Traditionally, the North American winter months have seen a slowdown in sales of plug-in electric cars—but the rule didn't seem to apply last month. In part, that's likely due to the overall strong ...

Last week, I wrote about how Ford and GM have staged comebacks that hinged in part on the carmakers’ embracing of the new era of electronics, launching greener cars with smartphone apps and wireless ...

Toyota is getting its bearings in the U.S. electric car market. And is gaining in a former General Motors stronghold, the plug-in hybrid. Remember the Chevy Volt? That groundbreaking plug-in hybrid ...

The Chevrolet Volt was the first American plug-in hybrid electric car, with production starting in 2010 for the 2011 model year. It was lauded for its features, including the best all-electric driving ...

The Obama administration, pressing for more fuel-efficient vehicles, won’t block General Motors Corp.’s Chevrolet Volt electric car even after the president’s task force called it too expensive, a ...

It almost never gets credit for this, but the Chevrolet Volt set the paradigm for every modern plug-in hybrid vehicle. Introduced for the 2011 model year, the Volt offered 40 miles of all-electric ...

With the end of Chevrolet Volt production last week, it looks more like pure electric cars are winning the race to transform driving over more complicated, if versatile plug-in hybrids. GM built the ...