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IEEE Spectrum May 2008 John Voelcker |
Ev Roundup: Electric Vehicles Move Forward...Slowly A Chevrolet Volt update, two tiny Japanese EVs, and even a Tesla lawsuit |
BusinessWeek July 16, 2009 Rowley & Hall |
A Future Shock for Electric Cars? This summer marks a milestone in green motoring. Tokyo-based Mitsubishi Motor will soon start selling its $48,000 electric minicar, the i-MiEV, beating out Subaru, Nissan Motor, and China's BYD Auto, all of which have designs on the electric-car market. |
IEEE Spectrum June 2008 John Voelcker |
Lithium Batteries On The Way For Hybrids In just one year, the whens and wheres of lithium battery packs for hybrid and electric cars have come into much sharper focus |
The Motley Fool August 29, 2011 Evan Niu |
GM and LG Renew Their Vows Two familiar partners get together for a new agreement. |
IEEE Spectrum January 2007 John Voelcker |
Lithium Batteries for Hybrid Cars Hybrid cars need to travel farther in electric-only mode, and that means lithium-ion battery technologies have a lot riding on them. |
IEEE Spectrum February 2007 John Voelcker |
Electric Power Steals the Show The annual Detroit Auto Show offered a feast of technology, and the best dish of all was an electric-drive concept called the Chevrolet Volt. |
The Motley Fool January 14, 2011 Travis Hoium |
Battery Makers Take a Back Seat at Auto Show Makers of electric cars are looking elsewhere for their power. |
Popular Mechanics January 7, 2007 Ben Stewart |
GM Goes Beyond Hybrid: Chevy's Electric Car Big news from the Detroit auto show, with video: General Motors has a 100-mph, all-electric entry into the market for hybrid 2.0. |
IEEE Spectrum February 2009 John Voelcker |
Electric Cars Rule Detroit Auto Show Car makers showed off their latest electric vehicles to a receptive audience at last month's Detroit Auto Show |
The Motley Fool July 28, 2009 Rich Smith |
Who's Who in Electric Cars As Nissan shows off its e-car prototype, a Fool wonders what everyone else is up to. |
IEEE Spectrum April 2009 John Voelcker |
Top 10 Tech Cars of 2009 Electric-drive cars take second place to sheer survival. |
Wired February 23, 2009 Chuck Squatriglia |
Build a Streamlined, Mass-Produced Electric Car The production model Chevrolet Volt, unveiled last September, has improved upon the aerodynamics of the concept without losing its look -- it's now the slipperiest production car the company has ever designed. |
Outside April 2007 Amanda Griscom Little |
Detroit Takes Charge Electric cars are poised to make a comeback and this time they might stick around for good. |
BusinessWeek May 13, 2010 Richard McGill Murphy |
Eclectic Electrics With the Chevy Volt and Nissan Leaf hitting showrooms this year, the mass-produced electric car - a century-old dream - becomes a reality. So what are designers dreaming up next? |
The Motley Fool January 6, 2012 Travis Hoium |
Another Auto Deal Sets A123 Systems Up for Disappointment A new deal with VIA Motors won't change the fortunes for A123 Systems. |
Popular Mechanics February 6, 2008 Chuck Tannert |
Inside Plug-in Car Tech's Race to Production (and Top 10 Rides) Big automakers and promising startups say electric vehicles are coming as soon as next year, but there's a lot of work to be done by scientists before lithium-ion batteries are ready for mainstream hybrids. |
Popular Mechanics April 4, 2008 Ben Stewart |
GM Testing Volt's Battery, iPhone-like Dash on Track to 2010 Although still not quite set for prime time, it's easy to get excited about the Volt -- which could be America's first production plug-in hybrid vehicle. GM is now testing two batteries in what amounts to a horse race for the future of driving. |
The Motley Fool January 6, 2012 Alex Planes |
America's Sad Love Affair With the Electric Car The biggest letdown is still under the hood. |
IEEE Spectrum January 2010 Philip E. Ross |
Loser: Why the Chevy Volt Will Fizzle General Motors' Chevrolet Volt hybrid car is a courageous design, but it won't make money |
The Motley Fool January 31, 2011 Travis Hoium |
Don't Get Hopes Up for Battery Makers Battery makers need to get a little that momentum back by showing progress in commercial vehicles and grid applications. |
IEEE Spectrum February 2011 John Voelcker |
Chevy Volt Sparks a Series of Plug-in Hybrids Expect many new plug-in cars to use the gasoline engine only as an extra battery |
The Motley Fool August 12, 2011 Evan Niu |
A123 Systems Scores With GM Shares of A123 Systems roared today as the company announced that it was awarded a contract to supply General Motors. Will it be enough? |
IEEE Spectrum January 2012 David Schneider |
Plug-in Vehicles Proliferate Full battery-electric and hybrid-electric plug-in vehicles will start hitting the streets in significant numbers later this year |
IEEE Spectrum April 2007 John Voelcker |
Top 10 Tech Cars Electric cars are back: Tesla 2007 Roadster... Honda FCX/Concept... GMC 2008 Yukon Two-Mode Hybrid... Fiat: 2007 Siena Tetrafuel... Volkswagen 2007 Golf GT TSI... Chrysler 2007 Sebring... etc. |
IEEE Spectrum April 2010 Philip E. Ross |
The Audi e-Tron Concept Car Can Change Its Shape to Slip Though the Wind Audi's e-Tron shows what active control can do -- not just to the engine but the body |
