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EPA Says It Can't Confirm GM's 230-MPG Fuel Economy Claim for Chevy Volt
Edmunds -
104 days 15 hours 5 minutes ago
Date posted: 2009-08-12 07:21:00.0 DETROIT — Reality may be setting in after GM's incredible announcement on Tuesday that the Chevrolet Volt will...
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Don’t Be a Dolt, Buy a Volt
Car Gurus - 104 days 10 hours 30 minutes ago
Wait a minute, a car that gets 230 mpg in the cityas claimed by General Motors? Well, you’ve got to read the fine print, Jack, as the story...
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GM Shows Off Their New 230mpg Chevy Volt
Wonk Room -
103 days 10 hours 42 minutes ago
Our guest blogger is Kate Tecku, Energy Policy Intern at the Center for American Progress On Tuesday, after weeks of buzz from a viral media blitz,...
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The Chevy Volt: Mileage Numerology
New York Times - 103 days 10 hours 25 minutes ago
The debate over General Motors’ claim that the Chevrolet Volt will get the equivalent of 230 miles a gallon in the city has probably been good...
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- dominate the development and sale of clean energy technologies (http://www.americanprogress.org/issues/200...)
- Chevrolet Volt (http://www.nytimes.com/2009/08/12/business...)
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- Twitter feed (http://twitter.com/NissanEVs)
- hosted auto industry executives and independent engineers (http://www.americanprogress.org/issues/200...)
- PHEV (http://www.calcars.org/vehicles.html)
- the F3DM (http://news.cnet.com/8301-11128_3-10127029...)
- BMW Says Flexible, Not Lean, Is The Next Big Thing in Autos
- GM May Close Saab After Buyer Backs Out
- VW's Sports Marketing: Targeted, Focused and Relentless
- Ford Set to Regain U.S. Market Share First Time Since 1995
- Air Cars Have Major Range and Emission Challenges, Says Two New Studies
- GM Chairman Whitacre Has Angel in One Ear, Devil in the Other
- Aptera EV Shakeup and Delays Linked to Financial Problems
- Indian EV Maker Reva Makes Bid for World Dominance (Starting With Iceland)
- Troubled GMAC Is Making It Look Easy For Rival Ford Credit
- Ford Bets Small-Vehicle Trend Is Here to Stay
- Nissan's Carlos Tavares on Launching the Leaf and Electrifying the World
- Daimler's Dieter Zetsche: For Us, Small Cars; For Chrysler, More SUVs
- GM Repays U.S. Early, In Part By Charging Us More
- Nissan Introduces the Leaf EV in Los Angeles
- Ford Has Volvo On the Block, But the Safety Hits Keep Coming
- Batteries vs. Fuel Cells: A Tale of Unequal Federal Funding
- Ultracapacitors: Maybe Not Miracle Workers, but Great EV Power Potential
- Fiat Plan for Chrysler is One Letter Away from
- A Business Case for Battery Cars? Look at Tesla
- It's Getting Hot in Here: The High-Stakes Debate Over Fuel Economy and Climate Standards
- Consumer Reports Gives Nod to Ford Reliability
- Speed Bumps Generate Electricity--and Cash
- VW's Sports Marketing: Targeted, Focused and Relentless
- Siemens Builds Electric Bike for American Chopper TV Show
- General Motors CEO Front and Center in New PR Campaign
- Lithium-Ion Batteries Could be Too Expensive, MIT Team Says
- Ford Bandwagon Rolling But It's Too Soon to Hop On
- Ford Taurus Comeback Is Off to a Modest Start
- Women Car Buyers Still Met With Dealer Disrespect
- Ford Readies EV Fleets, Prepares to Connect to the Smart Grid
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