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Still some issues with hybrid vehicle safety

A Prius before plug-in conversion Hybrid cars are not your grandparent’s cars. They are different. Consequently, for instance, if a hybrid passenger is involved in a serious accident requiring a forced removal of passengers, such as via the jaws of life, it will probably take longer for emergency personal to free hybrid passengers compared to those in [...] [...]

Chrysler’s Electric Vehicles Depend on Government Funds

The sale of Chrysler to Fiat is turning into a battle royale—with diverse and overlapping conflicts between the two auto companies, the Obama Administration, the US Supreme Court and Justice Department, secured and unsecured creditors, consumer groups and three Indiana pensions funds. The Indiana pension funds last week asked the Supreme Court to stop the [...] [...]

Does the Volt really resonate in America?

More hype than reality? GM is holding a technology briefing today that will include updates on GM’s new, fully operational battery lab as well as more confirmation about a new fleet of pre-production Chevy Volts. None of this news, however, is really that new if you’ve been following the Volt story. In a nutshell, however, the Chevy [...] [...]