GM Announces Volt Pricing Starting at $41,000 Limiting Mass Market Appeal
General Motors has announced a starting price of $41,000 for the Chevrolet Volt, the company's first move into the nascent market for electric vehicles. Buyers may be eligible for a federal tax credit of up to $7,500. The Volt is ...
Gates Bets on Continued Evolution of the Internal Combustion Engine
Bill Gates recently participated in a $23.5 million round of financing for EcoMotors to further develop its Opoc engine technology. The company states that its goal is to demonstrate the automobile industry's first five passenger car capable of 100 miles ...
Shai Agassi’s Vision for Electric Car Infrastructure
Shai Agassi, the founder of Better Place, has come up with a strategy for building infrastructure that he believes will solve the problem of range. Mr. Agassi's strategy is one that has been discussed here in the past. Better Place ...
Bob Lutz on the Chevy Volt
As a follow up to yesterday's comments on the Chevy Volt, here is an interesting Fox Business News video where General Motors Vice Chairman Bob Lutz makes the case for the new vehicle ...
Chevy Volt Hybrid vs. BYD e6 Pure Electric
General Motors is claiming that the Chevrolet Volt electric vehicle can be expected to achieve 230 miles per gallon when used mostly in city traffic. The Volt is a hybrid vehicle that has a 40 mile range on electric power ...