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Nov 26, 2011 10:44 AM CST

US Probing Chevy Volt Battery Fires

In testing, more batteries cause concern

(Newser) - New fires involving the lithium-ion batteries in General Motors Co.'s Chevrolet Volt have prompted an investigation to assess the risk of fire in the electric car after a serious crash, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration says. One Volt battery pack that was being closely monitored following a...

Chevy Volt Has Fire—
3 Weeks After Crash Test

Nov 11, 2011 6:05 PM CST

Chevy Volt Has Fire— 3 Weeks After Crash Test

US safety officials are investigating lithium-ion batteries

(Newser) - The comforting news for Chevy Volt owners is that the car did great in a crash test. The less-comforting news is that the same car started on fire three weeks later while sitting in storage. As a result, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration is looking into the lithium-ion batteries...

DeLorean Going Electric

Oct 19, 2011 6:40 PM CDT

DeLorean Going Electric

Company expects to begin selling them made-to-order in 2013

(Newser) - The DeLorean, one of the most iconic sports cars of all time and the vehicle that Marty McFly and Doc Brown zipped through time with in Back to the Future, is slated for a new release—this time as an electric car, reports ABC News . Built-to-order electric DeLoreans, priced at...

GM Teams With LG
on Electric Cars

Aug 25, 2011 11:31 AM CDT

GM Teams With LG on Electric Cars

Electronics maker to do more than just provide batteries

(Newser) - Hot on the heels of news of the Ford-Toyota deal , we’ve got word of a far stranger electric car pact: General Motors has agreed to a deal to co-develop cars with LG Group, the Wall Street Journal reports. The consumer electronics company already makes the battery for the Chevy...

Plug-In Cadillac ELR, Based on Converj, Announced by GM

Here Comes the Plug-In Cadillac

Aug 18, 2011 11:15 AM CDT

Here Comes the Plug-In Cadillac

It'll use the same drive train as the Chevy Volt

(Newser) - Looking to ride like an environmentally conscious gangster? Well good news: GM has officially greenlighted its long-rumored plug-in Cadillac, sporting a slightly suped up version of the Chevy Volt’s drivetrain. It’ll be based on the Cadillac Converj concept car it first showed off two years ago , though it’...

Whopping 125
Chevy Volts Sold
Last Month

Aug 6, 2011 6:12 AM CDT

Whopping 125 Chevy Volts Sold Last Month

GM's electric car not exactly electrifying the country: Jonathan Last

(Newser) - If you're in the market for a car no one else has, try the Chevy Volt. GM's July sales figures are out, and a piddling 125 Volts were sold. Writing for the Weekly Standard, Jonathan Last goes on to share his favorite bit of GM news: To keep...

This Time, Let's Not Gut Energy Research When Gas Prices Go Down: Seth Fletcher

Now Are You Ready
for Electric Cars?

OPINION

May 10, 2011 1:26 PM CDT

Now Are You Ready for Electric Cars?

Seth Fletcher explains why America needs to learn from its mistakes

(Newser) - America is responding to the recent spike in gas prices in the same “depressingly predictable” fashion it always has. “We’re shocked to see prices top $4 a gallon, as if it’s never happened before,” writes Seth Fletcher in the New York Times . “We demand...

Nissan
Scrambles
to Fix Leaf's
Starting Issue

Apr 12, 2011 9:49 AM CDT

Nissan Scrambles to Fix Leaf's Starting Issue

Sensor glitch derails electric car's launch

(Newser) - Nissan’s much-anticipated all-electric Leaf is having a hard time getting started—literally. Yesterday, Nissan revealed that the car had a technical glitch which sometimes caused it to have trouble turning on, CNBC reports. “This is not a safety issue as the vehicle will not stop running while being...

Renault's Big Espionage Case Looks Like a Bust

Mar 8, 2011 1:10 PM CST

Renault's Big Espionage Case Looks Like a Bust

No proof surfaces of industrial spying

(Newser) - Renault's bombshell allegation in January that three of its own executives were selling electric car secrets, maybe to the Chinese, is looking like a dud, the Wall Street Journal reports. Two months into the investigation (which the newspaper says is reminiscent of the work of the "Keystone Kops"),...

Consumer Reports: Volt
Doesn't Make Much Sense

Mar 1, 2011 11:38 AM CST

Consumer Reports: Volt Doesn't Make Much Sense

Mag's tester says it's not too efficient as electric car ... or as gas vehicle

(Newser) - The Chevy Volt may be the cover girl of April’s issue of Consumer Reports, but the magazine doesn’t have a lot of glowing things to say about it. Economically, the car “doesn’t really make a lot of sense,” the magazine’s director of auto testing...

