During the North American International Auto Show, (NAIAS), I spoke with Clay Dean, global design director for Cadillac about the Provoq, the luxury SUV concept based on the Volt E-flex platform, unveiled at CES.

In an hour sit down with online journalists during the North American International Auto Show (NAIAS), GM’s Chairman Rick Wagner answered questions on several topics from the joint partnership announcement the day before with Coskata, to Tata Motor’s Nano, recently unveiled for the Indian ...

During the North American International Auto Show, (NAIAS) GM’s Vice Chairman Bob Lutz joined a roundtable discussion with a group of online journalists including (but not limited to) Brian Dooley at HummerGuy.net, Lyle Dennis of GM-Volt.com, Joe LaMuraglia-Gaywheels.com, Vincent Nguyen at Slashgear.com,

I’ve never been this close to the Chevy Volt, so during EVS 23, the Electric Vehicle Symposium in Anaheim, CA, I thought it was an interesting juxtaposition to speak with Chelsea Sexton of Who Killed the Electric Car and Plug-In America, about GM’s

At EVS 23, the Electrical Vehicle Symposium held this year in Anaheim, CA, Jonathan Lauckner, General Motor’s VP for Global Program Management, addressed the audience during the opening plenary session, detailing GM’s plans and goals regarding sustainable transportation and specificially their E-Flex platform and the Chevy ...

Data centers today are under pressure from rising compute requirements, demand for storage capacity and energy costs. In this video podcast from IT@Intel, Alan Ross, principal engineer and enterprise architect with Intel IT, shares experiences, technology assessments and best practices around data center efficiency, virtualization and consolidation.

Transforming the data ...

During the LA Auto Show, I attended the GM Press Conference, where Vice Chairman of Product Development Bob Lutz and Chevrolet GM Ed Peper, introduced the company’s lineup of gas-friendly to gas-free vehicles, including the Chevy Malibu hybrid, the all new Chevy Silverado hybrid,

Roy Johnson, CEO of CaliSolar Inc. talks with John Ince about new techniques for reducing the cost of photovoltaics. PV Cells have long held the promise of providing clean electricity and competitive rates, but the stumbling block has always been the cost of the silicon chips. CaliSolar believes ...

Roy Johnson, CEO of CaliSolar Inc. talks with John Ince about new techniques for reducing the cost of photovoltaics. PV Cells have long held the promise of providing clean electricity and competitive rates, but the stumbling block has always been the cost of the silicon chips. CaliSolar believes ...

Roy Johnson, CEO of CaliSolar Inc. talks with John Ince about new techniques for reducing the cost of photovoltaics. PV Cells have long held the promise of providing clean electricity and competitive rates, but the stumbling block has always been the cost of the silicon chips. CaliSolar believes ...

Bob Noble, Founder and CEO of Envision Solar talks with John Ince about the market opportunities they see in building photovoltaic “shade trees.” Their proprietary technologies combines the off grid photovoltaic solar cells mounted upon a tree shaped structure that shades the cars below from sunlight, enabling parking lots ...

Bob Noble, Founder and CEO of Envision Solar talks with John Ince about the market opportunities they see in building photovoltaic “shade trees.” Their proprietary technologies combines the off grid photovoltaic solar cells mounted upon a tree shaped structure that shades the cars below from sunlight, enabling parking lots ...

During the Frankfurt Auto Show, I had the opportunity to sit down with Anthony Lo, design director for General Motors Europe Advanced. Anthony led the team that brough the Opel Flextreme from drawing board to it’s unveiling in Germany last month. Designed on the same ...

In part two of my interview with Chelsea Sexton, the unlikely star of Who Killed the Electric Car?, our conversation continues covering many topics from the EV1 to the Chevy Volt and everything in between.

Recently, I sat down with Chelsea Sexton, the unlikely star of Who Killed the Electric Car? Our conversation covered may topics from the EV1 to the Chevy Volt and everything in between. I like Chelsea - her unassuming attitude is refreshing. Plus, her convictions and extensive knowledge ...

During the Frankfurt Auto Show in Frankfurt, Germany, we had the chance to be on-hand for the unveiling of GM Europe’s Opel Flextreme hybrid concept, the European version of the Chevy Volt. The concept uses the monocab design popular in Europe and comes with a loading bay ...

Full Spectrum Solar is a local, independent leader in solar energy installations in Madison, Wisc. The brainchild of brothers Burke and Marc O’Neal, Full Spectrum has installed over one hundred solar energy systems, including the largest grid-connected battery-backup and residential photovoltaic systems in Wisconsin. During Hybridfest, I spoke with Ross ...

GM’s history dates back to the 1960’s with the concept ElectroVan. In this episode, at the Heritage Center, outside Sterling Heights, Mich., HC manager Greg Wallace shows us the Impact, EV1, Skateboard and the insides of the Chevy Volt.

Here’s an interview with Troy Clarke, president, GM North America after a tour of the HRL Laboratories in Malibu and a delicious lunch. Joining me was Jody Devere of AskPatty.com and John Grafman of LAcar.com. As the interview had to be cut short so Troy ...

At HRL Laboratories last week, GM President North America Troy Clarke spoke to a group of journalists and bloggers about the Volt, GM’s hybrid plans and the upcoming Vue, among other topics.

GM’s Chief Engineer of the Volt, Nick Zielinski, has been in the news a lot lately. So, I thought I’d post this interview I did with him back at the Detroit Auto Show that never got published. A lot of skeptics think the vehicle will never be built. ...

Texas Tech competed in Challenge X by converting a Chevrolet Equinox into a hybrid electric vehicle fueled with both hydrogen and E85. The vehicle uses a COBASYS NiMH battery pack to provide energy storage and electric power to the motor. To maintain the high voltage battery ...

GM’s Nick Zielinski, Chief Engineer of the Volt and Gary Smyth, GM’s Director of Powertrain Systems, sat down to dinner with a group of bloggers including Sam Abuelsamid of AutoblogGreen, Todd Kaho of Green Car Journal, Lyle Dennis of GM-Volt.com, Philip Proefrock of Ecogeek and ...

At the Challenge X event held at the GM World Headquarters in Detroit, MI, Micky Bly, engineering director for GM’s hybrid vehicle integration contols, reached out for a one-on-one with a group of bloggers including Sam Abuelsamid from AutoblogGreen, Todd Kaho of Green Car Journal, ...