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, [...]

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 [...]

The engine plant in Flint, Michigan that GM was going to build to make the inline 4 cylinder engine that would power the Volt and the Cruze was put on hold.  Now we are seeing reports that the plant altogether will be scrapped. The worsening economy is causing the car market to shrink, with fewer [...]

We reported earlier that GM will be the first automaker in the US to produce battery packs for cars.  The General will by buying the lithium batteries from LG Chem and them assembling them into a pack for the Volt at a new plant to be built in Michigan. “We are investing in the future [...]

GM has released pictures of the Volt’s powertrain.  You can see the neck of the T shaped battery pack, the plugin for the batteries, and the motor among various other things.  It’s interesting to see how it all fits together under the hood.

Matt Lauer from the today show along with CNBC’s Phil LeBeau were the first two journalists to drive the Volt mule.  They talked about how gas prices would effect the sales of the Volt.  Though they seemed a bit confused about performance.  LeBeau said that if gas prices were low that Americans would pick gas [...]

The battery pack for the Volt is possibly the most important part of the car.  It’s the most expensive component, and if it malfunctions the car loses almost all of it’s appeal (assuming it doesn’t cause a fire in which case the car loses all of its appeal). LG Chem is going to be the [...]