General Motors Co. (GM), the biggest U.S. automaker, said drivers of its Volt electric cars were traveling 1,000 miles (1,610 kilometers) before they need to fill up
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House votes to block EPA climate regulations
The House voted Thursday to block Environmental Protection Agency climate regulations, a win for Republicans who have put hobbling the agency's greenhouse gas rules...
Google to invest $5 million in German solar plant
Google plans to invest 3.5 million euros, or about $5 million, in a solar photovoltaic power plant in Germany, according to an announcement today.
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G.E. plans to build largest solar panel plant in U.S.
SAN FRANCISCO — In a move that could shake up the American solar industry, General Electric plans to announce on Thursday that it will build the nation’s largest...
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Japan nuclear workers start pumping nitrogen into damaged plant
Workers at the crippled nuclear station north of Tokyo are pumping nitrogen into a reactor to try to prevent more explosions, as the U.S. warned a pressure vessel...
U.S. government should install electric car charging stations, Nissan says
The Obama administration’s goal of putting 1 million hybrid and electric vehicles on U.S. roads by 2015 is “reasonable” if the government builds hydrogen fueling and...
IEA: Energy innovation needs more public support
Global investments in renewable energy have risen dramatically over the last decade, but governments need to step up support for clean energy innovation. That's one...
Amendment that says climate change is occurring fails in House
The House rejected a Democratic amendment Wednesday that would have put the chamber on record backing the widely held scientific view that global warming is occurring and...
Toyota and Microsoft hook up on next-gen telematics
Toyota has officially announced that it's teaming up with Microsoft. The two have formed a partnership with a goal of developing the next generation of...
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GM says 2012 Volt has saved a supertanker (around 2M gallons) worth of gas since launch
We all know electric and plug-in hybrid cars can help cut down consumption of gasoline, but just how do you measure how much gasoline savings can be made? Normally, we...
Republicans charge delay in Volt fire announcement
WASHINGTON — House Republicans accused the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration on Wednesday of trying to keep secret a battery fire in a Chevy Volt out of fear...
GM: We’ll wait until July to know If Volt is a hit
Last year wasn't a great one for General Motors' first production plug-in range-extended electric car. Continued negative press -- not to mention post-crash-test...
False claim that each Volt cost taxpayers $250,000 goes viral
Oh, how easy it is to go viral on the Internet. All you have to do is be really, really bad at math. Or have an agenda. Here's how to play the game:Start with a car...
G.M. aims the Volt at China, but Chinese want its secrets
TIANJIN, China — For General Motors and the Obama administration, the new Chevrolet Volt plug-in hybrid represents the automotive future, the culmination of decades of...
Chevrolet to offer Coulomb Technologies EV charging stations to Chevrolet dealerships
Chevrolet will offer Coulomb’s ChargePoint electric vehicle (EV) charging stations for use at its US Chevrolet dealerships in support of the arrival of the Volt. SPX...
GM to put Volt drivetrain in minivan "In the next few years"
Are minivans/MPVs the next big thing in the world of hybrids and electric vehicles? Based on the 2011 Detroit Auto Show, it would certainly seem so: Toyota unveiled a new...
GM bets on Powermat for wireless charging in cars
The Volt and wireless charging is an early adopter power match made in heaven. At CES, GM said it will offer wireless charging in some cars -- including the Volt -- via...
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GM hiring to push electric effort beyond Volt
DETROIT (Reuters) - General Motors Co said on Tuesday it would hire 1,000 engineers and researchers in Michigan over the next two years to develop more electric cars and...
GM’s Volt to reach first customers right after Thanksgiving
The first dozen customers of GM's electric car the Volt, are expecting their cars shortly after Thanksgiving. The green car that GM hopes will help revive its brand...
GM Fervently Denies Sub-30 MPG Fuel Economy Claim for Chevy Volt
Yesterday the internet was abuzz with the rumors that the Volt would get less than 30 miles per gallon after the battery was depleted (after the first 40 miles of range...
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