Chevrolet

There's no question that owning an electric car is better not only for the environment but also for your wallet. Then why does it seem like so many Americans are hesitant to take the plunge? Anxiety about battery life is probably the biggest concern to electric owners and potential owners. People fear change, but according to the EPA the Nissan Leaf averages 73 miles per charge and the Chevrolet Volt can run for 35 miles on a charge.

Charging an electric car at home is not only simple, but economical - costing anywhere from $1.50 to $4.00. It's far from dangerous, the power required to charge your car is equivalent to running a hair dryer. Maybe its time for resistant buyers to reconsider their fears when it comes to owning an electric car!

Check out the video after the jump and see if you change your mind...Read more

When the all-new 2013 Chevrolet Malibu hits dealerships in early 2012, it will be one of the first vehicles to offer Chevrolet MyLink – an in-car infotainment package that integrates online services such as Pandora internet radio and Stitcher SmartRadio using hands-free voice and touch-screen controls via Bluetooth-enabled phones.

MyLink features a seven-inch, high-resolution, full-color touchscreen display and also includes AM/FM/Sirius XM tuners, CD player with MP3 playback, and auxiliary and USB inputs.Read more

Like many Americans, Kory Levoy's weekly routine included shelling out $50 to $60 a week to fill his Audi TT Roadster. In the six months he has owned his Chevrolet Volt, Levoy has driven approximately 7,500 miles and has filled up only three times.

Like many other Volt owners, Levoy is averaging 40 miles on a single charge of electricity, more range than he needs for his daily commute of 25 miles each way to work.

"At night I charge my Volt at home using my 240-volt home charging station, and am then able to use my 120-volt portable vehicle charge cord to charge during work, meaning I rarely need to use gas," said Levoy.

Levoy estimates his average electric bill to charge his Volt is about $25 a month, or less than a dollar a day. Even with paying for more electricity, Levoy could save close to $2,000 a year in gasoline.Read more

Chevrolet announced on Friday that dealers in all 50 states will begin taking orders for the 2012 Chevrolet Volt electric car. The 2012 model will be priced nearly $1,000 below the 2011 base model with a starting price of $39,995 (or $32,496 with federal tax credit of $7,500). The price includes an $850 destination freight charge (but excludes tax, title and license fees).

For 2012, Chevrolet is offering a total of seven option packages (the 2011 model had only three). A loaded Volt, with leather appointments, backup camera, navigation system and premium paint and wheels is priced at $46,265 including delivery ($38,765 net of full tax credit). The Volt will be available in two additional interior accents (white and spiced red) and two new exterior colors (Summit White and Blue Topaz Metallic).Read more

OnStar wants to remind drivers just how easy it is to stay safely connected while on the road with its Push On sweepstakes. In a national campaign which launched on Monday, 10 people will win a new OnStar-equipped Chevrolet, Buick, GMC or Cadillac vehicle of their choice.

Anyone with a digital OnStar-equipped vehicle -- regardless of whether they are a current OnStar subscriber -- can enter to win by pressing the blue OnStar button in their vehicle now through May 31.*

Sweepstakes winners can select any Chevrolet, Buick, GMC or Cadillac vehicle with any combination of factory-installed options – yes, even a Corvette ZR1! The only exception is the limited-production Chevrolet Volt electric car.Read more

This week, OnStar-equipped Chevrolet vehicles will come to life and join the social conversation by posting updates to dedicated Twitter accounts as they travel to SXSW in Austin. Used for the first time in external testing, the tweeting cars along with their blogger drivers will tell their own stories of the Chevrolet and OnStar Road Trip Challenge to SXSW.

Ten teams of four bloggers will represent their city on the excursion. Equipped with OnStar Directions and Connections service, a mobile phone loaded with OnStar mobile apps and Autonet Wi-Fi units for passengers, teams will document their experiences as they travel from all directions doing good deeds and raising money for Adopt-A-Classroom through their social media outreach. The hope is the Chevrolet vehicles will build a social following along with their teams during the March 8-10 road trip.

During the road trip, the drivers will have an exclusive opportunity to use and provide direct feedback on existing services like OnStar MyLink, a mobile application that provides remote vehicle connectivity to select 2011 Chevrolet vehicles. Bloggers will also review services that are in public testing including the Voice Communication App and Audio Facebook Updates. Through these tools, bloggers can send and receive text messages, Facebook updates and Twitter messages using only their voice so that they can keep their hands on the wheel and eyes on the road. Read more

You want to know what's becoming one of the biggest growing trends in the auto industry? In-vehicle entertainment and information systems (known as infotainment). Chevrolet plans to take it to a new level with Chevy MyLink, available in the 2012 Volt and Equinox this fall. In addition to your standard in-car entertainment features, MyLink adds a hands-free voice control system that allows you to make phone calls and select music and media from your MP3 player and smartphone, along with offering access to Pandora and Stitcher SmartRadio via Bluetooth device connectivity. The system also provides the safety and security of OnStar.

And boy does this system look nice! It touts a seven inch, high-resolution, full-color touch screen display and also includes all your standard features such as AM/FM/XM tuners, CD player with MP3 playback, auxiliary and USB inputs.

Chevy MyLink will first be available with the 2012 Chevrolet Volt and Equinox this fall, and will expand to other vehicles over the next 18 months.

This week at the Chicago Auto Show, Chevrolet unveiled the 2012 Camaro ZL1, a vehicle taking its name from the highly coveted 1969 all-aluminum model. Planned to be available at the beginning of 2012, Chevrolet says this is "its highest-performing and most technically advanced car ever developed in its class."

Featuring a supercharged V-8 engine producing an estimated 550 horsepower (410 kW), the Camaro ZL1 will be the fastest Camaro ever offered by Chevrolet. But it’s more than just power; the ZL1 touts an advanced chassis, unique Magnetic Ride Control suspension, new bodywork, wider 20-inch tires, a Tremec six-speed manual transmission with a dual-disc clutch system, Brembo brakes, a brand new electric power steering system, and, of course an upgraded interior. Read more

Over the past year we've told you all about the Chevrolet Volt, the new electric car with extended-range capability. If you've wanted to get behind the wheel and test drive the Volt, the wait is almost over! Chevrolet dealerships in the initial launch markets of California, Connecticut, Maryland, Michigan, New Jersey, New York, Texas, Virginia and Washington, D.C. will be receiving Volt demonstration vehicles for customer test drives over the next few weeks.

In the first quarter of 2011, approximately 550 demonstration Volts will be delivered to Chevy dealers. By the end of the year, more than 2,500 U.S. dealers will receive a dedicated Volt for demonstrations and test drives. Chevy expects to deliver Volts in all 50 states by the end of 2011. Read more