The Motley Fool December 12, 2011 John Rosevear |
Why the Chevy Volt Is Such a Scandal What started as teething trouble with new tech is metastasizing into a Great American Scandal. |
IEEE Spectrum February 2008 John Voelcker |
Detroit Auto Show: Diesels Turn Green and Eco-Friendly Hybrid cars took a backseat to diesels, and GM went on an eco-offensive, but pickup trucks were still the big deal at the Detroit auto show |
The Motley Fool November 29, 2011 John Rosevear |
Did Electric Cars Just Hit the Wall? Will Chevy Volt battery fires stop the EV revolution before it starts? |
The Motley Fool April 20, 2011 Arunava De |
Why Are Carmakers Betting Big on Electric Vehicles? Electric cars could be the trump card for carmakers riddled with rising fuel prices. |
IEEE Spectrum February 2009 John Voelcker |
Show Recap: Detroit Goes Electro-tastic! Slammed by the economic crisis, most carmakers showed hybrid or electric vehicles |
IEEE Spectrum August 2008 John Voelcker |
Battery Czar Denise Gray had to take a city bus to her first job at GM, but now she holds the company's green-car future in her hands |
Popular Mechanics September 16, 2008 Larry Webster |
GM Finally Unveils Production Chevy Volt: First Look (Updated) We've been able to eke out some details from engineers here on its propulsion technology, sale price and that oh-so-iPod-esque interior. |
IEEE Spectrum November 2006 John Voelcker |
Electric Cars For Enlightened Stars Tesla Roadster... Chevrolet Sequel... Tango 600... |
Popular Mechanics October 2009 David Noland |
Who's Killing the Electric Plane? Even as the federal government jump-starts electric cars with $2.4 billion in research funds, electric airplanes are getting held back. |
The Motley Fool May 22, 2009 Mark Kennedy |
Will the Electric Car Make the World a Better Place? It certainly looks like the automotive future will be electrified. Many automakers are trumpeting current or future models that are either completely or partially powered by flowing electrons instead of burning hydrocarbons. |
IEEE Spectrum December 2007 John Voelcker |
Electric Atmosphere at Electric Vehicle Symposium Plug-in hybrid cars definitely on the way, but what about vehicle-to-grid technology? |
The Motley Fool November 20, 2010 John Rosevear |
Ford's Electric-Car Gamble The Blue Oval's unusually tentative strategy could prove to be a bold move. |
The Motley Fool June 29, 2010 John Rosevear |
Tesla: A $1.33 Billion Pile of ... What? Tesla Motors' IPO offering is the first by an American carmaker since Ford's in 1956, and investors are hot for the shares. But what are they buying? |
Popular Mechanics September 16, 2008 Paul A. Eisenstein |
Beyond Volt, Insiders Reveal More GM Plug-in Cars on the Way GM designers and engineers are quietly laying the foundation for what could become a full range of plug-in cars that the company refers to as Extended-Range Electric Vehicles, or E-REVs. |
The Motley Fool January 11, 2011 Travis Hoium |
EV Battle: Focus Electric Vs. Model S Ford's all-electric Focus is making headlines, but does it beat Tesla's Model S? |
Popular Mechanics May 2007 |
GM's Chevy Volt Plug-in Concept: How It Works 1. Gasoline Engine... 2. Generator... 3. Electric Motor... etc. |
BusinessWeek December 2, 2010 Keane & Green |
Green Energy: Why Hybrids Still Need Government Motors As the next generation of plug-in cars comes online, a decline in hybrid sales doesn't bode well for their success. |
IEEE Spectrum July 2006 John Voelcker |
What If You Had to Build a Socially Responsible SUV? At GM's Challenge X competition among teams from 17 North American universities, turbodiesel electric hybrids running on biodiesel are par for the course. Even hydraulic hybrids and ultracapacitors don't raise eyebrows. |
Car and Driver July 2003 |
Spied! Hummer H3 The Hummer line of sport-utility vehicles has been a big hit for General Motors. Now the company engineers are hard at work, testing prototypes of its future, smaller model, the H3. |
Chemistry World September 19, 2007 Ned Stafford |
Electric Cars Hoping for Lithium Ion Revolution General Motors is betting that chemists are close to solving the plug-in hybrid electric vehicle puzzle, by developing rechargeable batteries that are safe, robust, long-lasting, and inexpensive. |
IEEE Spectrum April 2008 John Voelcker |
An Almost All-Electric Car? GM'S 1997 all-electric EV1 failed, but its successor, the plug-in hybrid Chevy Volt, boasts promising new technology. |
IndustryWeek April 21, 2010 Steve Minter |
Charged Up About Electric Cars Household names and newcomers alike are racing to develop cars that offer freedom from the gas pump. |
The Motley Fool August 5, 2010 Rich Smith |
GM's Latest Bright Idea Invest in hybrid vans ... and public relations. |
IEEE Spectrum July 2007 Willie D. Jones |
Putting Electricity Where The Rubber Meets the Road In-wheel motors improve fuel economy and safety. Though cars with wheel-hub motors won't roll off assembly lines any time soon, companies like GM and Siemens VDO say electric wheels are the future of automotive propulsion. |
The Motley Fool November 24, 2010 Travis Hoium |
We're Focusing on the Wrong Electric-Vehicle Market Scooters and commercial vehicles are where progress is really being made. |