Bumpy Ride to Electric Vehicle Ownership
There are a few relatively easy things we can do right now to make the transition to electric vehicles a lot smoother.
There are a few relatively easy things we can do right now to make the transition to electric vehicles a lot smoother.
Philip G. Baker | Posted 04.18.2012
So here we have elected officials doing their best to trash one of the most innovative products this country has produced, all in the name of politics.
AP | TOM KRISHER | Posted 04.02.2012
DETROIT -- General Motors Co. will suspend production of the Chevrolet Volt for an extra week this summer as it tries to control the electric car's in...
AP | FREDERIC J. FROMMER | Posted 03.26.2012
WASHINGTON — The chairman and CEO of General Motors Co. is defending the company over battery fires in Chevrolet Volt electric cars last year. ...
AP | By DEE-ANN DURBIN and TOM KRISHER | Posted 01.21.2012
DETROIT -- The government ended its safety investigation into the Chevrolet Volt on Friday after concluding that the Volt and other electric cars don'...
AP | TOM KRISHER and DEE-ANN DURBIN | Posted 03.06.2012
DETROIT — General Motors is advising Volt owners to return their electric cars to dealers for repairs that will lower the risk of battery fires....
Steve Parker | Posted 02.26.2012
What were the biggest automotive stories of 2011? There were certainly plenty to choose from. But the top story of the year is the resurgence of Chrysler.
AP | By TOM KRISHER | Posted 11.28.2011
DETROIT -- General Motors, concerned about the image of its Chevrolet Volt, is offering free loaner vehicles to owners who are worried about the elect...
AP | By JOAN LOWY | Posted 11.26.2011
WASHINGTON -- The government is investigating new fires involving the lithium-ion batteries in General Motors Co.'s Chevrolet Volt to assess the fire ...
David Kiley | Posted 01.16.2012
When I confess to my comrades my geeky delight in leaving my house with a full charge, and then recharging the car when I get to work at the nearby ChargePoint station, I feel as if I have just ordered "just a salad" in a steakhouse after my friends have all ordered T-Bones.
Michael W. R. Davis | Posted 01.16.2012
Over the last few months, Detroit has witnessed the U.S. introduction of three new or newer entries in the electric vehicle field, and each takes a different approach.
AP | Posted 11.22.2011
SHANGHAI -- General Electric and General Motors Co. agreed Thursday on a pilot installation of electric vehicle charging stations in Shanghai, the lat...
Michael Carmichael | Posted 09.20.2011
Even in the midst of the worst recession since the 1930s, the trend to electric cars and plug-in hybrid is growing stronger. While the market is not yet flooded with plug-in electric cars, manufacturers are accelerating their design, development and production.
Kirsten Dirksen | Posted 09.07.2011
The Chevy Volt has weathered critique, but the car is still a game changer because it's forcing its owners to really think about where their fuel comes from, every morning and night.
John Gartner | Posted 05.25.2011
The first Chevrolet Volts, Nissan Leafs, and Smart EDs were delivered in December, but in the annals of history, 2011 will be remembered as the year that electric vehicles arrived.
Steve Parker | Posted 05.25.2011
No more guessing. We now officially know enough about these cars of the future to say we love or hate them. What cars? What else. Those small, uncomfortable, high-mileage vehicles.
The New York Times | Nick Bunkley | Posted 05.25.2011
LIVONIA, Mich. -- The Chevrolet Volt and Nissan Leaf have gotten nearly all the attention, but they are not the only electric vehicles making their wa...
Steve Parker | Posted 05.25.2011
While today is surely a time to celebrate GM, it's also critical to take a quick look at the 11 ways GM could find itself in the same bankruptcy boat which nearly destroyed forever the American auto business as we'd known it for 100 years.
AP | JONATHAN FAHEY and SAMANTHA BOMKAMP | Posted 05.25.2011
NEW YORK — With a name like General Electric, it stands to reason GE would want to embrace the electric car. Thursday the company announced pla...
John Gartner | Posted 05.25.2011
If establishing a market for plug-in vehicles and all-electric vehicles is the goal, DOE should increase EVs' visibility, making them available to the largest possible audience through car-share, car rental, and taxi fleets.
Steve Parker | Posted 05.25.2011
"It's not easy bein' green..." Car companies worldwide should have paid heed to those simple words many years ago.
AP | TOM KRISHER | Posted 05.25.2011
DETROIT — Just over a decade ago, electric cars were expensive niche vehicles for gadget lovers and celebrities. Now, Nissan and General Motors ...
Steve Parker | Posted 05.25.2011
While Toyota's Prius gas/electric hybrid has been the Official State Car of Santa Monica for some years now, Leaf is definitely worthy of taking a shot at the title.
Jonathan A. Schein | Posted 05.25.2011
The Nissan LEAF is bringing the next generation of low- and zero-emission vehicles to market. The Chevy VOLT still runs on gasoline, and goes less than half the distance of a fully charged LEAF.
Jane Devin | Posted 05.25.2011
How are the people at GM taking the changes? Underneath the anxiety, they are hopeful. They feel that they are participating in the birth of an automotive zenith that will turn GM's fortunes, and their own, around.
Claire Tomkins | Posted 05.08.2012