Cities Build Charging Stations, but Plugs Won't Fit

Feb 16, 2011 4:09 PM CST

Cities Build Charging Stations, but Plugs Won't Fit

There's no universal standard for fast-charging technology

(Newser) - The good news is that Chicago plans to have more than 70 public stations in place by the end of the year where people can pull in and quickly charge their electric cars. The bad news is that fast-changing standards means the stations will be useless for some models unless...

Obama's Goal of 1M Electric Cars by 2015 Is Doomed

Feb 2, 2011 5:06 PM CST

Obama's Goal of 1M Electric Cars by 2015 Is Doomed

Study: Manufacturers aren't ready to commit to those numbers

(Newser) - President Obama's goal of getting 1 million plug-in electric vehicles on America's roads by 2015 is all but certain to fail, concludes a new report done in conjunction with the auto industry. Despite decent debuts from the Chevy Volt and Nissan Leaf, major manufacturers won't be producing the volume of...

Top 5 Electric Car Myths

Nov 29, 2010 7:18 PM CST

Top 5 Electric Car Myths

Common misconceptions about gas-free vehicles

(Newser) - The release of the GM Volt and Nissan Leaf are likely a watershed moment for electric cars, but for those not convinced, Mother Jones has compiled 8 myths about the electric revolution:

Car charging will overload the power grid. The first generation of charging stations will be built with the

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Car Mag Tweaks Limbaugh:
Driving, Oxycontin Don't Mix

Nov 24, 2010 8:29 AM CST

Car Mag Tweaks Limbaugh: Driving, Oxycontin Don't Mix

'Motor Trend' picks Chevy Volt as car of year; Rush not pleased

(Newser) - Rush Limbaugh really, really hates the Chevy Volt, and when Motor Trend named it the 2011 car of the year, he railed against the magazine, asking "How in the world do they have any credibility?" Now a Motor Trend editor has fired back, ThinkProgress reports. “If you can...

Nissan's Leaf: 99MPG (!?)

Nov 22, 2010 5:08 PM CST

Nissan's Leaf: 99MPG (!?)

Feds: Electric car will average $561 a year in electricity

(Newser) - So the Nissan Leaf's efficiency technically isn't measured in gallons, but the feds say it's running at the equivalent of 99 mpg, reports the AP —106 city and 92 highway. The EPA says the Leaf can go about 73 miles on a full charge (that's down from Nissan's estimates...

Chevy Volt Will Make US Ethanol Fiasco Look Tame

george will

Nov 13, 2010 5:16 PM CST

Chevy Volt Will Make US Ethanol Fiasco Look Tame

George Will: Government should stay out of the auto business

(Newser) - Safe bet, you won't catch George Will driving one of GM's new Volts. He lays out everything he hates about the car, including that it's not quite the electric vehicle originally promised and that the government realizes people must be "bribed" with $7,500 subsidies to buy the $41,...

The Chevy Volt's
Dirty Secret

OPINION

Oct 20, 2010 1:50 PM CDT

The Chevy Volt's Dirty Secret

Who says electricity is clean?

(Newser) - The Chevy Volt has a secret: It’s not run solely on electricity, it has a gas engine that, under some circumstances, directly moves the wheels. “I know. When I heard this, I ran about the house shrieking, ‘Well, then, the Volt is not an ‘extended-range’ EV...

Electric Cars Aren't
Going to Save Us

OPINION

Sep 30, 2010 1:51 PM CDT

Electric Cars Aren't Going to Save Us

Walter Russell Mead: Let China take the lead on this

(Newser) - Walter Russell Mead has some interesting advice for those (and he's looking at you, Thomas Friedman ) who think the US is making a horrible mistake by falling behind China in the development of electric cars: Ignore the problem. That's right, let China do the heavy lifting (and spending) on...

Mercedes, Toyota Use Laptop Batteries in Electric Cars

Sep 24, 2010 6:22 AM CDT

Mercedes, Toyota Use Laptop Batteries in Electric Cars

Automakers adopting once-derided Tesla technology

(Newser) - When Tesla Motors first tried powering cars with a bundle of laptop batteries, the industry laughed. But now, other automakers are lining up to use the technology. Mercedes plans to produce a new version of its A-Class this fall with two Tesla batteries, each containing about 2,000 individual batteries...

In the Works:
Electric Car Made
From Cannabis

Aug 23, 2010 1:10 PM CDT

In the Works: Electric Car Made From Cannabis

But no, you can't smoke it

(Newser) - Looking for the ultimate pothead ride? How about an environmentally-friendly car that is literally made of hemp? Canada’s Motive Industries has announced that it is working on just such a miracle of science. Its Kestrel model is a fully electric car constructed from a biocomposite made of cannabis, Fast...