June 18, 2013
- While Jerry Seinfeld was gallivanting around LA with Sarah Silverman in a Jaguar XKE, our favorite car-loving comedian, Jay Leno, was checking out the all-new 2014 Cadillac ELR. Set to go on sale later this year, Cadillac brought its ELR to Jay Leno's Garage to show off some of its styling and technology as well as give Leno some seat time in the range-extended EV. Leno owns both a Volt and a CTS-V, and the ELR is a kind combination of the two (sort of). In this episode, Leno spends some time...
June 17, 2013
- Bosch, through its Automotive Service Solutions division, teamed up with Evatran to launch the Plugless Level 2 EV charging system -- one of the first in the U.S. Installed on a driveway or a garage floor, this wireless charging station costs around $3,000 US and works with electric vehicles such as the Nissan LEAF and Chevrolet Volt. The control panel houses the electrical components of the station and is hard-wired to a dedicated 240V 30A circuit. Sources : www....
- Don't you wish more auto enthusiasts were like Jay Leno? Sure, plenty of the stuff he likes isn't overly green, but at least he can't drive his massive collection of cars all at once. And he does like plenty of electric and hybrid vehicles too--among them, the Chevrolet Volt. Leno has his own Volt, so he was bound to like its sportier, more...
June 12, 2013
- The Chevrolet Volt is an amazing feat of engineering, yet GM is having trouble moving 2013 models off dealer lots. This week we heard reports of Volts carrying incentives of up to $5000, and especially in light of all the eye-popping lease deals offered on fully electric cars, we have to ask: At what price [...]
- If you bought a plug-in electric car last year—well, how can we put this nicely—you made an absolutely terrible decision, financially speaking. Purchase prices on new EVs have plummeted by thousands of dollars and lease plans now run within shouting distance of similar gas-powered models. Nissan, Ho...
- Slow sales can be attributed to the many challenges EVs face, and none is more familiar with the roadblock than the Chevy Volt.
- GM is boosting incentives on the Chevrolet Volt plug-in hybrid to spur sales and lower stockpiles amid price cuts and lease deals on the Nissan Leaf and Fiat 500e electric vehicles.
June 11, 2013
- With signs that sales of its Chevrolet Volt battery car could be coming unplugged, General Motors is offering potential buyers as much as $5,000 in incentives – making it the latest maker to try to cut prices in a bid to boost lagging demand for electric vehicles.Whether the move will work remains to be seen, as GM has already trimmed the price on the Volt plug-in hybrid. But rival Nissan has had ...
- Runtime: 7:27 Reports say the Eaton Corporation may sell off its automotive components group to concentrate on areas outside the industry. Honda and Nissan slashed their EV prices recently and it was only a matter of time before Chevy followed suit. Later this week at the Tokyo Toy Show, Toyota will debut a new battery [...]
- Last month, the Nissan Leaf passed the Chevrolet Volt to take this year's top spot among plug-in electric cars for sale. Now Chevy is fighting back. It announced that it will offer $5,000 cash back on remaining 2012 Volt range-extended electric cars, and $4,000 on 2013 models, according to Chevrolet spokespeople quoted yesterday. The carmaker's...
- The Chevrolet Volt is at an odd crossroads for sales, with the Nissan Leaf dropping its price significantly to be more competitive and other more compelling PHEVs reaching the market. Currently the Chevrolet Volt has a starting MSRP of $39,145, which is significantly more than the Leaf’s new $28,800. Nissan’s price drop helped triple the... more
- With signs that sales of its Chevrolet Volt battery car could be coming unplugged, General Motors is offering potential buyers as much as $5,000 in incentives – making it the latest maker to try to cut prices in a bid to boost lagging demand for electric vehicles. More from TheDetroitBureau.com.