General Motors Co. will build a pure-electric vehicle by expanding the Chevrolet Volt’s battery pack and removing its internal combustion engine, Vice Chairman Bob Lutz said Monday. It’s the next step for the Volt, a car the company says can run 40 miles on a charge from a standard home power outlet. After the battery [...]

Toyota, the company that practically started the alternative fuel craze with it’s first Prius, is planning on selling an all electric car in 2012.  Toyota has been pretty quiet about the EV scene since the Prius came out.  But that appears to be changing over the next five years. Toyota is also planning to start [...]

Chrysler was saved earlier this year by both the US government and Fiat, a European car maker.  Fiat has recently released the Fiat 500 in Europe to rave reviews and wants to get this car in the US (branded as a Fiat).  It’s not much bigger than a smart car, but people say it is [...]

Here is the Volt being run through the paces by Leno at his garage: