The automaker challenged a Reuters report estimating that GM loses $49,000 on every Volt it sells. The estimates, which are based on figures from industry analysts,...
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GM says Reuters report that the company loses $49,000 on every Volt is "grossly wrong"
Shell interrupts drilling in Alaska Arctic to avoid ice
One day after starting to drill the first well in Alaska's Arctic offshore in more than two decades, Royal Dutch Shell PLC said Monday it needed to move its rig as a...
U.S. solar installs more than doubled in second quarter compared to last year
U.S. solar-panel installations more than doubled in the second quarter from a year earlier led by demand in California, according to the Solar Energy Industries Association.
Obama official neutral on naming US coastal waters after Reagan
The Interior Department is remaining neutral on GOP legislation that would name 3.4 million square nautical miles of ocean after former President Ronald Reagan.
Arctic oil drilling begins in Chukchi Sea
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"Frustrated" IAEA wants immediate access to Iran site
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GM: Next generation Volt will be $10,000 cheaper to build
Dan Akerson, chief executive of General Motors, said Tuesday that next-generation Chevy Volt will cost $7,000 to 10,000 less to build than today's Volt.
Report: Chevy Volt again tops Consumer Reports owner-satisfaction survey
The Chevrolet Volt has done the double, nearly replicating its triumph from last year: For its annual Owner Satisfaction Survey, the Consumer Reports National Research...
Chevy idles Volt, media draws politicized conclusions
The most recent temporary production halt for the Volt is nothing out of the ordinary for a low-volume vehicle line, but that didn't stop some media outlets from...
GM, UAW say Chevy Volt production halt is ‘totally normal’
After a weekend full of conservative, Volt-hater gloating, representatives from GM and sources close to the United Auto Workers Union (UAW) on Monday told TPM that not...
GM: We’ll wait until July to know If Volt is a hit
Last year wasn't a great one for General Motors' first production plug-in range-extended electric car. Continued negative press -- not to mention post-crash-test...
GM says very few Volt owners selling car back, taking out loaners
A small number of Chevy Volt owners (around 50, at last count) have signed on to a letter saying they are perfectly happy with their cars and feel safe driving them. An...
GM announces real-world smart-grid EV pilot
Hundreds of Chevrolet Volt drivers will participate in a first smart-grid pilot in an effort to increase energy efficiency and offer lower charging costs, GM said.Read...
GM ups Volt, Ampera production outlook
General Motors said Wednesday that it will make 60,000 Chevrolet Volt and Opel Ampera plug-in hybrids in 2012, up from its previously announced 45,000 production...
GM reports 326 Volts delivered in US in December, Nissan 19 LEAFs
GM reported the delivery of 326 Chevrolet Volt extended range electric vehicles in the US in December, while Nissan reported 19 battery-electric LEAFs. Each manufacturer...
GM hiring to push electric effort beyond Volt
DETROIT (Reuters) - General Motors Co said on Tuesday it would hire 1,000 engineers and researchers in Michigan over the next two years to develop more electric cars and...
GM’s Volt to reach first customers right after Thanksgiving
The first dozen customers of GM's electric car the Volt, are expecting their cars shortly after Thanksgiving. The green car that GM hopes will help revive its brand...
First Chevy Volt ad plays up ‘range anxiety’
General Motors starts the advertising blitz for the Chevrolet Volt tonight, and the first ad plays to consumers' range anxiety by calling the Volt 'an electric...








