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gm-volt.com - 10/29/2009

MINI E Pothole Fail, GM Working Hard on Chevy Volt Quality

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[ad#post_ad]As some readers may know, I am one of 100 people in New York who are leasing the MINI E electric car for one year. I recently passed 5000 miles of driving the car, and for the most part am very happy with it, especially in that all those miles ...

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chevroletvoltage.com - 10/22/2009

What’s in a name? A chance to drive a Chevy Volt pre-production car!

— chevroletvoltage.com — I like "Charged Silver" because it speaks to the technology of the car's powertrain . . .... the car's batteries must be charged in order for the car to be driven. Also, I believe people will get a charge out of driving it . . . I just hope they are ... (more) What’s in a name? A chance to drive a Chevy Volt ...

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bloomberg.com - 10/30/2009

GM’s Chevy Volt Chief Weber Leaving for Leadership Post at Opel

— bloomberg.com — GM’s Chevy Volt Chief Weber Leaving for Leadership Post at Opel... (more) GM’s Chevy Volt Chief Weber Leaving for Leadership Post ...

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foxnews.com - 10/23/2009

Chevy Volt to Get 32 MPG?

— foxnews.com — Friday, October 23, 2009 General Motors made a stir earlier this year when it announced that the... Chevy Volt plug-in hybrid would get the equivalent of an eye-popping 230 mpg in city driving, and over 100 mpg combined. Those figures were reached using ... (more) Chevy Volt to Get 32 MPG?

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GM-Volt founder stranded, learns why EVs take so long to bring to market
Autoblog Green — ... BMW is planning to expand the trials to Australia. This is the sort of issue that is normally found and fixed in the hundreds of thousands of miles of durability testing done before a car is put on sale. All of this applies to every new vehicle regardless of powertrain. Is this public beta testing really what you want automakers to do? Or would you rather be patient and have the car come to market right? I think most people would opt for the latter. [Source: GM-Volt.com] GM-Volt founder stranded, learns why EVs take so long to bring to market ...

Los MINI E de prueba tienen sus fallos, y GM se regodea
Autoblog Español — Filed under: MINI, Híbridos, verdes y alternativos Seamos serios: Los MINI E distribuidos en forma de leasing no son otra cosa que una especie de test colectivo para detectar problemas en la mecánica, y servir como base de desarrollo de una variante comercial. BMW ha arriesgado mucho para poner rápidamente este modelo en el mercado, pero desde el principio ha considerado a todos los clientes como beta-testers, es decir, se les ha puesto sobre escrito que el coche no deja de ser un prototipo, y no tiene la fiabilidad de un ...

EV Meets Early Adopter Meets Reality
The Truth About Cars — ... GM-volt.com ’s Lyle Dennis finds out that being one of the first 500 Americans to lease a MINI E has its downsides. Especially at $850/month lease cost. At around 5,000 miles, the troubles begin (OK, ...