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IEEE Spectrum
January 2007
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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.   |
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 |
Show Recap: Detroit Goes Electro-tastic! Slammed by the economic crisis, most carmakers showed hybrid or electric vehicles |
BusinessWeek
May 15, 2008
David Welch |
The Heated Rivalry in Low-Carbon Cars The planned eco-friendly fleets of GM and competitors. |
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 29, 2011
Evan Niu |
GM and LG Renew Their Vows Two familiar partners get together for a new agreement. |
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 |
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
November 29, 2011
John Rosevear |
Did Electric Cars Just Hit the Wall? Will Chevy Volt battery fires stop the EV revolution before it starts? |
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. |
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
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. |
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. |
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
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 |
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 |
BusinessWeek
November 20, 2008
Matt Vella |
Will These Cars Save the Auto Industry? Peppier diesels, hybrids, even electric motors in wheels are among new fuel-savers |
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
August 20, 2011
Evan Niu |
General Motors Gets Serious About Plug-In Hybrids General Motors has officially confirmed that its concept Cadillac Converj has been approved for production. |
The Motley Fool
August 5, 2010
Rich Smith |
GM's Latest Bright Idea Invest in hybrid vans ... and public relations. |
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. |
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. |
The Motley Fool
June 19, 2007
Jack Uldrich |
GM Fills Up on Fuel Cells The automaker is making a big, bold bet on fuel-cell technology. |
The Motley Fool
September 3, 2010
John Rosevear |
Autos Weekly: GM's New Anxiety New details emerge on GM's plan for going public. |
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 |
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
December 19, 2008
Rich Smith |
China Closing GM's Coffin The first car company to reach the market with an actual, workable electric car will not be based in Detroit, but in Shenzhen. BYD is the name. |
Popular Mechanics
May 28, 2009
Frank Weber |
Can GM Make Electric Vehicles Relevant? Analysis Electric vehicles aren't simply for niche markets; they are the future of a sustainable global automotive industry. |
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 |
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
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. |
IEEE Spectrum
October 2010
Lawrence Ulrich |
The Greening of the Supercar Ferraris, just like Fords, must now conform to environmental regulations |
BusinessWeek
December 29, 2010
Eric Pooley |
Electric Cars Get Charged for Battle The first serious contenders for a mass-scale electric car are on the road. They've already changed GM and Nissan; will they change the world? |
IEEE Spectrum
September 2010
Philip E. Ross |
When Does Technical Brilliance Matter, and When Does It Not? A technological marvel may not always translate into commercial success |
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. |
The Motley Fool
July 13, 2010
John Rosevear |
Is General Motors Rushing Its IPO? Despite less-than-ideal timing, GM seems determined to go public ASAP. Why? |
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. |
IEEE Spectrum
September 2006
John Voelcker |
Driving GM's New Hydrogen Car The radical thing about Chevy's hydrogen concept car is how normal it feels to drive. Outside, the Sequel is a sleek, stylish SUV. But underneath, it has little in common with today's cars beyond wheels and tires. |
IEEE Spectrum
March 2009 |
Why the Chevy Volt Doesn't Add Up Plug-in hybrids with big batteries, like the Chevy Volt, may never save consumers any money. |
BusinessWeek
May 8, 2006
Justin Hibbard |
Hey, Detroit, Wanna Drag? Two Silicon Valley startups are working on battery-powered sports cars. |
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 4, 2010
John Rosevear |
A Rebound for General Motors? GM sees an uptick in sales, just in time for its IPO. |
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. |
IEEE Spectrum
March 2009
John Voelcker |
How Green Is My Plug-In? The carbon impact of the millions of electric vehicles soon to hit the road will depend on the grids that supply them. |
Wired
August 2002
Dan Baum |
GM's Billion-Dollar Bet The hydrogen car has been a long time coming. GM is betting $1 billion that the end of internal combustion is near. |
The Motley Fool
January 18, 2012
John Rosevear |
General Motors: We're No. 1* GM probably reclaimed its global sales crown in 2011, but it comes with an asterisk. |
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. |
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 20, 2011
Dan Radovsky |
Fast and Luxurious Plug-Ins Chasing Tesla General Motors enters the luxury electric with a plug-in Cadillac. |
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. |
