ANN ARBOR, Mich., Jan. 13 (UPI) -- U.S.-based General Motors will begin producing batteries for a new electric car.
FLINT, Mich., Sept. 25 (UPI) -- General Motors Corp. said Thursday it would construct a $370 million production plant in Flint, Mich., to build engines for the Chevrolet Volt.
WASHINGTON, June 6 (UPI) -- The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission announced a voluntary recall of SoundStation2W wireless conference phone batteries due to a fire hazard.
DETROIT, Aug. 9 (UPI) -- General Motors says it plans to develop lithium-ion battery cells with A123Systems to power GM hybrid electric drive vehicles.
CUPERTINO, Calif., Aug. 24 (UPI) -- California's Apple Computer Co. said Thursday it was recalling 1.1 million battery packs because the lithium-ion batteries may overheat.
WESTON, Fla., April 13 (UPI) -- Memcorp Inc., of Weston, Fla., is recalling about 102,000 rechargeable battery packs sold with Disney-branded DVD players.
WESTERVILLE, Ohio, Aug. 17 (UPI) -- Mac Tools of Westerville, Ohio, said Wednesday it is voluntarily recalling 2,000 of its 3/8-inch cordless drills.
WASHINGTON, April 25 (UPI) -- Panasonic Consumer Electronics is recalling 64,000 cordless power tool battery packs that can detach from the tool unexpectedly. Separately, DesignPac Inc. recalled 37,200 oil lamps because of a fire hazard, WestPoint Stevens recalled 11,000 electric blan