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Chevy Dealerships Install Solar Green Zones Capable of Charging 4,500 Electric Cars a Year
Today GM announced the launch of a new nationwide program to install solar canopy charging stations at their Chevy dealerships across the country. Each canopy, called a Green Zone, will be capable of
Chevy Volt Drivers Log 1.3 Million All-Electric Miles!
When Chevy released the Volt, a lot of drivers questioned how effective the vehicle’s 40 mile all-electric range would be at curbing emissions. Well, today we can sigh a breath of relief – the
California Hybrids Will Lose Their HOV Status This Friday
If you live in California, it’s time to trade in your Prius for a Tesla Model S. This Friday, July 1st, the state will strip hybrids of their HOV carpool lane access — six months after
VIDEO: Inhabitat Test Drives the Chevy Volt!
When Chevrolet offered me a chance to test drive their brand new electric car, the Chevy Volt, several months ago I jumped at the chance. After all, I have been following the growing momentum of
GM Opens Chevy Volt Orders To All 50 States
The Chevy Volt is finally available for order in all 50 states. This Friday, General Motors started taking orders for the plug-in EV across the U.S., lowering its base price by $1,000 and adding 4 options
GM Reveals It Charges Volts with Solar Panels Before They Head to Dealerships
It seems like the 2011 North American Car of the Year just gets better all the time. GM just installed a carport with 10 charging stations to juice up their plug-in hybrid electric Chevy Volts before they
US Government Set to Buy 116 New Plug in Vehicles, Getting a Discount on the Volt
As part of President Obama’s mandate that all new government vehicles use clean energy by 2015, the US government has decided to purchase 116 new plug-in — some hybrid, some not —
Chevy Recycles Twice as Many Oil Booms from Gulf Spill for Use in Volt Production As Originally Planned
Back in December of 2010, GM announced they’d be recycling 100 miles of oil booms from the Gulf of Mexico oil spill for use in the Chevy Volt. The company has now announced they’ve more than
Chevy Volt Factory’s New Solar Array Is Green, But Does It Save Green?
As part of its SolarCurrents program to encourage energy customers to install enough solar arrays to produce 15 megawatts of green electricity in southeast Michigan, Detroit Edison has invested $3 million
Chevy Volt and Nissan Leaf Awarded Highest IIHS Safety Ratings
We may be at the tipping point, after which electric vehicles are no longer feared as unsafe to drive on the highway: The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety today announced it is awarding both the
SAE World Congress Goes Green: Alternative Fuels, EV Tech, and Award for Chevy Volt
This year’s SAE World Congress in Detroit has gone green, honoring the design of electric vehicles such as the Chevy Volt and focusing on technologies that bring better efficiencies to new and
General Motors Announce They Will Double Production of the Chevrolet Volt
As an increasing number of customers look towards fuel-efficient cars with gas prices rising, General Motors has just announced that it will double the production of its Chevrolet Volt extended-range
Nissan Leaf is a World Car of the Year Finalist, Chevy Volt Not on List
The list of finalists for the 2011 World Car of the Year has been announced and though the Nissan Leaf made the cut the Chevy Volt was swept aside. The World Car of the Year is decided by journalists from
Do Electric Cars Attract Rat Squatters?
It looks like the Cars.com’s brand new Chevy Volt extended range plug-in vehicle has had a little run in with a furry rodent, and the rodent won. While parked in a garage in downtown Chicago during
Chevy Volt Lands at Dealerships for Test Drives
Are you contemplating buying an electric car, but not sure if it’s for you? Well you will soon be able to test drive one at a Chevrolet dealership near you! Chevrolet dealerships in the car’s
GM Likely to Double 2012 Chevy Volt Production Capacity to 120,000
General Motors Chief Executive Officer Dan Akerson is expected to announce that GM will double the output of the 2012 Chevy Volt from 60,000 to 120,000. This comes just after Akerson told the public that
Nissan Falls Behind On Its LEAF Deliveries
The Nissan LEAF‘s first and most passionate buyers are having an increasingly hard time getting their hands on the actual car. The company finally admits that many of the 20,000 customers who
Hertz Rents Out First Chevy Volt in NYC
Back in December, Hertz launched the first U.S. electric vehicle rental program. Yesterday the company announced that they have rented the first Chevy Volt from their fleet in New York City to a Mr.
New Materials Could Double Chevy Volt Battery Capacity
Since its release last December the Chevy Volt has proven to be extremely popular — it’s been crowned the 2011 Green Car of the Year, the North American Car of the Year and its sales eclipsed
Chevy Volt Named North American Car of the Year!
The Chevy Volt beat out the Hyundai Sonata and the Nissan Leaf to be named the North American Car of the Year at the Detroit Auto Show. A jury of 49 automotive journalists awarded the plug-in hybrid a
Chevy Volt Dramatically Outsold Nissan Leaf in December 2010
General Motors and Nissan both made good on their promises to deliver mass-produced electric cars with the debuts of the Chevrolet's Volt and Nissan's Leaf. Sales for both have been small so far due to
Inhabitat Editors’ Favorite Stories of 2010
As we count down the hours, minutes, and seconds until the clock strikes 2011, the Inhabitat editors took a few moments to look back at our array of great green design stories from this past year, and
Chevy Volt Parts Made From 100,000 Pounds of Gulf Oil Booms
Today GM announced that it plans to outfit Chevy Volts with parts recycled from 100 miles of oil booms used to clean up the Gulf Oil Spill. The used booms will be transformed into plastic parts under the
GM Ships First Wave of Chevy Volts from the Detroit Factory!
Photo by Jeffrey Sauger for Chevrolet Hot on the tails of the first Nissan Leafs to be shipped to dealerships, Chevy announced yesterday that the first load of Volts is en route to customers throughout
Chevy Volt Crowned 2011 Green Car of the Year at LA Auto Show!
We’ve covered the Chevy Volt extensively over the past few years, and we are now excited to announce that the EV has just claimed the title of Green Car of the Year at this year’s Los Angeles
Chevy Announces It Will Increase Volt Production by 50% in 2012
If you think the ailing auto industry is still in need of a spark, we’ve got good news — during a recent visit from President Barack Obama to their Hamtramck Auto Plant in Michigan, General
GigaOM TV Launches Green Overdrive Video Show!
If it’s green, we’ll drive it — that’s the motto of a new weekly video show for GigaOM TV and Earth2Tech called Green Overdrive, where the Earth2Tech editors drive the latest green
GM Unveils Chevy Volt MPV5 Electric Crossover Vehicle
You’ve probably noticed that we at Inhabitat are super excited for the commercial release of the Chevy Volt in the US. Well it turns out that General Motors has another extended range electric Volt
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