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December 12, 2011
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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
August 29, 2011
Evan Niu |
GM and LG Renew Their Vows Two familiar partners get together for a new agreement. |
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. |
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 |
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. |
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
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? |
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 15, 2008
David Lee Smith |
Time to Plug in Your Car? Toyota has vowed to have rechargeable hybrids ready in three years. |
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
August 5, 2010
Rich Smith |
GM's Latest Bright Idea Invest in hybrid vans ... and public relations. |
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
November 30, 2011
Travis Hoium |
Battery Makers Are In the Hot Seat After the Chevy Volt fire and layoffs at A123 Systems, the battery business is in rough shape. |
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
January 14, 2011
Travis Hoium |
Battery Makers Take a Back Seat at Auto Show Makers of electric cars are looking elsewhere for their power. |
The Motley Fool
October 13, 2011
Travis Hoium |
Can GM Save A123 Systems? General Motors announces that A123 Systems will supply battery packs for the upcoming Chevy Spark EV and the market jumps back on the electric-vehicle bandwagon again. |
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. |
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. |
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. |
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
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. |
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
June 11, 2011
Rich Smith |
Ford Trumps Toyota ... and imitates Volt. |
The Motley Fool
June 18, 2010
John Rosevear |
Autos Weekly: Toyota's Return to Arrogance? Toyota's efforts at world domination resume. Plus: Good news for GM, and the coming battery glut. |
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. |
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
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. |
The Motley Fool
August 11, 2010
Manikandan Raman |
Tesla Motors: The Next Auto Giant in the Making? Tesla leads the electric car revolution. |
The Motley Fool
December 13, 2011
Alyce Lomax |
Why I'm Not Buying Tesla Motors Sometimes you've just got to put on the brakes. |
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. |
The Motley Fool
August 2, 2011
Arunava De |
Tesla Hits Some Serious Potholes Tesla looks confident as it stops the production of the Roadster to make way for the Model S. But will it really help? |
The Motley Fool
September 15, 2011
Travis Hoium |
Some Electric Vehicles Are Already Dead in the Water Mass-market electric vehicles are big flops compared to high-end competitors. |
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
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. |
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. |
The Motley Fool
December 15, 2011
John Rosevear |
Ford Ups the Electric Car Stakes The new Focus Electric is the first five-seater to get a theoretical 100 mpg. Is it a game-changer? |
Popular Mechanics
October 2, 2008
John Stewart |
Toyota, Experts See Plug-in Car Trouble: Electric Reality Check With lithium-ion technology finally advanced enough for the world to resurrect the electric car by late 2009, why is the world's No. 1 automaker suddenly questioning its viability? |
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. |
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. |
Popular Mechanics
September 4, 2008 |
Honda, Ford, Nissan Prep Hybrids to Hunt Prius Before Volt Unveil As it is likely that General Motors will unveil the production version of its much-anticipated Chevy Volt later this month, competing automakers are now codifying their plans for next-generation hybrids of their own. |
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. |
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
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
July 12, 2010
John Petersen |
Toyota's Straight Talk On Plug-in Vehicles Toyota helps consumers separate hype from reality. |
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 |
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? |
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. |
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. |
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. |
The Motley Fool
November 28, 2010
Wolfgang Gruener |
Land of Confusion: Chevy Volt Gets 60 MPG Rating The EPA muddies the waters. |
