Energy & Green Tech
Nov 27, 2012
GM hopes new Spark will jolt electric sales
General Motors is giving its Chevrolet Spark a jolt of electricity.
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Business
Oct 16, 2012
Battery maker A123 files for bankruptcy protection (Update)
(AP)—After years of struggling in the nascent market for electric cars, battery maker A123 Systems Inc. filed for bankruptcy protection Tuesday.
Energy & Green Tech
Sep 23, 2012
GM offers big discounts to boost Volt sales (Update)
General Motors rolled out the Chevrolet Volt two years ago with lofty sales goals and the promise of a new technology that someday would help end America's dependence on oil.
Energy & Green Tech
May 8, 2012
Chevy Spark: A mighty tiny car
Growth has long been Detroit's mantra, but now the industry is surviving by thinking small. I'm writing this from Germany, where gasoline costs $7 or $8 a gallon (you thought $4 was high!) and a Jetta is a big car. More typical ...
Consumer & Gadgets
Jan 12, 2012
Carmakers lure youth with gadgets, sleek design
Dashboards glittering with gadgets, turbo-charged engines and sleek designs are on offer as automakers try to attract young consumers who care more about computers than cars.
Energy & Green Tech
Oct 18, 2011
Few Sparks: GM's underwhelming electric car program
For the first time since the late, lamented EV1 faded into oblivion in 2003, General Motors is back in the battery electric business, as it announces that it will roll out a plug-in version of the Spark minicar (it's also ...
Energy & Green Tech
Oct 13, 2011
Spark joins Chevrolet's U.S. small car lineup in 2012
Chevrolet hopes to excite first-time buyers and city residents when the Spark mini car joins the brand’s small car family next year in the United States and Canada. The Spark is a five-door, four-passenger hatch that ...
Energy & Green Tech
Jun 13, 2011
Extreme electric racing
This week, the Isle of Man was buzzing -- not just with anticipation for its yearly Isle of Man TT Race, one of the most treacherous in motorcycle racing, but also with the decidedly subtler sound of electric bikes cruising ...
