I had the opportunity several months ago to tour the OnStar Command Center with Chet Huber. This time, I went with a video camera and spoke with OnStar’s Christi Chojnacki and Rob Myers.

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.

GM’s Electrovan drove only once, but spawned the quest for hydrogen-powered vehicles that continues to this day. While at the GM Heritage Center in Sterling Heights, Mich., I got an introduction to the vehicle and its sister, the Electrovair.

Many of you may remember GM’s Parade of Progress, a traveling road show to bring science and technology exhibits to the people of America, contained in a series of Futurliners. The show began in 1936 and ended in 1956. For [See the full post…]

While at the GM Heritage Center in Sterling Heights Mich., the HC manager introduced me to two Cadillac concept cars that debuted during the Motorama period in the 1950’s, including the Cadillac Cyclone.

While at the GM Heritage Center in Sterling heights, Mich., HC manager Greg Wallace took me on a tour down Cadillac lane. So much chrome and wide wall tires, I was in car heaven!

Chevy trucks have a long and rich history, as I found out after touring the GM Heritage Center in Sterling Heights, Mich., with HC manager Greg Wallace.

For auto lovers, the demise of any brand is a sad story, and so is the saga of Oldsmobile. One of the oldest auto brands in the world after Daimler and Peugeot, sadly the GM line came to an end [See the full post…]

After WWII, Americans were intent on looking to the future to see what was possible, rather than looking back at the horrors of the war. Auto manufacturers were doing the same. Thus, the Firebird concept cars were built to show [See the full post…]

While at the GM Heritage Center in Sterling Heights, Mich., HC manager Greg Wallace showed off the collection’s Chevy Belair 409.

Perhaps the first true muscle car was the GTO. Made by Pontiac between 1964 and 1974, it was just one brainchild of Pontiac’s chief engineer at the time, John DeLorean. During my tour of the GM Heritage Center in Sterling [See the full post…]

For 54 years, Corvette has been a symbol of the quintessential American sports car. It’s come a long way since its debut in 1953. During my tour of the GM Heritage Center in Sterling Heights, Mich., HC Manager Greg Wallace [See the full post…]

My most favorite car of all time has to be the 1957 Chevy Nomad (and the ’57 Belair…). So I was definitely in car heaven when I visited the GM Heritage Center in Sterling Height’s, Mich., for an up-close and [See the full post…]

There are days I consider myself one of the luckiest people on earth. When I visited the GM Heritage Center in Sterling Heights, Mich., I knew it was one of those days. More than just a museum, it’s a living [See the full post…]

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 [See the full post…]

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 [See the full post…]

Google.org, the philanthropic arm of Google, Inc., announced a major initiative to spur the adoption of Plug-In Hybrid Electric Vehicles and Vehicle-to-Grid technology, called RechargeIT.org. More than just a Website, the effort brings together the innovators and industry leaders from [See the full post…]

PodTech’s NextGear was one of the first to get behind the wheel of the new 2008 Saturn Vue Redline. Completely re-styled from the ground up, with reclining back seats, and OnStar, XM Sateliite and stabilitrac as standard equipment, this crossover [See the full post…]

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. [See the full post…]

Mike Wahlstrom is co-team leader for the University of Waterloo Alternative Fuels Team in Challenge X. The only Canadian team participating in the competition, the Waterloo team used hydrogen as its fuel source.

Dr. Andy Frank is faculty advisor to the Challenge X team, from UC Davis. While at the GM Proving Grounds for some of the event, I had the opportunity to speak with him about the event and the vehicle his [See the full post…]

Christopher Witt, co-team leader for Mississippi State’s Challenge X team, discusses his school’s victory this year.

In Challenge X, the U.S. Department of Energy has partnered with GM for a three-year competition, giving engineering schools an opportunity to participate in hands-on research and development with leading-edge automotive propulsion, fuels, materials, and emissions-control technologies. Seventeen teams were [See the full post…]

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, [See the full post…]