General Motors took the wraps off its second-generation Voltec electric-drive system this morning that will power its 2016 Chevrolet Volt range-extended electric car. Company executives declined to ...

Despite slow sales, GM is spending big to build an all-new version. GM seems to think so. This past week, the company announced a $449 million investment in what it called "next generation ...

I understand that my electric vehicle (EV) has a regular 12-volt lead-acid battery. What does it do and what happens if this battery goes dead or if the alternator fails? Just as it is in any other ...

More than a decade before the Chevrolet Volt arrived, General Motors had an ambitious, electric-powered vehicle with a range of under 100 miles running the streets in limited numbers. Speaking of ...

Chevy engineers pulled out all the stops when designing the 2011 Volt. They came up with an entirely new powertrain, complete with a patented battery pack and innovative transmission. They uncovered ...