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The Motley Fool
December 1, 2010
Rich Smith |
General Motors Calls China's Bluff China's BYD, recently armed with an investment from Berkshire Hathaway, announced an electric car of its own -- and a threat to begin selling it in the U.S.   |
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. |
The Motley Fool
September 17, 2008
David Lee Smith |
Have Detroit's Bailout Notions Been Quashed? Recent moves by the federal government may not be good news for Detroit automakers. |
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. |
The Motley Fool
January 15, 2008
David Lee Smith |
Time to Plug in Your Car? Toyota has vowed to have rechargeable hybrids ready in three years. |
Popular Mechanics
March 2007
Jim Motavalli |
3 Big Questions for the Electric Car's Future With big pushes from GM, Ford and Toyota, plug-in hybrids are back in the spotlight, but lurking in the shadows is the same old problem: building a lightweight, powerful, affordable battery. |
The Motley Fool
January 8, 2007
Rich Smith |
Will Anyone Kill the Gasoline Car? Last year's eco-movie Who Killed the Electric Car? bills itself as a documentary -- a movie based entirely on fact. GM investors, meanwhile, will be hoping that in a few years' time, the Volt will turn out to be something more than fiction. |
The Motley Fool
July 30, 2010
Rich Smith |
GM Offers Volt Shoppers a Shocking Bargain And gives Ford and Nissan a shock of their own. The company's finally battling back with its own clever marketing. |
The Motley Fool
June 11, 2011
Rich Smith |
Ford Trumps Toyota ... and imitates Volt. |
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
January 10, 2011
Jason Moser |
NAIAS in Detroit: Let the Show Begin! A preview of the North American International Auto Show in Detroit. |
The Motley Fool
January 14, 2009
Rich Smith |
General Motors: Specifically Shameless No sooner does A123 commit itself to opening battery factories right next door to Detroit, no sooner does it promise to invest $2.3 billion in the effort to supply 5 million hybrid car batteries by 2013, then GM pulls the rug out from under A123, giving the contract to a foreign company. |
BusinessWeek
May 15, 2008
David Welch |
The Heated Rivalry in Low-Carbon Cars The planned eco-friendly fleets of GM and competitors. |
The Motley Fool
May 20, 2011
Rich Smith |
General Motors: Gunning for Growth Look out, Toyota and Nissan. General Motors is stomping on the gas, and gaining fast. |
The Motley Fool
August 29, 2011
Evan Niu |
GM and LG Renew Their Vows Two familiar partners get together for a new agreement. |
The Motley Fool
November 28, 2010
Wolfgang Gruener |
Land of Confusion: Chevy Volt Gets 60 MPG Rating The EPA muddies the waters. |
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. |
BusinessWeek
January 29, 2007
David Kiley |
Toyota: How the Hybrid Race Went to the Swift As Toyota prepares to motor past Ford as the world's second-largest carmaker, it has become a textbook case on how a green reputation delivers a competitive edge. |
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
August 5, 2010
Rich Smith |
GM's Latest Bright Idea Invest in hybrid vans ... and public relations. |
The Motley Fool
May 21, 2010
John Rosevear |
This Week in Autos Toyota's Tesla tie-up, GM's Googly goodness, and the impending Chinese invasion. |
The Motley Fool
August 3, 2009
Rich Smith |
Nissan's Un-be-Leaf-able Deal Nissan's new electric car could be a huge hit. |
The Motley Fool
January 25, 2011
Rich Smith |
Psst! Buddy! Wanna Buy a Cheap Hybrid? Using energy captured from braking, combined with smart technology that turns off the engine when not needed, GM's eAssist system offers fuel efficiency 25% greater than cars without it. |
IndustryWeek
April 21, 2010
Steve Minter |
Volt: GM's Four-Letter Word for Hope GM is investing heavily in research, testing and manufacturing facilities to pursue its electrification strategy. |
PC Magazine
February 14, 2007
Bill Howard |
Chevy Volt: Short-Haul Electric, Long-Distance Hybrid At the North American International Auto Show in January, GM took the wraps off the Chevrolet Volt. |
