A 2016 Chevrolet Volt has arrived at California Chevrolet dealer Rydell Chevrolet, making it the first second-gen Volt in the United States. The dealer states that more than a hundred other units will be arriving as well, as it claim to be the largest Volt dealer in Southern California.
General Motors has indicated that more units are on the way to the 11 other CARB-friendly states that are on tap to receive the new Volt first. These include:
- Oregon
- Connecticut
- Maine
- Massachusetts
- Maryland
- New York
- New Jersey
- Rhode Island
- Vermont
- New Hampshire
If you don’t live in one of these states and want the new Volt for yourself, then fret not — the new D2XX-based EREV will go on sale nationwide during the 2017 model year.
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With stringent CAFE requirements — and the biggest gas guzzling SUVs selling like hotcakes — you’d think that a national roll out would have had priority. Every Volt sold probably equates to two Escalades that you can sell so GM should be balls out on this vehicle. If the retail demand isn’t there, then stimulate the demand through the employee program.
Put $100 away for every 10,000 Volts sold or leased and put the salesman’s (saleswoman’s) name in a draw and then make them a millionaire……Sell a Volt, get a Million — great tag line to re-motivate the salesforce
Poor sales of the Chevy Volt and Cadillac ELR proves that most Americans lie about wanting to be green because if they wanted a green car, it’s the Volt and not the Prius. This is why Chevy’s new commercial that makes fun of the limited range of the Nissan Leaf makes sense because it’s time to push the fact that the Volt features superior technology.
Electric cars are popular in California (excepting, of course, the ELR, which was popular no place).
Problem in Cali – competition for plug-in spots at work.
And the top 3 sources of the electricity for CA are:
1. Natural gas (hello, fracking). And that needs to be trucked or pipelined …
2. Nuclear (keep fingers crossed – earthquakes ‘n stuff)
3. Hydroelectric (I think I read something about a drought)
Odd that there isn’t more solar and wind power generation. Maybe that’ll come in time.
But it’s the Volt Ver2. Hope it catches on …
You missed one:
4. Photoelectric roof panels – Many of the actual Volt owners who live in California have their own home setup for solar energy production and charging. Since the photoelectric system investments were for the home, they are some of the very few who travel in their Volt for free!
Raymond,
that is true. Over 1/3 of California plug in drivers are “driving on sunshine.” California also has 3 geographic areas where wind turbines are ubiquitous and has growing commercial scale solar assets, as well as some geothermal plants.