This allows power to flow from the high-voltage battery to start the vehicle and energize the electric drive motor. A dead 12-volt ... an alternator to recharge the 12-volt battery. Instead, the ...

This requires the Volt's drivetrain—composed of two electric motors, a gasoline engine, three clutches and a planetary gearset—to blend power from different sources to find the perfect balance ...

Safety regulators are investigating fires involving the Chevy Volt battery. Every major automaker has skin in the electric vehicle game, so the current National Highway Traffic Safety ...

Automotive Volt of hope: Can electric car recharge General Motors, Michigan and US auto industry? Updated: May. 23, 2010, 11:00 a.m. | Published: May. 23, 2010, 10:00 ...

Even a mighty Hummer EV with a 200kWh battery uses a 12-volt battery that could leave you stranded, but Clarios has a fix for this.

The Volt's Hybrid Drive System General Motors has finally revealed the inner workings of the Volt's powertrain. Here are the details.

DETROIT — The Chevrolet Volt, General Motors’ first foray into mass-market electric vehicles, will get the equivalent of 93 miles per gallon of gasoline in combined city and highway driving ...