The gas pump conveniently displays exactly how much a full tank costs. Plugging your EV in means a fill-up is mixed in with the rest of your electric bill. But a new app lets you calculate exactly what you're paying (and saving).READ»
A road that charges electric cars has long been a pipe dream for combating range anxiety, but these Japanese scientists are making it work in real life.READ»
You can't find out if an electric car is really going to fit your needs during a test drive. But this new app measures your current driving habits and tells you if an EV or hybrid fits your lifestyle.READ»
Chevrolet has just revealed its plans to build its MyLink technology into the 2012 Chevy Volt and Equinox--a system that adds security from OnStar and accesses streaming music content from Pandora, all controlled by voice and touch controls. It's almost KITT-like in terms of car smarts.READ»
The auto giant has devised a way to turn oil-soaked plastic boom material into plastic resin that that can be used for under-the-hood parts in the extended range electric Volt. READ»
After years of anticipation (and more than a few points when we thought the vehicle wouldn't make it into production), the extended-range electric Chevy Volt is finally hitting a car dealership near you.READ»
The U.S. electric car industry is getting a jolt: NRG Energy, Inc. is bringing the nation’s first privately funded electric vehicle charging network to Houston. The New Jersey-based company announced this morning the launch of eVgo, its electric car charging infrastructure and at-home chargers.READ»
Score one for the burgeoning electric vehicle industry: GE announced this week that it is buying 25,000 EVs in the single largest EV purchase commitment ever.READ»
There's a game called the Waiting Game that works like this: you sit on the sidelines, waiting for everyone else to go first. And then you skip a turn. Or a hundred turns. And before you know it, the game's over. Everyone else is ...READ»
The Chevy Volt, GM's much-hyped extended-range electric vehicle, has been plagued by rumored production problems since it was first announced. But now, finally, it looks like the car is ready for release.READ»
The Chevy Volt has had its problems, sure, but GM is apparently so confident that the upcoming extended-range electric vehicle can stand the test of time that it's slapping an 8 year, 100,000-mile warranty on the vehicle's pricey ...READ»
The Chevy Volt extended range electric vehicle is supposed to be GM's golden ticket to renewed success in the auto world. But now a project engineer claims that the Volt's wheels may be driven directly from its gasoline engine at ...READ»
Today in Cannes, Microsoft and Chevrolet announced a pretty spiffy campaign for its electric vehicle, the Volt. Users will be able to take a virtual test drive--something
we beat them to in the real world a couple months back--in ...READ»
Conventional gasoline-powered and hybrid vehicles undergo all sorts of boundary-pushing tests before hitting showrooms, but this kind of testing is still new for plug-in hybrids like the Chevrolet Volt, which has yet to be released. ...READ»
