Prospects for R8 E-tron Darken, as Audi Shifts Focus to Plug-in Hybrids
Sales of the purely electric supercar were scheduled to begin at the end of the year, but executives appeared to back off that prospect this week.
Questions Linger on Battery Prices in Electric Cars
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. G.M. Plans a Software Patch to Address Stalling Chevrolet Volts
The plug-in hybrids may stall when in motion, but General Motors said the problem did not pose a safety hazard.
EV Battery-Maker A123 Systems Drained
A123 Systems had a new 'game-changing' EV battery and then suddenly filed for bankruptcy. What happened?
Stanford R. Ovshinsky Dies at 89, a Self-Taught Maverick in Electronics
A self-taught scientist, he invented the nickel-metal hybrid battery and contributed to the development of many other devices.
For Hybrid Drivers, a Gas Pump Allergy?
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.
After Bankruptcy of A123 Systems, Fisker Keeps Calm and Carries On
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.
Maker of Batteries Files for Bankruptcy
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 Announces Extended-Range EV ELR to be Built at Volt Plant Late 2013
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 Announces Extended-Range EV ELR to be Built at Volt Plant Late 2013
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 [...]