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Rare EV-1 Up For Sale, But It Isn't An Electric Car
Earlier today, our colleagues over at MotorAuthority told us about a collection of over 100 rare cars going under the hammer in Sweden. Among them, a complete EV-1. Complete with aerodynamic coupe styling, solar-powered cooling fan and a film appearance under its belt, bidding for this futuristic...
Tesla's Elon Musk, GM's Bob Lutz To Appear On 'Charlie Rose' Tonight
They're both featured in Revenge of the Electric Car, the documentary that's now in limited release across the country, so it makes sense they'd be doing media together. The... November 9, 2011 by John Voelcker 2
Where Will Chevy Spark EV Be Built? Maybe It's Michigan?
Two weeks ago, Chevrolet unveiled its 2013 Spark minicar and confirmed that it would offer a Spark EV all-electric model--a story GreenCarReports broke the night before. But... October 25, 2011 by John Voelcker 4
GM Takes Heat For 'Stop Pedaling, Start Driving' College Ads
GM uses a fairly effective visual to promote its college discount in recent ads. A beautiful co-ed (for our younger readers, that means a female student), sitting in the... October 12, 2011 by Kurt Ernst 4
Solid State Electric Car Batteries Still 10 Years Away
Solid state batteries could be seen as everything we're looking for from an electric car battery, improving on all the fundamental characteristics needed for electric... September 26, 2011 by Antony Ingram 7
GM To Develop Electric Cars In China With SAIC, Longtime Partner
Maybe you can beat 'em and join 'em at the same time? That may be what General Motors is hoping with its announcement this morning that it would develop electric cars with... September 20, 2011 by John Voelcker 14
China Wants Volt's Electric-Car Secrets; GM Says No; Tug Of War Ensues
It's been the official policy of the Chinese government-industrial complex for a while now that the country wants to dominate the electric-car business. While only a handful... September 8, 2011 by John Voelcker 8
GM Riles CA Electric-Car World (Again) Over AB475 'Charger Sharing' Ban
California's electric-car advocates are often "true believers," and they can be single-minded in the pursuit of what they believe is right. But the nuts-and-bolts experience... September 2, 2011 by John Voelcker 90
GM's LG Electric-Car Deal Goals: Cheaper, Faster, Less Risky
General Motors has been on a roll with electric-car news of late. It said it would build the well-received Converj concept car as the Cadillac ELR; it cut a deal with A123... August 25, 2011 by John Voelcker 17
GM, LG Group To Design, Engineer (Unspecified) Electric Cars Together
General Motors announced this morning that it would jointly design and engineer "future electric vehicles" with Korea's LG Group, in a statement that raised more questions... August 25, 2011 by John Voelcker
Cadillac Ciel Concept: GM's Next Hybrid, Maybe, Or Not? (Updated)
Last night at an event before the Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance in Carmel, Cailfornia, Cadillac unveiled its Ciel concept car, which it calls "an open-air grand touring... August 19, 2011 by John Voelcker 1
Remember GM's Autonomous Pod Cars? GPS Has To Catch Up First
We've always been intrigued by the EN-V autonomous pod cars proposed by General Motors. Maybe they harken back to the happy futurism of the Fifties, or maybe it's just that... August 15, 2011 by John Voelcker
Fuel-Cell Vehicles Are Likely Coming (A Few): Who's Winning?
We're on record with the analysis that electric-car production will far, far outweigh that of hydrogen fuel-cell vehicles built over the next decade, and perhaps longer... August 12, 2011 by John Voelcker 42
A123 Gets Lithium-Cell Deal For Unspecified GM Electric Car
Another shoe dropped today, revealing one more little piece of General Motors' electric-car strategy. GM said this morning it had awarded a production contract for... August 11, 2011 by John Voelcker 1
A New Life On The Grid For Tired Chevy Volt Battery Packs?
The lithium-ion battery pack in the 2011 Chevrolet Volt is backed by an eight-year, 100,000 mile warranty. The engineers behind its development will be the first to tell you... July 21, 2011 by Kurt Ernst 5
First A Diesel, Now GM To Work On Natural-Gas Cars For U.S. (Report)
General Motors makes a lot of vehicles globally. And despite all the publicity around its 2011 Chevrolet Volt plug-in hybrid, most of them run on gasoline. Now, GM has agreed... July 6, 2011 by John Voelcker 1
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