To cut expenses, General Motors delays plans to build a new plant to manufacture engines for the electric Chevy Volt. Meanwhile, Chrysler halts production for month. Martin LaMonica is a senior writer ...

According to the seller, today's Nice Price or No Dice Chevy Volt is eligible for a $4,000 tax credit and has a replacement battery. That credit could lower the asking substantially, but does it make ...

The Volt, Chevrolet’s ground-breaking electric/gas vehicle, has been placed under a media microscope in the past few weeks, but is all the hullaballoo justified? First, let’s take a step back and look ...

Friday afternoon I drove to Bergstrom Chevrolet and picked up the "White Diamond Tricoat" Chevy Volt that looked cool on the outside (except for the big "VOLT" graphics affixed to the sides), and ...

In December 2010, almost four years after GM unveiled a concept for a plug-in electric car with a range-extending engine, the 2011 Chevrolet Volt went on sale in a handful of states. By the end of ...

For 2012, Chevrolet has added structural enhancements to the Volt to reduce the risk that the battery can be damaged in a severe impact. These include additional reinforcement to the existing steel ...

It’s no secret that older electric and hybrid vehicles can suffer battery degradation, which will oftentimes lead to a costly battery replacement that approaches or exceeds the residual value of the ...

The Chevrolet Volt may not be selling well, but it’s one of the most lauded cars in history. Today the plug-in hybrid was named the 2012 European Car of the Year, an award it will share with its ...

The new 1.5-liter engine, which will replace the 1.4-liter four-cylinder at work in the current Volt, is the largest mill within General Motors' new Ecotec gasoline engine family. We learned back in ...