General Motors Corp said on Tuesday it would use an existing Michigan plant to build engines for its key all-electric Chevy Volt and its new Cruze small car, slashing capital investment costs by $120 million. GM, which last week raised its request for U.S. government aid to support a turnaround, said it would invest about [...]

Chrysler will showcase its electric vehicle future at the 79th International Motor Show in Geneva on March 3, with the European premieres of the Chrysler 200C EV concept vehicle and Dodge Circuit EV prototype. Chrysler recently unveiled these two vehicles—along with the new Jeep Patriot EV, the updated Chrysler Town & Country EV and the [...]

San Francisco is going to be one of the first two cities to pilot test the new Volt.  In preparation for the incoming Volt and to help charge the already in-use electric city vehicles the city is installing power outlets in various locations.  They’re called “Smartlets”, they come in two basic configurations.  One has a [...]

The European version of the Volt will be delivered under GMs Opel brand. It’s name will be Ampera, and it’ll go on sale close to the same time that the Volt does in the US. As you can see from the pictures the EuroVolt will have almost the same exact styling as the US version [...]

The new Transformers movie: Revenge of the Fallen stars a plethora of GM vehicles.  We all saw the new Camaro making it’s debut as Bumblebee in the first movie.  In the new movie the Volt will make an appearance as an autobot named Jolt.  Here’s the trailer:

Electric cars sound great until you realize that turning on the stereo costs you mileage. So Bose is hopping on the bandwagon with low-power speaker systems early. Their new Energy Efficient Series, debuting in the 2011 Chevy Volt, promises to be 30% smaller, 40% lighter, and use 50% less energy than “conventional Bose sound systems.” [...]

Reports are that GM is going to show up at the Chicago Auto Show with their line up from the new Transformers movie.  We already know that the Volt will appear in the movie, as well as the new Camaro and many other GM vehicles.

General Motors has outlined a comprehensive plan of action to help communities get ready for plug-in electric vehicles, such as the upcoming Chevrolet Volt.  GM announced the plan at the Washington Auto Show. “Collaborating with communities such as San Francisco and metropolitan areas such as Washington, D.C., where there’s already an interest in plug-in vehicles, [...]

The Jeep Patriot EV is another example of what Chrysler is planning for the future.  Like the Chrysler 200C conecept and the Chrysler Town and Country EV the Jeep Patriot EV combines a gas engine and an electric motor to provide a more environmentally friendly Jeep. The Patriot EV has a battery pack that provides [...]

We reported earlier that GM is cancelling the construction of the Flint, Michigan plant that was to build the gas engine for the Chevy Volt and the Cruze.  GM already makes a four cylinder engine in Europe, so instead of investing new resources here in the US they’ll just be importing the engine that’s made [...]