December 5th, 2019 | by Kyle Field
General Motors and LG Chem are establishing a new joint venture to build battery cells at scale in the US. The new JV puts both companies on equal footing and will kick off with the construction of a new 30 GWh battery cell plant in northeastern Ohio that will create more than 1,100 new jobs
November 19th, 2019 | by Steve Hanley
GM has cancelled its appearance at CES 2020, citing the recent strike as the reason. It was scheduled to reveal one or more prototype vehicles. Could one of them be an electric pickup truck?
October 17th, 2019 | by Steve Hanley
Chevrolet has a bold new plan to promote electric cars -- educate consumers and dealers! Wow! How daring!
July 15th, 2019 | by Carolyn Fortuna
What makes Elon Musk such a successful, long-standing
May 22nd, 2019 | by Steve Hanley
GM is planning to introduce a new electric car called the Bolt EUV. Think of it as a Bolt with a longer roof and a larger hatchback. If you expected anything resembling leadership from GM, forget it.
May 1st, 2019 | by Steve Hanley
GM CEO Mary Barra told investors this week that her company will absolutely, positively build an electric pickup truck -- someday. Want more information? Go to Helen Waite.
March 22nd, 2019 | by Kyle Field
Chevy Invests In Second Bolt EV, Doubles Down Investment In Combustion Technologies
January 15th, 2019 | by Dr. Maximilian Holland
Having recently criticised GM for aiming to increase its focus on electric vehicles, Trump has now called VW's new EV production investment in Chattanooga "A big win!" What's up with that
November 28th, 2018 | by Steve Hanley
Donald Trump is roaring his disapproval of General Motors' decision to shutter US manufacturing plants and says he will retaliate.
October 27th, 2018 | by Steve Hanley
Mary Barra, CEO of General Motors, has a plan for a national ZEV policy. What does that mean?
September 6th, 2018 | by Kyle Field
GM CEO and Chairman Mary Barra paints an inspiring picture for the future of the automotive industry and GM, while refusing to acknowledge how far behind GM is in key metrics like safety and autonomous driving
March 12th, 2018 | by Steve Hanley
Energy industry leaders met in Houston last week for the CERA Week conference. Almost to a man (there were virtually no women on the stage) they saw nothing but bright skies ahead for fossil fuels and expressed little concern about electric vehicles. Where do I get a job like that?
March 8th, 2018 | by Steve Hanley
Mary Barra, CEO of General Motors, went to the CERA conference in Houston this week to push for more industry cooperation on electric car charging infrastructure, uniform vehicle emissions standards, and support for renewable energy. Good on ya, Mary!
March 8th, 2018 | by James Ayre
It's hard to tell exactly what GM CEO Mary Barra actually intends with regard to Chevy Bolt EV sales. Is GM actually trying to sell the model in high numbers? If that's the case, then why is advertising non-existent, and why aren't dealers pushing the models?
February 10th, 2018 | by Matt Pressman
Although Tesla finished the year with record sales, it's gotten off to a slow start with the Model 3. With a 455,000-person wait list, a lengthy wait lies ahead for plenty of Model 3 reservation holders. Automotive News reports, "That leaves an opening for other EV makers, such as Chevy, to woo away Tesla customers. But it's not an opening Chevy plans on openly exploiting, the company said."
February 5th, 2018 | by Steve Hanley
GM's CEO, Mary Barra, tells the press that her company will basically split into two separate divisions -- one building electric cars for the world market in China, the other manufacturing trucks and SUVs in America.
December 17th, 2017 | by Zachary Shahan
The battery market is one of the most interesting industries in the global economy. As part of our new "What Changed ... ?" series, it seemed appropriate to include a thorough update of what changes in the EV battery market on a monthly basis. Below is a rundown of what changed in November
November 19th, 2017 | by Michael Barnard
Chevy plans to put three more cars based on the Chevy Bolt platform on the road by 2021, and then introduce a new modular electric platform supporting at least 20 new vehicles by 2023. If they stick to these plans, a reasonable question is how long it will take before they have more fully electric cars on the roads of the world than Tesla, if ever
November 16th, 2017 | by Kyle Field
General Motors CEO Mary Barra shared with investors on Wednesday that the company is planning a new family of electric vehicles that will be both affordable and profitable. The news was dropped by Ms. Barra at the Barclays Global Automotive Conference in New York
October 2nd, 2017 | by Steve Hanley
General Motors says it will have two new electric cars on sale in 18 months and 20 models in its lineup by 2023, plus a fuel cell powered truck chassis.
July 15th, 2017 | by Guest Contributor
Editor's Note: Below is a repost from TeslaMondo that is followed by excerpts from an EV Annex post that further builds on the topic, with the topic being crazy anti-Tesla quotes from non-Tesla auto company execs
June 16th, 2017 | by Steve Hanley
General Motors makes the Chevy Bolt, a fully electric car. General Motors also has a half billion dollar investment in Lyft, the on-demand taxi service that competes head to head with Uber. In the future, the Chevy Bolt may be the backbone of Lyft's fleet of autonomous driving cars, and those cars may be 100% powered by renewable energy
May 22nd, 2017 | by James Ayre
The head of global product development at GM, Mark Reuss, was recently quoted as saying that the company was aiming to be the first auto manufacturer to sell an affordable electric vehicle that makes a profit
