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Home Posts tagged "Chevy Volt" (Page 4)

Tag: Chevy Volt

Bob Lutz defends the Volt, calls on Republicans to be truthful

February 1, 2012 April 13, 2015

GM’s former Chairman, Bob Lutz, blasts the right wing media for lying about the Chevy Volt. Yesterday Forbes published an op-ed piece from GM’s former CEO, Bob Lutz defending the Chevy Volt and calling on certain right wing media outlets to focus on telling the truth, rather than concocting lies. One wonders after reading…

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Is GM going to build the Chevy Volt in China, and does it matter if they do?

January 29, 2012 March 31, 2015

Reports have been circulating since last year that GM is planning to move electric car development and/or manufacturing to China.  In some circles, especially those who like to rephrase GM’s name as “Government Motors”, this thought is highly controversial.  In truth GM sells more cars in China than it does…

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GM’s Akerson says Chevy Volt not designed to be a political punching bag

January 26, 2012 April 12, 2015

A politically charged Congressional Hearing this morning questioned the NHTSA’s integrity following the Chevy Volt crash test fire last summer, with Administrator Strickland bearing the brunt of Rep. Jordan’s angry questioning. In a politically charged Congressional Hearing held today, the safety of the Chevy Volt, and the integrity of the…

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Chevy Volt fire: What did NHTSA know and when did they know it?

January 24, 2012 April 12, 2015

The NHTSA released a detailed report of the Chevy Volt crash test and forensic investigation last week prior to this weeks House Oversight committee hearing. On Wednesday this week the House Oversight Committee will take up the question, “Volt Vehicle Fire: What did NHTSA Know and When Did They Know…

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Should GM kill the Chevy Volt, stand pat, or create the Volt2?

January 22, 2012 April 12, 2015

You may have noticed a hyped-up controversy attached to the Chevy Volt, the current round of which is the battery pack fire plus side issues like the amount of federal support behind the Volt. The controversy, irregardless of whether there’s a real danger, is causing some to suggest that GM…

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GM’s CEO to testify before Rep. Issa’s committee on Chevy Volt fire

January 20, 2012 April 12, 2015

The firestorm over the Chevy Volt battery pack fire is moving next week to a hearing before the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, the hearing is to feature Dan Akerson, GM’s CEO. In May 2011 a Chevy Volt underwent extreme crash testing by the NHTSA, and three weeks later…

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Lowered demand in Chevy Volt due to price, not fires, interest in Nissan Leaf stable

January 13, 2012 April 12, 2015

Instead of showing that “federal investigation of three fires that occurred after Volt crash tests lowered demand for the Chevy Volt” a recent report instead shows interest in the Volt has fallen due to its price. A number of news reports are circulating a claim, credited to CNW Market Research,…

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NHTSA approves of GM’s Volt battery fix, expects to end investigation “real soon now”

January 10, 2012 April 12, 2015

Last week GM announced plans to fix the battery pack fire risk, over the weekend NHTSA says they approve of the fix. Last week GM unveiled plans for fixing the identified problem which caused the fire in a crash tested Chevy Volt last summer. In an interview over the weekend…

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Did the NHTSA investigation into Chevy Volt fires “lower demand”?

January 9, 2012 April 12, 2015

A market research company with a questionable history concerning the facts claims demand for the Volt has lowered, when sales figures show the opposite. According to several news reports currently circulating CNW Research claims the “federal investigation of three fires that occurred after Volt crash tests lowered demand for the…

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Strong sales for 2011 Leaf and Volt shows bright promise rather than dismal flop

January 5, 2012 March 31, 2015

While many voices in politics and the media want us to believe electric cars, like the Nissan Leaf or Chevy Volt, are failing, Chevy Volt and Nissan Leaf cases show that their’s is hardly the only interpretation of reality. Are the electric cars from Nissan, GM and Tesla a flop…

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Why is an oil stock owning Congress member pushing to end EV tax credits?

January 4, 2012 April 9, 2015
Representative Mike Kelly

Perhaps when we think “oil companies want to kill electric cars” our imagination is running away with us, but when a Congressman who owns/owned millions of dollars in oil company stock, who is also a car dealer, and wants to kill electric cars, what else is our mind to think?…

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Rep. Kelly’s HR 3768 proposes repeal of electric car $7500 tax rebate

January 3, 2012 April 12, 2015

The government tried to close his car dealership, he fought back, and now as a Congressman Rep. Kelly wants to kill the electric car. With HR 3768 introduced, on Dec 30, by Chevy Car Dealer and Rep. Mike Kelly (R-Pa.), a proposal to end the $7500 tax credit for electric…

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$250k Chevy Volt subsidy claim bogus says TheStreet.com

December 23, 2011 March 31, 2015

Conservative policy think-tank playing loose and fast with the numbers regarding government spending on the Chevy Volt. Yesterday the Mackinac Center for Public Policy posted a statement claiming that each Chevy Volt is subsidized to the tune of $250,000 or more. That’s caused a cluster of blog posts trumpeting this…

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GM’s CEO Akerson wants to build 60,000 Volt’s in 2012

December 21, 2011 March 31, 2015

Confidence abounds that they can fix the problems, and getting back to production and sales. With the controversy brewing about battery pack safety in the Volt, the folks who are stirring the controversy might believe that GM would stop producing the Volt. Instead in a recent interview GM’s CEO Dan…

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GM to use different battery technology in Spark EV than the Volt

December 13, 2011 March 31, 2015

Volt: Lithium manganese spinel from LG Chem; Spark EV: lithium iron phosphate from A123 Systems. Both are supposed to be safe. In October, GM announced the Chevy Spark EV would be sold in select U.S. and global markets beginning in 2013. The Chevy Volt crash testing battery pack fires have…

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