GM Will Introduce Battery Version of Next-Gen Chevrolet Spark
General Motors will introduce its first pure battery-electric vehicle when it launches the al-new Chevrolet Spark EV in 2013. The new microcar will also feature an all-new global gasoline engine...
View ArticleA123 Stock Soars on Word of Battery Breakthrough
After recently warning its future was in "substantial doubt," battery maker A123 may be in the midst of a substantial reversal of fortune now that it has revealed a potentially huge breakthrough in...
View ArticleChevrolet Confirms New Spark EV Coming to LA
Battery car proponents are getting charged up about the upcoming LA Auto Show. Chevrolet is the latest maker to confirm it will have some electrifying news to announce at the annual event – in the form...
View ArticleChinese Firm Nabs Battery Maker A123 Out from Under JCI
In an unexpected setback, mega-supplier Johnson Controls has lost a bidding war to China's Wanxiang in the battle for bankrupt battery supplier A123. But the deal still has to win government approval...
View ArticleChevy Spark Captures US Mileage Crown
General Motors claims its new Chevrolet Spark has captured the U.S. fuel economy crown with a 119 MPGe -- or Miles Per Gallon-equivalent - rating. The new battery-electric vehicle has meanwhile been...
View ArticleChevrolet Spark EV Starts at $19,995 After Credits
General Motors will begin selling its new Chevrolet Spark EV at select dealers in California and Oregon next month for a base price of $27,495 including destination charges. But that will fall to less...
View ArticleNew High-Speed Charging Standard Could Boost Interest in EVs
Along with high prices and limited range, consumers have been reluctant to buy battery cars because of long recharge times. But a new standard the industry is about to roll out could slash charging...
View ArticleGM Planning to Export Spark EV
General Motors plans to start selling its new Spark EV in South Korea by the end of the year and is preparing plans to launch the vehicle in Europe as well, Chevrolet officials tell...
View ArticleGM Has Big Plans for Expanded Battery Lab
Facing fast-increasing competition in the battery car market as global makers like Nissan, VW and Toyota field an array of hybrids, plug-ins and pure battery-electric vehicles, General Motors has...
View ArticleGM Planning 200-Mile Battery-Car
GM is developing an affordable battery-electric vehicle that could get about 200 miles per charge, according to a top exec -- more than double what most battery-cars yield today. More from...
View ArticleChevrolet Set to Unveil New Spark Next Month
Chevrolet plans to take the wraps off the new 2016 Spark – twice, with a dual debut scheduled at the upcoming auto shows in New York and Seoul. TheDetroitBureau.com has more.
View ArticleGM Slashes Price of Chevy Spark EV
GM is slashing the price of its slow-selling Chevrolet Spark EV battery-electric vehicle in a bid to boost demand. The news comes days after GM revealed it will halt production of the original Chevy...
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