The plant will be the first electric motor manufacturing facility in the U.S. operated by a major automaker.

Originally planned to be a Saturn Vue Green Line, GM will most likely produce the SUV hybrid through another name.

Remember my story Coskata: Dead Man Walking? As I wrote in that essay six months ago:I predict that Coskata's suggestions that they will produce ethanol for less than $1/gal will look ridiculous in hindsight. The next few years will see a record amount of back-pedaling from most ...

In 2009 and 2010 we should see a lot of hybrids and fully electric cars hitting the roads. I spent a little time this weekend reviewing the potential offerings. Here is where some of the more frequently-mentioned offerings stand.1. The Aptera 2e...

I reported on it last week in How Quickly We Forget, but the Houston Chronicle yesterday reiterated the point the people are reverting to bad habits:GM exec complains 'nobody wants' small cars nowGeneral Motors Corp. Vice Chairman Robert Lutz said lower fuel prices are ...

Since the Coskata announcement that they were going to be able to produce ethanol for "under US $1.00 a gallon anywhere in the world" - documented here - I have gotten a number of requests for comments on the technology. After all, GM is on board! GM can't ...

Some of the consequences of very high oil prices are pretty predictable. Homes way out in the suburbs are likely to lose value. Prices will rise across the board for goods and services. Airlines will struggle. And gas guzzlers will be much less attractive:Gas costs deflate prices ...

Move over, Chevy Volt. You have some very serious competition:Toyota Will Offer a Plug-In Hybrid by 2010DETROIT — The Toyota Motor Corporation, which leads the world’s automakers in sales of hybrid-electric vehicles, announced Sunday night that it would build its first plug-in hybrid by 2010....

GM Drops the V8This is pretty significant in my opinion:GM Drops V-8 Engine on Rising Fuel Prices, RegulationJan. 3 (Bloomberg) -- General Motors Corp., the world's largest automaker, canceled a $300 million program to build an advanced V-8 engine for luxury vehicles, citing ...

As I mentioned in the previous post, I plan to start posting on a more infrequent basis. Every 5-10 days, I will post some short excerpts/links to energy stories I found interesting, odd, or comical. I will keep my own comments to a minimum. And while I plan to leave ...