General Motors plans this year to test prototypes of the Volt that will use GM's OnStar system for charging batteries at off-peak times. Martin LaMonica is a senior writer covering green tech and ...

After writing about the Chevy Volt for over a year, CNET News' Martin LaMonica gets a quick, but very fun, ride from one of the car's chief designers. Martin LaMonica is a senior writer covering green ...

Consider the possibility of stopping at the gas station for nothing more than CornNuts and directions because you don't have to refuel your car. Instead, you would charge your vehicle the same way you ...

If you think the Volt was ahead of its time, wait until you learn about the Owen Magnetic — a revolutionary hybrid that ...

Wireless inductive charging is awesome. You take your gadget, set it, forget it. It’s like an infomercial. Know what’s even better? When Powermat and Chevy join forces to integrate the technology in ...

The documentary who killed the Electric Car? accused General Motors of conspiring with the oil industry and politicians to shelve its popular and promising EV1 in the 1990s. How things have changed.

If electric vehicles are ever going to grab more than a sliver of the U.S. auto market, there needs to be a robust infrastructure of EV charging stations. At least that is the common wisdom. But ...