As planned, today GM has produced the first Volt battery pack at its Brownstown Battery Pack Assembly Plant. The General invested a total of $43 million last August to prepare the 160,000-square-foot, ...

General Motors today made the first lithium-ion battery for its upcoming Chevroler Volt at its new Brownstown factory. “This is an important milestone for GM – and a critical step in bringing the ...

First Volt battery pack of the line – Click above for high-res image gallery Starting today, the battery packs are full production-spec units, but GM engineers are still tweaking the management ...

General Motors said Wednesday that its Chevrolet Volt "range extended" electric car will be covered by an eight-year 100,000-mile battery warranty. GM said the warranty would cover all 161 battery ...

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 ...

There's a childish pleasure in seeing something disassembled to its component parts, whether it's a jigsaw puzzle, Lego set or an entire{}car. The Chevrolet Volt is new enough that you're unlikely to ...

DETROIT, Dec 6 (Reuters) - General Motors Co is closing in on a package of proposed fixes for the Chevrolet Volt battery pack that engineers believe would eliminate the risk of a fire being triggered ...