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Animation Shows Chevy Volt Crash Safety Updates: Video
Yesterday, General Motors announced a Customer Satisfaction Program for all assembled Chevy Volt sedans, aimed at strengthening the battery compartment to prevent coolant leaks in the event of a side impact. Such a coolant leak, created during NHTSA side-impact testing, resulted in the much...
Today's Volt Update: GM Buyback, Owners Rally, Sales Goal Unmet
Phew. Yesterday was quite a day indeed in Chevy Volt land. A bevy of news items hit the wires, following Monday's offer of loaner cars to Volt owners who weren't comfortable... December 2, 2011 by John Voelcker 10
Fisker Karma Electric-Car Production Ramps Up, But Slowly
Every carmaker ramps up production on a new vehicle slowly. So Fisker Automotive struck back at the thesis of a GigaOm article yesterday that suggested the company was... November 10, 2011 by John Voelcker
2012 Tesla Model S To Use Panasonic Lithium-Ion Battery Cells
Well, this one's not a big shock: Tesla Motors announced yesterday that its 2012 Model S electric sport sedan would use Panasonic lithium-ion cells in its battery pack... October 12, 2011 by John Voelcker 3
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
What's Best For Old Electric-Car Batteries: Reuse Or Recycling?
A common misconception of electric cars and hybrid vehicles is that at the end of a short battery life, the remainder is dumped in landfill and contributes ever more... September 9, 2011 by Antony Ingram 3
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
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
Ford, U of M: “There’s Enough Lithium To Power Electric Cars Until 2100”
As electric vehicles become more widely available, we’ve heard some pretty large horror stories detailing that the world’s supply of lithium - used in most modern... August 10, 2011 by Nikki Gordon-Bloomfield 2
2012 Mitsubishi i Electric Car: X-Ray Cutaway Shows Layout
Here's a view of a car you've probably not seen before, though it may be familiar to you if you've ever been in the hospital. The image above shows the 2012 Mitsubishi i... July 27, 2011 by Antony Ingram 5
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
e-Wolf Alpha 1 SRF Electric Track Car Makes Debut
While the major automakers whittle away on their electric car developments, a small German firm by the name of e-Wolf has been building and selling a range of electric... June 28, 2011 by Viknesh Vijayenthiran 1
Earthquake To Delay U.S. Assembly of Nissan Leaf Electric Cars?
By far the most ambitious plan to build and assemble electric cars in the U.S. comes not from General Motors or Ford, but from Nissan. Now, it may happen a little later than... June 21, 2011 by John Voelcker
Toyota Fixes Quirks On Upcoming 2012 Prius Plug-In Hybrid
The 2012 Toyota Prius Plug-In Hybrid isn’t set to go on sale until early next year, but we already know quite a lot about the car. This is mostly thanks to the fleet of... June 17, 2011 by Viknesh Vijayenthiran 8
Mini E Driver Study: Some Caveats On Electric-Car Happy News
The 450 lucky U.S. drivers who were picked to test the BMW Mini E between June 2009 and June 2010 are one happy bunch. They love their cars, they like electric driving in... June 15, 2011 by John Voelcker 2
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