Charge 'Er Up: OnStar's New Mobile App Keeps Tabs on Chevy Volt Recharge System

Wednesday, January 6, 2010 - 13:07 in Mathematics & Economics

LAS VEGAS--With its much-anticipated Chevy Volt set to hit the streets by the end of the year, General Motors is beginning to provide a more detailed (although by no means complete) picture of life with an electric car. Focusing on the daily logistics of making sure your electric car has enough juice to get you from point A to point B, Chevy and GM subsidiary OnStar have now introduced a smart phone application to help drivers remotely manage the charging process . The announcement came here late Tuesday at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES). [More]

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