GM Announces Chevy Volt Will Launch In California

December 2nd, 2009 admin

It has been twenty years now since GM unveiled its Impact electric concept, which ultimately led to the EV1 electric car. Not everybody heard about the EV1 though, because it was confined mostly to California on limited leasing agreements. We all know how the EV1 turned out. But with bankruptcy behind them, it is a new day for GM, and a new day for electric cars . The much ballyhooed Volt is making marked improvements as it moves from mule to


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