-in Prius (due out in 2012 or so) in various sites and with different customers throughout the world ... And now it's Logan Airport in Boston who gets to try one out ... It will only be for two months as Toyota gathers feedback and testing information ... Massport officials, who run Logan, will use the "car to drive to meetings, visit construction sites and terminals, and to help with other errands." ... That's most likely going to result in really good test

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300,000 trucks a month: A Volt of reality

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Published Aug. 10, 2010 at 11:05 a.m.

Trucks everywhere, but barely a hybridThe US auto industry is back, well, kind of. Sure GM still has to file its IPO in order to pay back tax payers and Chrysler still has a lot of work to do, but overall the Big 3 have made huge gains since bankruptcy. Might the future be even [ ... ] ...

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Rush Limbaugh: Electric Cars are Overpriced AIDS Ribbons

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Published Aug. 4, 2010 at 4:29 p.m.

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Photo via CSMonitor Politico reports that Rush Limbaugh spent a huge chunk of yesterday's radio broadcast lambasting the Chevy Volt and the tax credits supporting them. Through the course of his ranting, it became clear -- as it so often does -- that Limbaugh has no idea what he's talking about. In it, he asserted that "nobody wants" electric cars, and that they amount to nothing more than overpriced AIDS rib ...

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Why We Need Electric Car Subsidies

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Published Aug. 3, 2010 at 3:05 p.m.

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Photo via the Resilient Earth This year will see the debut of some of the most hotly anticipated electric cars ever designed for the mass market -- notably, the Chevy Volt and the Nisson Leaf. And right on cue, the complaints and criticisms about EVs have begun to fly. The cars, which will at first be produced in smaller quantities and with new technologies, will be relatively expensive -- $41K for the Volt and $33K for the Leaf, though a ...

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GM to Boost Volt PHEV Production Capacity by 50% in 2012

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Published Aug. 3, 2010 at 2:25 p.m.

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Photo: GM From 30,000 to 45,000 Units Thanks to strong interest by the public, GM has decided to boost production of the Chevrolet Volt plug-in hybrid by 50% in 2012. This means that instead of making 30,000, they'll make 45,000 at the Detroit-Hamtramck plant. The company is probably hoping that it can improve the economics of the Volt by reaching economies of scale faster than initially planned, and it no doubt feels Nissan breathing down its neck with its cheaper LEAF el ...

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$20,000 dealer markups on the Chevy Volt

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Published Aug. 3, 2010 at 1:35 p.m.

Volt markups? No shock thereBefore the recession, when gas prices sky-rocketed higher by the minute it seemed, dealers were marking up hybrid cars as much as possible. In the LA area, for instance, the Toyota Prius often included a $5000 dealer markup, plus many add-ons, such as dealer installed leather.Yet, some consumers kept buying.Well, $5000 [ ... ] ...

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GM Wants to Convince You the Volt is Better Than Other Electric Cars (Video)

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Published July 30, 2010 at 2:11 p.m.

The Chevy Volt will soon be launched commercially, and so GM is intensifying its campaign to convince potential buyers. Here are only some of the recent Volt news items to hit the wire: a ...

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Chevy Volt is a premium, tax-funded experience

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Published July 30, 2010 at 12:32 p.m.

10 percent more for 5 percent better efficiencySo, the Chevy Volt will require premium gasoline, but don’t worry, premium gasoline makes the Volt 5 percent more fuel efficient when in range extended mode. Unfortunately, however, premium gasoline costs about 10 percent more.Then again, if you can afford a Chevy Volt, do you care about the [ ... ] ...

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Chevy Volt versus the Toyota Prius, again

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Published July 28, 2010 at 1:06 p.m.

The reality of hybrid cost effectivenessSure, we’ve pitted the Chevy Volt against the Toyota Prius in the past, but this time we have some real numbers. Unfortunately, the numbers don’t look good. So, if you think the Volt is set to save America, you might not want to read any further.Since yesterday, many have compared [ ... ] ...

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