We tested 20 solar generators to find the most versatile devices that can provide emergency backup power and fuel off-grid ...

"It's not a hybrid! It's an electric car with a range-extending, gas-powered generator onboard." That was the party line during most of the masterfully orchestrated press rollout of what we've been ...

GM and power grid company ABB Group have been looking at what to do with all those giant lithium-ion batteries in the Chevy Volt after their lives of powering the car are over. While the batteries ...

The device, called the Superhydrophobic Fiber-Reinforced Polymer Droplet-Based Electricity Generator, or S-FRP-DEG, harvests ...

A source within GM has released the information that the 83hp, 1.4 liter engine found within the Chevy Volt is to be replaced by the 2014 model year, which is set to start in the summer of 2013. The ...

The type of gas it will burn has turned into something of a controversy in the automotive blogosphere. When we found out about the Volt’s $40,280 price tag, we also discovered that the vehicle’s ...

Putting household-style electrical outlets in a production vehicle is nothing new. Minivans, trucks, and family cars have long offered onboard power for charging devices or powering low-demand ...