The Chevy Volt is one of those cars that manages to gain a fairly geeky image. While it’s green roots are what it’s most known for, electronics, gadgets, and complex science are never something to ignore. Unfortunately, GM utterly failed in delivering an “affordable” and dependable electric vehicle. Besides the actual price coming of of GM being a good $10,000 higher than what was expected, dealers themselves are showing their tried and true colors...

Fancy saving a tree or two and happen to title yourself a nerd? There’s no doubt that Chevy’s ambitions Volt project has been a long time coming. Since the truck market bombed out a few years back, they’ve been scrambling to catch up to other manufacturers more fuel efficient and alternative fuel-powered vehicles. And up until now, the biggest mystery about the Volt was the price. Price it to high no one will buy it. Lucky for consumers, it looks like...

While the GM “made” Chevy Volt isn’t technically a gadget as it is much larger and is usually be looked upon as a vehicle, it is still a fine piece of electroinc technology that will *hopefully* at some point grace the public at large. While GM has announced today their plans to go through and file Chapter 11 bankruptcy, already concerns as to whether the Volt will ever make it to market are beginning to surface. The Volt is now several years into...

The auto industry is in shambles.  The cause depends on who you ask.  For some, it is the years of mismanagement.  For others the resistance to developing other cars besides SUV’s.  What you might not know however is a smaller group who consist of those who believe the lack of technology in cars is the Big 3′s real demise.  What kind of technology do I mean?  Is it manufacturing technology, engine technology, or more “geeky” technology...