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Chevrolet’s electric car battery becomes wildlife home
Chevrolet has found an innovative and considerate way to recycle part of the battery packs it uses in the Volt model; convert them into wildlife habitats. Battery covers from the range-extended model, newly launched in the UK, get converted into duck nesting boxes and bat houses to help wildlife projects. More than 150 of them [...]
Digital-only UK marketing campaign for Chevrolet Volt
American carmaker Chevrolet has decided that to back up the launch of its ground-breaking Volt EREV in the UK its new advertising campaign will be 100% digital. The first project since the manufacturer signed a global deal with Carat as its new media agency, the campaign will see Chevrolet partner with AOL’s Huffington Post UK [...]
Chevrolet Volt makes a stunning impression
As Chevrolet’s range-extended model Volt starts making its first deliveries to UK customers, the US carmaker embarks on a colourful promotional campaign in the hope of drawing more buyers for the new model. Renowned car artist Ian Cook has created a beautiful impression of the Volt using paint that reacts to ultra-violet light, making it [...]
Volt and Ampera win eco-prize
The Chevrolet Volt has been named Eco Car of the Year by Diesel Car magazine. The range-extended model won the prize along with sister-model, the Vauxhall Ampera. Despite using petrol generators, the models beat the diesel hybrid Citroen DS5 into second place for the prize. While Citroen might bemoan this anomaly, the French car maker [...]
GM aims to fill important niche with Cruze Diesel
When the new Chevrolet Cruze Diesel model (pictured) hits the roads in the US it will fill an “important niche” according to General Motors (GM). It states that the 2.0litre turbo-diesel engine Cruze will make Chevrolet the only American automaker offering a diesel powered compact car with a European-American developed engine. GM is predicting growing [...]
Chevrolet unveils EN-V 2.0 Concept
Another day, another fantastic new concept makes its debut at Auto China 2012 – with Chevrolet the latest big name auto brand to take centre stage. It highlighted its vision of the Chevrolet EN-V 2.0 Concept (pictured) at the event – an evolved design from the mobility concept first revealed at the World Expo 2010 [...]
Bi-fuel vehicles receive huge price mark-up
What’s the difference in price between a vehicle that can run on petrol and one that can run on both petrol and compressed natural gas? According to General Motors, the difference appears to be around $11,000. That’s because General Motors’ brands Chevrolet and GMC are offering a bi-fuel option on their extended cab heavy duty [...]
Chevrolet Volt becomes marathon runner
One of the first Chevrolet Volt to reach the UK played a part in running the Brighton Marathon last weekend as an emissions-free support vehicle. Provided by local dealer Frosts of Shoreham, the range-extender was considered the ideal vehicle to help keep the seaside city’s third full international marathon on track thanks to its ability [...]
Chevrolet unveils all-new Impala
It was the best-selling full-size saloon car in the USA during 2011 with sales in excess of 171,000 units: and now Chevrolet has revealed a brand new version of its Impala (pictured) model. The vehicle, which goes on sale in early 2013, is the model’s 10th generation and will come with three direct-injected petrol engines: [...]
Chevrolet Volt on the road to China
It may have made a stuttering start to life in North America; and may be known by a completely different name in Europe; but that won’t stop the Chevrolet Volt (pictured) from extending its range all the way to China. That’s because General Motors subsidiary in China – inventively named General Motors China – has [...]
