Topic: Chevrolet Volt

What Will Happen to the Chevy Volt Now That GM Is Bankrupt?

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»

Fisker Plays It Safe, Claiming 67.2 mpg for the Plug-in Karma

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»

Watch Out, Chevy Volt: Raser Technologies Shows Off 100 mpg Plug-in Hummer

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»

The Ultimate Greenwash: GM Might Change Its Corporate Logo From Blue to Green

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»

Cash for Clunkers Program Could Offer Vouchers for Your New Chevy Volt

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»

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BMW's "Sportscar of the Future": Lifted From TRON?

Aiming to make a big, eco-friendly splash, BMW unveils a new hybrid concept car.READ»

Chevy Volt Pre-Production Prototype Revealed

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»

From Overwrought to Overly Simple: Is Green Design Anti-Style?

Like everyone else, the design field braced for the fallout from the financial meltdown. At the time, some of us argued that good things could come from a period of constraint and reexamination. The consumer culture of design had ...READ»

Fast 50 Follow-Up: 10 Companies We Missed

When we last checked in with innovation expert Dev Patnaik, CEO of growth-strategy firm Jump Associates, he was chiding us for heralding company innovations--as opposed to innovative companies--on last year’s Fast Company 50. ...READ»

Calendar: What's Happening October 2008

What's happening in October, from National Boss Day to trick-or-treating.READ»

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• Eat: World Fisheries Congress
• Meet: The Federal Open Market Committee

California Will Be First State to Test Chevy Volt

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»

What Does the GM CEO Shake-Up Mean for the Volt?

The latest--and perhaps most hazardous--roadblock on the Chevy Volt's journey to a car dealership near you might just be the unexpected resignation of General Motors CEO Fritz Henderson. Henderson has only been running the ...READ»

US Li-Ion Battery Makers Want $1Billion Federal Aid

Battery technology progresses on a daily basis, but lithium-ion tech still has a place in many consumer electronic gadgets and electric-powered cars. And that's why a consortium of fourteen US companies is lobbying for a ...READ»

iFive: Disney-Hulu-YouTube Drama, GM's Volt Fizzles, and Web 2.0 Expo Launches in Today's Innovation News

While you were sleeping, innovation put her cable box out on the curb for trash pickup. Here's today's innovation news:  1. Amid speculation that Disney would sign a deal with Hulu to offer ABC shows in exchange for an equity ...READ»

The Six Best (and Worst) Things on the Web This Week

You were busy listening to President Obama talk about health care, or watching the economy defy even the most pessimistic doomsayers. But all the while, the Web was churning with news of backroom dealings, car tech, Harvard's secret ...READ»

Watch Out Prius: Honda's Going Hybrid (while Chevy Wheezes) at the Detroit Auto Show

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»

How To Make Electric Cars Go Mainstream: Sell Batteries Separately

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»

Is $2.4 Billion For Obama's Electric Cars Plan Enough?

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»

New Lithium Battery Charges in Seconds, Could Revolutionize Electric Cars

MIT has been keeping us on our toes recently. First we heard about robotic farmers tending to fruit and vegetable plants, and now researchers at the venerable university have re-engineered lithium ion batteries to charge at ...READ»

Awareness is Over-rated, Focus on Positive Opinion

The heading of this blog post was what Deborah Meyer, the Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer (CMO) of Chrysler had to say during her presentation at MIXX in New York City on Monday. Her presentation was focused on ...READ»

Adura's Electric Bus Hybrid Powertrain Gets 50 MPG

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»

Tesla To Announce "Affordable" Electric Sedan

Tomorrow, California Governator Arnold Schwarzenegger will take the podium to announce Tesla Motors' new family-oriented electric vehicle, as part of a partnership between Tesla and the State of California. The car will be produced ...READ»

Can the U.S. Become the EV Battery Leader?

Many of our most promising electric cars have parts--or entire assemblies--being built in China. But when it comes to the most important (and most expensive) component, EV companies may turn to American manufacturers. One such ...READ»

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Motorhead Madness November's cover story had Fast Company readers revved up. We received a flood of responses, ranging from disbelief ("There are a ton of unsubstantiated claims in this article") to wild enthusiasm ("Johnathan ...READ»

MIT Scientists Build Virus-Powered Batteries for Your Next Electric Car

We've heard a lot of creative ideas for powering rechargeable batteries, but this one from MIT takes the cake. Researchers at the university have genetically engineered viruses to build the positively and negatively charged ends ...READ»