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• Upcoming: #carchat 33; October 21 @ 8PM EST

  Banovsky on October 21, 2009

  This week: revelations on the auto bailout, buying a car that won't be stolen, strangest vehicle options, and advice for a new website — on how to make a good automotive website.

  If you'd like to participate, check out the #carchat How-To. Anyone can join us at 8 PM EST September 30, but you'll need a Twitter account to ask questions.

  However, if you'd like to follow things live, go here at 8 PM EST.

  And if you'd like to suggest topics and questions for the discussion, please leave a comment below, tag articles on Delicious.com with "carchat," or email me at michael [at] banovsky.com.

  Topics:

  • Discussion: More bailout revelations, from Steven Rattner!
  • Discussion: What car is least likely to be stolen or "burgled" at an airport?
  • Discussion: Strangest car/truck/van options, past and present
  • Discussion: What makes a good automotive website?
  • Discussion: Would you buy a Chevrolet Cruze wagon? (With fake spy photo!)

  So click through and read a few links, and see some photos related to the discussion.

  Read full article | Comments (0) | Filed under WTF, Nissan, Social Media, carchat, Chevrolet, Twitter, vLane, Cruze, Jalopnik, Original

• Driven! 2011 Chevrolet Volt and 2012 Ford Focus EV

  Banovsky on August 4, 2009

  This guest post was prepared by esteemed green car expert John Voelcker, editor-in-chief of GreenCarReports.com. He also drove both the Volt and Focus EV test mules…lucky guy!

  

  The 2011 Chevrolet Volt prototype (nee-Chevrolet Cruze)

  Well, the big day has come and gone: Now we've driven a 2011 Chevrolet Volt prototype. More than 18 months before buyers can walk into a Chevy dealer and test one, we got behind the wheel.

  What's the Volt like? It's remarkably ... unremarkable.

  And we mean that as praise. General Motors has managed to build a radical car that seems so normal it'll make the average American driver completely comfortable with electric drive.

  For half an hour today, we drove a Volt "mule" – a Volt powertrain installed in the body of a 2010 Chevrolet Cruze subcompact – around the roads of the GM Technical Center in Warren, Michigan. It uses "production-intent" components and, said vehicle line executive Frank Weber, provides about 80 percent of the capabilities of the final car.

  Click through for more.

  Read full article | Comments (0) | Filed under GM, General Motors, Environment, Future, Green, Mileage, Feature, Ford, Ford, Chevrolet, EV, Grant, Detroit, 2011, Cruze, Electric car, Guest post, Focus

• The Future of GM Part 2: 2011 Chevrolet Cruze

  Banovsky on June 25, 2009

  In this five-part series (part one here), we'll take a look at some of the most exciting products that GM has in the pipeline. It's not a commercial, either: with 60.8 per cent of the company now owned by the US taxpayers — and 11.7 per cent by Canadian taxpayers — it's a good time to look at how well our investments are holding up.

  

  The Cruze is one of the first truly global GM cars. The company has developed this Cobalt replacement, keeping everywhere from Denny's parking lot to downtown Shanghai, China in mind. It's even on sale now in China and other world markets before being introduced in North America next year.

  Click through for more info, photos, and a Chinese-market commercial!

  Read full article | Comments (1) | Filed under GM, General Motors, Future, Mileage, Feature, Sedan, Chevrolet, Detroit, 2011, Cruze