BusinessWeek
February 12, 2009 |
Start Your Engines Although a mainstream market for electric cars may be a decade or more away, governments and companies worldwide are spending massive amounts of money to gain an edge in supplying batteries for them. Here are some key players. |
The Motley Fool
June 17, 2010
Howard Lovy |
Own a Volt, Get a Jolt With Free Chargers From GM and the Feds The money to cover the 4,400 freebie 240-volt chargers comes from federal stimulus dollars. |
The Motley Fool
May 22, 2006
Brian Gorman |
Hybrid Help for GM? Even if a newly announced hybrid technology doesn't lead to a resurgence in GM's truck and SUV sales, it could help stem customers' exodus from the category. For GM, that alone would be cause for celebration. |
The Motley Fool
August 30, 2010
John Rosevear |
Autos Weekly: What Recovery? Auto sales are getting that grim look again. |
The Motley Fool
August 2, 2010
John Rosevear |
Autos Weekly: Can the Chevy Volt Succeed? GM announced pricing for its electric showpiece, but big questions remain. |
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? |
The Motley Fool
February 6, 2009
Rich Duprey |
Detroit's Frosty New Year January sales figures portend a dismal 2009 for the Big Three automobile makers. |
The Motley Fool
June 9, 2005
Rich Smith |
The Toyota Files Is the Japanese giant eyeing one of Detroit's Big Three? |
The Motley Fool
July 15, 2008
Joe Magyer et al. |
Fool Blog: This Company Is an Utter Disaster General Motors announces that it would cut white-collar jobs, speed up some plant closings, suspend its dividend, and stop providing health-care benefits to salaried retirees over age 65. |
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. |
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. |
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 10, 2012
Dan Dzombak |
Energy 101: Electric Vehicles Energy Secretary Steven Chu is in Michigan at the North American International Auto Show today to promote the Obama administration's support for the domestic auto industry. |
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. |
The Motley Fool
August 20, 2011
Dan Radovsky |
Fast and Luxurious Plug-Ins Chasing Tesla General Motors enters the luxury electric with a plug-in Cadillac. |
Popular Mechanics
September 15, 2008
Daniel Krach |
Living With Hydrogen, Gas Prices Become Incentive for Progress Getting to a future of hydrogen-electric hybrids that will wean us from gasoline for good will require more battery and fuel cell research and convincing Americans that $4/gallon gas can be a good thing. |
The Motley Fool
January 10, 2006
W.D. Crotty |
GM: Company of Contrasts The automaker is sputtering in the U.S., but it's gaining speed internationally. GM has worked to improve its cost structure, and analysts see profits in the year ahead. Investors, take note. |
The Motley Fool
February 16, 2011
Rich Smith |
Vroom! Vroom! Tesla Revs Up Electric cars are all about the future, folks. |
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. |
The Motley Fool
October 14, 2011
John Rosevear |
Does GM's New Electric Car Matter? It does, but not in the way you might think. |
The Motley Fool
November 1, 2004
Phil Wohl |
Toyota Accelerating Past GM? The Japanese auto company is posturing to become the world's largest car manufacturer. |
The Motley Fool
June 11, 2010
John Rosevear |
This Week in Autos Is the ground starting to shift in China? This week brought word of more labor unrest in China, including further action against Honda |
The Motley Fool
January 4, 2007
Rich Smith |
A December to Remember for Automakers For Ford and GM, some good deeds go unpunished -- and some don't. |
Popular Mechanics
September 16, 2008
Ray Wert |
As Volt Lands, Can GM Learn From Prius & Make Plug-in Cars Big? The key for GM will be to move as quickly as possible -- faster than Toyota did -- in ramping up production on the Volt. |
The Motley Fool
July 12, 2010
John Petersen |
Toyota's Straight Talk On Plug-in Vehicles Toyota helps consumers separate hype from reality. |
