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Canada Lithium Corp., developing the old Sullivan mine 60 kilometres north of Val d'Or, said Monday an independent consultant's report confirms the property could sustain annual battery-grade lithium carbonate production of 40 million pounds for at least 30 years. Read more...

The state launched a program Monday that offers $1 million in grants to help encourage use of electric vehicles.The money is available to state and local governments, nonprofits and private companies to help them prepare for electric vehicles hitting the nation’s roads. Read more...

The car I'm driving through Vancouver's famous Stanley Park is worth, oh, in the neighbourhood of $250,000. Perhaps a bit more. Read more...

To all those cities worrying about how they are going to get wired for electric vehicles: Fret not. "Range anxiety" may not be as acute as you think. Read more...

Chevrolet is investigating the possible sale of its extended-range plug-in hybrid Volt to Japan as early as next year in a bid to compete with such names as the Toyota Prius and Honda Insight. Read more...

The Opel Ampera is the sister car to the Chevrolet Volt, sharing the same powertrain, interior and basic sheet metal, but with unique styling cues germaine to GM’s European brand. Read more...

The Chevy Volt is a futuristic GM car that's virtually silent and powered primarily by battery. It's something we see in cartoons and science fiction movies - cars you plug in, charge up and drive away! Read more...

General Motors hasn't yet determined how early versions of the Chevrolet Volt will be used to get customer feedback, a top company executive told the Free Press. Read more...