Ever since General Motors killed the electric car, we’ve had doubts over GM’s seriousness about EV’s. In almost the same breath as the EV1 program was canceled, GM ramped up sales of the Hummer. In 2008, GM announced a plug-in hybrid (the Chevy Volt) while stating that over the long…
Last weekends news that GM plans to resurrect the Hummer caused my jaw to hit the floor – “Oh no, GM is killing the electric car AGAIN“. But reading on, learning that GM does NOT plan to resurrect the Hummer Of Old, the gas guzzling behemoth that it was, but…
A couple days ago rumors began circulating that GM was possibly planning to work with Tesla on an electric pickup truck, and another that GM and Amazon was due to invest in electric pickup truck maker Rivian. Part of that news has now been confirmed, with Rivian announcing an investment…
Reuters has an exclusive news report that GM and Amazon are looking to invest in Rivian, the startup that plans to build an all-electric Adventurer truck. The report cites unnamed sources who say the deal will valuate Rivian at the $1 to $2 billion level. Both companies would get “minority…
Today Cleantechnica posted a news scoop that Tesla and GM are working together on a fully electric pickup truck using a Tesla drive train. It’s known that Tesla is working on an electric pickup truck, but we’d all expected Tesla to build their own rather than work with an incumbent…
Chevy Sonic possibly the base of a Chevy EV in 2017 The 200 mile range electric car from General Motors, badged with a Chevrolet brand, is possibly going to be announced in January at the Detroit Auto Show. Chevy Volt fans are clinging to this idea while sales of that…
General Motors Brownstown Battery Assembly Plant’s LaTanya Clanton works on the Spark EV battery line Tuesday, May 13, 2014 in Brownstown, Michigan. GM is bringing all of its electric vehicle battery building capabilities in-house with production of battery systems for the 2015 Chevrolet Spark EV at Brownstown. The plant already…
The Chevy Volt may have sold the more units in North America than the Nissan Leaf et al, but that doesn’t mean GM really understands what to do with the Volt. Also, both Nissan and Tesla are showing more commitment to electrified-cars-with-plugs than GM is. Yes, GM is doing quite…
If Nissan develops a 180+ mile range Nissan Leaf & Infiniti EV, and GM develops a 200+ mile range electric car, and BMW continues pushing into the EV market, and VW follows through on plans to be a major force in the electric vehicle market, all of which is due…
General Motors is reaffirming its investment in electrified vehicles, reaffirming there will be a 2nd Generation Volt (something which wasn’t always a given), hinting at future electrified cars from GM. On Wednesday, the company announced nearly $500 million in investments in new manufacturing equipment and processes to support building the…
General Motors is such a contradiction. On the one hand they create a beautiful car like the EV1, then on the other hand they crushed it in favor of selling Hummers (via the Hummer Tax Credit). On the one hand they’re building the Chevy Volt, selling quite a few of…
Nearly two years ago, Envia Systems wow’d the electric car world claiming to have developed lithium-ion battery technology that would slash battery pack costs, while giving a huge boost in energy density. Ever since, GM’s CEO Dan Akerson talked about how GM would be building a 200+ mile range affordable…
According to a Bloomberg News piece diving deep into how Mary Barra came to replace Dan Akerson as CEO of General Motors, we learn that GM is planning to introduce a 200+ mile range plug-in hybrid electric car (electric car with range extender) by 2016, that will cost about $30,000. …
Just how afraid of Tesla is GM? I’m asking this because of a pair of events, one where Tesla Motors CEO Elon Musk laid out the company’s roadmap making it clear they can and will bring a 200+ mile range electric car to market in a couple years, and another…
You don’t think of the head honcho of a major corporation like General Motors (GM) doing something altruistic like changing the company’s vehicle strategy just to save the polar bears. The GM shareholders hope their CEO will be making choices that improve the bottom line, and aim the company into…
