Carmakers wonder if the lithium-ion cells will become cheap enough, at a fast enough pace, to make pure electric and plug-in hybrid cars economically practical.
The plug-in hybrids may stall when in motion, but General Motors said the problem did not pose a safety hazard.
A123 Systems had a new 'game-changing' EV battery and then suddenly filed for bankruptcy. What happened?
A self-taught scientist, he invented the nickel-metal hybrid battery and contributed to the development of many other devices.
Reluctant to fill their gas tanks, Chevy Volt hybrid owners tend to recharge their cars more frequently than drivers of the all-electric Nissan Leaf do.
At a luxury-goods exposition in Manhattan on Wednesday, Fisker executives discussed the bankruptcy of the battery maker and supplier to the Karma plug-in hybrid sedan.
The filing by A123 Systems dealt a blow to the Obama administration’s program to jump-start a domestic battery industry and spur development of electric vehicles.
Cadillac today announced the ELR extended-range electric vehicle will be built at the same plant currently producing the Chevy Volt, Opel Ampera, and Holden Volt EREVs and will arrive as a coupe. The Cadillac ELR, the production version of the Converj concept revealed at the North American International Auto Show in 2009, will be powered [...]
Cadillac today announced the ELR extended-range electric vehicle will be built at the same plant currently producing the Chevy Volt, Opel Ampera, and Holden Volt EREVs and will arrive as a coupe. The Cadillac ELR, the production version of the Converj concept revealed at the North American International Auto Show in 2009, will be powered [...]
GM is making a luxury version of the Chevrolet Volt hybrid.