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Wednesday, July 28th, 2010
Renting a car can be a bit of challenge when you are on a budget. Sure you can got to Budget, but they might not have the best car deals. However, the rental landscape may be changing because the Dollar/Thrifty business is currently caught between two bids from Hertz Global ...
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Wednesday, July 28th, 2010
Toss everything you thought you knew about hybrid-electric vehicles out the window. Porsche has just green-lighted production of a car that will shake preconceptions about hybrids to their roots. The Porsche 918 Spyder hybrid supercar, first shown as a concept at this spring's Geneva Motor Show, got official approval as ...
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Wednesday, July 28th, 2010
Coming shortly after the Chevrolet's announcement about the 2011 Volt's 8 year, 100,000-mile battery warranty, GM has now announced the price for their range-extended EV. The Volt's MSRP will be $41,000. GM have also announced the three-year lease price for the Volt. At $350, with a $2,500 down payment, leasing ...
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Wednesday, July 28th, 2010
Now we know: The first two plug-in cars from major manufacturers will go head-to-head on warranties and lease prices: $350 a month for the 2011 Chevrolet Volt, $349 for the 2011 Nissan Leaf. Now the choice shifts to other measures, including electric and overall range, as well as the plug-in ...
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Wednesday, July 28th, 2010
It was surely no mistake that on the same day that General Motors unveiled pricing for its 2011 Chevrolet Volt, Nissan tried to grab at least some of the plug-in limelight and revealed new details about exactly where it will first roll out the 2011 Leaf. Nissan is making the ...
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Tuesday, July 27th, 2010
Electric vehicles are ideal for hopping around town, making frequent stops and carrying heavy loads, so it's not surprising to see the major automakers roll out all-electric commercial vans in addition to more mainstream models. The latest is Mercedes-Benz, which has unveiled its new Vito E-Cell all-electric van and announced ...
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Tuesday, July 27th, 2010
After months of rumors suggesting that the 2011 Chevrolet Volt would start at around $40,000, General Motors has announced that the base price will be: $41,000, including the $720 destination fee. Volt intenders who are looking to save a bit of cash should lease instead of buying, since the monthly ...
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Tuesday, July 27th, 2010
The other show has finally dropped and GM has revealed the price of the much anticipated (maybe less so now) 2011 Chevrolet Volt. As you have undoubtedly noticed, the entry-level price will be $41,000 when it rolls into the showrooms later this year. Many analysts and industry experts have already ...
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Tuesday, July 27th, 2010
A few hours after Chevrolet announced its pricing structure for the 2011 Chevrolet Volt, Nissan have responded with details of the warranty it will offer on its 2011 all-electric Leaf. At the Plugin 2010 Conference in San Jose, California, Carlos Tavares, Nissan's executive vice president and head of operations in ...
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Tuesday, July 27th, 2010
Now that the world knows the price of the 2011 Chevrolet Volt and of the 2011 Nissan Leaf...let the PR games begin. To the educated consumer, the difference between a Volt and a Leaf may be slight. Though the Volt uses a range-extending gasoline engine, it's an electric car--since its ...
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