Chevy Volt

General Motors continues to change its corporate image so it better represents the future of the auto industry: sustainability, efficiency, and environmental consciousness.

The Green Car Journal recently named its 2011 Green Car of the Year (GCOY) award to General Motors 2011 Chevrolet Volt.

It is commonly assumed that electric cars are cheaper to run than gasoline automobiles.  However, Jason Kavanagh of Inside Line has discovered this is not always the case.

Ford Motor Company (NYSE: F) announced which U.S. markets will be the first to sell its first all-electric passenger vehicle the Focus Electric.

General Electric (NYSE: GE) has announced it will purchase 25,000 electric vehicles (EVs) as part of GE’s commitment to converting half its global fleet of 30,000 to electric vehicles by 2015.

General Motors' much anticipated Chevy Volt will be making its way to television screens for the first time tonight during the opening game of the World Series. 

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According to data collected by Pike Research, the US$2.4 billion stimulus package for next-generation automobiles, as laid out in the 2009 American Recovery Act, is moving at a snails pace in its objective to create jobs and jettison the electric vehicle industry. 

The Chevy Volt will not be sold until November, but General Motors is already brainstorming ways to expand the capability of the plug-in hybrid's battery.  One potential idea is to use the battery as a storage cell for ener

Will they or won’t they? Recent comments from the head of Toronto Hydro seem to raise the possibly that widespread adoption of plug in electric cars could crash the electricity grid.

Toyota Motor Corporation (NYSE:TM) has announced it will offer a plug-in electric version of its Prius hybrid by 2012. The company also stated it could have two all-electric vehicles on the market within the same time frame.