The Chevy Volt will become available to Californians late 2010. The launch project will act as a demonstration of market readiness for the Volt and other electric vehicles. Pacific Gas and Electric, Southern California Edison and Sacramento Municipal Utility District are all partnering with Chevy on the launch. The auto company is supplying 100 Volts to the utility fleets to use for two years. The cars will be equipped with OnStar technology that will collect performance information to be delivered to the DOE for analysis.
The project will also see the installation of 500 charging stations throughout the state in residential, business and public areas.
December 7th, 2009 at 3:59 pm
The Chevy Volt is going to be wunderbar!
California is so lucky.
July 30th, 2010 at 10:09 am
This car is going to be the new US YUGO. What a piece of crap. Only seats four, $40 K ! Wow, Government Motors is really building a car not too many people will want. This is not going to happen. We need to go nuke if we are going to be able to support all these electric cars that are coming out. Only 40mile range. The engine requires high test fuel also, not a good move for GM. What is the big stink about this car, Toyota has this already.
August 25th, 2010 at 8:18 am
The Volt goes 40 miles on an Electric charge then 180 miles on 1 gallon of gas giving it a grand total of 243 miles per gallon. Beat that. Oh yeah i belive they just came up with this over the last 3 years instead of 40 or 50 years.
Anyways
September 11th, 2010 at 8:56 am
I wonder why people feel compelled or are motivated to speak negatively about such an amazing new product. No, Toyota does not have this already. I am actively looking to buy a new vehicle. The Toyota Hybrids I tested did not look as nice as this vehicle. If what Aaron says is true I’m sold.
Fuel will surely spike again. Environment be dammed, the cost in fuel savings are enough for me to pay a premium for this machine. Think about how much you pay in fuel per month. Translate that into vehicle payment and you are still ahead vs a gas guzzler Toyota, Lexus, even Honda.
I drive a V8 Toyota 4 Runner Limited that got twice the fuel economy of the Chevy Trailblazer with an inline six, and it was a total lemon.
That is what put Chevy in the can. I really want to buy American again. Please Chevy, make me love you like I did when I happily drove my C10 column shifter truck.
We have all been reamed by the petroleum companies for generations. Please put some positive thoughts and words in for fuel efficiency and alternative transportation.