Chevy Volt fires don’t mean plug-in cars are unsafe

November 12, 2011 | John Voelcker, GreenCarReports.com
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Chevy Volt fires don’t mean plug-in cars are unsafe

Brace yourselves, electric-car advocates, for another possible round of alarmism and superficial reporting about fires in plug-in cars.

A Bloomberg story from Friday highlights a third fire involving a Chevrolet Volt range-extended electric car–only 7,500 or so of which are on the roads today.

NHTSA side-impact test

The latest case occurred in June in a Chevy Volt that had been crash-tested by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. The car was subjected to a side-impact … Continue Reading

Volt cruises into North Carolina and South Carolina

July 18, 2011 | Matthew Lynley
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Volt cruises into North Carolina and South Carolina

General Motors today announced that it is ramping up sales of its plug-in hybrid electric car, the Chevy Volt, in two new states: North Carolina and South Carolina.

Like other new electric cars, the Volt is only available in a few states. Before today’s announcement, it was available in New York, New Jersey, Virginia, Connecticut, California, Michigan and Texas, a representative of the company said. The Leaf initially rolled out in California, Washington, Oregon, Arizona … Continue Reading

Nissan Leaf stomps Chevy Volt in June sales

July 6, 2011 | Matthew Lynley
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Nissan Leaf stomps Chevy Volt in June sales

Nissan’s all-electric Leaf is now the clear leader in low-end electric car sales.

Nissan sold 1,708 Leaf cars in June. That puts it well ahead of General Motors, which sold 561 of its hybrid electric Volt cars in the same month. Nissan has now sold 3,875 Leafs compared to General Motors’ 2,745 Volts sold in the first half of the year.

It’s the first indication that Nissan has taken an early lead in the fiercely … Continue Reading