GM Kits MPG Recharge 
Green Car Congress
JUNE 24, 2013
The lightweight XL1 (795 kg, 1,753 lbs) delivers NEDC fuel consumption of 261 mpg (0.9 Ferdinand Piëch—currently Chairman of the Supervisory Board of Volkswagen AG—more than 10 years ago to produce a practical car that had a combined fuel consumption of one liter per 100 km (235 mpg). Click to enlarge. Click to enlarge.
Plug In Partners
JANUARY 26, 2006
He called his new configuration the "plug-in hybrid" because it allowed homeowners to recharge the car's batteries by plugging into an electrical outlet. Dr. Frank estimates that if drivers regularly recharge their batteries at home, plug-ins may get well over 100 miles per gallon. Hybrid automobiles work with two engines.
Clean Fleet Report
SEPTEMBER 26, 2022
Additional safety features are a tire pressure monitoring system, a tire inflator kit, keyless push button on/off and OnStar. This is one area where GM is the industry leader. It is also practical in many ways, starting with the ability to handle a full week’s worth of 40-mile-per-day commuting without recharging.
Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven
APRIL 21, 2009
GM has announced plans for public sales in 2010, and almost every carmaker now says it will sell PHEVs or highway-speed battery electric vehicles (BEVs) sometime after 2010. Volvo Ford-owned company exploring PHEVs "ReCharge" flex-fuel series 60-mile concept PHEV w/wheel motors. todays answer is "Yes -- but not yet."
Revenge of the Electric Car
JANUARY 22, 2009
The battery can be recharged by plugging the car into any electrical socket and allows the Prius to run entirely on electricity for speeds up to 34 miles per hour. Both cars will be subject to the new CARB rules, but GM and Toyota should have no problem affording the rigorous tests or financing the warranty requirements.
Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven
APRIL 16, 2009
But it is a price that must be paid, and GM should be commended for remaining committed to the Volt. It isa fundamental change in direction for GM. GM will leapfrog Toyota and Honda by providing an electric car to the masses by the end of next year. GM is developing more fuel-efficient vehicles. Thats short-sighted.
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