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Report: Are Chevy dealers gaming the system to keep Volt’s $7,500 consumer rebate?

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Filed under: Car Buying , Hybrid , Sedan , Chevrolet , GM 2011 Chevrolet Volt – Click above for high-res image gallery Getting beyond the drama of the Chevrolet Volt and its high-profile development process was supposed to mean that General Motors could focusing on enjoying the car’s green halo. But that has not exactly been the case. On the other side of numerous awards and glowing reviews there have been the sales numbers and stories of dealer gouging . Speaking of dealers, a new story by Mark Modica on the National Legal and Policy Center site suggests that Chevy dealers are selling Volts to one another and claiming the car’s $7,500 federal tax rebate for themselves, then selling the cars to private buyers as used.

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Report: Chevy Volt may be worth only $17,000 after 36 months

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Filed under: Car Buying , Sedan , Chevrolet , Electric 2011 Chevrolet Volt – Click above for high-res image gallery The 2011 Chevrolet Volt will have a resale value of a tick over $17,000 after 36 months, the length of an average lease, according to Kelley Blue Book. That’s only 42 percent of the plug-in hybrid’s $41,000 MSRP . KBB’s projection assumes that the going rate for a gallon of gas will hold steady at $4/gallon 36 months from now. Eric Ibara, director of residual value consulting at Kelley, told Automotive News that the Volt’s projected residual value may seem to be on the low side

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Ford cleans up at 2011 Edison Awards, Chevy Volt wins Gold [w/video]

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Filed under: Technology , Ford , GM , Electric Alan Mulally interview for Edison Awards – Click above to watch video after the jump The annual Edison awards that celebrate innovation in goods and services have been handed out, and Ford and General Motors have taken no prisoners with regards to all things automotive. Ford was the big winner, with three gold metals and one silver. Further, CEO Alan Mulally was named a 2011 Edison Achievement Award Winner. Ford won the Applied Technology gold thanks to the inflatable seatbelts that were introduced on the 2011 Explorer .

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Report: GM displeased with Volt’s low rating from ACEEE

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Filed under: Hybrid , Sedan , Chevrolet , GM , Electric 2011 Chevrolet Volt – Click above for high-res image gallery How do you determine how environmentally friendly an automobile is? Certainly, fuel efficiency will be factored in rather highly, as will all manner of tailpipe emissions. But that’s only part of the story. Consider that there are many ways to power a vehicle; gasoline, diesel, electricity or any combinations thereof

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Report: Some dealers price gouging Chevy Volt up to $65K

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Filed under: Car Buying , Hybrid , Sedan , Chevrolet , GM , Electric 2011 Chevrolet Volt – Click above for high-res image gallery Even though some Chevrolet dealers were warned not to sell the Volt above the MSRP, there is a distinct trend around the country where some dealers are trying to make a few extra (thousand) bucks off the popular plug-in vehicle. In fact, Ward’s Auto found a dealer in Florida that is listing a Volt at $65,590. That’s a wee bit more than the car’s $41,000 suggested retail price.

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This is not your typical review of the 2011 Chevrolet Volt

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Filed under: Hybrid , Sedan , Hatchback , Chevrolet , GM , Electric 2011 Chevrolet Volt – Click above for high-res image gallery Gene Weingarten is not an automotive journalist. He is, however, a two-time Pulitzer Prize-winning writer for The Washington Post . And yet, despite limited automotive knowledge by his own admission, he’s written an excellent review of the 2011 Chevrolet Volt . Weingarten admits he was predisposed to hate the Volt (and American cars in general), but his time behind the wheel didn’t jibe with those expectations.

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