What will happen to the Chevy Volt now that CEO Fritz Henderson has been ousted? Apparently, not too much. The electric vehicle is set to be released in a 100-vehicle rollout in California next year in a partnership with three local ...READ»
The Chevy Volt is an electric car plagued by nagging problems, with rumors as late as June that the vehicle might not even make it into production. But even as GM reports losses of $1.2 billion, the company wants us all to know that ...READ»
When Chevrolet announced that the upcoming plug-in hybrid Volt will get 230 mpg, many media outlets (including Fast Company) responded with uncertainty. After all, there isn't an official way to quantify mpg with plug-in ...READ»
Chevrolet has received a lot of flack from the press recently for its questionable claim that the upcoming plug-in hybrid Volt gets 230 mpg with city driving. Now Raser Technologies, the company behind the plug in Hummer H3e, is ...READ»
GM announced Tuesday that the much-ballyhooed plug-in hybrid Chevrolet Volt will get 230 mpg. At first glance, that's a mind-blowingly high rating, and GM knows it. That's why the automaker's early marketing campaign for the car touts ...READ»
What's stopping electric cars from dominating vehicle sales? Price. More specifically, the high price of EV batteries, which jack up overall vehicle costs considerably. So it comes as no surprise to learn that UC Berkeley ...READ»
It's not a done deal yet, but GM is reportedly considering a change from its traditional blue logo to a green one that shows consumers it is lean, green, quick-thinking and focused on fuel efficiency. A word of advice for GM: this is ...READ»
The plug-in hybrid Chevy Volt just moved a little further from GM fantasy car to reality now that the first pre-production prototype has gone for a test drive. Until now, the Volt's machinery has been housed in ...READ»
Electric vehicle startup Tesla has dealt with its share of hurdles. Most recently, estranged founder Martin Eberhard filed a 146-page complaint against the company, claiming that Tesla CEO Elon Musk libeled and slandered him, ...READ»
Electric vehicle startup Tesla has dealt with its share of hurdles--lawsuits, egos, and money problems, to name a few. Most recently, estranged founder Martin Eberhard filed a 146-page complaint against the company, claiming that ...READ»
You didn't think Google would end its involvement in the smart grid industry with PowerMeter, did you? The Internet giant announced yesterday that it's working on smart car charging software--the place where IT and ET (energy ...READ»
GM's bankruptcy will obviously have an impact on the release of its prized electric vehicle (EV), the Chevy Volt, but what exactly will that impact be? As of right now, no one is sure.
In an interview with The Washington ...READ»
Plug-in hybrid (PHEV) sedans, sports cars, and SUVs are fine for everyday consumer use, but what about businesses that require larger vans (i.e. the U.S. Post Office)? Bright Automotive's new "light-use truck" ...READ»
Electric cars may be sexier than electric buses, but carbon emissions from dirty bus engines are significantly larger than emissions from even SUVs. That's why Adura Systems' new modular hybrid powertrain is so important. The ...READ»
The Chevy Volt was supposed to be GM's golden ticket, the thing that could save the ailing car company from becoming a relic in the automotive world. But according to the U.S. government's automotive task force, the all-electric ...READ»
During a visit to the Edison Electric Vehicle Technical Center in California yesterday, President Obama addressed how the $2.4 billion outlined in the stimulus fund to get more electric vehicles on the road is going to be spent. ...READ»
Are you itching to buy a hybrid but just don't have the cash? US Representative Betty Sutton's "Cash for Clunkers" program, introduced in Congress this week, could help. Sutton's bill is a new incarnation a similar ...READ»
Amid whispers of a depression, the timing of last week's CES gadget-show was awk-warrrrrd. But this week, it gets weirder, with the year's biggest auto show, which opened yesterday in the Big Three's backyard.
The 2009 North ...READ»
