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There's a New Top Chef in Town: Bryan Voltaggio Opens Range

Erin Ruberry | Posted 02.19.2013 | DC
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Erin Ruberry

Since coming in second (to his brother!) on season six of Top Chef, Bryan Voltaggio has been an honorary D.C. favorite son as he built a restaurant empire in so-close-yet-so-far Frederick, Md. Now the James Beard Award finalist finally expands south to D.C.

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Is 40 the New 30 for People and Auto Mileage? Kicking the Tires at the LA Auto Show

Michael Rose | Posted 01.30.2013 | Los Angeles
Read More: Chevrolet, Nissan Leaf, Tdi, Spark EV, Fiesta, King Rose Archives, Dodge Aero, Ford, Volt, LA Auto Show, Green Car of the Year, Direct Injection, Focus, Chrysler, Fisker Karma, Prius, General Motors, Audi A3, Fusion, Ecoboost, Los Angeles News
Michael Rose

Is 40 miles per gallon (mpg) the new 30? Could this be the de facto standard for a new crop of vigorous, green machines that promise to cart our gracefully aging selves around while taking baby sips of fuel or electrons?

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GM CEO Dan Akerson: On Chevy Volt Future and Climate Change

Alison van Diggelen | Posted 05.09.2012 | San Francisco
Read More: General Motors, Akerson, Fresh Dialogues, Gm, Production Suspension, Volt, Future, New Launch, Interview, Global Warming, Chevy Volt, Video, San Francisco News
Alison van Diggelen

Dan Akerson, CEO of GM, spoke with me in S.F. about the suspension of Chevy Volt production; the future of what he described as GM's "statement car" and his surprisingly candid views on climate change.

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House Subcommittee Wants To Hear About Those Volt Fires

AP | Posted 01.19.2012 | Detroit
Read More: Chevy Volt Fire, Detroit Auto Industry, Video, Chevy Volt, General Motors, GM CEO Dan Akerson, Electric Cars, Chevrolet, Chevy Volt Fires, Dan Akerson, Volt, Auto Industry, Detroit News

DETROIT -- General Motors CEO Dan Akerson has agreed to testify before a U.S. House subcommittee about battery fires in Chevrolet Volt electric cars. ...

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Bryan And Michael Voltaggio: Different Routes To Same Path

AP | MICHELE KAYAL | Posted 03.14.2012 | Home
Read More: Volt, Video, Voltaggio Brothers, Bryan Voltaggio, Top Chef, Charlie Palmer, Michael Voltaggio, Volt Ink, Home News

FREDERICK, Md. — Bryan Voltaggio stands in his restaurant, Volt, arms folded. He doesn't break a smile, a frown or a sweat. It's the same modes...

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The Worst Product Flops of 2011

Posted 12.29.2011 | Business
Read More: Tech Flops, Business Flops, Playbook, 2011 Flops, Iphone 4s, Volt, Qwikster, Product Flops, Fiat 500, Ashley Push-Up Triangle, Research in Motion, Technology Flops, Business News

A number of incredible new products were launched this year. Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) introduced the iPhone 4S ā€” a phone with voice command ā€” and Boei...

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Why Are Feds Investigating The Chevy Volt?

AP | By JOAN LOWY | Posted 11.26.2011 | Detroit
Read More: Chevrolet Volt, Chevy Volt, Video, General Motors, Electric Cars, Chevy Volt Battery, Auto Industry, Chevy Volt Battery Fire, Volt Battery, Chevy Volt Fire, Volt, Chevy Volt Fires, Electric Car, Volt Fire, Detroit News

WASHINGTON -- The government is investigating new fires involving the lithium-ion batteries in General Motors Co.'s Chevrolet Volt to assess the fire ...

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Grand Blvd: Voting 'Yes' for the Chevy Volt

David Kiley | Posted 01.16.2012 | Detroit
Read More: Chevrolet Volt, Chevy Volt, US Auto Industry, US Automakers, Electric Cars, Chevrolet, Volt, Detroit News
David Kiley

When I confess to my comrades my geeky delight in leaving my house with a full charge, and then recharging the car when I get to work at the nearby ChargePoint station, I feel as if I have just ordered "just a salad" in a steakhouse after my friends have all ordered T-Bones.

