volt hybrid

Is the Chevrolet Volt an extended range electric vehicle (ER-EV) or is it a high-tech hybrid? Does it really matter? Some people jumped on General Motors when it revealed that the Volt's gasoline engine can, at times, assist in ...

The launch of the Chevrolet Volt has, for the most part, gone off without a public hitch. Well, it was until Motor Trend discovered that the Volt is not exactly what it was promised to be: a vehicle powered solely by electricity ...

During a recent extended test drive, Motor Trend uncovered something about the Chevrolet Volt that lit a fuse and led to an explosion throughout the media. As it turns out, the Volt's gas engine can, in rare occasions, participate ...

Engineering products that are meant to be sold to consumers is a process that is invariably about compromise. If you are building a one-off product for a single client, you can optimize it directly for their needs. But when it ...

President Obama toured the General Motors' Detroit-Hamtramck facility where the automaker will build (can we say "is building" yet?) the Chevrolet Volt today, and as any good PR person will surely agree, you can't let an opportunity like that go by without making an announcement of some sort. So, ...