Known as the Chevrolet Volt in the U.S. and the Vauxhall Ampera in the U.K. and Europe, the Volt/Ampera isn’t sold in South Africa, nor will it ever be, but [...]
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Chevy Spark EV Details
You would think that after the General Motors fiasco over the original EV1, which was documented in the Hollywood documentary, “Who killed the electric car?”, that the big American corporation [...]
2012 European Car Of The Year: Chevrolet Volt/Opel Ampera
The 2012 Chevrolet Volt and Opel Ampera, together have been awarded 2012 European Car Of The Year. Why both cars? While it has different body panels, the 2012 Opel Ampera [...]
Ford Focus Electric Enters Production
Ford has announced that it will start building an all-electric version of the Focus hatchback from this month. Dubbed the Focus Electric, the battery-powered Focus will supposedly travel up to [...]
Green Car Battle: Nissan Leaf Outselling Chevrolet Volt
When Carlos Ghosn said early last month that Nissan Leaf deliveries will pass 1 500 units, he meant just that. Nissan sold 3 875 of its Leaf vehicles in the [...]
Lotus Evora 414E Hybrid Sports Concept
Having recently launched the Evora at the series of Top Gear Live MPH shows in South Africa, it’s exciting news to hear of the first Evora derivative to be conceptualised [...]
GM CEO Says Chevy Volt Will Be Profitable
GM will be selling the Chevrolet Volt later this year for a price tag in the low US$30 000’s, and turn a profit on each car, according to chairman and [...]
Judge Approves General Motors’ Sale Plan
A bankruptcy judge has ruled that General Motors Corp. can sell the bulk of its assets to a new company, potentially clearing the way for the automaker to quickly emerge [...]
