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Official: NHTSA releases Chevy Volt fire investigation details

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Filed under: Hybrid , Sedan , Government/Legal , Safety , Chevrolet The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has issued a statement on its investigation into a Chevrolet Volt fire that occurred at the organization’s facilities. NHTSA had done a side-impact test on a Volt then parked it outside, and three weeks later Chevy’s plug-in hybrid caught fire . The battery was determined to be the cause, after its coolant line was ruptured during the side-impact test. That led the NHTSA to consider a ruling forcing hybrid and electric-car batteries to be drained after a wreck

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Comparo: Honda Civic Hybrid takes on Chevrolet Cruze Eco and Volkswagen Jetta TDI

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Filed under: Budget , Hybrid , Sedan , Chevrolet , GM , Honda , Volkswagen , Comparisons Battle Of The Eco Compact Cars Battle of the Eco Compact Cars – Click above for high-res image gallery If you wanted a highly efficient compact car five years ago, you bought a hybrid. Diesel was still a dirty word commonly reserved for heavy-duty pickups and the occasional Euro import, and 30 miles per gallon was just becoming the new industry benchmark. The Chevrolet Volt was still just a concept, all-electrics like the Nissan Leaf were barely a blip on our radar, and if a car was turbocharged, it was for go-fast reasons, not fuel-sipping ones.

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Report: Chevrolet looking to trademark "Crossvolt" moniker

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Filed under: Concept Cars , Hybrid , Crossover , Chevrolet , Beijing Motor Show 2010 Chevrolet Volt MPV5 Concept – Click above for high-res image gallery General Motors has submitted an application to trademark “Crossvolt” as a possible name for the bigger, MPV-style version of the Chevrolet Volt that’s in the works. Chevrolet’s patent application for the Crossvolt handle doesn’t mean it’s settled on a name for the family-friendly plug-in just yet. To keep us guessing, Chevrolet also has trademarks pending on the Chevrolet Amp and Chevrolet Strobe names as well. Whatever the General decides to call its enlarged Volt, it will likely wind up looking similar to the Volt MPV5 Concept Chevrolet revealed at last year’s Beijing Motor Show

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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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GM to double Volt production to 120,000 units in 2012?

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Filed under: Hybrid , Sedan , Plants/Manufacturing , Chevrolet , GM , Electric Was General Motors caught by surprise with the success of the Chevrolet Volt ? According to two people “familiar with the matter” who spoke to Bloomberg , the number of Volts that GM wants to build in 2012 is now, wait for it… 120,000 units.

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Study: Auto bailout saved over 1 million jobs

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Filed under: Government/Legal , Earnings/Financials The Center for Automotive Research has released a new study detailing the impact of the auto bailout of 2009. According to The Detroit Bureau , the group found that the government’s involvement in the automotive industry saved 1.14 million jobs and $96.5 billion in personal income in 2009. The study also says that in 2010, around 314,400 jobs were saved by the bailout and that, in total, the loans to General Motors and Chrysler allowed $28.6 billion in social security and income taxes to be paid back to the federal government. If these figures are accurate, they mean that, despite the fact that the two carmakers have only repaid $13.4 billion of the $80 billion that was loaned out, the government only needs to receive another $38 billion to cross a theoretical break-even point

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