chevy volt

We all know that one of the biggest obstacles to electric car adoption is the long, often overnight recharge time....

PopSci talks to General Motors' director of Global Battery Systems

PopSci’s own senior editor (and senior car expert) Seth Fletcher has a great op-ed in the New York Times today,...

Your Chevy Volt may draw adoring smiles from that cute, crunchy barista you’ve been eyeing at the coffee shop, but...

It’ll be in all 50 states by the end of the year

At the Lithium Supply and Markets conference in Toronto, analysts make clear that until 2020 there will literally be more than enough of the element to go around

A look at the inner workings of GM's plug-in car

Yesterday, GM announced that it would start using an advanced lithium-ion electrode material developed by Argonne National Laboratory. Turns out that an early version of that material is already blended into the Volt’s batteries. But that’s not the end of the story: Expect dramatically better EV batteries based on the compound very soon

As if it further needed to drive home its eco-friendly, anti-oil message, the Chevy Volt will soon boast a body...

Behind the wheel, we find that GM’s highest-profile concept car has become a refreshing, radically different kind of production vehicle