The 2016 Chevrolet Volt: GM"s Clean Power Plan - http://clapway.com/2015/08/04/the-2016-chevrolet-volt-gms-clean-power-plan-532/

General Motors (GM) is already getting a head start on helping along Obama’s new Clean Power Plan, which hopes to greatly limit the amount of carbon emissions from the nation’s coal and power plants. According to a statement earlier this morning, GM’s hybrid electric and gasoline-fueled 2016 Chevrolet Volt will boast an extremely impressive fuel economy, in an effort to start putting out greener and cleaner cars in the coming years.

A Meeting of the Minds

Plans for GM’s six new electrically-fueled vehicles were revealed today at the 2015 Center for Automotive Research (CAR) Management Briefing Seminars in Traverse City, Michigan, where car manufacturers and engineers came together to discuss new research and future plans regarding their upcoming vehicles. It is here that GM’s lead engineer for electric vehicles Pam Fletcher revealed plans to release six new hybrid vehicles by next year, each with vast improvements over their previous models. These include the Chevrolet Volt, Spark EV, Malibu Hybrid, Bolt, Cadillac and CT6. Out of all these vehicles, the 2016 Chevrolet Volt raised the most eyebrows, boasting an impressive fuel economy and much-improved battery life.

Saving The Environment…and Your Wallet

According to Fletcher, you’ll be able to drive a charged up 2016 Chevrolet Volt for 53 miles before it gives up—12 more miles than the previous 2015 Volt. And that’s driving without even an ounce of gas. Running purely on gasoline, the 2016 Volt has an EPA-rating of 42 miles to the gallon—a rating better than the vast majority of the cars you’ll find on the road today.

GM’s Clean Power Plan

Earlier this year, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) helped pass a bill called the Clean Power Plan, which hopes to eliminate 32% of the nation’s carbon emissions from existing coal and power plants by 2030. The new rule will be implemented at state-level, leaving the details on how each state will contribute towards helping reach the bill’s goal to the industries and state governments involved. By putting out new hybrid and electric cars such as the 2016 Chevrolet Volt, GM is helping to ensure the plan’s goal of a cleaner and greener future–a nice break from industries looking to sue the EPA for their new rule, frustrated by its strict regulations on business.

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The 2016 Chevrolet Volt: GM"s Clean Power Plan

Active Phone Cooling- Chevy"s Miniature AC for Cooling Down Smartphones - http://clapway.com/2015/07/04/chevy-makes-miniature-ac-for-cooling-down-smartphones654/

Just in time for the Fourth of July, some good ol’ American engineering innovation

Chevrolet, a brand part of auto giant General Motors (GM), has recently unfurled the first smartphone tool of its kind- a tiny car-based air conditioner that helps keep smartphones, which often have a tendency to overheat, cool. Phone overheating can severely hamper your mobile device’s performance as well as kill your battery’s ability to hold a charge. Chevy is calling its system Active Phone Cooling, and it works off a car’s existing heat and AC system.

Active Phone cooling will be on 2016 Cruze, Malibu, Impala, and Volt

On 2016 Chevrolet Cruzes, Malibus, Impalas, and Volts that feature wireless charging, the Active Phone Cooling system will be offered, marking its debut. The system is essentially a small air vent that blows cold air onto a phone when it’s mounted in a specially designated shelf under the dashboard. Tech experts agree that heat buildup is a major problem for smartphones, especially ones that may spend a day behind the sun-struck glass of a car that essentially acts as a greenhouse.

what are The benefits of Active phone cooling?

As implied before, keeping a smartphone cool will help boost its performance and keep its battery healthy for longer. This is especially crucial now that more and more phones no longer allow you to remove their battery. The system is also great for Chevrolet as a company. By integrating the system into their cars, GM is making a smart ploy towards tech-savvy consumers whose lives seem to revolve around mobile technology.

Aw, but the only chevy I can afford is a used cavalier. what if i want active phone cooling?

Well, my friends, not everyone can or wants to plunk down $18,000 for a new Chevy. So, how does one keep smartphones cool in a beat-up 20 year-old Honda Civic? Well, it is always possible to rig a little phone shelf or sleeve by an AC vent yourself. Just don’t expect the solution to look nearly as cool or seamlessly integrated as General Motors’, and get ready for your friends to ridicule you that extra little bit.

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Active Phone Cooling- Chevy"s Miniature AC for Cooling Down Smartphones