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GM's Volt Heads For China, But As a Chevy--Not a Buick After All
Ceremonial handshakes offer photo opportunities the world over, and so it is with the arrival of the first running Chevrolet Volt range-extended electric car in China. And despite earlier reports--including ours--to the contrary, General Motors plans to sell the car as a Chevrolet, rather than as a...
U.S. Most Likely To Lead Electric Car Growth, Report Says
International research consultancy firm McKinsey has just released the latest of its reports on electric cars, placing the U.S. ahead of other countries when it comes to... August 10, 2010 by Nikki Gordon-Bloomfield 1
Report: BYD Will Borrow Mercedes-Benz B-Class Platform For New EV
Back in March we first reported that German auto giant Daimler was partnering with Chinese automaker and battery specialist BYD to further develop electric vehicle technology... August 6, 2010 by Viknesh Vijayenthiran 2
GM To Build All-Electric Cars Again: A Very Few, Just For Tests
The big news in green cars today will be the noon release of pricing and ordering information for the 2011 Chevrolet Volt, GM's upcoming range-extended compact electric car... July 26, 2010 by John Voelcker 14
Buick’s New Compact Sedan Launched In China, Coming To U.S. In 2011
General Motors is yet to launch the local version of its 2011 Chevrolet Cruze sedan but instead of speeding up its arrival the automaker is working on a new Buick sedan based... June 8, 2010 by Viknesh Vijayenthiran
2010 Coda Sedan: Exclusive Video Gives Electric-Car Details
Launching a brand-new car make is a tough task; just ask General Motors (RIP Saturn). But if you're electric-car startup Coda Automotive, you have at least one plus (it's a... June 1, 2010 by John Voelcker 1
Daimler looks beyond Tesla with BYD electric-car partnership
Until Toyota stepped in last week, Daimler was the only major auto manufacturer to take a stake in electric-car startup Tesla Motors — a company that has now become... May 28, 2010 by VentureBeat's GreenBeat 3
2010 Beijing Motor Show: SAIC Roewe E1 Electric Mini-Car
Sadly, we weren't able to cover the Beijing Motor Show, which opened last week. It's too bad, too, because China is on track to become the world's largest single car market... April 29, 2010 by John Voelcker 2
Buffet's Baby BYD Auto Is a Big Electric-Car Copycat
Sometimes Twitter is pretty wonderful. Amidst all the fluff and links and LOLs, some real gems can land. We honestly don't recall who first alerted us to an article about... February 18, 2010 by John Voelcker 12
2010 Detroit Auto Show: Chinese BYD e6 Electric Crossover To Come To U.S.
Nearing the end of our 2010 Detroit Auto Show coverage brings us to a vehicle that got a lot of media attention, though it's unclear when it will actually arrive in the U.S... January 15, 2010 by John Voelcker
U.S. and China Announce Joint Electric Vehicles Initiative
President Obama and Chinese President, Hu Jintao, couldn't agree on everything when they met on Monday. In a town hall meeting, Obama pressed the Chinese to relax stringent... November 18, 2009 by Robert Scardino 4
Surprise, Surprise: That GM Plug-In Hybrid Is a Buick After All
Well, the other shoe finally dropped. General Motors said today that the plug-in version of its Two-Mode Hybrid system would be fitted to a Buick crossover to be introduced... August 6, 2009 by John Voelcker 4
BREAKING: Cash for Clunkers Passed By Senate
All that's left now is for President Barack Obama to sign the bill. Late last night, the US Senate voted 91 to 5 to pass a $106 billion supplemental spending bill for US... June 19, 2009 by John Voelcker 5
Chinese Automaker BYD Pushes Back US Plug-in Car Target Launch Date to 2011
Chinese automaker BYD has officially launched its plug-in electric vehicle, the F3DM, in China last week. The car sells for around $22,000 USD equivalent, travels 60 miles... December 28, 2008 by Lyle Dennis 1
The Birth of China's EV Industry: the BYD F3DM
As China makes its evolution from mass-producers of cheap low-tech junk (think thin plastic shower caps and SpongeBob toothbrushes) to high-tech designers and manufacturers... December 14, 2008 by Jennifer Knightstep 1
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