First Keys To The Chevrolet Volt Handed Over To Washington, DC-Area Owners

Dec. 16, 2010 - PRLog -- Washington, DC – On Friday, December 17, 2010, several Washington, D.C.-area Chevrolet customers will take delivery of the world’s first and only electric vehicle with extended-range capabilities.

“Handing over the keys to the first paying customers will be a great moment,” said Robin Sutton, Chevrolet’s Zone Manager for Washington, D.C. “This is a milestone. Today, we will deliver the first Chevrolet Volts in the District, for other than our initial testing purposes.  And in the coming months, we will be excited to see more and more Volts hit the roads and more and more consumers who are thrilled to experience gas-free driving with the freedom to take an extended trip.”

MEDIA AVAILABILITY #1
New Chevrolet Volt Owner:  Jeff Parmet, a 64-year-old litigation consultant who is selling his BMW for the Volt.  Mr. Parmet is an electric vehicle enthusiast who follows the progress of Hydrogen Fuel Cell vehicles and other advanced automotive technologies.

11 a.m. at Ourisman Marlow Heights
4400 Branch  Ave.
Marlow Heights, MD 20748


MEDIA AVAILABILITY #2
New Chevrolet Volt Owner: Chuck Rogers, a 63-year-old retired electrical engineer. Mr. Rogers is driving from his home town of Dallastown, PA to purchase and pickup his new Chevrolet Volt. An early automotive technology adopter, Mr. Rogers couldn’t wait for the Volt to be sold in Pennsylvania.

11 a.m. at Criswell Chevrolet
503 Quince Orchard Rd
Gaithersburg, Maryland 20878


More about the Chevrolet Volt:
MotorTrend, Automobile and Green Car Journal each recently selected the Volt as their Car of the Year.  The heart of the Volt is its Voltec electric propulsion system, which combines battery-only electric driving with an efficient gas-powered engine, giving the Volt up to 379 miles of driving before having to recharge the battery or fill up the small gas tank.  The Volt is the only mass-produced, U.S.-built electric vehicle.  The first vehicles are being shipped to customers in the Washington, D.C.- and New York City-areas and additional vehicles will reach Texas and California shortly after.

Media seeking to interview the world’s first Chevrolet Volt Owners, should contact:

Carolyn Markey, General Motors
202-997-3537
Carolyn.markey@gm.com