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Quantum to provide plug-in hybrid control software to relaunching Fisker

Green Car Congress

has entered into an agreement with Fisker Automotive and Technologies Group LLC pursuant to which Quantum will license its plug-in hybrid control software to Fisker Auto Group and, in return, will receive an initial payment of $2.0 million on or before 27 October 2015. Quantum Fuel Systems Technologies Worldwide, Inc.

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US DOE progress report says 1M plug-ins by 2015 ambitious but achievable; not likely to be constrained by production capacity

Green Car Congress

The US Department of Energy (DOE) has released One Million Electric Vehicles by 2015 , a short status report on advances in deployment and progress to date in meeting President Obama’s goal of putting one million plug-in electric vehicles (PEV) on the road by 2015. Estimated US supply of PEVs from 2011-2015. Ford Focus EV.

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EDTA Speeds Up Electric Car Timeline

Green Car Reports

In addition to President Obama's proclamation of 1,000,000 plug-in cars by 2015, several newcomer companies, including Tesla, Fisker, A123, and Johnson Controls-Saft, received multimillion dollar grants and/or loans to accelerate production. In 2009, the plug-in vehicle market gained unprecedented federal support.

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PHEV Energy Bill

Plug In Partners

Here is the outline of what the bill intends to do: SECTION 131 TRANSPORTATION ELECTRIFICATION SEC 131 Transportation Electrification DOE to establish competitive grants for electric vehicles and PHEVs to encourage early widespread use and advance production of electric (And PHEV) vehicles in USA. $90 T here has been a lot of news too!

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