Part of the Volt’s cooling system will be water based.  It’s more efficient than air, though a little more costly.  GM has picked the supplier of the cooling system and an announcement is expected later today.  Buehler Motor Inc., based in Morrisville, N.C., will provide 12-watt and 50-watt pumps that circulate coolant through the Volt’s [...]

Some pictures of the new prius have been leaked to the internet.  It looks pretty much the same with a little refinement.

With all the rumors flying around about the chrysler sale and or merger many journalists have posited that Renault-Nissan is one of the potential buyers.  It makes sense, afterall, Nissan and Chrysler have a close relationship right now.  Starting in 2010 Chrysler will build the Nissan Titan and Nissan will build a small car for [...]

While there are many sites and journals and blogs out there reporting that GM and Chrysler are just a hair away from merging one is reporting of the financial roadblocks to such a merger.  As it stands right now Cerberus has stated that they want to retain a major stake in any combined company, it’s [...]

Summary: The guys over at Car and Driver give us their opinion on the new Volt.  They seem cautiously optimistic about the new car.  They noted that the styling will remain almost exactly the same as what was unveiled to use just a few weeks ago.  They also have some opinions on the overall look: [...]

General Motors is partnering with ten different states to help them produce more Ethanol.  Ethanol is the main ingredient in E85, a blend of gasoline that is 85% Ethanol and 15% gas.  Only certain cars can run on E85, the new Chevy Volt being one of them.  The vehicles engine has to be built to [...]

When Chrysler reveiled their three ENVI vehicles a few weeks ago we found that one of them was an all electric sports car for Dodge.  Likely a replacement for the Viper (Chrysler is looking to sell the Viper name for some cash, the new CAFE standards preclude Chrysler from making the Viper in a few [...]

Bob Lutz gives an interview about the Volt. An interesting point he makes is that he doesn’t mind that people think it’s ugly. In many cases he said that he’ll sacrifice functionality for form but in the case of the Volt you can’t do that. Lots of people buy the prius because it looks different, [...]

The battery pack for the Volt is shaped like a capitol T.  It starts under the hood and runs through the center of the car.  The shape of the battery pack limits the Volt to only four passengers since it runs through the middle of the rear seat.  There is no room for a center [...]

Reuters is reporting that Cerberus Capitol Management is not looking to sell it’s stake in Chrysler.  Rather it would like to buy up a portion (or all) of whomever they make their deal with to combine the two automakers. “Cerberus executives have maintained repeatedly that they believe in the industry. They expect to be there [...]