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Revenge of the Electric Car Charges Into Theaters

Michael Rose | Posted 12.23.2011 | Entertainment
Read More: Carlo Ghosn, Chevrolet, Automobiles, Greg ?Ā€ĀœGadget? Abbott, Gm, Alternative Energy, Cars, Volt, Chris Paine, Bob Lutz, General Motors, Jay Leno, Who Killed the Electric Car, Electric Cars, Leaf, Global Warming, Nisan, Entertainment News
Michael Rose

What Revenge of the Electric Car makes clear is that designing, engineering, building and marketing this transportation revolution isn't going to be easy. Making it affordable and keeping the enthusiasm alive inside the car companies is going to be challenging.

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WATCH: The Voltaggio Brothers On 'Fallon'

Posted 12.17.2011 | Home
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Top Chef alumni and brothers Michael and Bryan Voltaggio stopped by Late Night With Jimmy Fallon on Friday to once again compete against each other, t...

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Two New GM Plants To Create Jobs In Michigan

AP | Posted 07.13.2011 | Business
Read More: Bay City, Chevrolet Cruze, Jobs, Volt, General Motors, Flint, Michigan, Business News

DETROIT -- General Motors says it will invest $109 million in its Flint and Bay City, Michigan, operations, keeping or creating 96 jobs. The investme...

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3 Books To Take To A Fistfight

npr.org | By Alan Heathcock | Posted 06.29.2011 | Books
Read More: Fistfight Books, Fistfight, John Williams, Bonnie Jo Campbell, Brian Moore, Butcher's Crossing, Black Robe, Volt, Alan Heathcock, American Salvage, Books News

I'm not a violent man by nature, but I've had my scrapes and I've seen more than a few, and if there's one unassailable truth I know about a fistfight...

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Jump-Starting the Fan Base

Chris Paine | Posted 05.25.2011 | Entertainment
Read More: Tesla, Bob Lutz, Gm, Carlos Ghosn, Who Killed the Electric Car, Electric Cars, Nissan, Volt, Documentaries, Revenge of the Electric Car, Facebook, Elon Musk, Leaf, Indie Film, Entertainment News
Chris Paine

Five years after Who Killed the Electric Car, we have a new documentary and a dramatic new era both for electric cars and movie distribution. How the world's changed.

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LA Auto Show: Kick Some Tires on Thanksgiving

Michael Rose | Posted 05.25.2011 | Los Angeles
Read More: Cruze, Chevrolet, Dodge Charger, Nissan Leaf, Volt, Heidi Klum, Porsche 911 Speedster, Hot Wheels, LA Auto Show, Thanksgiving 2010, Fiat 500, Joel Ewanick, Volkswagen, Camaro, Green Cars, Mark Fields, La Around Town, Ford Focus, Sergio Machionne, Mallory McMorrow, Ralph Gilles, Los Angeles News
Michael Rose

Now that the LA Auto Show is keeping its doors open on T-day it's possible to engage in another All-American ritual -- kicking tires.

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Everyone Deserves a Second Chance

Alexandra Paul | Posted 05.25.2011 | Los Angeles
Read More: Environment, Volt, Chevrolet, Clean Air, Evs, General Motors, Political Protest, Electric Cars, Los Angeles News
Alexandra Paul

Whaaaa? I'm is helping market the Volt for GM, a company I so vehemently protested in 2005 that I ended up in jail? Has the world turned upside down? In the world of electric vehicles, it sort of has.

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How Exercise Enables Sleep

Qanta Ahmed, MD | Posted 11.17.2011 | Healthy Living
Read More: Athletes, Over the Counter Drugs, Slow Wave Sleep, Farmville, Self-Medicate, Zeo, Monster Bean, Sleep Debt, Shift Workers, Core Body Temperature, Sleep Disorders, Hypnogram, Sleep Cycle, Mind.Body.Soul, Calories, Alcohol, Asthma, Growth Hormone, Red Bull, Stanford University, Spinning, Sleep Deprivation, Espresso, Volt, Sleep-Architecture, Skiing, Self-Care, Circadian Rhythms, Dreams, Horse Riding, Soulcycle, Running, Exercise, Insomnia, Sleep-Logs, National Sleep Foundation, Sleep, Eeg, Healthy Living News
Qanta Ahmed, MD

As Americans, our minds have long been fatigued and our bodies far from movement.

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How Does The 2011 Chevy Volt Get 230 MPG? By Making Assumptions

GreenCar Reports | GreenCar | Posted 05.25.2011 | Home
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A number like [230] seems outlandish, absurd. How can the US Environmental Protection Agency possibly measure fuel consumption that low? The answer, i...

