Opel Ampera E Unveiled in Paris, Brags Record Range Per Charge

Time has come for electric cars to hit Europe streets in a more serious manner than ever. General Motors, aka Opel in Europe has...
Current electric vehicles have almost zero impact on the power grid… so far.

Plug-In Vehicles Not Affecting Power Grid Much

Taking a look at plug-in vehicles, including plug-in hybrid and battery electric vehicles, one might come to the conclusion that this would simply reduce...
The next Chevy Volt will be even better.

Chevy Volt Owners Want More, Will General Motors Deliver?

The Chevy Volt, in the right hands, is a pretty impressive hybrid vehicle, but could future versions deliver even more? One of my Tweeps runs...

New Metal-Organic Substance Giving Better Hydrogen Tanks

UK researchers from the University of Nottingham and General Motors from Warren, Michigan, have invented a hydrogen tank material that could replace the current heavy and inefficient pressurized tubes used in today's hydrogen-powered cars.
2015 VOlkswagen e-Golf, 83 miles range and 126 MPGe hwy - Just the first step toward long-range affordable electric vehicles, says Volkswagen.

Long-Range Affordable Electric Vehicles Coming Soon

Electric vehicles, if you ask the layperson (• - see note), suffer from a couple of major faults, most outstandingly affordability and range. If we...
Wind power will help General Motors meets its renewable energy goal, 125 MW by 2020, four years early! (click for larger view)

General Motors to Use Wind Power for Reaching Renewable Energy Goals

We’ve been following General Motors’ renewable energy plans for a long time, and this is the first time that we’ve heard of the global...