The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has issued a statement on its investigation into a Chevrolet Volt fire that occurred at the organization’s facilities. NHTSA had done a side-impact ...

Did U.S. Secretary of Transportation Ray LaHood speak too soon about the Chevy Volt? The General Motors electric car suffered from quite a bit of hype late last year due to potential fire risks ...

The headline in the Wall Street Journal reads “GM's Volt Woes Cast Shadow on E-Cars.” It is, of course, the kind of public relations nightmare no brand –- or technology -- in its infancy wants to face ...

Federal officials say they are investigating the safety of lithium-ion battery in General Motors Co.'s Chevrolet Volt after a second battery fire following crash-testing of the electric car. The ...

Brace yourselves, electric-car advocates, for another possible round of alarmism and superficial reporting about fires in plug-in cars. A Bloomberg story from Friday highlights a third fire involving ...

Only five days ago, it seemed controversy surrounding the Chevrolet Volt had finally been quelled. But the flagship electric vehicle of General Motors again found itself under the federal spotlight ...