The Opel Ampera had its coming out party a wee bit early for the Geneva Motor Show. Don't fret, our European breathren, your emo-ecomobile is here and we've got all the photos, and details below. ......

When it comes to battery packs for plug-in hybrids, smaller is better, according to new research from Carnegie Mellon University. Led by engineering professor Jeremy Michalek, the study authors found that plug-ins with battery packs large enough for only about seven miles of all-electric range can s...

By Tom Wilkinson Director, GM News Relations In “Utopia,” Sir Thomas More proposed replacing the grit and struggle of Tudor England with an island in the Atlantic free from war, poverty and lawyers. In his column, “Start up the Risk-Takers,” Thomas Friedman proposes replacing...

Hier, on commémorait les 37 ans du Bloody Sunday en Irlande. Voici la version Rattle and Hum de Sunday Bloody Sunday par U2. Lire la suite de Sunday Bloody Sunday » © Matt for SkyMinds.Net, 1999-2009. | Permalink | 4 commentaires | Classé dans Classics , Music/Ciné | 612 mots. Tags: Blood...

Lithium-ion batteries are everywhere — in your phone, laptop, and by this time next year, maybe your car. The technology is slated for GM’s Chevy Volt, Toyota’s plug-in Prius, and electric versions of the Daimler Smart and BMW Mini. Until recently, lithium went primarily into ceram...

Voici un documentaire de Don Letts sur l’histoire du punk, de Chuck Berry à Kurt Cobain avec la participation de Roberta Bayley, Jello Biafra, Bob Gruen, Mary Harron, John Holmstrom, Chrissie Hynde, Jim Jarmusch, David Johansen, Mick Jones, Wayne Kramer, Glen Matlock, Legs McNeil, Thurs...

General Motors plans to invest $30 million into building a plant for assembling Chevy Volt battery packs, the automaker said today at the Automotive News World Congress in Detroit, Reuters reports. GM revealed earlier this month that it would manufacture the packs in Michigan with lithium-ion cells ...

U.S. battery manufacturers are taking steps to raise the industry's profile, a move that backers hope will speed commercialization of high-tech, American-made car batteries....

Chinese auto-manufacturer BYD (Build Your Own Dreams), which is partially owned by billionare finance guru Warren Buffet, has unveiled its new plug-in hybrid today. BDY's F3DM model can travel up to 100 kilometers (62 miles) on a single battery charge and it contains a back-up independent gas-powere...

I would hope that our lawmakers in Congress would not have a knee-jerk reaction to the auto industry. I would like to see some thoughtful discussion on Capitol Hill. Unfortunately,though, for the last 30 years, it appears that Capitol Hill has been a thought-free zone . It seems to me that there i...