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GM To Assemble Volt Battery Packs In Michigan

AP | DAVID N. GOODMAN | Posted 05.25.2011 | Business
Read More: Volt, GM Volt, Volt Battery, Chevy, Gm, Volt Battery Pack, Business News

DETROIT — General Motors Co. has confirmed it will assemble battery packs for its new rechargeable electric car at a new factory in southeastern...

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What Does GM's Bankruptcy Mean for the Chevy Volt?

treehugger.com | Posted 05.25.2011 | Green
Read More: Chevy Volt, Gm, GM Volt, Electric Cars, Volt, Cars, Green Cars, Green News

A couple of months ago, GM said that it would keep the Chevy Volt even if it lost money. Now, post Chapter 11, they're saying that the bankruptcy won'...

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Words That Worked in 2008 (and Some That Didn't): A Report Card

Michael Maslansky | Posted 05.25.2011 | Politics
Read More: Lists, Experience, Political Language, Words, Propoganda, Volt, Maverick, Political Persuasion, Buzzwords, Change, Drill, Surge, Bailout, Public Relations, 2008 Campaign, Subprime, Communications, Year in Review, Politics News
Michael Maslansky

The following is our admittedly subjective ranking of the top ten words of 2008 and how well people used them.

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Wall Street Credit Crash Threatens To Tank U.S. Auto Industry

Diane Tucker | Posted 05.25.2011 | Home
Read More: Wall Street Bailout, Chrysler, United Auto Workers, Gas/Electric Hybrid, Credit Crunch, Offthebus, Automakers, Unemployment, Hybrid Cars, Plug-in Hybrids, HuffPost OffTheBus, Subprime Loans, Detroit, Center for Automotive Research, Chevy Cruze, Gm, Volt, Credit Crisis, 2008 Election, Paris Auto Show, Ford Motor Co, Ka, Detroit Automakers, Cnn, Subprime Mortgages, Wall Street Crisis, Wall Street, Subprime Mortgage Crisis, Michigan, Auto Loan, Home Equity Loans, New York Times, Fixing the Health Insurance Industry, Forbes, Auto Industry, Executive Compensation, Home News
Diane Tucker

"Every job lost on Wall Street impacts two-to-three jobs on the outside. By comparison, every job lost at an auto plant impacts nearly 10 jobs on the outside... We don't want to know what happens if the domestic auto industry gets away from us."

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GM Jam: Keeping Parts Moving Proves Difficult

Reuters, AP | Posted 05.25.2011 | Business
Read More: Cars, Bob Lutz, GM Profits, Gm, GM Cash Flow, Volt, Delphi, GM Losses, Business News

Even as CNBC aired a documentary this week called "Saving General Motors" -- in which GM's Bob Lutz drives a Chevy Volt and seems almost relieved it w...

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Can GM Survive?

Steve Parker | Posted 05.25.2011 | Business
Read More: Buick, Rick Wagoner, Detroit Auto Show, Home Depot, Bob Lutz, General Motors, Robert Nardelli, Toyota Prius, Pontiac GTO, Plug-in Hybrids, Paris Auto Show, Energy, John McCain, Gm, Alan Mulally, Chevrolet, Beat, Volt, Duke University, Harvard Business School, Detroit Automakers, Corvette, Chrysler, Chevrolet Volt, Bmw, Ford of Europe, Holden Commodore, Cadillac, Cruze, Pontiac, Camaro, Daewoo, Oldsmobile, Cobalt, Business News
Steve Parker

John McCain visited a GM factory and said if cars like the Volt, a plug-in gas/electric hybrid GM is developing, really do make it to market (still a question mark), "hundreds of thousands of jobs will be created." He's wrong.

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The Detroit Three --- Making Any Relevant Cars or Trucks?

Steve Parker | Posted 05.25.2011 | Business
Read More: Saturn, Corporate Average Fuel Economy, Malibu, Gas/Electric Hybrid, Honda, CAFE Standards, Dodge Ram, Plymouth, General Motors, Dodge Challenger, Ev1, Mercury Mariner, Crossfire, Bob Nardelli, Jeep Wrangler, Plug-in Hybrids, President Bush, Detroit, Energy, Dodge Sprinter, Dodge, Gasoline, Gm, Alan Mulally, Ford, Detroit Three, Burbank, Chevrolet, Honda Hybrid, Hybrid Hemi, Cerberus, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Corvette, Chrysler, Chevrolet Volt, Bmw, Bill Ford, Ford Escape, Hemi, Viper, Nhtsa, Volt, Jeep, Detroit Auto Show, Business News
Steve Parker

That the Detroit Three have to build cars and trucks which make sense now and in the future, and which Americans want to buy.

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