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Chevrolet Volt hits Tinseltown in anticipation of Los Angeles Auto Show

posted by AskPatty - Auto Advice
Monday, November 30, 2009 at 7:52pm CST

Los Angeles-based fans of the Chevrolet Volt will be pleased to learn the highly anticipated extended-range electric vehicle is in Tinseltown for a few spins around the City of Angels and a whirlwind tour of activities leading up to the 2009 Los Angeles Auto Show. The Volt will be popping up all over town, mingling with the stars and generally showing off to consumers and media alike. The Volt will even visit a local middle school for what could possibly be the world's largest show-and-tell.

Unfamiliar with the Chevrolet Volt? The Chevrolet Volt is an electric vehicle that can be charged at home overnight to run on battery power alone for shorter trips up to 40 miles, but which also benefits from a range-extending gasoline engine that kicks in to charge the batteries when additional electricity is required for longer trips.

Today, Monday, November 30, kicks off a series of live video webcasts, embedded below, and also available on ChevroletVoltage.com as well as the Chevrolet and Chevrolet Volt Facebook pages.

Volt makes its first appearance at live assembly from Harvard-Westlake Middle School at 9:40 a.m. PST. There, more than 800 students and staff will learn about the basics of electricity, including why it's important and how this common energy source can be used to transform the way we drive. Middle school teachers and students from across the country are invited to participate.

Later this evening, the Chevrolet Volt will appear on its second live video webcast starting at 6:30 p.m. PST during a panel discussion on how cities can get "plugged-in" with some of the leading industry, government, and policy officials and influencers. Interested participants can submit their questions live via ChevroletVoltage.com during the Q&A.

The Chevrolet Volt will wrap-up its live webcasts on Tuesday, December 1 between 3 and 4:30 pm PST. Chevrolet Vice President Brent Dewar will announce the winner of the contest to name the greenish-silver color of the Volt live from the trendy J Restaurant & Lounge in downtown L.A. and then promptly take that winner outside for their very own test drive while you can ride shotgun from your virtual Webside seat..

Stay tuned to Twitter (@Chevrolet and @ChevyVoltage), Facebook (Chevrolet and Chevrolet Volt) and ChevroletVoltage.com for all the latest updates on where the Chevroler Volt is, and what it's doing - and feel free to come on out and join them whenever you can. Chevrolet has also created a page on Posterous that will be updated in near real-time with stories, photos, videos, tweets, and Facebook updates from all the Chevrolet activities in Los Angeles.

By Brandy Schaffels
AskPatty.com Editor

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